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Rio Linda High

Q: Is Rio Linda High a good school?

Rio Linda High ranks 1023 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1023^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 53% of California high schools

Summary

Rio Linda High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Rio Linda, California area, with an enrollment of 1,594 students operating within the Twin Rivers Unified School District.

The school stands out for its exceptional success in guiding students to graduation, with a 95.9% graduation rate and a very low 2.2% dropout rate that far exceed both district and state averages. This is a notable achievement, especially considering the school serves a high-need population and operates in a lower-performing district. Academically, it outperforms other comprehensive high schools in its district like Grant Union High and Highlands High in English and Science proficiency, and it is particularly effective in supporting its English Language Learner students, ranking in the state's 90th percentile for that group.

While Rio Linda High has clear strengths, it faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism at 35.1%. When compared to a higher-performing nearby school like Center High in the Center Joint Unified district, Rio Linda achieves a similar graduation rate despite serving a more economically disadvantaged student body and having lower test scores. The school also demonstrates efficient use of its resources, achieving its results with per-student spending comparable to similar schools, unlike some district alternative schools with much higher spending but poorer outcomes.

1,594

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,307

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6309 Dry Creek Rd.
Rio Linda, CA 95673-4412

(916) 566-2725

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Feeder schools for Rio Linda High:

Elementary:	Dry Creek Elementary
	Orchard Elementary
	Regency Park Elementary
	Westside Elementary
Middle:	Norwood Junior High
	Rio Linda Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

White:

18.7%

Asian:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2013 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Twin Rivers Unified

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,023^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified

1107^th of 1,543Twin Rivers 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	50.6	1023 of 2162	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	853 of 2159	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	855 of 2170	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	806 of 2123	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	697 of 2133	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	635 of 2017	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.2	856 of 2021	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	949 of 2039	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.7	907 of 1994	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.6	721 of 2426	70.3%	★★★★☆
2012	51.6	750 of 2354	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.2	663 of 2367	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	56.7	583 of 2281	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.7	118 of 2238	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	372 of 523	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	346 of 517	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	401 of 521	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	275 of 522	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	360 of 592	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	371 of 582	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	482 of 585	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	484 of 573	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	542 of 591	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	473 of 581	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	449 of 582	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	451 of 581	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.8	613 of 1161	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	734 of 1117	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	887 of 1052	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.8	106 of 1085	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	59.3	219 of 1064	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	166 of 1044	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	343 of 941	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	584 of 938	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	1075 of 1906	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	724 of 1915	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	941 of 1915	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	863 of 1858	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	613 of 1833	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	584 of 1760	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	874 of 1900	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	467 of 1902	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	478 of 1917	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	481 of 1861	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	505 of 1814	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	407 of 1742	76.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	160 of 410	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	116 of 290	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	830 of 2013	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	668 of 2026	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	624 of 2030	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	600 of 1943	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	507 of 1937	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	450 of 1862	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	830 of 1942	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	899 of 1948	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	696 of 1963	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	694 of 1916	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	750 of 1880	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	661 of 1834	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	104 of 183	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	101 of 190	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	118 of 168	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	457 of 577	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	555 of 574	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	412 of 541	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	449 of 515	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	73.5	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	695 of 1252	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	305 of 1216	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	30.5	831 of 1197	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	796 of 1155	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	794 of 1173	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	810 of 1193	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	840 of 1204	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	736 of 1222	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	577 of 1173	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+30 vs school

