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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Benicia High administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,335
High
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENICIA UNIFIED·NCES 060462000422
Benicia High
1101 Military West, Benicia, CA 94510 · (707) 747-8325 · Solano County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,335 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
322 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 315 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 359 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 344 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 317 | 24% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.1pp since 2014
Math
37.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp 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 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.5% | 34.4% | 18.9% | 20.2% |
| Math | 16.4% | 20.8% | 26.7% | 36.2% |
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% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 44.1% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 33.2% |
| 2021-22 | 63.9% | 36.1% |
| 2020-21 | 100.0% | 69.2% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 49.6% |
| 2017-18 | 63.0% | 46.3% |
| 2016-17 | 72.9% | 52.3% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 76.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Benicia High
Benicia High's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benicia High this school | 1,335 | 24.1% | 51.4% |
| Livermore High Livermore | 1,827 | 23.5% | 47.0% |
| Alhambra Senior High Martinez | 1,028 | 30.7% | 40.7% |
| Castaic High Castaic | 1,159 | 22.4% | 52.7% |
| Thousand Oaks High Thousand Oaks | 1,703 | 23.8% | 49.2% |
| Ripon High Ripon | 1,051 | 26.2% | 52.4% |
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 Benicia High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #300 of 1,052 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #313 of 1,056 ▼ 105 | #2 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #456 of 1,056 ▼ 85 | #5 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #319 of 1,044 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,335 | #627 of 2,093 | #8 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #896 of 1,352 | #10 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #55 of 1,351 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #1,452 of 1,575 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #228 of 802 | #4 of 11 |
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
1,335
-180 (-12%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,084
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 1,335 | 60.1 | 22.2:1 | 24% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 1,405 | 66.7 | 21.1:1 | 24% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 1,432 | 70.9 | 20.2:1 | 24% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 1,515 | 66 | 22.9:1 | 23% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 1,621 | 63.8 | 25.4:1 | 23% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 1,664 | 76 | 21.9:1 | 18% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 1,656 | N/A | N/A | 14% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 1,773 | 88 | 20.1:1 | 4% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 1,084 | 55 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benicia High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,621 to 1,335); teachers down 6% (63.8 to 60.1).
About Benicia High
Benicia High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Benicia, California. A total of 1,335 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 59% bigger than average.
Benicia Unified enrolls 4,343 students in 8 schools, including Benicia High.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Benicia High, at 39%. Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 6% Black. That is close to the 39% White share among all Solano County residents. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 22.2:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Benicia High is 24%. That is 36 points below the 60% average for public schools in Solano County.
Benicia High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Benicia High is 14.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.4% actual, 65.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Benicia High is located in Solano County, where the median household income is $100,401, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Benicia High, Solano County has 109 other public schools.
Nearby, Benicia Middle is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Benicia High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Benicia High places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Benicia High is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment has fallen by 180 students since 2020-21, to 1,335.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Solano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
451,918
Census ACS
Median income
$100,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
60,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Benicia Unified
- Benicia MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Joe Henderson ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Matthew Turner ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Robert Semple ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Mary Farmar ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 43 students
Other schools in Benicia
- Benicia MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Joe Henderson ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Matthew Turner ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Robert Semple ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Mary Farmar ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Benicia Middle0.2 mi · 947
- Mary Farmar Elementary0.3 mi · 477
- Joe Henderson Elementary1.2 mi · 530
- Robert Semple Elementary1.6 mi · 480
- Matthew Turner Elementary1.6 mi · 529
- Liberty High1.6 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About Benicia HighHow large is Benicia High?
Benicia High enrolls approximately 1,335 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Benicia High serve?
Benicia High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Benicia High?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at Benicia High.
What is the student diversity at Benicia High?
Student demographics at Benicia High are roughly 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Benicia High in?
Benicia High is part of Benicia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.