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

East Stanislaus posts 16% meeting the standard and 1.9% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

250 Hinkley Avenue, 95361 (opens in new tab)·Oakdale Joint Unified·Oakdale·Grades 9-12·83 students·61% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(209) 847-1735·Website
Continuation school — a small alternative high school designed for students at risk of not graduating. Focuses on credit recovery and flexible scheduling. Test scores and college-readiness rates are not directly comparable to comprehensive high schools.
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope3347
% Exceeded2%16%
% Met+16%36%
Grad rate100.0%86.6%
College readiness0.0%33.9%
Absence53.4%30.2%
Suspension6.3%3.6%
Scope Score
33
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,607 statewide · #4 of 4 in Oakdale Joint Unified

East Stanislaus High scores 33 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 26th 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.

Most rating sites would stop at “16% proficient” and call it done. East Stanislaus deserves a closer read. The school sits in Oakdale, where three 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 26th percentile since 2019.

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 16% of students meet the standard today, above the 4% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 117%16%14%24%30%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 110%2%2%4%2%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
16%
State 36%
Graduate
100%
State 87%
Pass an AP exam
0%
State 34%

Of 100 students here: 16 are proficient by 11th grade → 100 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
100.0%
State 86.6%
13.4pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
1.9%
State 15.8%
14.0pp below state avg
College readiness
0.0%
State 33.9%
AP course or exam readiness below state avg
Met or exceeded
16.0%
State 35.7%
19.7pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
53.4%
State 30.2%
23.2pp above state avg
Suspension rate
6.3%
State 3.6%
2.7pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
0.0%
State 18.0%
18.0pp 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 how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • 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 East Stanislaus High in Oakdale, 34.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 39.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. East Stanislaus High trails its district average for low-income students by 5.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (0.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (24.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 6.0 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 35 students tested.

All students at this school: 16% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 16%, district —, state 36%16%
MaleMale: this school 16%, district 44%, state 42%16% · −0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 17%, district 33%, state 32%17% · +1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 12%, district 36%, state 32%12% · −4 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 18%, district 49%, state 56%18% · +2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 17%, district 43%, state 44%17% · +1 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: too few students to report‹11
AsianAsian: too few students to report‹11
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: too few students to report‹11
Foster YouthFoster Youth: 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 53.4%, district 23.5%, state 30.2%53.4% · +23.2pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 6.3%, district —, state 3.6%6.3% · +2.7pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1259.6%

Where the path goes

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

K-12 Feeder Path
High School
East Stanislaus High
33/100
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 17:1, district 22:117:1
Teaching staff5 teachers
Avg. experience15.6 years
Fully credentialed100%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$60,252 – $124,790
Principal salary$162,923 – $171,320
Superintendent salary$258,475

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,801, CA average $14,491$19,801 · spent at this school
Federal share$33 per student

$33 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,239 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
Instruction66%
Instruction support9%
Student services11%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance9%

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$12,085 per pupil
2019$11,317 per pupil
2018$11,208 per pupil
2017$11,048 per pupil
2016$10,507 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic61.5%
District 43.1% · CA 56.1%
White36.1%
District 50.2% · CA 19.9%
Asian1.2%
District 0.9% · CA 10.2%
Black1.2%
District 0.9% · CA 4.8%
GenderFemale 36.1%Male 63.9%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 61.5% (2pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$93K · CA $85K
Median home value$516K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+25% · CA 35%
ZIP population34,810
Median age39 years

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

Worth Knowing

At 83 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 7% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is East Stanislaus High a good high school?

East Stanislaus High has a Scope Score of 33 out of 100, placing it in the 26th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,607 statewide. 1.9% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 14.0 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 East Stanislaus High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 16.0% of students at East Stanislaus High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 1.9% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 14.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 1.9% 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. 106 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does East Stanislaus High rank in California?

East Stanislaus High ranks #1,607 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 26th 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 East Stanislaus High?

53.4% of students at East Stanislaus High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 6.3%. 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 East Stanislaus High compare to other schools in Oakdale?

East Stanislaus High scores 33/100 (26th 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 83 students. Use the schools in Oakdale page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does East Stanislaus High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At East Stanislaus High in Oakdale, 34.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 39.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. East Stanislaus High trails its district average for low-income students by 5.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (0.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (24.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 6.0 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 35 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.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
100.0%
↑ vs CA 86.6% · 64th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
1.9%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 35th pctile
College readiness · 20%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 33.9% · 31th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
16.0%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 36th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
53.4%
↓ vs CA 30.2% · 31th pctile
▼ 2.8pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
6.3%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 38th pctile
▲ 1.8pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 29th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11534%26%36%34%30%−18
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11530%2%8%91%2%−22

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide450%7%82%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged3534.3%−5−4
Hispanic/Latino3324.2%−19−15
White1936.8%−19−25
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
East Stanislaus High ←331.9%16.0%6.3%
Oakdale High0.1 mi5517.8%42.7%4.9%
Oakdale Charter1.3 mi425.6%25.0%1.7%
California average4715.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
100.0%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
0.0%
This school may not offer A-G courses
College-Going Rate
5.8%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20193126#15240.0%3.6%51.1%10.4%
20223225#15760.0%9.3%59.9%7.8%
20233326#15910.0%7.6%60.7%3.4%
20243427#15671.0%14.3%56.2%4.6%
20253326#16071.9%16.0%53.4%6.3%
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female69.2%71.1%+1.9pp
Male62.0%53.5%-8.5pp
Hispanic/Latino60.8%56.9%-3.9pp
English Learners69.2%62.5%-6.7pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged59.6%61.1%+1.5pp
All Students64.4%59.6%-4.8pp
09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot offered
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollmentnot reported
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Total enrollment (CRDC)75

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00.0%
California State University00.0%
California community college35.8%
In-state private00.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year00.0%
Out-of-state, 2-year00.0%
Not enrolled4994.2%

52 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 6% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

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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 · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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