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Enrollment
990
High
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIXON UNIFIED·NCES 061128001251
Dixon High
555 College Way, Dixon, CA 95620 · (707) 693-6330 · Solano County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL990 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of California public high schools
- C+Test 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.
- DThree-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
24.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
571 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 264 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 239 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 245 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 242 | 24% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dixon Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.6pp since 2014
Math
22.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -15.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.1% | 34.4% | 25.1% | 22.5% |
| Math | 8.8% | 13.7% | 27.8% | 49.8% |
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 | 52.4% | 22.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 20.7% |
| 2022-23 | 56.7% | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | 50.7% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.6% | 34.0% |
| 2018-19 | 57.5% | 34.7% |
| 2017-18 | 48.2% | 36.0% |
| 2016-17 | 52.4% | 33.9% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Dixon High
Dixon High's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon High this school | 990 | 57.7% | 36.9% |
| Sierra Pacific High Hanford | 1,183 | 58.8% | 44.3% |
| Galt High Galt | 959 | 57.4% | 38.4% |
| Valley Center High Valley Center | 1,075 | 61.7% | 31.8% |
| Kingsburg High Kingsburg | 1,073 | 62.6% | 54.7% |
| Laguna Hills High Laguna Hills | 1,317 | 58.5% | 42.8% |
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 Dixon High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #615 of 1,052 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #605 of 1,056 ▼ 13 | #8 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #655 of 1,056 ▼ 41 | #6 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.9pp | #171 of 1,044 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 990 | #778 of 2,093 | #10 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #1,108 of 1,352 | #12 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #558 of 1,351 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #1,076 of 1,575 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #360 of 802 | #6 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
990
-67 (-6%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 811
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 990 | 41.3 | 24.0:1 | 58% (571) |
| 2023-24 | 1,012 | 43.5 | 23.3:1 | 61% (615) |
| 2022-23 | 1,013 | 46.4 | 21.8:1 | 39% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 1,057 | 45 | 23.5:1 | 42% (449) |
| 2017-18 | 1,135 | 51 | 22.3:1 | 47% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 1,124 | 51 | 22.0:1 | 46% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 1,197 | N/A | N/A | 31% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 1,124 | 51 | 22.0:1 | 28% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 811 | 37 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dixon High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,135 to 990); teachers down 19% (51 to 41.3).
About Dixon High
Dixon High is a public mid-sized high school in Dixon, California. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 990 students in 2024-25.
Within Dixon Unified, Dixon High is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,933 students.
Of every 100 students at Dixon High, about 62 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dixon High scores 55%.
Dixon High lists 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 24.0 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. About 58% of students at Dixon High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Solano County is similar, at 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dixon High lands at C-, ahead of 22% of California public high schools.
Dixon High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.9% is 8.9 points below the 45.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Solano County, the median household earns about $100,401 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Solano County, 110 public schools serve about 60,765 students.
Dixon High is about 0.6 miles from John Knight Middle, its nearest public school. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Dixon High is behind the 46.5% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Dixon High has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
From 1,057 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 990 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Dixon High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Dixon Unified
- John Knight MiddleMiddle · 634 students
- Tremont ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Anderson (Linford L.) ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Gretchen Higgins ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- Dixon Community DayHigh
- Maine Prairie High (Continuation)High
Other schools in Dixon
- John Knight MiddleMiddle · 634 students
- Tremont ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Dixon Montessori CharterElementary · 471 students
- Anderson (Linford L.) ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Gretchen Higgins ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- Dixon Community DayHigh
Other Dixon High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dixon High. Dixon High is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Dixon HighHolly Ridge, NC · 1,085 students
- Dixon High SchoolDixon, IL · 760 students
- DIXON HIGHDIXON, MO · 271 students
Nearby schools
- John Knight Middle0.6 mi · 634
- Anderson (Linford L.) Elementary0.7 mi · 442
- Dixon Montessori Charter1.1 mi · 471
- Tremont Elementary1.6 mi · 514
- Gretchen Higgins Elementary1.7 mi · 353
- Fairfield Elementary7.7 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Dixon HighHow many students attend Dixon High?
Dixon High enrolls approximately 990 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dixon High serve?
Dixon High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dixon High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dixon High is approximately 24.0:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dixon High?
Student demographics at Dixon High are roughly 24% White, 62% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Dixon High?
Dixon High is overseen by Dixon Unified in Solano County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.