Rite of Passage

As a very small high school, Rite of Passage serves students in San Andreas, California. Enrollment stands at 26 students, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 97% fewer students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).

El Dorado County Office of Education counts 5 schools and 825 students, including Rite of Passage.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Rite of Passage is Hispanic, with 38% of students. Other groups make up 23% White, 23% Black, 12% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. Calaveras County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher.

For every teacher at Rite of Passage, there are about 6.1 students; the school has 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 23 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Calaveras County is 54%.

Looking at the county, Calaveras County, the median household earns about $78,647 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Rite of Passage, Calaveras County has 23 public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Rite of Passage is closest to Albert A. Michelson Elementary, about 5.3 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area. As a charter school, Rite of Passage is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

Enrollment was 150 in 2017-18 and 26 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Hispanic share, which fell from 48% to 38%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 6.1:1.

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