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Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)

6937 Fox Rd., Hughson, CA 95326 · (209) 883-4182 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL33 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
33
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
24 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 1026%
Grade 111442%
Grade 121752%
Student demographics
White
618%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
2782%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
1648%
Female
1752%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
7.1%
own-school result
Math
28.6%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts0.0%7.1%28.6%64.3%
Math7.1%21.4%35.7%35.7%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-257.1%28.6%
2023-2418.8%6.3%
2021-227.4%0.0%
2018-190.0%0.0%
2017-180.0%0.0%
2015-1627.0%0.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Stanislaus County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
33#1,856 of 2,093#32 of 36
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
33
-1 (-3%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 31
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533N/AN/A73% (24)
2023-2432N/AN/A69% (22)
2022-2337N/AN/A81% (30)
2020-2134N/AN/A56% (19)
2017-1832132.0:181% (26)
2015-1629129.0:176% (22)
2010-1130N/AN/A70% (21)
2000-0131131.0:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation).

About Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)

Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) is a small high school. Its address is in Hughson, California. Enrolled students number 33 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 96% lower than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.

Hughson Unified has 2,237 students spread across 6 schools.

Most students at Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) are Hispanic: 82% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% White. The county population is about 50% Hispanic.

The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. Across public schools in Stanislaus County, the average is about the same, 71%.

Within Stanislaus County, median household income is about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Stanislaus County number 190 and enroll about 106,477.

The nearest other public school, Valley Community Day, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation).

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 34 to 33.

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Stanislaus County at a glance

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Population
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students

Quick facts

School name
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)
District
Hughson Unified
Address
6937 Fox Rd., Hughson, CA 95326
Phone
(209) 883-4182
County
Stanislaus County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
33
Free and reduced lunch
24 (73%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
060006004164
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)
How large is Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)?
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) enrolls approximately 33 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) serve?
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) serves grades 09-12.
What is the student diversity at Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)?
Student demographics at Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) are roughly 18% White, 82% Hispanic.
What district is Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) in?
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) is part of Hughson Unified.
What city is Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) in?
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) is located in Hughson, CA.
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