Rio Cazadero High

Rio Cazadero High operates as a minimally staffed four-year high school in Sacramento, California, part of Elk Grove Unified. Current enrollment sits at 120 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Elk Grove Unified runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 63,232 students. Rio Cazadero High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rio Cazadero High records that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 31% Black, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Rio Cazadero High lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 80% of students at Rio Cazadero High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put median household earnings sit near $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Rio Cazadero High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Las Flores High (Alternative), roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rio Cazadero High.

Rio Cazadero High operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 152 students in 2018 compared to 120 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.