San Pasqual Valley High

As a minimally staffed four-year high school in Winterhaven, California, San Pasqual Valley High caters to 177 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within San Pasqual Valley Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so San Pasqual Valley High sits 79% leaner than that benchmark.

San Pasqual Valley Unified runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 575 students. San Pasqual Valley High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, San Pasqual Valley High records that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Native American, 10% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Imperial County as a whole is about 86% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully less Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, San Pasqual Valley High lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Imperial County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), San Pasqual Valley High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.6%, the actual is 19.1%, a residual of -5.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Imperial County) reports that median household earnings sit near $57,681, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. San Pasqual Valley High is one of 76 public schools in Imperial County (combined enrollment of about 36,513 students).

Bill M. Manes High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

San Pasqual Valley High operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 180 students in 2018 compared to 177 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 44% to 51%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.