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Amador High

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Amador High ranks 858 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

858^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 60% of California high schools

Summary

Amador High is a public high school serving 615 students in grades 9-12 in Sutter Creek, CA, as part of the Amador County Unified school district, and it stands out for its exceptionally high graduation rate of 99.3% despite facing some academic and attendance challenges.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in English Language Arts, where its 63% proficiency rate significantly outpaces the state average and outperforms nearby schools like Argonaut High and Calaveras High. However, math proficiency is a notable area for improvement, with only 16% of students meeting standards, which is below both the state and district averages and a common challenge across the local area. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism, while a concern at 28%, is lower than at some neighboring schools but higher than at schools in the higher-performing El Dorado Union High district, such as Pacific Crest Academy.

Overall, Amador High demonstrates a strong ability to support students through to graduation, achieving this with moderate per-student spending. Its statewide ranking has seen some recent fluctuation, a trend also observed at Argonaut High, suggesting broader district-level factors may be at play. For parents, the school presents a profile of robust student support systems and excellence in English, alongside a recognized need for growth in mathematics and student attendance.

615

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,022

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 Spanish St.
Sutter Creek, CA 95685-9701

(209) 257-7300

District: Amador County Unified

Feeder schools for Amador High:

Elementary:	Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts
	Plymouth Elementary
	Sutter Creek Elementary
Middle:	Jackson Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.9%

Hispanic:

25.2%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg30%

California avg41%

858^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Amador County Unified

1052^nd of 1,543Amador County Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	858 of 2162	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.4	449 of 2159	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	505 of 2170	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	404 of 2123	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.5	599 of 1290	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	569 of 2133	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	617 of 2017	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.7	469 of 2021	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	81.0	364 of 2039	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.4	336 of 1994	83.1%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	237 of 2426	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	69.3	313 of 2354	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	235 of 2367	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	73.4	229 of 2281	90.0%	★★★★★
2009	79.3	122 of 2238	94.5%	★★★★★
2008	77.0	167 of 2117	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	68.4	291 of 2063	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	317 of 1968	83.9%	★★★★☆
2005	66.2	313 of 1901	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	53.6	445 of 1653	73.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.8	278 of 1161	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	229 of 555	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	455 of 1117	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	276 of 1052	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	712 of 1906	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	427 of 1915	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	341 of 1915	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	326 of 1858	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	50.2	512 of 1054	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	574 of 1833	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	592 of 1760	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	758 of 1900	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	454 of 1902	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	771 of 1917	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.2	180 of 1861	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	48.1	926 of 1814	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	1083 of 1742	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	667 of 2013	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	476 of 2026	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	451 of 2030	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	405 of 1943	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	42.1	676 of 1126	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	701 of 1937	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.2	380 of 1862	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	854 of 1942	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	455 of 1948	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	606 of 1963	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	465 of 1916	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	608 of 1122	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	546 of 1880	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	609 of 1834	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.9	107 of 190	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.9	243 of 366	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	564 of 1252	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	672 of 1216	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	397 of 1197	66.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	768 of 1155	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	504 of 1173	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	423 of 1193	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	494 of 1204	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	616 of 1222	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	611 of 1173	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)76th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2023)44th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)34th percentile-36 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Amador High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amador High	Public	9-12	330 Spanish St.	Sutter Creek	95685	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7300	615	29	21.0	34.3%	405 (65.9%)	1 (0.2%)	155 (25.2%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	58.6	858^th of 2162 public high schools	60.3%		77.4	449^th of 2159 public high schools	79.2%	409	36.2	36.0	63.1	63.1	16.5	16.5	$18,022	$833	$17,189
Independence High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	525 Independence Dr.	Sutter Creek	95685	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5100	49	4	12.2	61.2%	27 (55.1%)	2 (4.1%)	14 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	6.5	2162^nd of 2162 public high schools	0.0%		14.7	1826^th of 2159 public high schools	15.4%	336		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$25,857	$2,112	$23,745
Argonaut High	Public	9-12	501 Argonaut Ln.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7700	593	31	19.1	34.4%	361 (60.9%)	6 (1.0%)	158 (26.6%)	8 (1.3%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.6%)	44.7	1149^th of 2162 public high schools	46.9%		63.2	690^th of 2159 public high schools	68.0%	459	26.4	26.2	50.5	50.5	15.0	15.0	$17,953	$838	$17,115
Amador County Regional Occupational Program	Public	12	217 Rex Ave.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 257-5353	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oakendell Community	Public	6-12	3585 Hawver Rd.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-1961	8	2	5.3		5 (62.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)							$19,603	$5,825	$13,778
Calaveras High	Public	8-12	350 High School St.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-1811	703	34	20.8	47.4%	464 (66.0%)	3 (0.4%)	166 (23.6%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.7%)	38.9	1293^rd of 2162 public high schools	40.2%		36.9	1317^th of 2159 public high schools	39.0%	24	29.4	29.1	31.3	31.3	17.9	17.9	$17,029	$1,235	$15,794
Gold Strike High	Public	9-12	350 High School St.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2123	34	2	16.3	61.8%	24 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	21.6	1658^th of 2162 public high schools	23.3%		24.2	1601^st of 2159 public high schools	25.8%	57	6.3	6.3	18.8	18.8	18.8	18.8	$12,047	$1,127	$10,920
Calaveras River Academy	Public	6-12	150 Old Oak Rd.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-1996	17	4	4.1	76.5%	12 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)								(n/a)							$93,208	$15,935	$77,273
Pacific Crest Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	6540 Koki Ln.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 622-6212	117	5	23.9	21.4%	78 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (17.9%)	6 (5.1%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	75.2	492^nd of 2162 public high schools	77.2%		95.1	106^th of 2159 public high schools	95.1%	386	37.9	38.7	72.4	72.4	34.5	34.5	$20,252	$671	$19,581
Union Mine High	Public	9-12	6530 Koki Ln.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 621-4003	1,033	49	21.1	37.3%	681 (65.9%)	8 (0.8%)	256 (24.8%)	10 (1.0%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.0%)	62	764^th of 2162 public high schools	64.7%		72.6	530^th of 2159 public high schools	75.5%	234	33.3	32.6	60.5	60.5	26.0	26.0	$17,677	$1,498	$16,179

Frequently Asked Questions about Amador High

What schools feed into Amador High?

Amador High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts
Elementary : Plymouth Elementary
Elementary : Sutter Creek Elementary
Middle : Jackson Junior High

How many students attend Amador High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Amador High.

What is the racial makeup of Amador High?

Students at Amador High are 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Amador High a good school?

Amador High ranks 858^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Amador High in?

Amador County Unified

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