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San Juan High

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San Juan High ranks 1574 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 27% of California high schools

Summary

San Juan High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 559 students in the San Juan Unified School District in Citrus Heights, CA, currently ranked in the lower third of all California high schools.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates in English (33%), math (10%), and science (15%) well below state averages, a graduation rate of 80.4%, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 36% that is nearly double the state average. While the school serves a high-need population, with about 69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, its academic outcomes lag behind nearby comprehensive high schools like Bella Vista High and Del Campo High, which have higher proficiency and graduation rates. Even compared to Mesa Verde High, a school with a similar student demographic profile, San Juan High's statewide ranking is lower.

Notably, San Juan High has a favorable student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than some higher-performing district schools, but these resources have not translated into stronger academic results. Performance for specific student groups, such as English Learners and students in special education, has shown dramatic year-to-year swings, suggesting inconsistent support. The school's long-term trend shows a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade.

559

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,623

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7551 Greenback Ln.
Citrus Heights, CA 95610-5614

(916) 971-5112

District: San Juan Unified

Feeder schools for San Juan High:

Elementary:	Coyle Avenue Elementary
	Kingswood K-8
	Skycrest Elementary
	Woodside K-8
Middle:	Will Rogers Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.4%

White:

31.5%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (80% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (15% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,574^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13High Schools in the San Juan Unified

999^th of 1,543San Juan 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	25.8	1574 of 2162	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1473 of 2159	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1434 of 2170	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1382 of 2123	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1425 of 2133	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1386 of 2017	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.4	1465 of 2021	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	1459 of 2039	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.6	1386 of 1994	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.0	1410 of 2426	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.1	1440 of 2354	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.0	1494 of 2367	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.0	1229 of 2281	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.1	1088 of 2238	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.3	807 of 2117	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.9	617 of 2063	70.1%	★★★★☆
2006	56.6	536 of 1968	72.8%	★★★★☆
2005	49.8	591 of 1901	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.3	507 of 1653	69.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	503 of 523	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	63.6	146 of 517	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	38.8	288 of 521	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	174 of 522	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.7	502 of 592	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	477 of 582	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	588 of 1161	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1018 of 1117	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	622 of 1052	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	618 of 1085	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	915 of 1064	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.0	222 of 1044	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	296 of 941	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.9	688 of 938	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1497 of 1906	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1459 of 1915	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1447 of 1915	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1286 of 1858	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1259 of 1833	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1298 of 1760	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1366 of 1900	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1423 of 1902	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1349 of 1917	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1324 of 1861	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1252 of 1814	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1260 of 1742	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.4	196 of 328	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.0	267 of 299	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	211 of 290	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1399 of 2013	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1374 of 2026	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1266 of 2030	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	1085 of 1943	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1235 of 1937	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1256 of 1862	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1412 of 1942	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1348 of 1948	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1225 of 1963	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1260 of 1916	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1352 of 1880	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1282 of 1834	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	727 of 1252	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	495 of 1216	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.1	1057 of 1197	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	991 of 1155	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1017 of 1173	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1026 of 1193	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1029 of 1204	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1032 of 1222	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	993 of 1173	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)49th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2024)40th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Mathematics10%-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
San Juan High	Public	9-12	7551 Greenback Ln.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5112	559	46	12.1	68.7%	176 (31.5%)	48 (8.6%)	248 (44.4%)	41 (7.3%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	30 (5.4%)	25.8	1574^th of 2162 public high schools	27.2%		30.7	1473^rd of 2159 public high schools	31.8%	101		15.7		15.3			33.1	33.1			9.9	9.9	$21,623	$3,418	$18,205
Mesa Verde High	Public	9-12	7501 Carriage Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5288	894	45	19.9	57.7%	373 (41.7%)	45 (5.0%)	352 (39.4%)	54 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	53 (5.9%)	25.3	1588^th of 2162 public high schools	26.5%		34.8	1376^th of 2159 public high schools	36.3%	212		16.8	0.0	15.8			30.8	30.8			10.1	10.1	$19,231	$2,584	$16,647
Bella Vista High	Public	9-12	8301 Madison Ave.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5052	1,939	80	24.2	35.6%	1,140 (58.8%)	49 (2.5%)	449 (23.2%)	112 (5.8%)	5 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	162 (8.4%)	77.8	449^th of 2162 public high schools	79.2%		74	504^th of 2159 public high schools	76.7%	55		44.8		44.3			62.0	62.0			40.3	40.3	$15,822	$1,610	$14,212
Del Campo High	Public	9-12	4925 Dewey Dr.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5664	1,548	71	21.6	53.2%	778 (50.3%)	100 (6.5%)	384 (24.8%)	108 (7.0%)	11 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	147 (9.5%)	41.7	1222^nd of 2162 public high schools	43.5%		41.2	1214^th of 2159 public high schools	43.8%	8		24.8	21.7	24.6			43.2	43.2			17.7	17.7	$17,152	$1,791	$15,361
La Vista Center	Public	6-12	4501 Bannister Rd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5221	28	3	9.3	60.7%	9 (32.1%)	6 (21.4%)	9 (32.1%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.7%)								(n/a)													$60,586	$2,460	$58,126
El Sereno Alternative Education	Public	9-12	10700 Fair Oaks Blvd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5060	166	11	15.7	43.4%	89 (53.6%)	7 (4.2%)	44 (26.5%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.6%)	45.9	1117^th of 2162 public high schools	48.3%		53.3	923^rd of 2159 public high schools	57.2%	194		28.9	33.3	29.7			47.5	47.5			13.6	13.6	$27,099	$2,281	$24,818
Meraki High	Public	8-12	10700 Fair Oaks Blvd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5001	93	3	37.2	39.8%	70 (75.3%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (12.9%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	88.8	221^st of 2162 public high schools	89.8%		94.1	129^th of 2159 public high schools	94.0%	92		71.4		71.4			85.7	85.7			35.7	35.7	$31,372	$3,691	$27,681
Laurel Ruff Transition	Public	12	5325 Garfield Ave.	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7586	142	14	10.0	35.2%	74 (52.1%)	15 (10.6%)	28 (19.7%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (7.7%)								(n/a)													$38,369	$6,993	$31,376
La Entrada Continuation High	Public	9-12	5320 Hemlock St.	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8050	102	6	16.5	61.8%	42 (41.2%)	13 (12.7%)	34 (33.3%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.9%)	7.9	2121^st of 2162 public high schools	1.9%		15.6	1799^th of 2159 public high schools	16.7%	322		0.0		0.0			8.3	8.3			0.0	0.0	$24,118	$3,297	$20,821
Options for Youth-San Juan	Public, Charter	7-12	5825 Windmill Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	Options for Youth-San Juan District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 485-5111	720	29	24.9	74.6%	239 (33.2%)	94 (13.1%)	248 (34.4%)	26 (3.6%)	9 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	83 (11.5%)	37.9	1311^th of 2162 public high schools	39.4%		32.2	1441^st of 2159 public high schools	33.3%	130	8.8		26.5	18.4	17.4	10.5	38.1	29.8	13.0	8.6	13.1	12.1	$5,421	$00	$5,421

Frequently Asked Questions about San Juan High

What district is San Juan High in?

San Juan Unified

What schools feed into San Juan High?

San Juan High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coyle Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Kingswood K-8
Elementary : Skycrest Elementary
Elementary : Woodside K-8
Middle : Will Rogers Middle

What is the racial makeup of San Juan High?

Students at San Juan High are 44% Hispanic, 31% White, 9% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend San Juan High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended San Juan High.

Is San Juan High a good school?

San Juan High ranks 1574^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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