Sutter Union High

Two public high schools in the Sutter Union High district serve grades 9–12: Sutter Union High enrolls 734 students, while Butte View High enrolls 26. In 2025–26, Sutter Union’s proficiency was below the state in ELA, math and science, by 6, 15 and 17 percentage points, respectively; it was about 1 point above the district in each subject. Butte View’s 2025–26 school-level test results are suppressed, so the supplied data cannot show which school had stronger current test results. The most striking area-wide concern is Butte View’s 78% chronic absenteeism, compared with 20% at Sutter Union—a 59-point difference.

Sutter Union High stands out for strong completion figures: its 2025–26 graduation rate was 99%, compared with 88% statewide, and its dropout rate was 1%, compared with 8% statewide. Its test results, however, were below the state in all three subjects. In the only available same-year, same-subject comparison between the schools, Sutter Union led Butte View High in 2024–25 science: 28% proficient versus 0%, a 28-point gap. That result does not establish how the schools compare in other subjects or years. Sutter Union’s absenteeism was also slightly above the state’s 18%, while Butte View’s was much higher.

Sutter Union High’s proficiency rates fell from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while the state’s rose; its gap with the state worsened by 9 points in ELA, 5 in math and 12 in science. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Sutter Union moved from the 55th percentile in 2023–24 to the 56th in 2024–25, then down to the 38th in 2025–26. The schools also differ in size and context: in 2024–25, student–teacher ratios were 21.1 at Sutter Union and 15.9 at Butte View, and the free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 25% and 54%, respectively. These figures describe different school settings but do not explain their outcomes.