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Borrego Springs High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Borrego Springs posts 20% meeting the standard and 11.1% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

2281 Diegueno Road, 92004 (opens in new tab)·Borrego Springs Unified·Borrego Springs·Grades 9-12·108 students·94% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(760) 767-5335·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4144
% Exceeded11%16%
% Met+20%36%
Grad rate92.6%87.6%
College readiness40.0%35.4%
Absence29.0%30.2%
Suspension4.7%3.6%
Scope Score
41
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,305 statewide

Borrego Springs High scores 41 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 40th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “20% proficient” and call it done. Borrego Springs deserves a closer read. The school sits in Borrego Springs, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 40th percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELARed(Declined Significantly)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 20% meet the standard today, versus 30% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1141%43%67%38%23%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1119%17%37%29%17%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
20%
State 36%
Graduate
93%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
40%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 20 are proficient by 11th grade → 93 graduate → 40 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
92.6%
State 87.6%
5.0pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
11.1%
State 15.8%
4.8pp below state avg
College readiness
40.0%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
20.1%
State 35.7%
15.6pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
29.0%
State 30.2%
1.2pp below state avg
Suspension rate
4.7%
State 3.6%
1.1pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
9.5%
State 18.0%
8.5pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Borrego Springs High in Borrego Springs, 19.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 28.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Borrego Springs High trails its district average for low-income students by 9.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (25.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 3.7 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 21 students tested.

All students at this school: 20% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 20%, district —, state 36%20%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 16%, district 21%, state 32%16% · −4 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 20%, district 23%, state 32%20% · −0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 9%, district 21%, state 44%9% · −11 vs school
MaleMale: this school 32%, district 25%, state 42%32% · +12 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: too few students to report‹11
English LearnersEnglish Learners: too few students to report‹11
WhiteWhite: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 29.0%, district 32.9%, state 30.2%29.0% · −1.2pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 4.7%, district —, state 3.6%4.7% · +1.1pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1227.3%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
Borrego Springs High
41/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 14:1, district 26:114:1
Teaching staff13 teachers
Avg. experience13.5 years
Fully credentialed32%
First-year teachers15%
Course Breadth
AP courses offered5
AP exam qualifiers6 students
CTE pathway completers8 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $28,891, CA average $14,815$28,891 · spent at this school
Federal share$2,265 per student

$2,265 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,167 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction57%
Instruction support9%
Student services8%
Administration10%
Buildings & maintenance16%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$19,247 per pupil
2019$18,161 per pupil
2018$18,029 per pupil
2017$12,471 per pupil
2016$13,569 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic88.0%
District 70.5% · CA 56.1%
White9.3%
District 15.8% · CA 19.9%
Other1.9%
District 7.1% · CA 9.0%
Black0.9%
District 5.6% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 93.5% (30pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$74K · CA $85K
Median home value$390K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+30% · CA 35%
ZIP population3,007
Median age62 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 108 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 30% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Borrego Springs High a good high school?

Borrego Springs High has a Scope Score of 41 out of 100, placing it in the 40th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,305 statewide. 11.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 4.8 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Borrego Springs High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 20.1% of students at Borrego Springs High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 11.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 9.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 11.1% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 45 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Borrego Springs High rank in California?

Borrego Springs High ranks #1,305 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 40th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Borrego Springs High?

29.0% of students at Borrego Springs High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 4.7%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Borrego Springs High compare to other schools in Borrego Springs?

Borrego Springs High scores 41/100 (40th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 108 students. Use the schools in Borrego Springs page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Borrego Springs High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Borrego Springs High in Borrego Springs, 19.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 28.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Borrego Springs High trails its district average for low-income students by 9.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (25.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 3.7 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 21 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
92.6%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 56th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
11.1%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 45th pctile
College readiness · 20%
40.0%
↑ vs CA 35.4% · 53th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
20.1%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 39th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
29.0%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 51th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
4.7%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 45th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
9.5%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 43th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11229%14%50%27%23%−24
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 112313%4%26%57%17%−6
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11270%30%48%22%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2119.1%−9−19
Hispanic/Latino2025.0%−5−14
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Borrego Springs High ←—4111.1%20.1%—4.7%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
92.6%
AP Exam Prepared
40.0%
A-G Completion
32.0%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
48.3%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20194342#11857.4%29.6%25.7%8.7%—
20224348#108110.0%30.0%46.3%1.9%—
20234760#86811.7%51.7%31.5%6.2%—
20244451#104512.5%33.3%25.1%5.6%—
20254140#130511.1%20.1%29.0%4.7%—
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 19 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female25.7%30.6%+4.9pp
Male25.0%24.6%-0.4pp
Hispanic/Latino20.4%25.8%+5.4pp
Students with Disabilities44.4%45.5%+1.1pp
English Learners36.0%41.7%+5.7pp
Military-Connected9.1%——
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged27.9%29.4%+1.5pp
All Students25.4%27.3%+1.9pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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