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Sheldon High

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Sheldon High ranks 538 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 75% of California high schools

Summary

Sheldon High is a large, 4-star public high school serving grades 9-12 in Sacramento's Elk Grove Unified district, with a diverse population of over 2,300 students that consistently achieves strong graduation rates well above state averages.

The school demonstrates a notable pattern of strengths and challenges: it excels in English Language Arts and has an exceptional 95.9% graduation rate, but its mathematics proficiency is a significant area for improvement. Sheldon is particularly effective at supporting its students to graduation, with a very low dropout rate of 2.2%, outperforming many nearby schools like Calvine High and Rio Cazadero High. It also manages student attendance better than the district average, a notable achievement given the economic diversity of its student body.

Within the district, Sheldon is a steady, upper mid-tier performer, more accessible than the top-performing Pleasant Grove High but significantly stronger than struggling schools like Florin High and Valley High. The school shows remarkable effectiveness with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic subgroups, though support for special education students has recently declined. Its ability to deliver strong overall outcomes, like high graduation rates, despite the math challenge suggests robust support systems that help students succeed.

2,368

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,664

Per pupil spending ?

61.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8333 Kingsbridge Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95829-6085

(916) 681-7500

District: Elk Grove Unified

Feeder schools for Sheldon High:

Elementary:	Arthur C. Butler Elementary
	Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary
	Mary Tsukamoto Elementary
	Robert J. Fite Elementary
Middle:	T. R. Smedberg Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.4%

Hispanic:

25.4%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

California avg41%

538^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13High Schools in the Elk Grove Unified

562^nd of 1,543Elk Grove 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	72.9	538 of 2162	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	554 of 2159	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	561 of 2170	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	455 of 2123	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	318 of 1290	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	511 of 2133	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	876 of 2017	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.7	527 of 2021	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.0	429 of 2039	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.4	446 of 1994	77.6%	★★★★☆
2013	65.4	411 of 2426	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	60.9	519 of 2354	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.4	369 of 2367	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	61.7	472 of 2281	79.3%	★★★★☆
2009	60.9	448 of 2238	80.0%	★★★★☆
2008	54.9	570 of 2117	73.1%	★★★★☆
2007	57.9	499 of 2063	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	57.5	519 of 1968	73.6%	★★★★☆
2005	60.2	411 of 1901	78.4%	★★★★☆
2004	59.9	341 of 1653	79.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	210 of 523	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	187 of 517	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	269 of 521	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	176 of 522	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	149 of 592	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	40.8	327 of 582	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	394 of 585	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	397 of 573	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	432 of 591	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	410 of 581	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	457 of 582	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	505 of 581	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.7	381 of 1161	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	288 of 555	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	632 of 1117	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	782 of 1052	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.3	219 of 1085	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	77 of 1064	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	55.2	259 of 1044	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	96.4	11 of 467	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	53 of 941	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	55.6	256 of 938	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	498 of 1906	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	478 of 1915	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	450 of 1915	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	381 of 1858	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	338 of 1054	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	479 of 1833	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	716 of 1760	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	622 of 1900	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	917 of 1902	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	615 of 1917	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	428 of 1861	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	705 of 1814	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	1101 of 1742	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	309 of 410	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	365 of 2013	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	380 of 2026	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	447 of 2030	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	221 of 1943	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	253 of 1126	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	414 of 1937	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	812 of 1862	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	537 of 1942	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	576 of 1948	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	599 of 1963	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	505 of 1916	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	268 of 1122	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	537 of 1880	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	967 of 1834	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	368 of 577	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	319 of 574	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	417 of 541	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	271 of 515	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	314 of 422	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	311 of 366	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.0	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	466 of 1252	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	737 of 1216	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	627 of 1197	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	744 of 1155	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	710 of 1173	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	510 of 1193	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	397 of 1204	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	412 of 1222	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	745 of 1173	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2024)94th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-39 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-42 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+17 vs state

