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Does Hilmar High have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
696
High
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILMAR UNIFIED·NCES 061722002177
Hilmar High
7807 North Lander Ave., Hilmar, CA 95324 · (209) 667-5903 · Merced County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
422 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 193 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 166 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 177 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 23% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.7pp since 2014
Math
15.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.7% | 26.0% | 21.5% | 24.9% |
| Math | 5.1% | 10.2% | 23.2% | 61.6% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 15.7% |
| 2022-23 | 52.6% | 20.4% |
| 2021-22 | 54.3% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 60.3% | 28.3% |
| 2018-19 | 60.8% | 24.4% |
| 2017-18 | 52.7% | 19.3% |
| 2016-17 | 52.5% | 14.9% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 18.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hilmar High
Hilmar High's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilmar High this school | 696 | 60.6% | 33.4% |
| Rim of the World High Lake Arrowhead | 860 | 61.0% | 32.6% |
| Hughson High Hughson | 859 | 57.2% | 43.6% |
| Big Bear High Big Bear City | 630 | 65.7% | 39.5% |
| Kelseyville High Kelseyville | 515 | 62.7% | 22.3% |
| Fortuna Union High Fortuna | 826 | 66.1% | 24.7% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hilmar High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #698 of 1,052 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #825 of 1,056 ▼ 83 | #5 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #615 of 1,056 ▲ 59 | #2 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #220 of 1,044 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #891 of 2,093 | #10 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #451 of 1,352 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #642 of 1,351 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #1,033 of 1,575 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #231 of 327 | #7 of 9 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
696
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 696 | 36 | 19.4:1 | 61% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 36.4 | 19.2:1 | 62% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 36.1 | 19.2:1 | 48% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 34 | 21.0:1 | 44% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 32.7 | 20.6:1 | 54% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 31 | 20.9:1 | 53% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | N/A | N/A | 49% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 36 | 20.1:1 | 22% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 25 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilmar High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (673 to 696); teachers up 10% (32.7 to 36).
About Hilmar High
Hilmar High is a low-enrollment high school located in Hilmar, California. There are 696 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12.
Federal data list 6 schools in Hilmar Unified, with 2,284 students enrolled.
No group is above 50% at Hilmar High; the largest is White, at 50%. The school is also 49% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 32%. The diversity index for Hilmar High is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 36 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.4:1. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 81% average for public schools in Merced County, the school's rate is lower.
Hilmar High holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of California public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hilmar High is 10.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.4% actual, 44.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
The school's county is Merced County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $65,510, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Merced County's 117 public schools enroll about 59,456 students and include Hilmar High.
Irwin High (Continuation) is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Hilmar High, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.5%; Hilmar High's is 33.4%, ranking 2nd of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%. The school's ratio dropped from 21.0:1 to 19.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Hilmar High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hilmar Unified
- Hilmar MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Hilmar ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Elim ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Merquin ElementaryElementary · 126 students
- Irwin High (Continuation)High · 16 students
- Colony Basic Skills Alternative HighHigh
Other schools in Hilmar
- Hilmar MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Hilmar ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Elim ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Irwin High (Continuation)High · 16 students
- Colony Basic Skills Alternative HighHigh
Nearby schools
- Irwin High (Continuation)0.0 mi · 16
- Elim Elementary0.2 mi · 437
- Hilmar Elementary0.3 mi · 467
- Hilmar Middle0.4 mi · 542
- Delhi High3.7 mi · 710
- Delhi Middle3.7 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Hilmar HighHow large is Hilmar High?
Hilmar High enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hilmar High serve?
Hilmar High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hilmar High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hilmar High is approximately 19.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hilmar High?
Student demographics at Hilmar High are roughly 50% White, 49% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Hilmar High public or private?
Hilmar High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hilmar Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.