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B−

Brawley Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Brawley and Westmorland.

Brawley’s School Grade C better than 30% of California school districts

Students
2,047
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,327
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Debt
$9.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brawley Union High School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.5M, about $4,644 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CBrawley 28,008CWestmorland 2,015

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brawley. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsBrawley Elementary School District
6–82 middle schoolsBrawley Elementary School District
9–12Brawley Union HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15%
State average 33.1% · 503 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 46.7% · 507 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 86.2% · 527 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,327 per student · 9% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 71%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,019’20
2,048’21
2,055’22
2,022’23
2,047’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 94%White 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Brawley Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Brawley
B
1,863 students23:1
Desert Valley High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Brawley
D−
162 students19:1
Renaissance
High · Grades 9–12 · Brawley
22 students22:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.