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Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High

Q: How many students attend Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High?

Students at Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High are 54% Hispanic, 14% White, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High is a public high school in Sacramento, California, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 237 students. The school is part of the Sacramento County Office of Education district, which is ranked 1528 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state and county averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 6.67% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 48.81%. The school's performance on the CAST science assessment is also very low, with only 2.38% of students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 32.65%. Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 30.5% to 86.4% in recent years, which is significantly lower than the state average, and its dropout rates have been high, ranging from 8.2% to 39.4%.

Interestingly, the nearby Sheldon High, Laguna Creek High, and Florin High, which are part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, generally perform better academically and have higher graduation rates compared to Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High. These nearby schools also serve a less disadvantaged student population, with lower percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High's Special Education students perform relatively better, ranking 607 out of 1571 California high schools in 2024-2025, with a 3-star rating.

111

Students ?

33.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,195

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8182 Gerber Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95828-3711

(916) 228-2329

District: Sacramento County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

White:

13.5%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2009 → 24th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2009

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (32% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (33% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg46%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2019	6.3	2637 of 2715	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	2413 of 2497	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.9	2473 of 2477	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	2166 of 2379	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.5	2372 of 2380	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	5.4	2183 of 2213	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.5	2352 of 2369	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	7.8	2343 of 2407	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	2.6	1588 of 1602	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.1	1645 of 2159	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1631 of 2170	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1970 of 2123	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	2026 of 2039	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	1728 of 2426	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	1989 of 2354	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	1686 of 2367	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.4	1684 of 2281	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	1913 of 2238	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	1521 of 2030	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	1528 of 1948	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1689 of 1963	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)1st percentile~ school

White (2019)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)1st percentile~ school

Female (2019)<1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)25th percentile~ school

Male (2024)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics7%-30 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy7%-42 vs state

Science2%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High

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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 10th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 - SCUSD	Public, Charter	7-12	5330 Power Inn Rd. Ste. A	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academy and Vocational Academy - SCUSD Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 387-8063	672	40	16.7	83.5%	51 (7.6%)	83 (12.4%)	435 (64.7%)	42 (6.3%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.7%)	16.4	1761^st of 2162 public high schools	18.5%		14.5	1833^rd of 2159 public high schools	15.1%	72	1.4	11.5	3.8	18.5	6.3	17.7	11.4	22.5	18.6	8.8	0.0	1.5	2.1	$18,762	$953	$17,809
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
Sheldon High	Public	9-12	8333 Kingsbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7500	2,368	106	22.2	61.5%	235 (9.9%)	260 (11.0%)	601 (25.4%)	1,005 (42.4%)	18 (0.8%)	39 (1.6%)	210 (8.9%)	72.9	538^th of 2162 public high schools	75.1%		70.9	554^th of 2159 public high schools	74.3%	16			43.8		43.8			65.4	65.4			29.8	29.8	$14,664	$1,122	$13,542

Frequently Asked Questions about Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High

What district is Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High in?

Sacramento County Office of Education

How many students attend Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High?

Students at Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High are 54% Hispanic, 14% White, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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