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Enrollment
1,535
High
DISTRICT 917 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWLAND UNIFIED·NCES 063375005207
Nogales High
401 South Nogales St., La Puente, CA 91744 · (626) 965-3437 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,535 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.7:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
1,271 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 363 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 373 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 425 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 374 | 24% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
54.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
13.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp 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 14 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.6% | 34.7% | 22.3% | 23.3% |
| Math | 3.4% | 10.4% | 17.9% | 68.4% |
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 | 54.3% | 13.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 14.7% |
| 2022-23 | 52.9% | 12.9% |
| 2021-22 | 50.3% | 10.7% |
| 2020-21 | 57.5% | 29.3% |
| 2018-19 | 55.3% | 19.7% |
| 2017-18 | 53.8% | 17.6% |
| 2016-17 | 61.8% | 21.6% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Nogales High
Nogales High's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nogales High this school | 1,535 | 82.8% | 33.0% |
| Castle Park Senior High Chula Vista | 1,363 | 82.3% | 33.0% |
| Rancho San Juan High Salinas | 1,600 | 84.1% | 35.5% |
| Schurr High Montebello | 2,121 | 84.1% | 41.7% |
| Baldwin Park High Baldwin Park | 1,260 | 86.9% | 37.7% |
| Jurupa Valley High Jurupa Valley | 1,693 | 81.6% | 28.9% |
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 Nogales High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #713 of 1,052 | #154 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #873 of 1,056 ▼ 99 | #192 of 229 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #599 of 1,056 ▲ 73 | #135 of 229 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #431 of 1,044 | #122 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,535 | #555 of 2,093 | #109 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #506 of 1,352 | #175 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #1,111 of 1,351 | #236 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #532 of 1,575 | #224 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #174 of 802 | #71 of 227 |
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
1,535
-261 (-15%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 2,920
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 1,535 | 78 | 19.7:1 | 83% (1,271) |
| 2023-24 | 1,608 | 75.5 | 21.3:1 | 85% (1,360) |
| 2022-23 | 1,668 | 76.4 | 21.8:1 | 82% (1,368) |
| 2020-21 | 1,796 | 80 | 22.4:1 | 83% (1,488) |
| 2017-18 | 1,930 | 79.6 | 24.2:1 | 87% (1,673) |
| 2015-16 | 1,966 | 76 | 25.9:1 | 76% (1,489) |
| 2010-11 | 2,225 | N/A | N/A | 72% (1,608) |
| 2000-01 | 2,402 | 88 | 27.3:1 | 47% (1,138) |
| 1990-91 | 2,920 | 107 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nogales High.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,930 to 1,535); teachers down 2% (79.6 to 78).
About Nogales High
Located in La Puente, California, Nogales High is a large high school. It reports enrollment of 1,535 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Rowland Unified includes 21 schools. Together they enroll 11,541 students.
Hispanic students are 90% of those enrolled at Nogales High. Next come 7% Asian. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
A staff of 78 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.7:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 83%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
Among California public high schools, Nogales High outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
In California, Nogales High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.0% actual against a predicted 31.0%.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Nogales High.
Telesis Academy of Science & Math sits about 0.4 miles from Nogales High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Nogales High ranks 4th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 1,796 students in 2020-21 to 1,535 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.4:1 to 19.7:1.
On allk12, people connected to Nogales High can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowland Unified
- John A. Rowland HighHigh · 2,016 students
- Stanley G. Oswalt AcademyElementary · 879 students
- Blandford ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Ybarra Academy for the Arts and TechnologyElementary · 630 students
- Alvarado IntermediateMiddle · 624 students
- Telesis Academy of Science & MathElementary · 621 students
Other schools in La Puente
- La Puente HighHigh · 813 students
- Fairgrove AcademyElementary · 749 students
- Bassett Senior HighHigh · 747 students
- Sparks MiddleMiddle · 600 students
- Don Julian ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Baldwin AcademyElementary · 519 students
Other Nogales High schools
One other US public school is named Nogales High. Nogales High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Nogales High SchoolNOGALES, AZ · 1,774 students
Nearby schools
- Telesis Academy of Science & Math0.4 mi · 621
- Rorimer Elementary0.4 mi · 405
- Santana High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 89
- Rowland Virtual Learning Academy0.6 mi · 21
- Hollingworth Elementary0.6 mi · 382
- Yorbita Elementary1.0 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Nogales HighWhat is the total enrollment at Nogales High?
Nogales High enrolls approximately 1,535 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Nogales High serve?
Nogales High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Nogales High?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Nogales High.
How diverse is Nogales High?
Nogales High reports a student body of 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Nogales High public or private?
Nogales High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rowland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.