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Enrollment
1,672
High
DISTRICT 891 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASCO UNION HIGH·NCES 064143006849
Wasco High
1900 Seventh St., Wasco, CA 93280 · (661) 758-7400 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,672 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
21.5:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
1,463 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 445 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 422 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 419 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 386 | 23% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
58.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.0pp since 2014
Math
24.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.5% | 32.5% | 20.7% | 21.3% |
| Math | 6.0% | 18.5% | 27.4% | 48.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 20.9% |
| 2022-23 | 61.3% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.9% | 15.9% |
| 2020-21 | 52.4% | 16.1% |
| 2018-19 | 55.6% | 28.1% |
| 2017-18 | 56.1% | 28.4% |
| 2016-17 | 55.6% | 23.6% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Wasco High
Wasco High's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasco High this school | 1,672 | 87.5% | 38.7% |
| Sylmar Charter High Sylmar | 1,463 | 87.1% | 32.8% |
| Shafter High Shafter | 1,599 | 87.5% | 30.7% |
| Whittier High Whittier | 1,652 | 85.5% | 53.0% |
| Bloomington High Bloomington | 1,794 | 87.2% | 28.6% |
| Orange Glen High Escondido | 1,788 | 89.0% | 29.8% |
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 Wasco High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #563 of 1,052 | #13 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #544 of 1,056 ▲ 43 | #10 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #515 of 1,056 ▲ 109 | #11 of 34 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #256 of 1,044 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,672 | #464 of 2,093 | #18 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #756 of 1,352 | #14 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #1,234 of 1,351 | #35 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #386 of 1,575 | #16 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #640 of 802 | #9 of 14 |
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
1,672
-122 (-7%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 1,014
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 1,672 | 77.9 | 21.5:1 | 88% (1,463) |
| 2023-24 | 1,693 | 81.5 | 20.8:1 | 87% (1,469) |
| 2022-23 | 1,733 | 82.7 | 21.0:1 | 87% (1,504) |
| 2020-21 | 1,794 | 77 | 23.3:1 | 86% (1,548) |
| 2017-18 | 1,757 | 76.3 | 23.0:1 | 80% (1,409) |
| 2015-16 | 1,701 | 72 | 23.6:1 | 79% (1,350) |
| 2010-11 | 1,618 | N/A | N/A | 68% (1,097) |
| 2000-01 | 1,180 | 50 | 23.6:1 | 50% (591) |
| 1990-91 | 1,014 | 44 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wasco High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,757 to 1,672); teachers up 2% (76.3 to 77.9).
About Wasco High
Wasco High is a large high school with an address in Wasco, California. It enrolled 1,672 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 100% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Wasco High is one school in Wasco Union High, a system of 2 schools with 1,781 students.
Wasco High's enrollment is 94% Hispanic. Next come 3% White. The county population is about 57% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 77.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 21.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Kern County averages 76%, lower than here.
Measured against California public high schools, Wasco High receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wasco High's results are 10.4 points above predicted: 38.7% against 28.3%.
Wasco High is located in Kern County, where the median household income is $70,210, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Besides Wasco High, Kern County has 278 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Palm Avenue Middle, about 0.4 miles away. Wasco High has 7 other public schools within five miles. Wasco High's average proficiency of 38.7% compares with 30.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Wasco High in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment has fallen by 122 students since 2020-21, to 1,672. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 21.5:1, from 23.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Wasco High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wasco
- Palm Avenue MiddleMiddle · 631 students
- John L. Prueitt ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- James A. Forrest ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Karl F. Clemens ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Teresa Burke ElementaryElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Palm Avenue Middle0.4 mi · 631
- Thomas Jefferson Middle0.4 mi · 591
- Karl F. Clemens Elementary0.5 mi · 551
- Wasco Independence High0.6 mi · 109
- James A. Forrest Elementary0.7 mi · 576
- John L. Prueitt Elementary1.1 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Wasco HighHow many students attend Wasco High?
Wasco High enrolls approximately 1,672 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wasco High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wasco High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wasco High have?
Wasco High employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
How diverse is Wasco High?
Wasco High reports a student body of 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Wasco High in?
Wasco High is part of Wasco Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.