Maria Carrillo High

Set in Santa Rosa, California, Maria Carrillo High is a sizable high school, part of Santa Rosa High. It caters to 1,584 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Maria Carrillo High sits 89% bigger than that benchmark.

Santa Rosa High comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 9,410 students; Maria Carrillo High is among them.

Demographically, Maria Carrillo High reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Maria Carrillo High has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Maria Carrillo High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Maria Carrillo High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sonoma County (around 51%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Maria Carrillo High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sonoma County) records that median household earnings sit near $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Sonoma County runs 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), of which Maria Carrillo High is one.

The closest other public school is Binkley Elementary Charter, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maria Carrillo High at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 54.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maria Carrillo High has showed little movement, going from 1,560 students in 2018 to 1,584 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 26% to 31%. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

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