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Enrollment
2,098
High
DISTRICT 1,232 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HESPERIA UNIFIED·NCES 060001405093
Sultana High
17311 Sultana Ave., Hesperia, CA 92345 · (760) 947-6777 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,098 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
21.8:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
1,532 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 573 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 539 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 499 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 487 | 23% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
49.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
14.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.4pp 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 15 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 down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.4% | 31.5% | 22.9% | 27.2% |
| Math | 3.6% | 11.0% | 23.2% | 62.2% |
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 | 49.9% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 13.2% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 13.9% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 17.7% |
| 2020-21 | 64.4% | 31.8% |
| 2018-19 | 59.7% | 26.5% |
| 2017-18 | 48.3% | 18.6% |
| 2016-17 | 56.6% | 20.6% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Sultana High
Sultana High's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sultana High this school | 2,098 | 73.0% | 31.2% |
| Polytechnic High Riverside | 2,484 | 70.4% | 48.5% |
| San Diego Workforce Innovation High National City | 2,722 | 76.6% | N/A |
| Oceanside High Oceanside | 1,948 | 74.5% | 27.6% |
| Tulare Union High Tulare | 1,616 | 75.3% | 41.1% |
| Elsinore High Wildomar | 1,927 | 77.7% | 34.9% |
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 Sultana High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #758 of 1,052 | #38 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #843 of 1,056 ▼ 24 | #48 of 56 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #710 of 1,056 ▲ 12 | #32 of 56 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #257 of 1,044 | #6 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,098 | #236 of 2,093 | #29 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #821 of 1,352 | #41 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #814 of 1,351 | #43 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #799 of 1,575 | #56 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #122 of 327 | #9 of 19 |
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
2,098
+143 (+7%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 2,279
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 2,098 | 96.2 | 21.8:1 | 73% (1,532) |
| 2023-24 | 2,181 | 93.3 | 23.4:1 | 54% (1,186) |
| 2022-23 | 2,169 | 89.9 | 24.1:1 | 49% (1,063) |
| 2020-21 | 1,955 | 83 | 23.6:1 | 57% (1,122) |
| 2017-18 | 1,901 | 85.4 | 22.3:1 | 75% (1,423) |
| 2015-16 | 1,962 | 78 | 25.1:1 | 70% (1,376) |
| 2010-11 | 2,205 | N/A | N/A | 57% (1,264) |
| 2000-01 | 2,279 | 92 | 24.8:1 | 24% (557) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sultana High.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,901 to 2,098); teachers up 13% (85.4 to 96.2).
About Sultana High
As a large high school, Sultana High serves students in Hesperia, California. The school serves 2,098 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Sultana High is one of the 25 schools that make up Hesperia Unified (23,188 students in total).
Hispanic students account for 74% of enrollment at Sultana High. Smaller groups are 17% White and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of San Bernardino County is roughly 55% Hispanic. Sultana High has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 96.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 21.8:1. That ratio is over the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Around 73% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County.
allk12 grades Sultana High a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 36.8% at Sultana High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Bernardino County show that median household income is about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 583 public schools in San Bernardino County, with a combined enrollment of about 393,648.
The closest public school to Sultana High is Lime Street Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Sultana High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sultana High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Sultana High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Sultana High saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 23.6:1 in 2020-21 and 21.8:1 in 2024-25.
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San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hesperia Unified
- Hesperia HighHigh · 2,405 students
- Oak Hills HighHigh · 2,370 students
- Hesperia Junior HighMiddle · 1,228 students
- Ranchero MiddleMiddle · 1,140 students
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,061 students
- Mission Crest ElementaryElementary · 989 students
Other schools in Hesperia
- Alta Vista Innovation HighHigh · 2,812 students
- Hesperia HighHigh · 2,405 students
- Hesperia Junior HighMiddle · 1,228 students
- Ranchero MiddleMiddle · 1,140 students
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,061 students
- Mission Crest ElementaryElementary · 989 students
Nearby schools
- Lime Street Elementary0.6 mi · 887
- Juniper Elementary0.9 mi · 761
- Mesa Grande Elementary1.3 mi · 715
- LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy1.6 mi · 505
- Kingston Elementary1.8 mi · 808
- Pathways to College K81.9 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Sultana HighHow many students attend Sultana High?
Sultana High enrolls approximately 2,098 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sultana High serve?
Sultana High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Sultana High?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Sultana High.
How diverse is Sultana High?
Sultana High reports a student body of 17% White, 74% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sultana High?
Sultana High is overseen by Hesperia Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.