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Which teacher or staff member at Sonora High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
880
High
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SONORA UNION HIGH·NCES 063726006306
Sonora High
430 North Washington St., Sonora, CA 95370 · (209) 532-5511 · Tuolumne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL880 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of California public high schools
- B+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.
- CThree-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
23.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
337 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 225 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 215 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 202 | 23% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
65.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.3pp since 2014
Math
29.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.3% | 35.4% | 20.0% | 14.3% |
| Math | 7.4% | 21.7% | 30.3% | 40.6% |
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 | 65.7% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 26.5% |
| 2022-23 | 62.6% | 24.3% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 30.4% |
| 2020-21 | 69.0% | 27.6% |
| 2018-19 | 75.3% | 40.6% |
| 2017-18 | 75.0% | 37.2% |
| 2016-17 | 77.5% | 45.3% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Sonora High
Sonora High's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonora High this school | 880 | 38.3% | 47.1% |
| Union Mine High El Dorado | 1,033 | 37.3% | 44.4% |
| Arcata High Arcata | 1,007 | 40.3% | 50.0% |
| El Dorado High Placerville | 1,135 | 38.0% | 46.7% |
| Petaluma High Petaluma | 1,193 | 40.9% | 43.5% |
| Lassen High Susanville | 816 | 34.2% | 33.9% |
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 Sonora High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tuolumne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #369 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #446 of 1,056 ▼ 13 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #342 of 1,056 ▼ 49 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #314 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 880 | #812 of 2,093 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #990 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #540 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #1,310 of 1,575 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #458 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
880
-23 (-3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,229
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 880 | 38.3 | 23.0:1 | 38% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 960 | 37.8 | 25.4:1 | 39% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 919 | 38.3 | 24.0:1 | 36% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 903 | 38 | 23.8:1 | 33% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 979 | 39.3 | 24.9:1 | 41% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 940 | 43 | 21.9:1 | 38% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 1,145 | N/A | N/A | 34% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 1,654 | 67 | 24.7:1 | 20% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 1,229 | 53 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sonora High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (979 to 880); teachers down 3% (39.3 to 38.3).
About Sonora High
Sonora High is a high school with a street address in Sonora, California. It enrolled 880 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
Sonora Union High includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 989 students.
Sonora High is 62% White by enrollment. Other students are 23% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Tuolumne County residents are about 81% White. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 23.0:1 comes from the school's 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The lunch program counts 38% of students at Sonora High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Tuolumne County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against California public high schools, Sonora High receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.1% for Sonora High. The school posts 47.1%, 10.0 points below the prediction.
Sonora High is located in Tuolumne County, where the median household income is $77,404, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Sonora High, Tuolumne County has 29 other public schools.
Dario Cassina High is the public school closest to Sonora High, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Sonora High is 1st of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has fallen by 23 students since 2020-21, to 880.
Community posts for Sonora High can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tuolumne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,498
Census ACS
Median income
$77,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
5,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sonora Union High
- Theodore Bird HighHigh · 65 students
- Dario Cassina HighHigh · 44 students
Other schools in Sonora
- Sonora ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Gold Rush Home Study CharterCombined · 430 students
- Curtis Creek ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Belleview ElementaryElementary · 148 students
- Theodore Bird HighHigh · 65 students
- Dario Cassina HighHigh · 44 students
Other Sonora High schools
One other US public school is named Sonora High. Sonora High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sonora HighLa Habra, CA · 1,779 students
Nearby schools
- Dario Cassina High0.7 mi · 44
- Theodore Bird High0.7 mi · 65
- Tuolumne County Community/ISP0.9 mi · 27
- Tuolumne County Special Education0.9 mi · 42
- Sonora Elementary1.1 mi · 643
- Gold Ridge Educational Center1.8 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Sonora HighWhat is the total enrollment at Sonora High?
Sonora High enrolls approximately 880 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sonora High serve?
Sonora High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Sonora High?
Approximately 23.0:1 students per teacher at Sonora High.
How diverse is Sonora High?
Sonora High reports a student body of 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Sonora High in?
Sonora High is part of Sonora Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.