Enrollment
156
High
DISTRICT 894 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384011078
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High
451 McClatchy Way, Sacramento, CA 95818 · (916) 395-5010 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
98 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 47 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.9pp since 2014
Math
18.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 52.2% | 26.1% | 13.0% |
| Math | 9.1% | 9.1% | 27.3% | 54.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 6.9% |
| 2022-23 | 67.4% | 6.5% |
| 2021-22 | 10.0% | 5.3% |
| 2018-19 | 45.8% | 10.3% |
| 2017-18 | 31.7% | 19.5% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 2.5% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 11.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High this school | 156 | 62.8% | 31.5% |
| Intellectual Virtues Academy Long Beach | 118 | 67.8% | N/A |
| Griffin Academy High Vallejo | 186 | 71.5% | N/A |
| SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - EGUSD Elk Grove | 360 | 67.5% | N/A |
| Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy San Bernardino | 244 | 73.0% | N/A |
| Renaissance High School for the Arts Long Beach | 396 | 56.8% | 46.5% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #754 of 1,052 | #27 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #728 of 1,056 ▲ 268 | #28 of 45 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #457 of 1,056 ▲ 409 | #12 of 45 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.9pp | #1 of 1,044 | #1 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #1,439 of 2,093 | #54 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #992 of 1,575 | #34 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #106 of 802 | #6 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
156
-54 (-26%) vs 2020
-64% since 2010-11, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 156 | 11.6 | 13.5:1 | 63% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 13.4 | 13.8:1 | 64% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 12.9 | 15.2:1 | 68% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 14 | 15.0:1 | 81% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 14.4 | 14.4:1 | 79% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 14 | 15.3:1 | 80% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | N/A | N/A | 67% (286) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (207 to 156); teachers down 20% (14.4 to 11.6).
About Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High is a small high school that serves part of Sacramento, California. The student body numbers 156 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 81% smaller than that.
The district, Sacramento City Unified, operates 73 schools serving 37,657 students.
A majority of students at Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High, 56%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 18% Black, 10% White, 7% Asian, and 4% Pacific Islander. The school's Hispanic share is 32 points above the 24% share among Sacramento County residents. By the diversity index, Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High comes in at 64%.
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High employs 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, higher than at this school. Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 63%. That is close to the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County.
allk12 grades Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High a C. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.5%, compared with a predicted 42.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Sacramento County, median household income is about $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 387 public schools in Sacramento County, with a combined enrollment of about 259,342.
The school nearest to Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High is Leataata Floyd Elementary, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 210 in 2020-21 and 156 in 2024-25, a 26% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.0:1 to 13.5:1.
The Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions HighHow large is Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High?
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High enrolls approximately 156 students in grades 09-12.
Is Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High?
At Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High, the student body is approximately 10% White, 56% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High in?
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High is part of Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.