Is Gustine High a good school?

Gustine High ranks 1336 th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gustine High?

In the 2022-23 school year, 586 students attended Gustine High.

What is the racial makeup of Gustine High?

Students at Gustine High are 83% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Gustine High?

Gustine High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Gustine Elementary Elementary : Romero Elementary Middle : Gustine Middle

Gustine High

Summary:

Gustine High is a public high school located in Gustine, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 586 students. The school is part of the Gustine Unified School District, which is ranked 1345 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gustine High has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.4% to 95.9% over the past 5 years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.8% in 2018-2019 to 40.1% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average. Gustine High's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the state and district averages, with only 43.18% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 5.26% proficient or better in Math in 2023-2024. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.93% to 80.1% over the past 3 years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Delhi High and Hilmar High, Gustine High's performance is generally lower, with higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better test scores. The school also has a nearby continuation school, Pioneer High (Continuation), which serves a small population of 21 students and has significantly lower performance metrics. Addressing the challenges faced by Gustine High, particularly the high chronic absenteeism and low test scores, should be a priority for the school and the district.

Detail:

Public 9-12

501 North Ave.
Gustine, CA 95322-1116

(209) 854-6414

District: Gustine Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1336^th of 2,323 California High Schools

Feeder schools for Gustine High:

Elementary:	Gustine Elementary
	Romero Elementary
Middle:	Gustine Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 18.4

Number of students: 586

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.8%

White:

11.8%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gustine High ranks worse than 57.5% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.01. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Gustine High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.8%), White (11.8%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gustine High is 18.4. (See more...)

Compare Gustine High employs 31.7 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gustine High:

SchoolDigger ranks Gustine High 1336^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Gustine High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Gustine Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Gustine Unified 1345^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gustine High

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Rank History for all students at Gustine High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	33.25	856^th	1653	48.2%
2005	38.37	850^th	1901	55.3%
2006	40.90	813^th	1968	58.7%
2007	28.50	1173^rd	2063	43.1%
2008	41.89	866^th	2117	59.1%
2009	43.33	926^th	2238	58.6%
2010	49.95	763^rd	2281	66.5%
2011	47.87	849^th	2367	64.1%
2012	45.42	895^th	2354	62.0%
2013	51.89	739^th	2426	69.5%
2015	48.20	1016^th	1994	49.0%
2016	57.36	842^nd	2039	58.7%
2017	59.97	797^th	2021	60.6%
2018	37.26	1263^rd	2017	37.4%
2019	44.71	1115^th	2133	47.7%
2022	34.45	1317^th	2123	38.0%
2023	31.22	1379^th	2348	41.3%
2024	33.01	1336^th	2323	42.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gustine High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.40	739^th	938	21.2%
2019	68.33	126^th	941	86.6%
2022	31.38	785^th	1044	24.8%
2023	43.94	367^th	1323	72.3%
2024	27.23	960^th	1350	28.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gustine High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	20.20	1344^th	1534	12.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gustine High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.58	1146^th	1862	38.5%
2019	45.29	1044^th	1937	46.1%
2022	34.35	1259^th	1943	35.2%
2023	34.05	1305^th	2247	41.9%
2024	31.90	1377^th	2235	38.4%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Gustine High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.41	63^rd	89	29.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Gustine High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.47	1197^th	1760	32.0%
2019	54.50	745^th	1833	59.4%
2022	35.35	1162^nd	1858	37.5%
2023	29.81	1343^rd	2118	36.6%
2024	41.21	1052^nd	2098	49.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Gustine High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.54	396^th	1052	62.4%
2019	17.24	1096^th	1117	1.9%
2022	48.09	437^th	1161	62.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Gustine High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.73	1188^th	1834	35.2%
2019	40.87	1066^th	1880	43.3%
2022	29.72	1295^th	1916	32.4%
2023	30.92	1308^th	2207	40.7%
2024	24.19	1488^th	2172	31.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gustine High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.55	1144^th	1742	34.3%
2019	47.92	931^st	1814	48.7%
2022	36.75	1162^nd	1861	37.6%
2023	34.01	1273^rd	2142	40.6%
2024	36.43	1225^th	2125	42.4%

