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John Henry High

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John Henry High ranks 1275 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 41% of California high schools

Summary

John Henry High is a public high school serving 333 students in grades 9-12 in Richmond, CA, operating within the John Henry High District and showing recent signs of academic improvement after a period of decline.

The school has notable strengths, including a chronic absenteeism rate (15.8%) that is better than the state average and significantly better than many nearby schools like Greenwood Academy (79.4%) and John F. Kennedy High (49.8%). It also demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with English Language Learner students, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide. However, academic proficiency is below state averages, with mathematics scores showing particularly high year-to-year volatility, and the graduation rate trails the state average.

An interesting finding is that John Henry High spends over $26,500 per student—much more than most area schools—yet has the highest student-teacher ratio among them. This suggests resources are allocated differently. In the broader Richmond area, there are extreme performance disparities, with top schools like Albany High and Middle College High nearby; John Henry High occupies a middle position, outperforming some neighbors in specific areas while working to improve overall academic outcomes.

333

Students ?

27.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,370

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1402 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA 94804-2411

(510) 235-2439

District: John Henry High District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

White:

3.9%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2019 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (79% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

California avg41%

1,275^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 24 pts since 2019

From top 35% (2019) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

945^th of 1,543John Henry High District 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	39.4	1275 of 2162	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1472 of 2159	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1610 of 2170	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1329 of 2123	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	815 of 1290	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	749 of 2133	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.6	107 of 1085	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	24.6	1033 of 1064	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	78.0	68 of 1044	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1225 of 1906	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1444 of 1915	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1504 of 1915	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1233 of 1858	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	774 of 1054	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	639 of 1833	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	970 of 1900	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1177 of 1902	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1356 of 1917	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	1026 of 1861	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.1	396 of 1814	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1136 of 2013	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1259 of 2026	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1505 of 2030	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1076 of 1943	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	801 of 1126	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.5	476 of 1937	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	1161 of 1942	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1266 of 1948	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1459 of 1963	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1207 of 1916	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	704 of 1122	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	792 of 1880	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	554 of 1252	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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+58 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science17%-15 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
John Henry High	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	John Henry High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2439	333	12	27.7	86.2%	13 (3.9%)	12 (3.6%)	298 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	39.4	1275^th of 2162 public high schools	41.0%		30.7	1472^nd of 2159 public high schools	31.8%	197		17.4		17.4			29.6	29.6			31.8	31.8	$37,370	$37,370	$00
Greenwood Academy	Public	9-12	831 Chanslor Ave.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1402	200	11	17.8	93.5%	9 (4.5%)	48 (24.0%)	126 (63.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	8 (4.0%)	8.3	2103^rd of 2162 public high schools	2.7%		9.2	2115^th of 2159 public high schools	2.0%	12		0.0	0.0	0.0			4.0	4.0			1.4	1.4
Leadership Public Schools: Richmond	Public, Charter	9-12	880 Bissell Ave.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-4522	546	26	21.2	65.4%	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	522 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	51.5	1006^th of 2162 public high schools	53.5%		46.8	1081^st of 2159 public high schools	49.9%	75		9.7		9.7			55.7	55.7			34.2	34.2
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	4300 Cutting Blvd.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1433	740	38	19.2	59.9%	8 (1.1%)	108 (14.6%)	557 (75.3%)	35 (4.7%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	11 (1.5%)	13.2	1875^th of 2162 public high schools	13.3%		16.2	1783^rd of 2159 public high schools	17.4%	92		1.8	0.0	1.5			15.7	15.7			8.8	8.8
Summit Public School K2	Public, Charter	7-12	1800 Elm St.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School K2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4093	554	25	22.1	81.9%	12 (2.2%)	74 (13.4%)	418 (75.5%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.8%)	61.3	787^th of 2162 public high schools	63.6%		53.9	907^th of 2159 public high schools	58.0%	120	6.3	43.4		22.7	17.1	18.2	60.0	31.0	20.0	8.5	16.5	14.5
Richmond High	Public	9-12	1250 23rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1450	1,280	57	22.3	96.8%	18 (1.4%)	59 (4.6%)	1,144 (89.4%)	39 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	29.7	1493^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.9%		21.8	1659^th of 2159 public high schools	23.2%	166		18.1	9.5	17.5			39.6	39.6			8.6	8.6
Invictus Academy of Richmond	Public, Charter	7-12	7150 Portola Dr.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Invictus Academy of Richmond District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 994-0888	403	24	16.4	78.9%	21 (5.2%)	47 (11.7%)	300 (74.4%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	50.3	1037^th of 2162 public high schools	52.0%		34.1	1393^rd of 2159 public high schools	35.5%	356	14.1	28.8		20.1	37.3	42.3	45.0	41.6	20.3	14.1	25.4	19.4	$32,900	$31,842	$1,058
El Cerrito High	Public	9-12	540 Ashbury Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1437	1,460	61	24.0	39.0%	407 (27.9%)	211 (14.5%)	464 (31.8%)	229 (15.7%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	126 (8.6%)	55.3	931^st of 2162 public high schools	56.9%		69.4	572^nd of 2159 public high schools	73.5%	359		32.2		32.2			44.9	44.9			29.6	29.6
Albany High	Public	9-12	603 Key Route Blvd.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-2500	1,122	59	18.8	31.0%	318 (28.3%)	47 (4.2%)	185 (16.5%)	368 (32.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	189 (16.8%)	97.5	46^th of 2162 public high schools	97.9%		97.4	55^th of 2159 public high schools	97.5%	9		70.9	59.1	65.0			83.0	83.0			73.0	73.0	$26,317	$25,270	$1,047
MacGregor High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	603 Key Route Blvd.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 559-6570	4	1	6.4		1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about John Henry High

How many students attend John Henry High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended John Henry High.

What is the racial makeup of John Henry High?

Students at John Henry High are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is John Henry High in?

John Henry High District

Is John Henry High a good school?

John Henry High ranks 1275^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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