Pacific Islander (2018)70th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2024)43rd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-22 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science22%-10 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 (2025)
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
Rio Linda High	Public	9-12	6309 Dry Creek Rd.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2725	1,594	78	20.3	83.0%	298 (18.7%)	118 (7.4%)	817 (51.3%)	244 (15.3%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	90 (5.6%)	50.6	1023^rd of 2162 public high schools	52.7%		56.1	853^rd of 2159 public high schools	60.5%	170		22.8	12.5	22.3			56.5	56.5			23.4	23.4	$25,307	$23,344	$1,963
Futures High	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Futures High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1902	469	22	21.2	79.3%	335 (71.4%)	35 (7.5%)	57 (12.2%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	44.4	1157^th of 2162 public high schools	46.5%		40.7	1228^th of 2159 public high schools	43.1%	71		24.1		23.4			44.4	44.4			22.0	22.0
North Area Community	Public	7-12	4000 Pinell St.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2073	280	14	20.0	63.6%	63 (22.5%)	64 (22.9%)	116 (41.4%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	22 (7.9%)	14.3	1828^th of 2162 public high schools	15.4%					(n/a)	8.3		3.4	6.1	1.8	11.1	6.7	7.8	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.7	$23,922	$18,940	$4,982
Vista Nueva Career and Technology High	Public	9-12	2035 North Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2750	99	13	7.6	93.9%	5 (5.1%)	24 (24.2%)	60 (60.6%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.0%)	12.9	1882^nd of 2162 public high schools	13.0%		10.3	2052^nd of 2159 public high schools	5.0%	170		3.8	4.2	3.9			20.0	20.0			1.9	1.9	$66,998	$60,712	$6,286
Grant Union High	Public	9-12	1400 Grand Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3450	1,987	98	20.1	91.3%	100 (5.0%)	311 (15.7%)	987 (49.7%)	397 (20.0%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.5%)	114 (5.7%)	40.8	1243^rd of 2162 public high schools	42.5%		33.6	1408^th of 2159 public high schools	34.8%	165		14.1	3.3	13.2			46.5	46.5			24.1	24.1	$25,300	$22,860	$2,440
Pacific Career and Technology High	Public	9-12	6560 Melrose Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2715	69	11	6.0	91.3%	12 (17.4%)	12 (17.4%)	34 (49.3%)	3 (4.3%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	4 (5.8%)	14	1835^th of 2162 public high schools	15.1%		13.5	1871^st of 2159 public high schools	13.3%	36		7.0		5.9			7.1	7.1			9.5	9.5	$81,299	$76,794	$4,505
SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1214 North Market Blvd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1920	234	18	13.0	70.9%	20 (8.5%)	58 (24.8%)	115 (49.1%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (13.7%)	25.6	1580^th of 2162 public high schools	26.9%		24.6	1595^th of 2159 public high schools	26.1%	15	0.0	27.3	16.7	12.8		5.6	27.9	20.3		0.0	4.8	2.9
Center High	Public	9-12	3111 Center Ct. Ln.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6420	1,312	65	20.2	52.5%	444 (33.8%)	155 (11.8%)	398 (30.3%)	189 (14.4%)	12 (0.9%)	15 (1.1%)	94 (7.2%)	70.8	583^rd of 2162 public high schools	73.0%		71.3	547^th of 2159 public high schools	74.7%	36			35.0	35.0			57.7	57.7			31.0	31.0	$20,195	$19,760	$435
McClellan High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	8725 Watt Ave.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6440	56	5	11.2	73.2%	18 (32.1%)	7 (12.5%)	25 (44.6%)	2 (3.6%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	22.6	1637^th of 2162 public high schools	24.3%		15.8	1795^th of 2159 public high schools	16.9%	158			23.5	23.5			8.7	8.7			0.0	0.0	$69,208	$65,390	$3,818
Miles P. Richmond	Public	9-12	4330 Keema Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3495	79	7	11.1	68.4%	18 (22.8%)	10 (12.7%)	33 (41.8%)	7 (8.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.7%)								(n/a)													$52,463	$42,080	$10,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Linda High

Is Rio Linda High a good school?

Rio Linda High ranks 1023^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio Linda High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,594 students attended Rio Linda High.

What schools feed into Rio Linda High?

Rio Linda High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dry Creek Elementary
Elementary : Orchard Elementary
Elementary : Regency Park Elementary
Elementary : Westside Elementary
Middle : Norwood Junior High
Middle : Rio Linda Preparatory Academy

What is the racial makeup of Rio Linda High?

Students at Rio Linda High are 51% Hispanic, 19% White, 15% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Rio Linda High in?

Twin Rivers Unified

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