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If you could change one rule at Florin High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,679
High
DISTRICT 1,516 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233009534
Florin High
7956 Cottonwood Ln., Sacramento, CA 95828 · (916) 689-8600 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,679 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
18.3:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,337 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 459 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 413 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 433 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 374 | 22% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
41.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
14.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.6% | 26.3% | 26.9% | 32.2% |
| Math | 4.6% | 9.7% | 22.3% | 63.4% |
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 | 41.0% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 13.8% |
| 2022-23 | 41.7% | 17.2% |
| 2021-22 | 39.4% | 14.1% |
| 2020-21 | 46.4% | 27.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.3% | 19.1% |
| 2017-18 | 43.1% | 19.6% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 12.6% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Florin High
Florin High's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florin High this school | 1,679 | 79.6% | 27.2% |
| Ronald E. McNair High Stockton | 1,644 | 76.9% | 24.9% |
| Valley High Sacramento | 1,622 | 78.5% | 32.7% |
| Morse High San Diego | 1,591 | 80.1% | 40.5% |
| Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High San Francisco | 1,047 | 67.7% | 44.1% |
| Hiram W. Johnson High Sacramento | 1,682 | 77.5% | 17.5% |
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 Florin High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #879 of 1,052 | #34 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #859 of 1,056 ▼ 64 | #34 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #882 of 1,056 ▼ 11 | #34 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #596 of 1,044 | #22 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,679 | #455 of 2,093 | #18 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #314 of 1,352 | #8 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #145 of 1,351 | #26 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #624 of 1,575 | #12 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #105 of 327 | #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
1,679
-48 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,797
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 1,679 | 92 | 18.3:1 | 80% (1,337) |
| 2023-24 | 1,663 | 86.5 | 19.2:1 | 78% (1,295) |
| 2022-23 | 1,676 | 93.4 | 17.9:1 | 60% (1,002) |
| 2020-21 | 1,727 | 87 | 19.9:1 | 93% (1,602) |
| 2017-18 | 1,503 | 79.5 | 18.9:1 | 85% (1,276) |
| 2015-16 | 1,494 | 79 | 18.9:1 | 92% (1,380) |
| 2010-11 | 1,658 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 2,197 | 106 | 20.7:1 | 48% (1,056) |
| 1990-91 | 1,797 | 80 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florin High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,503 to 1,679); teachers up 16% (79.5 to 92).
About Florin High
Florin High is a high school located in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. The school counts 1,679 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 100% bigger than the 838 average for high schools in California.
Elk Grove Unified serves 63,232 students across 67 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Florin High. The largest is Asian students, at 38%. Smaller groups are 38% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Sacramento County is roughly 18% Asian. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 18.3 students per teacher and 92 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Sacramento County averages 63%, lower than here.
Florin High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Florin High is 5.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (27.2% versus 32.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Florin High is located in Sacramento County, where the median household income is $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Florin High is one of 387 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Isabelle Jackson Elementary is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Florin High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 41.3%, higher than Florin High's 27.2%.
Locale data from NCES put Florin High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Florin High's enrollment declined from 1,727 in 2020-21 to 1,679 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 19.9 in 2020-21 to 18.3 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- Isabelle Jackson Elementary0.5 mi · 725
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- Calvine High1.2 mi · 137
- Edward Harris Jr. Middle1.3 mi · 1,187
Frequently asked questions
About Florin HighHow large is Florin High?
Florin High enrolls approximately 1,679 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Florin High serve?
Florin High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Florin High?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Florin High.
What is the student diversity at Florin High?
Student demographics at Florin High are roughly 5% White, 38% Hispanic, 10% Black, 38% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Florin High in?
Florin High is part of Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.