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School of Engineering & Sciences

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School of Engineering & Sciences ranks 506 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 77% of California high schools

Summary

The School of Engineering & Sciences is a standout 7-12 grade high school serving 542 students in Sacramento, consistently performing well above its Sacramento City Unified district average despite the district's overall challenges.

This school truly excels in keeping students engaged and on track to graduate, with a near-perfect 98.5% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, which are far better than both district and state averages. It also maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.2%, showing students want to be there. While test scores are solid and balanced, its mathematics proficiency is an area for growth, which is notable for a school with an engineering focus. Impressively, the school achieves these strong outcomes while serving a population where over 60% of students are economically disadvantaged, and it does so with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some neighboring schools.

When compared to nearby schools, the School of Engineering & Sciences is a high performer. It ranks in the 77th percentile statewide, significantly outranking close schools like John F. Kennedy High (44th percentile) and Luther Burbank High (27th percentile). It also outperforms schools in higher-ranked districts, such as River City High, demonstrating that its success is driven by effective practices, not just location or district resources.

542

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,430

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7345 Gloria Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95831-4580

(916) 395-5040

District: Sacramento City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

Asian:

17.9%

White:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg34%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,222^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

506^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1222 of 2761	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	1011 of 2783	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	981 of 2781	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	1254 of 2740	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	1144 of 2715	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	897 of 2480	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.7	1136 of 2508	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.6	1348 of 2497	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	1350 of 2477	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.7	1572 of 2379	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	1398 of 2259	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	1209 of 2236	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.4	752 of 2179	65.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	131 of 609	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	208 of 637	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	247 of 643	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	227 of 600	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	546 of 739	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	502 of 743	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	532 of 715	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	613 of 733	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	675 of 745	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	604 of 700	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	44.0	621 of 1521	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.1	1293 of 1540	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1111 of 2533	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	825 of 2551	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	922 of 2531	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1296 of 2509	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1313 of 2380	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1164 of 2262	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	1020 of 2395	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	925 of 2388	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	992 of 2374	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	1432 of 2359	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	594 of 2213	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	621 of 2072	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	822 of 2542	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	691 of 2579	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	47.5	1098 of 2531	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	730 of 2458	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	633 of 2369	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	492 of 2230	77.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1199 of 2534	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	1030 of 2552	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	879 of 2538	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	1055 of 2527	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	902 of 2407	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	639 of 2273	71.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	360 of 726	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	328 of 701	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.7	66 of 1552	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	161 of 1531	89.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	851 of 1537	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	976 of 1602	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.1	487 of 1496	67.4%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	506 of 2162	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	509 of 2159	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	352 of 2170	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	598 of 2123	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	213 of 2133	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	67.7	639 of 2017	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	82.5	361 of 2021	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	93.9	99 of 2039	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	72.7	496 of 1994	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	46.9	874 of 2426	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.4	685 of 2354	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	60.2	510 of 2367	78.5%	★★★★☆
2010	61.9	469 of 2281	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	87.7	26 of 2238	98.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	83.2	84 of 582	85.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	368 of 585	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	399 of 573	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	277 of 591	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.6	471 of 581	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	732 of 1906	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	878 of 1915	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	580 of 1915	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	751 of 1858	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.3	241 of 1833	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	675 of 1760	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	693 of 1900	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	670 of 1902	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.5	320 of 1917	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	538 of 1861	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	94.4	63 of 1814	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	65.6	575 of 1742	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	323 of 2013	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	459 of 2026	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	202 of 2030	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	65.2	538 of 1943	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	93 of 1937	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	69.8	522 of 1862	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	464 of 1942	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	406 of 1948	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	251 of 1963	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	509 of 1916	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	257 of 1880	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	575 of 1834	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2024)96th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)59th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)45th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-30 vs school

High school

African American (2018)86th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-7 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
School of Engineering & Sciences	Public	7-12	7345 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5040	542	20	26.7	61.4%	58 (10.7%)	43 (7.9%)	285 (52.6%)	97 (17.9%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	46 (8.5%)	74.2	506^th of 2162 public high schools	76.6%		73.9	509^th of 2159 public high schools	76.4%	3	30.8		38.1	33.2	44.0	48.5	60.3	49.2	35.5	25.4	31.0	30.2	$21,430	$3,392	$18,038
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	6715 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5090	1,652	80	20.5	59.4%	152 (9.2%)	310 (18.8%)	617 (37.3%)	405 (24.5%)	8 (0.5%)	29 (1.8%)	131 (7.9%)	42	1212^th of 2162 public high schools	43.9%		52	956^th of 2159 public high schools	55.7%	256			23.0	23.0			35.3	35.3			17.7	17.7	$21,041	$3,317	$17,724
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Delta High	Public	10-12	52810 Netherlands Ave.	Clarksburg	95612	Yolo County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 744-1714	196	12	15.7	75.0%	40 (20.4%)	3 (1.5%)	142 (72.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	28.1	1524^th of 2162 public high schools	29.5%		46	1100^th of 2159 public high schools	49.1%	424		17.7		17.2			35.5	35.5			9.8	9.8	$14,965	$1,686	$13,279

Frequently Asked Questions about School of Engineering & Sciences

What is the racial makeup of School of Engineering & Sciences?

Students at School of Engineering & Sciences are 53% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is School of Engineering & Sciences a good school?

School of Engineering & Sciences ranks 506^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is School of Engineering & Sciences in?

Sacramento City Unified

How many students attend School of Engineering & Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended School of Engineering & Sciences.

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