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Rank History for White students at Gustine High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.62	817^th	1173	30.3%
2019	39.90	762^nd	1222	37.6%
2022	34.82	794^th	1204	34.1%
2023	31.57	896^th	1434	37.5%
2024	28.79	931^st	1406	33.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gustine High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	226	7	2	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	280
1989	218	7	3	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	290
1990	259	3	2	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1991	282	3	3	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	366
1992	253	4	4	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1993	244	3	2	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
1994	235	5	5	103	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
1995	259	7	5	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1996	259	7	5	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1997	244	6	6	172	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1998	252	6	8	174	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1999	261	4	6	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
2000	260	6	10	195	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
2001	255	3	12	190	1	n/a	n/a	0	461
2002	236	2	7	266	1	n/a	n/a	0	512
2003	236	2	7	266	1	n/a	n/a	0	512
2004	233	5	3	294	1	n/a	n/a	12	548
2005	248	3	8	350	6	n/a	n/a	0	615
2006	222	1	7	362	1	n/a	n/a	0	593
2007	218	3	13	343	0	n/a	n/a	2	579
2008	223	2	14	345	1	n/a	n/a	0	585
2009	200	4	5	349	3	6	0	0	567
2010	168	1	6	340	3	1	9	0	528
2011	156	0	4	352	2	1	8	0	523
2012	140	1	6	343	1	1	7	0	499
2013	136	0	8	348	0	1	4	0	497
2014	123	0	8	381	0	1	1	0	514
2015	132	3	14	407	0	0	1	0	557
2016	130	4	14	447	0	2	1	0	598
2017	127	6	14	460	1	1	5	0	614
2018	119	6	14	448	0	1	7	0	595
2019	99	6	13	444	0	0	3	0	565
2020	100	6	8	442	1	1	10	0	568
2021	80	5	4	479	2	2	11	0	583
2022	72	5	5	499	3	2	16	0	602
2023	69	3	9	485	1	2	17	0	586

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 Gustine High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	280	18.3	15.3	n/a
1989	290	16.9	17.1	n/a
1990	353	18.3	19.2	n/a
1991	366	18.1	20.2	n/a
1992	355	18.4	19.2	n/a
1993	331	18.6	17.8	26.6
1994	348	18.1	19.2	5.2
1995	407	18.8	21.6	26
1996	407	18.8	21.6	26
1997	428	21.1	20.3	39
1998	440	22.6	19.5	24.5
1999	458	24.4	18.8	42.8
2000	471	27.4	17.2	41.6
2001	461	28.9	16.0	41.9
2002	512	27.0	19.0	34
2003	512	27.0	19.0	34
2004	548	25.0	21.9	34.1
2005	615	26.1	23.6	31.4
2006	593	27.2	21.8	22.6
2007	579	27.4	21.1	33.8
2008	585	31.0	18.9	36.4
2009	567	25.6	18.8	42.7
2010	528	23.0	22.9	50
2011	523	n/a	n/a	57.4
2012	499	23.9	20.8	n/a
2013	497	22.4	22.1	68.2
2014	514	22.3	23.0	70.2
2015	557	24.0	23.2	53
2016	598	27.0	22.1	70.4
2017	614	27.6	22.2	65
2018	595	28.0	21.1	70.1
2019	565	27.2	20.7	81.6
2020	568	n/a	n/a	76.9
2021	583	29.8	19.5	80.1
2022	602	30.4	19.7	70.9
2023	586	31.7	18.4	74.4

