📍 601 W. Main St., Calipatria, Imperial County, 92233
Calipatria High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Calipatria, Imperial County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lucio Padilla. It is part of the Calipatria Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Calipatria High enrolls 369 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% White and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 330 | 89% |
| White | 20 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 369 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Calipatria High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Calipatria High is one of 4 schools in Calipatria Unified, based in Calipatria, California. The district serves 1,080 students district-wide and employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, Calipatria High is larger than the district average of about 270 students per school.