Hilmar Unified

The Hilmar Unified school district in California serves students from 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools (including 1 continuation school). While the district has a standout performer in Hilmar High School, which boasts excellent graduation and dropout rates, the overall performance of the district is relatively low, with most schools rated 2 stars or below by SchoolDigger.

Elim Elementary, the largest school in the district with 943 students, has test scores generally in line with or slightly below the district averages but above the state averages in many areas. In contrast, Merquin Elementary, a small school with only 120 students, has significantly below-average test scores compared to the district and state.

The data also reveals challenges faced by the district's continuation high school, Irwin High, which struggles with very low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a higher dropout rate compared to the regular high school. This highlights the need for the district to address performance gaps and support its lower-performing schools to raise student achievement across the board.