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Enrollment
2,901
High
DISTRICT 1,134 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLSOM-CORDOVA UNIFIED·NCES 061389001570
Folsom High
1655 Iron Point Rd., Folsom, CA 95630 · (916) 294-2400 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,901 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
609 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 744 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 712 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 706 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 739 | 25% |
Student demographics
71%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
79.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
51.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.7% | 31.1% | 12.6% | 7.6% |
| Math | 27.1% | 23.8% | 23.2% | 25.9% |
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 | 79.8% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.6% | 53.3% |
| 2022-23 | 76.9% | 52.5% |
| 2021-22 | 86.4% | 58.2% |
| 2018-19 | 84.7% | 64.5% |
| 2017-18 | 83.0% | 65.8% |
| 2016-17 | 88.0% | 67.8% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Folsom High
Folsom High's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom High this school | 2,901 | 21.0% | 65.7% |
| Leigh High San Jose | 1,884 | 18.0% | 70.3% |
| Rancho Bernardo High San Diego | 2,210 | 15.2% | 65.7% |
| Mt. Carmel High San Diego | 1,800 | 17.4% | 65.4% |
| Scripps Ranch High San Diego | 1,890 | 19.8% | 77.8% |
| West Park High Roseville | 2,079 | 30.1% | 56.4% |
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 Folsom High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #117 of 1,052 | #3 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #156 of 1,056 ▼ 30 | #4 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #103 of 1,056 ▲ 7 | #2 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.9pp | #80 of 1,044 | #4 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,901 | #38 of 2,093 | #1 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #1,177 of 1,352 | #45 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #83 of 1,351 | #23 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #1,481 of 1,575 | #63 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.6% | #50 of 327 | #2 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
2,901
+312 (+12%) vs 2020
+192% since 1990-91, when it was 992
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 2,901 | 117.6 | 24.7:1 | 21% (609) |
| 2023-24 | 2,806 | 112.1 | 25.0:1 | 18% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 2,718 | 106.3 | 25.6:1 | 12% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 2,589 | 101 | 25.6:1 | 15% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 2,426 | 93.9 | 25.9:1 | 17% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 2,300 | 90 | 25.6:1 | 14% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 1,857 | N/A | N/A | 9% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 2,228 | 93 | 24.0:1 | 4% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 992 | 40 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Folsom High.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (2,426 to 2,901); teachers up 25% (93.9 to 117.6).
About Folsom High
Folsom High operates as a large high school in Folsom, California. The school's 2,901 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 246% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Enrollment across the 35 schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified totals 21,699 students.
The most common group at Folsom High is White students, at 41%. The school is also 29% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is close to the 45% White share among all Sacramento County residents. Folsom High's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Folsom High's 117.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 24.7:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 24.7:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 21%. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Folsom High's results are 1.6 points below predicted: 65.7% against 67.2%.
Sacramento County has these Census figures: the median household income is $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Sacramento County has 387 public schools and roughly 259,342 students.
The school nearest to Folsom High is Folsom Lake High, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Folsom High ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Folsom High's enrollment climbed 12%, to 2,901.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified
- Cordova HighHigh · 1,944 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,782 students
- Sutter MiddleMiddle · 1,628 students
- Folsom MiddleMiddle · 1,508 students
- Mills MiddleMiddle · 886 students
- W. E. Mitchell MiddleMiddle · 755 students
Other schools in Folsom
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,782 students
- Sutter MiddleMiddle · 1,628 students
- Folsom MiddleMiddle · 1,508 students
- Theodore Judah ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Mangini Ranch ElementaryElementary · 598 students
- Alder Creek ElementaryElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Folsom Lake High0.0 mi · 47
- Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary0.3 mi · 490
- Natoma Station Elementary1.2 mi · 548
- Gold Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 496
- Folsom Middle1.9 mi · 1,508
- Sutter Middle2.0 mi · 1,628
Frequently asked questions
About Folsom HighWhat is the total enrollment at Folsom High?
Folsom High enrolls approximately 2,901 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Folsom High serve?
Folsom High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Folsom High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Folsom High is approximately 24.7:1 (118 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Folsom High?
Student demographics at Folsom High are roughly 41% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 29% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Folsom High public or private?
Folsom High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Folsom-Cordova Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.