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What advice would you give to incoming students at Santa Rosa High?
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Enrollment
1,553
High
DISTRICT 1,184 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA HIGH·NCES 063583006132
Santa Rosa High
1235 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401 · (707) 890-3850 · Sonoma County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,553 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
21.2:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
906 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 406 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 399 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 402 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 346 | 22% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
50.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.7pp since 2014
Math
19.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 29.2% | 24.8% | 24.8% |
| Math | 5.8% | 13.5% | 21.9% | 58.8% |
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 | 50.3% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.9% | 27.9% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 22.4% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 32.4% |
| 2016-17 | 54.4% | 30.1% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Santa Rosa High
Santa Rosa High's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa High this school | 1,553 | 58.3% | 37.3% |
| Vintage High Napa | 1,622 | 57.8% | 38.2% |
| Ventura High Ventura | 1,939 | 60.4% | 40.9% |
| Laguna Hills High Laguna Hills | 1,317 | 58.5% | 42.8% |
| Lodi High Lodi | 1,952 | 60.9% | 36.2% |
| Buena High Ventura | 1,585 | 60.2% | 38.0% |
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 Santa Rosa High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #598 of 1,052 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #703 of 1,056 ▼ 209 | #7 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #701 of 1,056 ▼ 178 | #9 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #258 of 1,044 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,553 | #542 of 2,093 | #5 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #712 of 1,352 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #379 of 1,351 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #1,063 of 1,575 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #148 of 802 | #2 of 10 |
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
1,553
-319 (-17%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,580
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 1,553 | 73.4 | 21.2:1 | 58% (906) |
| 2023-24 | 1,636 | 84.2 | 19.4:1 | 38% (617) |
| 2022-23 | 1,682 | 88.9 | 18.9:1 | 39% (651) |
| 2020-21 | 1,872 | 83 | 22.6:1 | 38% (716) |
| 2017-18 | 1,991 | 83.7 | 23.8:1 | 40% (799) |
| 2015-16 | 1,988 | 88 | 22.6:1 | 31% (611) |
| 2010-11 | 1,996 | N/A | N/A | 30% (596) |
| 2000-01 | 1,797 | 83 | 21.6:1 | 14% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 1,580 | 72 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Rosa High.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,991 to 1,553); teachers down 12% (83.7 to 73.4).
About Santa Rosa High
At 1235 Mendocino Ave. in Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa High operates as a large high school. The school enrolls 1,553 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 85% larger than that mark.
Santa Rosa High operates as its own local education agency.
The biggest share of students at Santa Rosa High, 50%, is Hispanic. The next largest groups are 34% White, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Sonoma County overall, about 30% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Santa Rosa High scores 61%.
A staff of 73.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 21.2:1. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 3.0 students per teacher. By family income, 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Santa Rosa High earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of California public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Santa Rosa High is 45.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.3%.
In Sonoma County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $104,674, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 184 public schools and about 63,389 students.
Ridgway High (Continuation) is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Santa Rosa High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Santa Rosa High ranks 2nd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.3% against a local average of 27.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
The school's student count fell 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 22.6 in 2020-21 to 21.2 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sonoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
485,040
Census ACS
Median income
$104,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
184
63,389 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Rosa High
- Maria Carrillo HighHigh · 1,584 students
- Piner HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Montgomery HighHigh · 1,253 students
- Elsie Allen HighHigh · 1,029 students
- Rincon Valley MiddleMiddle · 725 students
- Herbert Slater MiddleMiddle · 577 students
Other schools in Santa Rosa
- Maria Carrillo HighHigh · 1,584 students
- Piner HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Roseland CharterCombined · 1,254 students
- Montgomery HighHigh · 1,253 students
- Elsie Allen HighHigh · 1,029 students
- Cesar Chavez Language AcademyElementary · 773 students
Other Santa Rosa High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Santa Rosa High. Santa Rosa High is the largest of the 4.
- Santa Rosa High SchoolSANTA ROSA, TX · 291 students
- SANTA ROSA HIGHSANTA ROSA, NM · 193 students
- SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOLMILTON, FL · 151 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgway High (Continuation)0.3 mi · 252
- Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts0.4 mi · 384
- Steele Lane Elementary0.6 mi · 447
- Santa Rosa Middle0.7 mi · 452
- Kid Street Charter0.8 mi · 118
- Proctor Terrace Elementary1.1 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Rosa HighWhat is the total enrollment at Santa Rosa High?
Santa Rosa High enrolls approximately 1,553 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Santa Rosa High serve?
Santa Rosa High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Rosa High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Rosa High is approximately 21.2:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Santa Rosa High?
Student demographics at Santa Rosa High are roughly 34% White, 50% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Santa Rosa High public or private?
Santa Rosa High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Rosa High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.