Barstow High School

Barstow High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
430 S 1st Ave,  Barstow, CA
Barstow Unified School District
3.4
3.2
1,634 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Derrick Delton
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Average SAT Score
1090
Average ACT Score
21
Math Proficiency
7%
Reading Proficiency
34%
Average GPA
3.46
Graduation Rate
89%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B
Teachers
B
College Prep
C-
Administration
C-
Resources/Facilities
C-
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.46
Reading Proficiency
34%
Math Proficiency
7%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Teachers
65
Full Time Teachers
65
Teachers in First or Second Year
7.8%
College Prep
Average SAT
1090
Math
550
Verbal
540
Average ACT
21
Math
21
English
22
Reading
21
Science
21
Number of AP Courses
10
AP Pass Rate
50%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
2.5%
State Average
17.9%
Science
1.8%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
368:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.6%
Female
48.4%
Hispanic
57.8%
Black
17.4%
White
17.2%
Two or more races
4.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Barstow Community College 130 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 128 Students
University of California - Irvine 113 Students
San Diego State University 101 Students
California State University, San Bernardino 92 Students
University of California - San Diego 89 Students
University of California - Davis 77 Students
University of Southern California 75 Students
University of San Diego 74 Students
San Francisco State University 70 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 58 Students
Business 57 Students
Psychology 40 Students
Biology 40 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 34 Students
Nursing Science, Education, and Practice 21 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 20 Students
Computer Science 19 Students
Criminology 17 Students
Chemistry 16 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.4 184 Reviews
5.0 Senior
11/11/2024
The best part of this school is the teachers. I think when kids give teachers respect the relationship can be good but if no respect is giving then that's completely up to the student because most teachers are actually very nice and helpful. The worst part might just be the environment and how students respect monitors or even the amount of students who aren't succeeding at school. I would like to see more plants at the school and make it more visually pretty. I think a good school starts with a good environment to be surrounded by.
3.0 Junior
3/21/2024
From my experience, being in AP classes, Barstow High School is a decent school. You can tell most teachers enjoy their jobs and try their hardest to continue teaching, even when students are not listening. Overall, I wish there would be more enforcement in rules as there is a lot of frequent misbehaving around campus, plenty of fights, and a lot of disrespectful students.
3.0 Senior
4/3/2023
Through high school I participated in about everything I could being in marching band my first 2 years,playing football,soccer,and tennis. The marching band program was great having a great teacher and helpers . But any other normal class such as math or English I hardly ever felt like the teachers cared and most would hardly ever teach . An for sports having the worst feilds and facilities in the league and sometimes even dangerous makes it very hard for teams with same season to train due to limited space and equipment not working always having to focus on not stepping in holes we have in the field instead of focusing on your actual practice test wasnt pleasant. An for school spirt I do give props to a hand full of teachers for trying to embrace it but Its just very hard to have school spirt which seems like it staff doesn't care for its students. There are though a hand full of teachers that did make it enjoyable . What the school needs is people that care for the students.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.2 4 Reviews
3.0 student
6/3/2020
I'm a former student from Barstow High. I went there for both freshman and sophomore year. Now, the teachers at BHS are actually great people they do everything in the hands to send us students and prepare us for college. Always a positive attitude and all the are always willing to help whether on t...
3.0 parent
4/30/2013
I have a problem with my ex-wife that she dont let me see my daughter's and the school is very far from where I live.
5.0 parent
6/15/2012
Barstow High school has the best principal around. I was afraid to send my child to high school because of bullies and I feel great that there was no problem. My son even brings his I PAD to school because of the IEP (special needs program) He is allowed to bring items that will help him do better i...
2.0 other
5/31/2012
Honestly this school isn't that great. There are some good teachers that care that their students graduate, but a majority mainly those with tenor could care less and simply be happy getting paid.

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