Rite of Passage

Rite of Passage operates as a minimally staffed high school in San Andreas, California, part of El Dorado County Office of Education. Current enrollment sits at 26 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Rite of Passage sits 97% leaner than that benchmark.

Within El Dorado County Office of Education, which oversees 5 schools and 825 students, Rite of Passage is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Rite of Passage lists that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% White, 23% Black, 12% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Calaveras County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Calaveras County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,647, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rite of Passage is one of 23 public schools in Calaveras County (combined enrollment of about 5,261 students).

The closest other public school is Albert A. Michelson Elementary, roughly 5.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. Rite of Passage operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rite of Passage has fell 83%, going from 150 students in 2018 to 26 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 48% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 6.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.