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Enrollment
2,142
High
DISTRICT 1,516 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233003662
Laguna Creek High
9050 Vicino Dr., Elk Grove, CA 95758 · (916) 683-1339 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,142 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- 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.
- B-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
21.5:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
1,111 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 | 543 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 484 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 559 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 556 | 26% |
Student demographics
78%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
56.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.6pp since 2014
Math
25.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.5% | 30.9% | 23.0% | 20.6% |
| Math | 12.1% | 13.7% | 25.4% | 48.7% |
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 | 56.4% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 27.5% |
| 2022-23 | 64.1% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.7% | 26.1% |
| 2020-21 | 64.8% | 43.2% |
| 2018-19 | 69.7% | 37.7% |
| 2017-18 | 48.5% | 29.5% |
| 2016-17 | 61.2% | 32.9% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Laguna Creek High
Laguna Creek High's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Creek High this school | 2,142 | 51.9% | 41.1% |
| American Canyon High American Canyon | 1,720 | 56.3% | 44.3% |
| Encinal Junior/Senior High Alameda | 1,280 | 47.3% | 47.7% |
| John F. Kennedy High Sacramento | 1,652 | 59.4% | 27.9% |
| Inderkum High Sacramento | 2,194 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| John C. Kimball High Tracy | 1,587 | 53.7% | 50.7% |
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 Laguna Creek High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #502 of 1,052 | #16 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #511 of 1,056 ▼ 94 | #19 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #545 of 1,056 no change | #17 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #517 of 1,044 | #18 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,142 | #214 of 2,093 | #8 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #761 of 1,352 | #27 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.0% | #7 of 1,351 | #2 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #1,150 of 1,575 | #48 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #68 of 327 | #3 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
2,142
+27 (+1%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 2,816
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 2,142 | 99.7 | 21.5:1 | 52% (1,111) |
| 2023-24 | 2,119 | 100.2 | 21.2:1 | 43% (904) |
| 2022-23 | 2,231 | 102.6 | 21.8:1 | 38% (839) |
| 2020-21 | 2,115 | 97 | 21.8:1 | 39% (832) |
| 2017-18 | 1,828 | 89.3 | 20.5:1 | 47% (851) |
| 2015-16 | 1,797 | 90 | 20.0:1 | 49% (881) |
| 2010-11 | 1,639 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 2,816 | 122 | 23.1:1 | 15% (432) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laguna Creek High.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,828 to 2,142); teachers up 12% (89.3 to 99.7).
About Laguna Creek High
Elk Grove, California, is home to Laguna Creek High, a large high school. Its enrollment is 2,142 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 156% larger than that mark.
Elk Grove Unified has 63,232 students spread across 67 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Laguna Creek High is Hispanic, with 29% of students. Other groups include 29% Asian, 16% White, 13% Black, and 12% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Laguna Creek High scores 78%.
Laguna Creek High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1, with 99.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 63% for public schools in Sacramento County.
On the allk12 Grade, Laguna Creek High lands at C+, ahead of 38% of California public high schools.
Laguna Creek High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.1% is 8.0 points below the 49.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Sacramento County area, median household income comes to about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Sacramento County's 387 public schools enroll about 259,342 students and include Laguna Creek High.
John Ehrhardt Elementary is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Laguna Creek High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Laguna Creek High ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 41.1% versus a 42.2% average.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show 2,115 students in 2020-21 and 2,142 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
On allk12, people connected to Laguna Creek High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Elk Grove Unified
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,650 students
- Pleasant Grove HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Monterey Trail HighHigh · 2,263 students
- Cosumnes Oaks HighHigh · 2,109 students
- Elk Grove HighHigh · 1,684 students
Other schools in Elk Grove
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,650 students
- Pleasant Grove HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Monterey Trail HighHigh · 2,263 students
- Cosumnes Oaks HighHigh · 2,109 students
- Elk Grove HighHigh · 1,684 students
- Katherine L. Albiani MiddleMiddle · 1,447 students
Nearby schools
- John Ehrhardt Elementary0.4 mi · 827
- Foulks Ranch Elementary0.7 mi · 779
- Harriet G. Eddy Middle1.0 mi · 1,034
- Marion Mix Elementary1.1 mi · 736
- Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary1.3 mi · 719
- Elitha Donner Elementary1.3 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About Laguna Creek HighHow many students attend Laguna Creek High?
Laguna Creek High enrolls approximately 2,142 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Laguna Creek High serve?
Laguna Creek High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Laguna Creek High?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Laguna Creek High.
How diverse is Laguna Creek High?
Laguna Creek High reports a student body of 16% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 29% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Laguna Creek High in?
Laguna Creek High is part of Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.