Total enrollment
33,517
-2,944 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
29 schools in Sweetwater Union High
California · 33,517 students · 4 cities
Across Sweetwater Union High (California), 29 public K-12 schools serve approximately 33,517 students, an average of 1156 per school.
4-year change in Sweetwater Union High
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
28
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Sweetwater Union High ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #244 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 33,517 | #21 of 587 | #187 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 28 | #56 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #371 of 587 | #8,739 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 57.5% | #343 of 587 | #3,158 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #354 of 530 | #3,353 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Sweetwater Union High
State test results across the district's 23 scored schools run from Eastlake High at 64.9% proficient to Castle Park Middle at 18.5%, a gap of 46.4 points. That is the 94th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 27 district schools that reported both years went from 39,065 to 32,939 students (down 16%) and from 1,659 to 1,479 full-time teachers (down 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Sweetwater Union High
Sweetwater Union High is a small California school district running 29 schools with combined enrollment near 33,517.
On the school-mix side, Sweetwater Union High is made up of 12 middle and 17 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 1,156 in this district, noticeably above the California typical of 578.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 33,517 students, contracted 8% from the 36,461 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Sweetwater Union High discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.