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Enrollment
1,682
High
DISTRICT 894 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005247
Hiram W. Johnson High
6879 14th Ave., Sacramento, CA 95820 · (916) 395-5070 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,682 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of California public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
21.8:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
1,304 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 418 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 429 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 402 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 433 | 26% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
21.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
14.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 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 have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.3% | 17.6% | 25.7% | 52.4% |
| Math | 5.7% | 8.5% | 19.7% | 66.1% |
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 | 21.9% | 14.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.7% | 7.7% |
| 2021-22 | 22.1% | 7.5% |
| 2018-19 | 26.4% | 11.5% |
| 2017-18 | 29.9% | 9.4% |
| 2016-17 | 35.4% | 7.4% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hiram W. Johnson High
Hiram W. Johnson High's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram W. Johnson High this school | 1,682 | 77.5% | 17.5% |
| Cesar Chavez High Stockton | 2,021 | 74.9% | 26.0% |
| Mt. Eden High Hayward | 1,865 | 75.0% | 38.1% |
| Morse High San Diego | 1,591 | 80.1% | 40.5% |
| San Leandro High San Leandro | 2,510 | 75.3% | 30.1% |
| Justin Garza High Fresno | 2,095 | 72.9% | 41.3% |
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 Hiram W. Johnson High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #1,014 of 1,052 | #44 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #860 of 1,056 ▲ 115 | #35 of 45 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #1,032 of 1,056 ▼ 21 | #44 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #444 of 1,044 | #15 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,682 | #453 of 2,093 | #17 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #810 of 1,352 | #30 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #260 of 1,351 | #39 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.5% | #675 of 1,575 | #17 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #96 of 327 | #4 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
1,682
-197 (-10%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 3,085
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 1,682 | 77.3 | 21.8:1 | 78% (1,304) |
| 2023-24 | 1,627 | 75.9 | 21.4:1 | 78% (1,264) |
| 2022-23 | 1,733 | 81.7 | 21.2:1 | 77% (1,341) |
| 2020-21 | 1,879 | 76 | 24.7:1 | 82% (1,533) |
| 2017-18 | 1,497 | 78.9 | 19.0:1 | 76% (1,140) |
| 2015-16 | 1,543 | 70 | 22.0:1 | 88% (1,355) |
| 2010-11 | 1,900 | N/A | N/A | 70% (1,335) |
| 2000-01 | 3,194 | 133 | 24.0:1 | 39% (1,254) |
| 1990-91 | 3,085 | 129 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hiram W. Johnson High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,497 to 1,682); teachers down 2% (78.9 to 77.3).
About Hiram W. Johnson High
Hiram W. Johnson High is a public high school run by Sacramento City Unified in Sacramento, California. It educates 1,682 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Sacramento City Unified has 73 schools; together they serve 37,657 students.
Hiram W. Johnson High is 53% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 23% Asian, 9% Black, 6% White, and 4% Pacific Islander. Among people living in Sacramento County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. Hiram W. Johnson High's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Hiram W. Johnson High's 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.8:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 78%. The average for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
allk12 grades Hiram W. Johnson High an F. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Hiram W. Johnson High ranks in the bottom 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.5%, against a prediction of 34.1%.
Among Sacramento County residents, the median household income is $92,175, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Hiram W. Johnson High, Sacramento County has 386 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Tahoe Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Hiram W. Johnson High ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 17.5% against a local average of 44.9%.
The NCES locale for Hiram W. Johnson High is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment decrease, from 1,879 in 2020-21 to 1,682 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 24.7:1 to 21.8:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Hiram W. Johnson HighHow many students attend Hiram W. Johnson High?
Hiram W. Johnson High enrolls approximately 1,682 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hiram W. Johnson High serve?
Hiram W. Johnson High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hiram W. Johnson High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hiram W. Johnson High is approximately 21.8:1 (77 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hiram W. Johnson High?
At Hiram W. Johnson High, the student body is approximately 6% White, 53% Hispanic, 9% Black, 23% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hiram W. Johnson High?
Hiram W. Johnson High is overseen by Sacramento City Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.