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 Gustine High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	280	18.3	15.3	n/a
1989	290	16.9	17.1	n/a
1990	353	18.3	19.2	n/a
1991	366	18.1	20.2	n/a
1992	355	18.4	19.2	n/a
1993	331	18.6	17.8	26.6
1994	348	18.1	19.2	5.2
1995	407	18.8	21.6	26
1996	407	18.8	21.6	26
1997	428	21.1	20.3	39
1998	440	22.6	19.5	24.5
1999	458	24.4	18.8	42.8
2000	471	27.4	17.2	41.6
2001	461	28.9	16.0	41.9
2002	512	27.0	19.0	34
2003	512	27.0	19.0	34
2004	548	25.0	21.9	34.1
2005	615	26.1	23.6	31.4
2006	593	27.2	21.8	22.6
2007	579	27.4	21.1	33.8
2008	585	31.0	18.9	36.4
2009	567	25.6	18.8	42.7
2010	528	23.0	22.9	50
2011	523	n/a	n/a	57.4
2012	499	23.9	20.8	n/a
2013	497	22.4	22.1	68.2
2014	514	22.3	23.0	70.2
2015	557	24.0	23.2	53
2016	598	27.0	22.1	70.4
2017	614	27.6	22.2	65
2018	595	28.0	21.1	70.1
2019	565	27.2	20.7	81.6
2020	568	n/a	n/a	76.9
2021	583	29.8	19.5	80.1
2022	602	30.4	19.7	70.9
2023	586	31.7	18.4	74.4

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.

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gustine 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 1115^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 1379^th of 2348 High schools	6.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
10th Grade Science (Gustine High)	0	0
10th Grade Science (Gustine Unified)	0	0
10th Grade Science (California)	23.2	22.4	0.8%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Gustine High)	54.2	46.6	7.6%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Gustine Unified)	49.3	45.1	4.2%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Gustine High)	20.5	7.4	13%
11th Grade Mathematics (Gustine Unified)	18.4	7.1	11.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
11th Grade Science (Gustine High)	30.3	11.1	19.2%
11th Grade Science (Gustine Unified)	26.8	10.7	16.1%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	31.7	1.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	565	586	3.7%
African American	6	3	50%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	13	9	30.8%
Hispanic	444	485	9.2%
Pacific Islander	0	2
White	99	69	30.3%
Two or More Races	3	17	466.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	81.6%	74.4%	7.2%

Schools Near Gustine High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Gustine High	Public	9-12	501 North Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6414	586	32	18.4	74.4%	69 (11.8%)	3 (0.5%)	485 (82.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	33	1336^th of 2323 public high schools	42.5%		31.2	1379^th of 2348 public high schools	41.3%	43	21.1		21.6	43.2	43.2	5.3	5.3
Pioneer High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	501 North Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6414	21	1	40.3	81.0%	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Foothill Community Day	Public	7-12	890 Main St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2309	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West Side Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	908 Main St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2309	24	1	28.5	62.5%	3 (12.5%)	1 (4.2%)	19 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	3.6	2322^nd of 2323 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)			0.0	0.0	0.0			$13,539
Orestimba High	Public	9-12	707 Hardin Rd.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2916	1,045	49	21.2	52.2%	152 (14.5%)	21 (2.0%)	826 (79.0%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.7%)	33.2	1329^th of 2323 public high schools	42.8%		48.7	900^th of 2348 public high schools	61.7%	429	8.4		8.4	49.8	49.8	12.6	12.6	$7,289
Colony Basic Skills Alternative High	Public	9-12	20384 Geer Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0277	0	0	12.5		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)								$10,892
Irwin High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	20384 Geer Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0276	53	3	17.7	67.9%	11 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (73.6%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)								$10,892
Hilmar High	Public	9-12	7807 North Lander Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-5903	693	36	19.2	48.1%	343 (49.5%)	2 (0.3%)	335 (48.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	42.8	1053^rd of 2323 public high schools	54.7%		50.7	848^th of 2348 public high schools	63.9%	205	23.6		23.0	49.1	49.1	15.7	15.7	$10,892
Valley Los Banos Community	Public	6-12	715 West H St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-5600	138	8	16.5	88.4%	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (97.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	2210^th of 2323 public high schools	4.9%		9.9	2071^st of 2348 public high schools	11.8%	139		0.0	0.0	6.6	7.3	0.0	0.0	$23,351
San Luis High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	125 Seventh St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-8410	86	6	13.9	93.0%	4 (4.7%)	1 (1.2%)	79 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	8	2173^rd of 2323 public high schools	6.5%		10.2	2046^th of 2348 public high schools	12.9%	127	2.7		2.6	6.8	6.8	0.0	0.0	$17,753

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