Science44%+11 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

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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 12th 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
Sheldon High	Public	9-12	8333 Kingsbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7500	2,368	106	22.2	61.5%	235 (9.9%)	260 (11.0%)	601 (25.4%)	1,005 (42.4%)	18 (0.8%)	39 (1.6%)	210 (8.9%)	72.9	538^th of 2162 public high schools	75.1%		70.9	554^th of 2159 public high schools	74.3%	16	43.8		43.8	65.4	65.4	29.8	29.8	$14,664	$1,122	$13,542
Calvine High	Public	9-12	8333 Vintage Park Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-7502	137	11	13.0	81.8%	17 (12.4%)	30 (21.9%)	51 (37.2%)	20 (14.6%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	14 (10.2%)	9.4	2045^th of 2162 public high schools	5.4%		11.5	1972^nd of 2159 public high schools	8.7%	73	2.8	0.0	2.3	11.1	11.1	0.0	0.0	$23,393	$1,367	$22,026
Pleasant Grove High	Public	9-12	9531 Bond Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-0230	2,536	113	22.3	33.5%	741 (29.2%)	130 (5.1%)	447 (17.6%)	896 (35.3%)	17 (0.7%)	21 (0.8%)	284 (11.2%)	91.3	178^th of 2162 public high schools	91.8%		89.2	247^th of 2159 public high schools	88.6%	69	56.7	27.8	55.8	72.8	72.8	59.4	59.4	$14,803	$899	$13,904
Florin High	Public	9-12	7956 Cottonwood Ln.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-8600	1,679	92	18.2	79.6%	83 (4.9%)	174 (10.4%)	641 (38.2%)	643 (38.3%)	14 (0.8%)	55 (3.3%)	69 (4.1%)	31	1472^nd of 2162 public high schools	31.9%		34.3	1387^th of 2159 public high schools	35.8%	85	12.5		12.5	41.0	41.0	14.3	14.3	$17,507	$1,868	$15,639
Monterey Trail High	Public	9-12	8661 Power Inn Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-0050	2,263	104	21.7	67.8%	130 (5.7%)	352 (15.6%)	513 (22.7%)	992 (43.8%)	13 (0.6%)	82 (3.6%)	181 (8.0%)	59.1	847^th of 2162 public high schools	60.8%		49.6	1006^th of 2159 public high schools	53.4%	159	32.2	13.0	31.3	52.8	52.8	29.3	29.3	$15,676	$1,446	$14,230
Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High	Public	7-12	8182 Gerber Rd.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2329	111	3	33.1	70.3%	15 (13.5%)	15 (13.5%)	60 (54.1%)	7 (6.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	11 (9.9%)								(n/a)		2.6	2.4		6.7		7.1	$27,195	$3,922	$23,273
Elk Grove High	Public	9-12	9800 Elk Grove-Florin Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7741	1,684	82	20.4	46.9%	578 (34.3%)	118 (7.0%)	499 (29.6%)	276 (16.4%)	10 (0.6%)	34 (2.0%)	169 (10.0%)	60	822^nd of 2162 public high schools	62.0%		60.9	747^th of 2159 public high schools	65.4%	75	32.7	7.7	31.8	50.7	50.7	32.1	32.1	$16,618	$950	$15,668
Valley High	Public	9-12	6300 Ehrhardt Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-6500	1,622	83	19.6	78.5%	71 (4.4%)	183 (11.3%)	739 (45.6%)	504 (31.1%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.9%)	74 (4.6%)	47.7	1079^th of 2162 public high schools	50.1%		36.6	1326^th of 2159 public high schools	38.6%	247	21.8	4.6	20.8	53.0	53.0	23.3	23.3	$16,984	$1,667	$15,317
Rio Cazadero High	Public	9-12	7825 Grandstaff Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-3058	120	10	12.6	80.0%	3 (2.5%)	37 (30.8%)	53 (44.2%)	13 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	7 (5.8%)	16.7	1750^th of 2162 public high schools	19.1%		10.9	2012^th of 2159 public high schools	6.8%	262	0.0	13.0	5.2	13.6	13.6	8.9	8.9	$24,673	$1,849	$22,824
Cosumnes Oaks High	Public	9-12	8350 Lotz Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7670	2,109	98	21.4	38.9%	289 (13.7%)	246 (11.7%)	420 (19.9%)	909 (43.1%)	7 (0.3%)	15 (0.7%)	223 (10.6%)	78.4	442^nd of 2162 public high schools	79.6%		86	307^th of 2159 public high schools	85.8%	135	41.3	21.4	40.7	65.8	65.8	42.5	42.5	$14,850	$881	$13,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheldon High

What is the racial makeup of Sheldon High?

Students at Sheldon High are 42% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 11% African American, 10% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Sheldon High a good school?

Sheldon High ranks 538^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Sheldon High?

Sheldon High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arthur C. Butler Elementary
Elementary : Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary
Elementary : Mary Tsukamoto Elementary
Elementary : Robert J. Fite Elementary
Middle : T. R. Smedberg Middle

What district is Sheldon High in?

Elk Grove Unified

How many students attend Sheldon High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,368 students attended Sheldon High.

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