Mira Loma High

Mira Loma High is a four-year high school of expansive scale in Sacramento, California, operated by San Juan Unified, caters to 1,655 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Mira Loma High sits 97% bigger than that benchmark.

San Juan Unified runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 39,171 students. Mira Loma High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Mira Loma High shows that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 45% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at Mira Loma High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Mira Loma High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 49.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Mira Loma High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Whitney Avenue Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mira Loma High comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 1,765 students in 2018 compared to 1,655 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 34% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Mira Loma High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.