Duarte High

Summary:

Duarte High is a public high school located in Duarte, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 764 students. The school is part of the Duarte Unified School District, which is ranked 744 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Duarte High has seen a decline in its 4-year graduation rates, dropping from 95.3% in 2020-2021 to 89.7% in 2022-2023, though this is still higher than the state average. The school's dropout rate has fluctuated, ranging from 1.1% in 2018-2019 to 5.8% in 2022-2023, and its chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 7.7% in 2017-2018 to 16.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. Duarte High's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally higher than the Duarte Unified School District average, but lower than the state average.

While Duarte High's overall performance is respectable, there are notable disparities in the performance of different student subgroups. The school performs better than the nearby Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology High School, which has significantly lower test scores, graduation rates, and higher dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. However, Arcadia High, located about 4 miles from Duarte High, outperforms Duarte High across most metrics. Duarte High should focus on addressing the areas of concern, such as graduation rates, dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism, to improve overall student outcomes and ensure equitable access to educational opportunities for all students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1565 East Central Ave.
       Duarte, CA  91010-2505


(626) 599-5700

District: Duarte Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
602nd of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,068 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  20.8 Help
Number of students:  764

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.1%
Asian:
9.4%
White:
6.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.7% Help


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Compare Details Duarte High ranks better than 74.1% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.41. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Duarte High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.1%), Asian (9.4%), White (6.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Duarte High is 20.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Duarte High is $10,068.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Duarte High:

SchoolDigger ranks Duarte High 602nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Duarte High in the ranking list.)

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Duarte Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Duarte Unified 744th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Duarte High

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Rank History for all students at Duarte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 40.70 686th 1653 58.5%
2005 44.41 707th 1901 62.8%
2006 41.91 794th 1968 59.7%
2007 37.56 938th 2063 54.5%
2008 39.24 932nd 2117 56.0%
2009 49.04 772nd 2238 65.5%
2010 51.63 711th 2281 68.8%
2011 45.30 902nd 2367 61.9%
2012 46.28 877th 2354 62.7%
2013 48.44 828th 2426 65.9%
2015 55.83 859th 1994 56.9%
2016 66.35 641st 2039 68.6%
2017 63.64 710th 2021 64.9%
2018 60.09 797th 2017 60.5%
2019 52.22 927th 2133 56.5%
2021 46.69 651st 1290 49.5%
2022 44.82 1043rd 2123 50.9%
2023 57.01 712th 2348 69.7%
2024 61.41 602nd 2323 74.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Duarte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.03 524th 938 44.1%
2021 64.70 94th 467 79.9%
2022 64.71 157th 1044 85.0%
2023 72.51 59th 1323 95.5%
2024 53.29 204th 1350 84.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Duarte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.24 1062nd 1547 31.4%
2024 49.93 503rd 1534 67.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Duarte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.95 665th 1862 64.3%
2019 57.68 733rd 1937 62.2%
2021 49.60 557th 1126 50.5%
2022 47.26 911th 1943 53.1%
2023 56.76 705th 2247 68.6%
2024 60.95 583rd 2235 73.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Duarte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.40 638th 1760 63.8%
2019 47.47 910th 1833 50.4%
2021 23.59 840th 1054 20.3%
2022 38.92 1080th 1858 41.9%
2023 55.71 694th 2118 67.2%
2024 52.04 770th 2098 63.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Duarte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.22 237th 1052 77.5%
2019 45.49 475th 1117 57.5%
2021 15.39 555th 555 0.0%
2022 41.48 547th 1161 52.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Duarte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.26 911th 1834 50.3%
2019 50.37 851st 1880 54.7%
2021 61.72 387th 1122 65.5%
2022 45.51 923rd 1916 51.8%
2023 55.33 698th 2207 68.4%
2024 66.87 492nd 2172 77.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Duarte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.28 599th 1742 65.6%
2019 56.67 711th 1814 60.8%
2022 44.74 962nd 1861 48.3%
2023 61.41 575th 2142 73.2%
2024 64.50 504th 2125 76.3%
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Rank History for White students at Duarte High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.42 769th 1173 34.4%
2023 61.90 414th 1434 71.1%
2024 42.99 703rd 1406 50.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Duarte High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 257 184 58 576 9 n/a n/a 0 1084
1989 260 190 68 655 7 n/a n/a 0 1180
1990 224 174 71 643 8 n/a n/a 0 1120
1991 225 185 65 649 3 n/a n/a 0 1127
1992 202 173 81 627 4 n/a n/a 0 1087
1993 209 163 90 605 4 n/a n/a 0 1071
1994 213 161 124 607 3 n/a n/a 0 1108
1995 192 155 93 637 0 n/a n/a 0 1077
1996 192 155 93 637 0 n/a n/a 0 1077
1997 196 155 68 629 0 n/a n/a 0 1048
1998 189 140 63 624 0 n/a n/a 0 1016
1999 188 128 66 613 0 n/a n/a 0 995
2000 165 107 74 616 0 n/a n/a 0 962
2001 178 97 91 692 0 n/a n/a 1 1059
2002 161 111 85 704 2 n/a n/a 12 1075
2003 161 111 85 704 2 n/a n/a 12 1075
2004 197 99 97 741 2 n/a n/a 24 1160
2005 193 99 95 755 3 n/a n/a 32 1177
2006 160 116 93 775 2 n/a n/a 61 1207
2007 163 107 99 790 3 n/a n/a 53 1215
2008 135 110 94 834 3 n/a n/a 0 1176
2009 128 97 91 837 2 0 75 0 1230
2010 137 77 86 843 2 1 27 0 1173
2011 127 80 95 840 1 0 21 0 1164
2012 121 88 97 877 2 0 15 0 1200
2013 107 80 97 803 2 0 17 0 1106
2014 101 78 97 801 2 0 20 0 1099
2015 96 50 87 738 2 0 20 0 993
2016 75 37 80 725 2 0 25 0 944
2017 101 33 72 675 6 0 61 0 948
2018 53 25 67 698 1 0 25 0 869
2019 56 27 64 661 0 0 19 0 827
2020 49 25 66 640 0 1 16 0 797
2021 52 24 60 641 0 1 11 3 792
2022 48 21 70 619 0 1 11 2 772
2023 50 22 72 597 0 3 17 3 764

