Las Flores High (Alternative)

Las Flores High (Alternative) is a K-12 school serving 532 students in Sacramento's Elk Grove Unified School District, designed for students who may benefit from a non-traditional educational setting.

The school faces significant challenges, with a 74.4% graduation rate and a 20% dropout rate, both notably lower than the Elk Grove Unified district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism is high at 42.9%, more than double the typical rate. Academically, student proficiency is below district averages in English and math, though science is a relative strength, outperforming both district and state averages. Compared to other local alternative schools, Las Flores sits in the middle of a wide spectrum; it performs better than schools like Marconi Learning Academy but lags behind higher-performing alternatives such as Lake View Charter.

Interesting patterns emerge in the data: older students at Las Flores show stronger academic performance than younger grades, suggesting the school's approach may be more effective for upperclassmen or that those who persist are more academically prepared. While the school serves a population with high economic need, other alternative schools with similar poverty levels, like Fortune, achieve better outcomes, indicating that factors beyond family income significantly influence success. The wide variation in results among nearby alternative schools highlights that different educational models can lead to dramatically different outcomes for students.