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Santa Rosa High

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Santa Rosa High ranks 1054 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1054^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 51% of California high schools

Summary

Santa Rosa High is a public high school in Santa Rosa, California, serving 1,636 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Santa Rosa High District, which is ranked 1062 out of 1543 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Santa Rosa High's performance is generally below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 50.31% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 56.96%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was 19.29%, significantly lower than the state average of 30.5%. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also below the state average, with only 28.05% of 11th-grade students and 35% of 12th-grade students scoring proficient or better.

While Santa Rosa High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 82.6% to 89.1%, the school's dropout rate has been higher than the state's desired target, ranging from 8.2% to 12.5%. Additionally, Santa Rosa High has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 33.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state's desired target. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Maria Carrillo High and Piner High, Santa Rosa High generally performs worse academically. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as Rancho Cotate High and Analy High, Santa Rosa High's performance is more on par, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school may be more district-wide rather than unique to Santa Rosa High.

1,553

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,694

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1235 Mendocino Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401-4312

(707) 890-3850

District: Santa Rosa High

Feeder schools for Santa Rosa High:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary
	Hidden Valley Elementary
	Mark West Elementary
	Proctor Terrace Elementary
	More...
	Steele Lane Elementary
Middle:	Santa Rosa Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

White:

34.0%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2012 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2012

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,054^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Santa Rosa High

1062^nd of 1,543Santa Rosa High 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	49.3	1054 of 2162	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	753 of 2159	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	738 of 2170	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	717 of 2123	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	560 of 2133	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	60.6	780 of 2021	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.2	478 of 2039	76.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.2	503 of 1994	74.8%	★★★★☆
2013	70.6	293 of 2426	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	68.3	343 of 2354	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	252 of 2367	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	214 of 2281	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	73.3	211 of 2238	90.6%	★★★★★
2008	73.5	211 of 2117	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	70.8	250 of 2063	87.9%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	260 of 1968	86.8%	★★★★☆
2005	74.2	185 of 1901	90.3%	★★★★★
2004	71.1	169 of 1653	89.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	455 of 585	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	449 of 581	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	384 of 582	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.9	418 of 1161	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	633 of 1117	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	806 of 1085	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	561 of 1064	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	920 of 1044	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	597 of 941	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	913 of 1906	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	826 of 1915	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	724 of 1915	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	705 of 1858	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	547 of 1833	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1306 of 1900	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	1109 of 1902	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	864 of 1917	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	1047 of 1861	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	861 of 1814	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1132 of 2013	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	904 of 2026	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	854 of 2030	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	618 of 1943	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	684 of 1937	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1119 of 1942	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	624 of 1948	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	661 of 1963	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	653 of 1916	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	563 of 1880	70.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.9	163 of 183	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	424 of 577	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	452 of 574	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.3	213 of 541	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	326 of 515	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	166 of 422	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	433 of 1252	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	488 of 1216	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	424 of 1197	64.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	575 of 1155	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	469 of 1173	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	583 of 1193	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	560 of 1204	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	516 of 1222	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2024)11th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science28%-4 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Santa Rosa High	Public	9-12	1235 Mendocino Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3850	1,553	73	21.1	58.3%	528 (34.0%)	30 (1.9%)	776 (50.0%)	56 (3.6%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	120 (7.7%)	49.3	1054^th of 2162 public high schools	51.2%		60.6	753^rd of 2159 public high schools	65.1%	301	28.1	35.0	28.5	50.3	50.3	19.3	19.3	$17,694	$1,141	$16,553
Ridgway High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	325 Ridgway Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3770	252	21	11.7	56.7%	36 (14.3%)	8 (3.2%)	183 (72.6%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (4.0%)	10.2	2009^th of 2162 public high schools	7.1%		10.2	2060^th of 2159 public high schools	4.6%	51	0.9	0.0	0.8	12.1	12.1	3.8	3.8	$24,385	$2,362	$22,023
Montgomery High	Public	9-12	1250 Hahman Dr.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3830	1,253	70	17.9	49.6%	366 (29.2%)	37 (3.0%)	691 (55.1%)	54 (4.3%)	4 (0.3%)	26 (2.1%)	69 (5.5%)	39.4	1279^th of 2162 public high schools	40.8%		54.8	882^nd of 2159 public high schools	59.1%	397	24.1	7.1	23.3	42.1	42.1	16.7	16.7	$17,548	$1,285	$16,263
Piner High	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3840	1,434	67	21.2	64.4%	157 (10.9%)	26 (1.8%)	1,074 (74.9%)	86 (6.0%)	14 (1.0%)	11 (0.8%)	58 (4.0%)	36.9	1329^th of 2162 public high schools	38.5%		38.6	1280^th of 2159 public high schools	40.7%	49	23.3	0.0	22.4	39.9	39.9	15.6	15.6	$17,158	$965	$16,193
Elsie Allen High	Public	9-12	599 Bellevue Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3810	1,029	60	17.0	71.7%	59 (5.7%)	15 (1.5%)	865 (84.1%)	43 (4.2%)	9 (0.9%)	9 (0.9%)	26 (2.5%)	21	1675^th of 2162 public high schools	22.5%		19	1719^th of 2159 public high schools	20.4%	44	11.2	9.1	11.1	33.8	33.8	3.7	3.7	$19,388	$1,169	$18,219
Maria Carrillo High	Public	9-12	6975 Montecito Blvd.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3820	1,584	73	21.7	35.0%	782 (49.4%)	24 (1.5%)	493 (31.1%)	154 (9.7%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	112 (7.1%)	81	393^rd of 2162 public high schools	81.8%		89.5	241^st of 2159 public high schools	88.8%	152	44.6	15.4	43.6	64.9	64.9	46.5	46.5	$16,020	$836	$15,184
Sonoma County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	5340 Skylane Blvd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Sonoma County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 524-2720	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Analy High	Public	9-12	6950 Analy Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	West Sonoma County Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-2300	1,473	77	19.1	40.9%	905 (61.4%)	24 (1.6%)	414 (28.1%)	48 (3.3%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (3.1%)	79.5	419^th of 2162 public high schools	80.6%		67.7	603^rd of 2159 public high schools	72.1%	184	42.4		42.4	67.5	67.5	41.2	41.2	$13,553	$492	$13,061
El Camino High	Public	9-12	5450 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4750	48	2	21.8	66.7%	10 (20.8%)	2 (4.2%)	29 (60.4%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.5%)	25.2	1592^nd of 2162 public high schools	26.4%					(n/a)		15.8	15.8	0.0	0.0			$17,268	$1,574	$15,694
Rancho Cotate High	Public	9-12	5450 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4750	1,755	76	23.0	47.1%	563 (32.1%)	41 (2.3%)	915 (52.1%)	55 (3.1%)	11 (0.6%)	20 (1.1%)	144 (8.2%)	43.7	1176^th of 2162 public high schools	45.6%		39.3	1257^th of 2159 public high schools	41.8%	81	0.0	18.0	17.5	51.8	51.8	12.4	12.4	$16,759	$771	$15,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Rosa High

How many students attend Santa Rosa High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,553 students attended Santa Rosa High.

What district is Santa Rosa High in?

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Is Santa Rosa High a good school?

Santa Rosa High ranks 1054^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Rosa High?

Students at Santa Rosa High are 50% Hispanic, 34% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% Not Specified, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Santa Rosa High?

Santa Rosa High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Hidden Valley Elementary
Elementary : Mark West Elementary
Elementary : Proctor Terrace Elementary
Elementary : Steele Lane Elementary
Middle : Santa Rosa Middle

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