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Alumni: what's one memory from West Shores High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
503
High
DISTRICT 1,233 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060907007685
West Shores High
2381 Shore Hawk Ave., Salton City, CA 92275 · (760) 848-1360 · Imperial County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of California public high schools
- FTest 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.
- CThree-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
15.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
472 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 7 | 103 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 13% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
17.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.9pp since 2014
Math
10.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.1% | 12.1% | 24.5% | 58.4% |
| Math | 1.9% | 9.0% | 14.1% | 75.0% |
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 | 17.1% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 6.6% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 8.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.8% | 5.2% |
| 2020-21 | 23.5% | 9.0% |
| 2018-19 | 27.3% | 8.4% |
| 2017-18 | 21.6% | 6.1% |
| 2016-17 | 26.9% | 8.0% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 West Shores High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Shores High this school | 503 | 93.8% | 15.3% |
| Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice Huntington Park | 541 | 95.0% | 35.1% |
| Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High Los Angeles | 456 | 94.7% | N/A |
| Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High Los Angeles | 515 | 95.5% | N/A |
| Wallis Annenberg High Los Angeles | 484 | 95.7% | N/A |
| Valor Academy High North Hills | 492 | 94.5% | 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 West Shores High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,029 of 1,052 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #943 of 1,056 ▲ 57 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #1,041 of 1,056 ▼ 33 | #9 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #282 of 1,044 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #1,023 of 2,093 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #131 of 1,352 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #1,202 of 1,351 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #169 of 1,575 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #190 of 327 | N/A |
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
503
-54 (-10%) vs 2020
+651% since 1990-91, when it was 67
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 503 | 32.3 | 15.6:1 | 94% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 33.6 | 15.3:1 | 93% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 32.8 | 15.8:1 | 91% (471) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 94% (522) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 25.4 | 18.7:1 | 83% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 96% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | N/A | N/A | 88% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 112 | 7 | 16.0:1 | 77% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 67 | 7 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Shores High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (475 to 503); teachers up 27% (25.4 to 32.3).
About West Shores High
West Shores High is a small high school. Its address is in Salton City, California. The school enrolls 503 students, from grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 40% smaller than that.
Coachella Valley Unified oversees West Shores High and 20 other schools, with 15,817 students in total.
The large majority of students at West Shores High, 93%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 3% White. By the diversity index, West Shores High comes in at 13%.
At West Shores High, 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.6:1. That ratio is under the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 94% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Imperial County is 77%.
West Shores High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, West Shores High is 9.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 15.3%. Predicted: 24.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Imperial County show that median household income is about $57,681, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 76 public schools operate in Imperial County, serving about 36,513 students.
The closest public school to West Shores High is Sea View Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The nearest schools with test data average 19.8%, higher than West Shores High's 15.3%.
The NCES locale for West Shores High is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 557 to 503. The ratio was 20.6:1 in 2020-21 and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coachella Valley Unified
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Desert Mirage HighHigh · 1,875 students
- Toro Canyon MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Saul Martinez ElementaryElementary · 961 students
- Coral Mountain AcademyElementary · 815 students
- Sea View ElementaryElementary · 682 students
Nearby schools
- Sea View Elementary0.5 mi · 682
- Oasis Elementary17.5 mi · 488
- Saul Martinez Elementary19.8 mi · 961
- Mecca Elementary20.2 mi · 677
- Las Palmitas Elementary22.1 mi · 570
- Toro Canyon Middle22.1 mi · 989
Frequently asked questions
About West Shores HighWhat is the total enrollment at West Shores High?
West Shores High enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 07-12.
Is West Shores High an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Shores High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does West Shores High have?
West Shores High employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at West Shores High?
Student demographics at West Shores High are roughly 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is West Shores High public or private?
West Shores High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coachella Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.