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What's one thing Orestimba High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
925
High
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWMAN-CROWS LANDING UNIFIED·NCES 062720004100
Orestimba High
707 Hardin Rd., Newman, CA 95360 · (209) 862-2916 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL925 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
563 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 237 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 217 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 241 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 230 | 25% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
53.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.9pp since 2014
Math
15.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.1pp 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.6% | 32.3% | 22.0% | 24.1% |
| Math | 4.3% | 10.8% | 26.3% | 58.6% |
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 | 53.9% | 15.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 12.6% |
| 2022-23 | 60.3% | 16.4% |
| 2021-22 | 60.3% | 16.1% |
| 2020-21 | 64.0% | 11.3% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 22.1% |
| 2017-18 | 54.3% | 18.5% |
| 2016-17 | 66.0% | 20.5% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
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 Orestimba High
Orestimba High's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orestimba High this school | 925 | 60.9% | 32.8% |
| Port of Los Angeles High San Pedro | 916 | 63.6% | N/A |
| Piner High Santa Rosa | 1,434 | 64.4% | 27.1% |
| Carpinteria Senior High Carpinteria | 593 | 65.3% | 36.4% |
| Abraham Lincoln High San Jose | 1,590 | 56.2% | 35.7% |
| School of Arts and Enterprise Pomona | 647 | 68.5% | N/A |
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 Orestimba High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #716 of 1,052 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #833 of 1,056 ▲ 10 | #14 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #609 of 1,056 ▲ 40 | #8 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #180 of 1,044 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 925 | #793 of 2,093 | #14 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #573 of 1,352 | #4 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #950 of 1,351 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #1,029 of 1,575 | #20 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #297 of 327 | #9 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
925
-40 (-4%) vs 2020
+153% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 925 | 45.8 | 20.2:1 | 61% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 1,002 | 52.6 | 19.1:1 | 50% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 1,045 | 49.1 | 21.3:1 | 52% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 965 | 45 | 21.4:1 | 64% (620) |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 41 | 22.4:1 | 64% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 36 | 22.1:1 | 50% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 786 | N/A | N/A | 68% (536) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 46% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 20 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orestimba High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (917 to 925); teachers up 12% (41 to 45.8).
About Orestimba High
Orestimba High is a medium-sized high school in Newman, California, administered by Newman-Crows Landing Unified. The student body numbers 925 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Orestimba High is a school in Newman-Crows Landing Unified. The district has 9 schools and 3,085 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Orestimba High, with 81% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 13% White, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Stanislaus County, the Hispanic share is about 50%. Orestimba High has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Orestimba High's 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.2:1. That ratio is over the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 61%. The gap from the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County is 10 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Orestimba High, the prediction is 43.9% and the result is 32.8%.
Among Stanislaus County residents, median household income is about $81,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Orestimba High is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County, which together enroll about 106,477 students.
Hunt Elementary is located about 0.2 miles from Orestimba High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Orestimba High ranks 1st on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 965 to 925. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.4:1 to 20.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Orestimba High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Newman-Crows Landing Unified
- Yolo Junior HighMiddle · 738 students
- Von Renner ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Hurd Barrington ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- Hunt ElementaryElementary · 268 students
- Bonita ElementaryElementary · 134 students
- West Side Valley High (Continuation)High · 41 students
Other schools in Newman
- Yolo Junior HighMiddle · 738 students
- Von Renner ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Hurd Barrington ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- Hunt ElementaryElementary · 268 students
- West Side Valley High (Continuation)High · 41 students
- Newman-Crows Landing Independent StudyCombined · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Hunt Elementary0.2 mi · 268
- Newman-Crows Landing Independent Study0.4 mi · 20
- West Side Valley High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 41
- Foothill Community Day0.4 mi · 1
- Yolo Junior High0.7 mi · 738
- Hurd Barrington Elementary0.9 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Orestimba HighWhat is the total enrollment at Orestimba High?
Orestimba High enrolls approximately 925 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Orestimba High serve?
Orestimba High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orestimba High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orestimba High is approximately 20.2:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orestimba High?
At Orestimba High, the student body is approximately 13% White, 81% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Orestimba High public or private?
Orestimba High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newman-Crows Landing Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.