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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Healdsburg High this year?
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Enrollment
503
High
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEALDSBURG UNIFIED·NCES 060004402140
Healdsburg High
1024 Prince St., Healdsburg, CA 95448 · (707) 431-3420 · Sonoma County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
17.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
284 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 | 145 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 134 | 27% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
68.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.6pp since 2014
Math
36.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 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 up about 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.0% | 29.5% | 18.1% | 13.3% |
| Math | 10.6% | 26.0% | 27.9% | 35.6% |
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 | 68.6% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 32.3% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 25.2% |
| 2021-22 | 53.4% | 23.4% |
| 2020-21 | 55.2% | 26.5% |
| 2018-19 | 38.3% | 20.0% |
| 2017-18 | 63.1% | 39.0% |
| 2016-17 | 57.7% | 30.3% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Healdsburg High
Healdsburg High's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healdsburg High this school | 503 | 56.5% | 51.6% |
| Kelseyville High Kelseyville | 515 | 62.7% | 22.3% |
| Cloverdale High Cloverdale | 393 | 57.3% | 30.7% |
| Clairemont High San Diego | 823 | 57.4% | 38.0% |
| Winters High Winters | 479 | 61.4% | 38.7% |
| Hilmar High Hilmar | 696 | 60.6% | 33.4% |
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 Healdsburg High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #295 of 1,052 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #323 of 1,056 ▲ 9 | #4 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #281 of 1,056 ▼ 28 | #1 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.2pp | #52 of 1,044 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #1,022 of 2,093 | #12 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #213 of 1,352 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #644 of 1,351 | #11 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #1,099 of 1,575 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #495 of 802 | #5 of 10 |
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
503
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-51% since 2000-01, when it was 1,028
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 503 | 29.5 | 17.1:1 | 56% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 30.6 | 15.0:1 | 58% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 29.5 | 17.4:1 | 46% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 42% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 44% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 32 | 19.3:1 | 39% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | N/A | N/A | 37% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 1,028 | 46 | 22.4:1 | 12% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Healdsburg High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (552 to 503); teachers down 8% (32 to 29.5).
About Healdsburg High
Healdsburg High runs as a small high school in Healdsburg, California. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 503 students. The school is 40% below the average for high schools in California.
Healdsburg High is part of a district of 4 schools: Healdsburg Unified, with 1,221 students.
At Healdsburg High, 57% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 40% White. Census figures show Sonoma County is about 30% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Healdsburg High scores 51%.
Staffing at Healdsburg High comes to 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. Healdsburg High counts 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Healdsburg High earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of California public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Healdsburg High, the prediction is 46.5% and the result is 51.6%.
For the population of Sonoma County, the median household earns about $104,674 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Sonoma County, 184 public schools serve about 63,389 students.
Healdsburg High's closest public school neighbor is Marce Becerra Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Nearby schools average 47.2% on proficiency, and Healdsburg High is above that at 51.6%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 503 in 2024-25.
Healdsburg High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sonoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
485,040
Census ACS
Median income
$104,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
184
63,389 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Healdsburg Unified
- Healdsburg ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Healdsburg Junior HighMiddle · 293 students
- Marce Becerra AcademyHigh · 24 students
Other schools in Healdsburg
- Healdsburg ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Healdsburg Junior HighMiddle · 293 students
- West Side ElementaryElementary · 130 students
- Alexander Valley ElementaryElementary · 111 students
- Marce Becerra AcademyHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Marce Becerra Academy0.0 mi · 24
- Healdsburg Junior High0.5 mi · 293
- Healdsburg Elementary0.7 mi · 401
- West Side Elementary3.1 mi · 130
- Alexander Valley Elementary4.6 mi · 111
- Brooks Elementary5.4 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About Healdsburg HighHow large is Healdsburg High?
Healdsburg High enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Healdsburg High serve?
Healdsburg High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Healdsburg High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Healdsburg High is approximately 17.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Healdsburg High?
At Healdsburg High, the student body is approximately 40% White, 57% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Healdsburg High?
Healdsburg High is overseen by Healdsburg Unified in Sonoma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.