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The highest-poverty public high schools in Sacramento, California

Across Sacramento, California, 40 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Foothill High leads the list at 92.2%, against a median of 70.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Sacramento, California

Top % FRL

92.2%

Median % FRL

70.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Foothill High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	High	1,417	92.2%
2	Grant Union High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	High	1,987	91.3%
3	Sacramento New Technology Early College High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	155	88.4%
4	Encina High	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	High	766	87.7%
5	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - SCUSD	Sacramento, CA	SAVA - Sacramento ACAD and Vocational Acad - SCUSD DIST	High	672	83.5%
6	Discovery High	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	High	130	82.3%
7	Calvine High	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	High	137	81.8%
8	Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy	Sacramento, CA	Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy District	High	464	81.7%
9	Rio Cazadero High	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	High	120	80.0%
10	Florin High	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	High	1,679	79.6%
11	Futures High	Sacramento, CA	Futures High District	High	469	79.3%
12	Elinor Lincoln Hickey Jr./Sr. High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento County Office of Education	High	136	78.7%
13	Valley High	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	High	1,622	78.5%
14	American Legion High (Continuation)	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	163	77.9%
15	Hiram W. Johnson High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	1,682	77.5%
16	Natomas High	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	High	1,157	76.0%
17	Sacramento Charter High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento Charter High District	High	413	75.5%
18	Luther Burbank High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	1,535	74.1%
19	Capital College & Career Academy	Sacramento, CA	Capital College & Career Academy District	High	115	71.3%
20	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy	Sacramento, CA	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District	High	234	70.9%
21	Nathaniel S. Colley Sr. High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento County Office of Education	High	111	70.3%
22	Umoja International Academy	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	412	68.0%
23	North Area Community	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento County Office of Education	High	280	63.6%
24	Leroy Greene Academy	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	High	755	63.0%
25	Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	156	62.8%
26	Mira Loma High	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	High	1,655	62.7%
27	La Entrada Continuation High	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	High	102	61.8%
28	Sheldon High	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	High	2,368	61.5%
29	School of Engineering & Sciences	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	542	61.4%
30	John F. Kennedy High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	1,652	59.4%
31	Rosemont High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	1,485	57.9%
32	Inderkum High	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	High	2,194	56.0%
33	El Camino Fundamental High	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	High	1,226	54.6%
34	George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	174	50.6%
35	C. K. McClatchy High	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	2,569	50.3%
36	West Campus	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	907	45.3%
37	The MET	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	190	43.7%
38	Rio Americano High	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	High	1,891	39.9%
39	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	High	629	36.4%
40	Laurel Ruff Transition	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	High	142	35.2%

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