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Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High

Q: Is Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High a good school?

Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High ranks 1094 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 49% of California high schools

Summary

Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High is a small, specialized public high school serving 156 students in grades 9-12 within the Sacramento City Unified district, focusing on preparing students for careers in healthcare.

The school presents a mixed academic profile with a significant strength in English, where its proficiency rate notably exceeds both district and state averages, but it faces considerable challenges in mathematics and science. Despite these academic struggles in core subjects, the school excels at keeping students on track to graduate, boasting a very high graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, even while grappling with a high rate of chronic student absenteeism. It operates with more individualized attention due to a low student-teacher ratio and has the highest per-student spending among the compared local schools, including Umoja International Academy and The MET.

When compared to other specialized schools in the area, such as the top-performing Washington Middle College High and Umoja International Academy, Arthur A. Benjamin has similar resources and a career-focused model but has not yet achieved the same level of consistent academic results, particularly in science which is central to its health professions theme. The school's statewide ranking has also been volatile in recent years, and while it graduates nearly all of its students, aligning its science and math instruction with its health-focused mission appears to be a key opportunity for improvement.

156

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,364

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

451 McClatchy Way
Sacramento, CA 95818-2806

(916) 395-5010

District: Sacramento City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

African American:

17.9%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

California avg41%

1,094^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13High Schools in the Sacramento City Unified

982^nd of 1,543Sacramento City 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	47.2	1094 of 2162	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	1130 of 2159	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	1033 of 2170	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.1	1830 of 2123	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1230 of 2133	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1267 of 2017	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	1382 of 2021	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.6	1112 of 2039	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.8	1136 of 1994	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.3	1176 of 2426	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.1	1122 of 2354	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	23.8	1505 of 2367	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.7	1232 of 2281	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.0	1386 of 2238	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.5	1082 of 2117	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.0	1018 of 2063	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.7	346 of 592	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	62.6	268 of 1117	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1173 of 1906	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	1190 of 1915	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	924 of 1915	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	10.6	1722 of 1858	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1337 of 1833	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1413 of 1760	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	943 of 1900	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	837 of 1902	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	768 of 1917	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.1	1589 of 1861	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	943 of 1814	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	1041 of 1742	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1071 of 2013	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	1060 of 2026	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	885 of 2030	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.3	1664 of 1943	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1065 of 1937	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1168 of 1862	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.1	1171 of 1963	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	847 of 1880	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	418 of 1834	77.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2019)76th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2019)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)40th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 12, 2019

Limited classes- my kid is in an English class here and hasn't written a single essay...WTF? No electives either- I am sending my daughter to a better school next year. The principal is a fake chump and keeps lying to me about how good this school is. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 6, 2017

This school is a joke...NO electives...NO sports teams...all the kids learn is math and science (barely)...the curriculum is too narrowly focused. Oh- and several of the teachers this year don't even have full teaching credentials. Not just a poor school, but a bit of a joke. A place for the "different" kids that can't seem to hack the more advanced curriculum of larger high schools. If your kid is a bit slow, this is the place for them. Close Quote

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Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High	Public	9-12	451 McClatchy Way	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5010	156	12	13.4	62.8%	15 (9.6%)	28 (17.9%)	87 (55.8%)	11 (7.1%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.5%)	6 (3.8%)	47.2	1094^th of 2162 public high schools	49.4%		44.8	1130^th of 2159 public high schools	47.7%	36			10.0	10.0				60.9	60.9				18.2	18.2	$30,364	$3,833	$26,531
The MET	Public, Charter	9-12	810 V St.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5417	190	11	17.1	43.7%	62 (32.6%)	18 (9.5%)	86 (45.3%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	47.5	1083^rd of 2162 public high schools	49.9%		41.5	1204^th of 2159 public high schools	44.2%	121			31.4	31.4				48.0	48.0				10.0	10.0	$25,519	$3,578	$21,941
C. K. McClatchy High	Public	9-12	3066 Freeport Blvd.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5050	2,569	103	24.9	50.3%	638 (24.8%)	216 (8.4%)	1,095 (42.6%)	318 (12.4%)	13 (0.5%)	38 (1.5%)	249 (9.7%)	56.2	902^nd of 2162 public high schools	58.3%		45.9	1103^rd of 2159 public high schools	48.9%	201			24.9	24.9				45.8	45.8				28.2	28.2	$20,114	$3,447	$16,667
Yolo High	Public	9-12	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	75	7	10.7	89.3%	14 (18.7%)	6 (8.0%)	46 (61.3%)	5 (6.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	9.3	2049^th of 2162 public high schools	5.2%		8.1	2158^th of 2159 public high schools	0.0%	109		0.0		0.0				2.6	2.6				5.3	5.3
River City High	Public	9-12	1 Raider Ln.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7800	2,168	99	21.9	67.7%	584 (26.9%)	111 (5.1%)	961 (44.3%)	315 (14.5%)	6 (0.3%)	50 (2.3%)	137 (6.3%)	61.1	794^th of 2162 public high schools	63.3%		63.3	687^th of 2159 public high schools	68.2%	107		34.0		34.0				59.7	59.7				24.7	24.7
Sacramento Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	2315 34th St.	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	Sacramento Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 277-6200	413	18	23.3	75.5%	11 (2.7%)	239 (57.9%)	111 (26.9%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.4%)	30.6	1476^th of 2162 public high schools	31.7%		33.6	1404^th of 2159 public high schools	35.0%	72		13.1		13.7				50.5	50.5				3.9	3.9	$24,710	$6,369	$18,341
Washington Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	637 Todhunder Ave.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7901	171	7	24.1	68.4%	58 (33.9%)	4 (2.3%)	75 (43.9%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	93.8	128^th of 2162 public high schools	94.1%		97.3	61^st of 2159 public high schools	97.2%	67		72.2		72.2				80.6	80.6				50.0	50.0
American Legion High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	3801 Broadway	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5000	163	16	10.3	77.9%	10 (6.1%)	32 (19.6%)	98 (60.1%)	7 (4.3%)	3 (1.8%)	6 (3.7%)	7 (4.3%)	13.5	1857^th of 2162 public high schools	14.1%		20.4	1696^th of 2159 public high schools	21.4%	161			10.0	10.0				5.4	5.4				0.0	0.0	$35,885	$4,026	$31,859
Sacramento New Technology Early College High	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 Dickson St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5254	155	9	17.4	88.4%	11 (7.1%)	20 (12.9%)	114 (73.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)	33.6	1410^th of 2162 public high schools	34.8%		41.9	1192^nd of 2159 public high schools	44.8%	218			25.8	25.8				23.5	23.5				8.8	8.8	$23,963	$3,574	$20,389
Leroy Greene Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2950 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5560	755	40	19.0	63.0%	116 (15.4%)	103 (13.6%)	334 (44.2%)	118 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	73 (9.7%)	58.7	854^th of 2162 public high schools	60.5%		55.6	864^th of 2159 public high schools	60.0%	10	23.4	36.8		28.4	39.9	46.2	42.3	64.5	46.2	30.5	25.6	21.9	14.7	24.1	$14,268	$1,261	$13,007

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High

How many students attend Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 156 students attended Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High.

Is Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High a good school?

Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High ranks 1094^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High in?

Sacramento City Unified

What is the racial makeup of Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High?

Students at Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High are 56% Hispanic, 18% African American, 10% White, 7% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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