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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Oak Ridge High?
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Enrollment
2,346
High
DISTRICT 1,068 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL DORADO UNION HIGH·NCES 061207007279
Oak Ridge High
1120 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 · (916) 933-6980 · El Dorado County
GRADES 08–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,346 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
25.4:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
222 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 605 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 519 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 587 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 635 | 27% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
78.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.0pp since 2014
Math
65.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.6% | 29.4% | 11.2% | 10.8% |
| Math | 33.5% | 31.7% | 21.4% | 13.3% |
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 | 78.0% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 58.4% |
| 2022-23 | 75.3% | 57.6% |
| 2021-22 | 66.4% | 55.6% |
| 2020-21 | 74.5% | 54.8% |
| 2018-19 | 75.5% | 68.4% |
| 2017-18 | 72.4% | 62.5% |
| 2016-17 | 83.4% | 67.7% |
| 2015-16 | 89.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 85.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
68.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Oak Ridge High
Oak Ridge High's state test result (68.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge High this school | 2,346 | 9.5% | 68.1% |
| San Ramon Valley High Danville | 2,036 | 5.7% | 64.5% |
| Mira Costa High Manhattan Beach | 2,473 | 7.0% | 68.4% |
| Los Gatos High Los Gatos | 1,914 | 6.8% | 72.5% |
| Palos Verdes High Palos Verdes Estates | 1,484 | 8.4% | 70.8% |
| Acalanes High Lafayette | 1,256 | 7.3% | 75.0% |
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 Oak Ridge High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In El Dorado County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #100 of 1,052 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #61 of 1,056 ▲ 19 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #122 of 1,056 ▲ 100 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.6pp | #128 of 1,044 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,346 | #146 of 2,093 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #1,245 of 1,352 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #514 of 1,351 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.5% | #1,552 of 1,575 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #645 of 802 | N/A |
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
2,346
-145 (-6%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 1,189
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 2,346 | 92.2 | 25.4:1 | 9% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 2,375 | 97.4 | 24.4:1 | 9% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 2,516 | 100.7 | 25.0:1 | 7% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 2,491 | 99 | 25.2:1 | 8% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 2,457 | 96.2 | 25.5:1 | 8% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 2,400 | 95 | 25.3:1 | 6% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 2,241 | N/A | N/A | 4% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 1,773 | 77 | 23.0:1 | 1% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 1,189 | 50 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Ridge High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,457 to 2,346); teachers down 4% (96.2 to 92.2).
About Oak Ridge High
Oak Ridge High is a large high school in El Dorado Hills, California, (ZIP code 95762). In all, 2,346 students attend the school in grades 8 through 12. The school is 180% bigger than the average for high schools in California.
The district, El Dorado Union High, operates 6 schools serving 6,410 students.
The share of White students at Oak Ridge High is 63%, a majority. Smaller groups are 16% Asian, 14% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of El Dorado County is roughly 78% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
On staff are 92.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.4:1. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Oak Ridge High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 9%. Public schools in El Dorado County average 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Oak Ridge High lands at A-, ahead of 77% of California public high schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Oak Ridge High's results are 5.9 points below predicted: 68.1% against 74.0%.
The county, El Dorado County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $108,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 69, with about 34,706 students.
Among nearby public schools, Rolling Hills Middle is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Oak Ridge High places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Oak Ridge High had a net loss of 145 students, or 6%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Oak Ridge High. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
El Dorado County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,662
Census ACS
Median income
$108,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
34,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in El Dorado Union High
- Ponderosa HighHigh · 1,675 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,135 students
- Union Mine HighHigh · 1,033 students
- Pacific Crest AcademyHigh · 117 students
- Independence ContinuationHigh · 104 students
Other schools in El Dorado Hills
- CottonwoodCombined · 3,563 students
- Clarksville CharterCombined · 2,347 students
- John Adams Academy - El Dorado HillsCombined · 1,580 students
- Rolling Hills MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Marina Village MiddleMiddle · 750 students
- Charter Montessori Valley View CampusElementary · 692 students
Other Oak Ridge High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Oak Ridge High. Oak Ridge High is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Oak Ridge High SchoolCONROE, TX · 2,758 students
- OAK RIDGE HIGHORLANDO, FL · 2,553 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolOak Ridge, TN · 1,635 students
- OAK RIDGE HIGHOAK RIDGE, MO · 183 students
Nearby schools
- Rolling Hills Middle0.2 mi · 778
- Silva Valley Elementary0.4 mi · 416
- Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter1.3 mi · 180
- Oak Meadow Elementary1.3 mi · 412
- William Brooks Elementary1.6 mi · 372
- Jackson Elementary1.7 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Ridge HighHow large is Oak Ridge High?
Oak Ridge High enrolls approximately 2,346 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does Oak Ridge High serve?
Oak Ridge High serves grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Ridge High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Ridge High is approximately 25.4:1 (92 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Ridge High?
At Oak Ridge High, the student body is approximately 63% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Oak Ridge High public or private?
Oak Ridge High is a public K-12 school, overseen by El Dorado Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.