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Rio Cazadero High

Public Grades 9-12

1750^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 19% of California high schools

Summary

Rio Cazadero High is a small public high school serving about 120 students in grades 9-12 within the Elk Grove Unified district, located in a high-need area where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 20% of California high schools with very low proficiency in core subjects like math (9%) and English (14%). A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 75% of students missing too much school, a rate far higher than nearby comprehensive schools like Laguna Creek High (20.5%) and Monterey Trail High (14.8%). Graduation rates have been unstable and low, around 50%, compared to the stable 90%+ rates at those larger schools.

Despite receiving more funding per student than many neighboring schools, academic outcomes remain poor, similar to other small alternative schools in the area like Calvine High and William Daylor High. This highlights a disparity within the district, as high-performing schools like West Campus in the neighboring Sacramento City Unified district show that strong results are possible in the same region with different approaches.

120

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,673

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7825 Grandstaff Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95823-4897

(916) 422-3058

District: Elk Grove Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.2%

African American:

30.8%

Asian:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (50% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,750^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	16.7	1750 of 2162	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	2012 of 2159	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1871 of 2170	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1737 of 2123	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	976 of 1290	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1732 of 2133	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1691 of 2017	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	1780 of 2021	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1972 of 2039	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	1851 of 1994	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	2128 of 2426	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.4	1759 of 2354	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	1826 of 2367	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	2030 of 2281	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	1445 of 2238	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	14.9	1755 of 2117	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	1536 of 2063	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	1758 of 1968	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	1645 of 1901	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.2	1351 of 1653	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	362 of 523	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.7	472 of 517	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	513 of 521	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	454 of 522	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	510 of 592	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	526 of 582	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	1040 of 1085	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1018 of 1064	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	69.0	124 of 941	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1627 of 1906	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1816 of 1915	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1671 of 1915	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1515 of 1858	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1637 of 1833	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1607 of 1760	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1623 of 1900	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1847 of 1902	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1709 of 1917	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1426 of 1861	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1484 of 1814	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1567 of 1742	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1646 of 2013	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1852 of 2026	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1790 of 2030	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1618 of 1943	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	835 of 1126	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1584 of 1937	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1545 of 1862	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1570 of 1942	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1812 of 1948	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1801 of 1963	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1619 of 1916	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1502 of 1880	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1529 of 1834	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	1025 of 1197	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science5%-27 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
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
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
William Daylor High	Public, Virtual	9-12	6131 Orange Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 427-5428	139	9	15.3	96.4%	9 (6.5%)	26 (18.7%)	71 (51.1%)	14 (10.1%)	3 (2.2%)	10 (7.2%)	6 (4.3%)	13.7	1847^th of 2162 public high schools	14.6%		12	1952^nd of 2159 public high schools	9.6%	105		5.6	0.0	4.0			12.9	12.9			8.2	8.2	$30,521	$2,240	$28,281
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
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
Luther Burbank High	Public	9-12	3500 Florin Rd.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5110	1,535	82	18.6	74.1%	43 (2.8%)	255 (16.6%)	693 (45.1%)	416 (27.1%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.7%)	68 (4.4%)	25.4	1585^th of 2162 public high schools	26.7%		35.5	1352^nd of 2159 public high schools	37.4%	233			11.9	11.9			26.9	26.9			8.6	8.6	$22,841	$3,786	$19,055
Laguna Creek High	Public	9-12	9050 Vicino Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-1339	2,142	100	21.4	51.9%	337 (15.7%)	289 (13.5%)	614 (28.7%)	612 (28.6%)	12 (0.6%)	30 (1.4%)	248 (11.6%)	58.9	852^nd of 2162 public high schools	60.6%		65.5	641^st of 2159 public high schools	70.3%	211		31.9		31.9			56.4	56.4			25.8	25.8	$15,180	$934	$14,246
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
SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - EGUSD	Public, Charter	7-12	3141 Dwight Rd. Ste. 400	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academy and Vocational Academy - EGUSD Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 428-3200	360	22	16.0	67.5%	46 (12.8%)	50 (13.9%)	194 (53.9%)	22 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (10.0%)	29.4	1498^th of 2162 public high schools	30.7%		21.5	1670^th of 2159 public high schools	22.6%	172	6.3	15.2	20.8	14.0	21.4	12.5	41.2	35.6	7.1	0.0	3.9	3.8	$16,509	$862	$15,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Cazadero High

How many students attend Rio Cazadero High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Rio Cazadero High.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Cazadero High?

Students at Rio Cazadero High are 44% Hispanic, 31% African American, 11% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

What district is Rio Cazadero High in?

Elk Grove Unified

Is Rio Cazadero High a good school?

Rio Cazadero High ranks in the bottom 19.1% of California high schools.

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