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Duarte High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1084 42.6 25.4 n/a
1989 1180 41.9 28.1 n/a
1990 1120 43.7 25.6 n/a
1991 1127 44.8 25.1 n/a
1992 1087 45.5 23.8 32.8
1993 1071 42.3 25.3 36.2
1994 1108 42.5 26.1 28.2
1995 1077 44.3 24.3 45.4
1996 1077 44.3 24.3 45.4
1997 1048 45.0 23.3 40.4
1998 1016 44.0 23.1 36.2
1999 995 42.0 23.7 32.6
2000 962 40.4 23.8 41.1
2001 1059 41.6 25.5 32.7
2002 1075 41.2 26.1 37.4
2003 1075 41.2 26.1 37.4
2004 1160 43.0 27.0 37.9
2005 1177 45.8 25.7 31.9
2006 1207 47.4 25.5 45.3
2007 1215 49.8 24.4 37.8
2008 1176 52.0 22.6 46.6
2009 1230 47.0 23.2 50.4
2010 1173 44.7 26.2 57.1
2011 1164 n/a n/a 60.7
2012 1200 40.5 29.6 n/a
2013 1106 42.9 25.7 66.7
2014 1099 41.6 26.3 71.3
2015 993 41.0 24.2 67.3
2016 944 44.0 21.4 74.3
2017 948 43.6 21.7 66.5
2018 869 45.6 19.0 75.6
2019 827 45.0 18.3 74.4
2020 797 n/a n/a 70.4
2021 792 37.0 21.4 75
2022 772 36.9 20.9 54.3
2023 764 36.5 20.8 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Duarte High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1084 42.6 25.4 n/a
1989 1180 41.9 28.1 n/a
1990 1120 43.7 25.6 n/a
1991 1127 44.8 25.1 n/a
1992 1087 45.5 23.8 32.8
1993 1071 42.3 25.3 36.2
1994 1108 42.5 26.1 28.2
1995 1077 44.3 24.3 45.4
1996 1077 44.3 24.3 45.4
1997 1048 45.0 23.3 40.4
1998 1016 44.0 23.1 36.2
1999 995 42.0 23.7 32.6
2000 962 40.4 23.8 41.1
2001 1059 41.6 25.5 32.7
2002 1075 41.2 26.1 37.4
2003 1075 41.2 26.1 37.4
2004 1160 43.0 27.0 37.9
2005 1177 45.8 25.7 31.9
2006 1207 47.4 25.5 45.3
2007 1215 49.8 24.4 37.8
2008 1176 52.0 22.6 46.6
2009 1230 47.0 23.2 50.4
2010 1173 44.7 26.2 57.1
2011 1164 n/a n/a 60.7
2012 1200 40.5 29.6 n/a
2013 1106 42.9 25.7 66.7
2014 1099 41.6 26.3 71.3
2015 993 41.0 24.2 67.3
2016 944 44.0 21.4 74.3
2017 948 43.6 21.7 66.5
2018 869 45.6 19.0 75.6
2019 827 45.0 18.3 74.4
2020 797 n/a n/a 70.4
2021 792 37.0 21.4 75
2022 772 36.9 20.9 54.3
2023 764 36.5 20.8 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Duarte High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,068

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Duarte High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 927th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 712th of 2348 High schools
 13.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Duarte High)60.659
 1.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Duarte Unified)53.251.4
 1.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Duarte High)23.426.1
 2.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Duarte Unified)20.321.9
 1.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Duarte High)1313.8
 0.8%
   12th Grade Science (Duarte Unified)11.512.8
 1.3%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students827764
 7.6%
African American2722
 18.5%
American Indian00
Asian6472
 12.5%
Hispanic661597
 9.7%
Pacific Islander03
White5650
 10.7%
Two or More Races1917
 10.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.4%56.7%
 17.7%


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Students at Duarte High are 78% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Duarte High ranks 602nd of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 764 students attended Duarte High.


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