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McClellan High (Continuation)

Q: Is McClellan High (Continuation) a good school?

McClellan High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 24.3% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend McClellan High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 56 students attended McClellan High (Continuation).

Q: What is the racial makeup of McClellan High (Continuation)?

Students at McClellan High (Continuation) are 45% Hispanic, 32% White, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Public Grades 9-12

1637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 24% of California high schools

Summary

McClellan High (Continuation) is a very small public high school in Antelope, California, serving 56 students in grades 9-12 who have typically struggled in traditional school settings, and it is part of the Center Joint Unified School District.

The school faces significant challenges, including an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 67.9% and very low academic proficiency, with 0% of students proficient in math and 8.7% in English Language Arts; these figures are far below nearby comprehensive high schools like Center High or Woodcreek High. Despite having a very low student-teacher ratio and spending over $28,000 per student—which is much higher than surrounding schools—these resources have not yet translated into stronger test scores, though the school's graduation rate has recently improved to match the state average.

When compared to other continuation schools in the area, such as La Entrada Continuation High, McClellan performs better in some measures like graduation rates, but it shows a concerning disparity in effectiveness between male and female students. The school's recent progress in helping students graduate is a positive sign that it may be succeeding in its core mission of supporting at-risk youth, even as it works to improve academic outcomes.

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,431

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8725 Watt Ave.
Antelope, CA 95843-9116

(916) 338-6440

District: Center Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.6%

White:

32.1%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (68% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,637^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Center Joint Unified

1013^th of 1,543Center Joint 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	22.6	1637 of 2162	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1795 of 2159	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1999 of 2170	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1624 of 2123	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1062 of 1290	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1482 of 2133	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1500 of 2017	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	1693 of 2021	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	1628 of 2039	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	1585 of 1994	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.6	1117 of 2426	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	28.1	1352 of 2354	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.3	1369 of 2367	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.5	1559 of 2281	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.4	1008 of 2238	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	30.1	1162 of 2117	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.4	1147 of 2063	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.7	1098 of 1968	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.0	965 of 1901	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.6	517 of 1653	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1902 of 1906	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1809 of 1915	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1544 of 1858	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1459 of 1760	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.8	1657 of 1917	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1279 of 1861	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1342 of 1742	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	16.0	267 of 299	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1594 of 2013	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1591 of 2026	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1866 of 2030	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1401 of 1943	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	961 of 1126	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1312 of 1937	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1353 of 1862	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1223 of 1942	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1583 of 1948	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1813 of 1963	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1480 of 1916	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1338 of 1834	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	3.0	1183 of 1193	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1113 of 1204	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1108 of 1222	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1058 of 1173	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)14th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2023)11th percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy9%-40 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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
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	$28,431	$6,844	$21,587
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	$16,678	$837	$15,841
Antelope High	Public	9-12	7801 Titan Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 726-1400	1,821	73	25.0	67.3%	666 (36.6%)	130 (7.1%)	471 (25.9%)	279 (15.3%)	12 (0.7%)	28 (1.5%)	230 (12.6%)	73.8	516^th of 2162 public high schools	76.1%		61.4	732^nd of 2159 public high schools	66.1%	216	43.5	0.0	42.3	57.3	57.3	39.2	39.2	$15,632	$1,766	$13,866
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	$46,675	$7,302	$39,373
Highlands High	Public	9-12	6601 Guthrie Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3465	778	41	18.9	88.8%	130 (16.7%)	87 (11.2%)	404 (51.9%)	66 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	73 (9.4%)	34.8	1383^rd of 2162 public high schools	36.0%		30.6	1475^th of 2159 public high schools	31.7%	92	17.4		17.2	36.5	36.5	20.3	20.3	$24,945	$4,029	$20,916
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)								$47,872	$11,088	$36,784
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	$20,279	$2,960	$17,319
Woodcreek High	Public	9-12	2551 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-6565	1,940	83	23.4	38.4%	1,033 (53.2%)	53 (2.7%)	419 (21.6%)	254 (13.1%)	16 (0.8%)	13 (0.7%)	139 (7.2%)	80.2	404^th of 2162 public high schools	81.3%		74.1	498^th of 2159 public high schools	76.9%	94	56.1		56.1	60.9	60.9	39.2	39.2	$15,905	$1,567	$14,338
Foothill High	Public	9-12	5000 McCloud Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3445	1,417	65	21.8	92.2%	307 (21.7%)	171 (12.1%)	568 (40.1%)	209 (14.7%)	4 (0.3%)	23 (1.6%)	130 (9.2%)	29.8	1490^th of 2162 public high schools	31.1%		26.8	1557^th of 2159 public high schools	27.9%	67	16.2	0.0	14.8	38.0	38.0	13.3	13.3	$20,563	$3,059	$17,504
West Park High	Public	9-12	2401 Panther Pl.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 786-2970	2,079	82	25.4	30.1%	789 (38.0%)	86 (4.1%)	326 (15.7%)	630 (30.3%)	19 (0.9%)	10 (0.5%)	204 (9.8%)	86	284^th of 2162 public high schools	86.9%		87.4	274^th of 2159 public high schools	87.3%	10	50.5		50.1	70.6	70.6	46.1	46.1	$14,698	$1,281	$13,417

Frequently Asked Questions about McClellan High (Continuation)

What is the racial makeup of McClellan High (Continuation)?

Students at McClellan High (Continuation) are 45% Hispanic, 32% White, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is McClellan High (Continuation) in?

Center Joint Unified

Is McClellan High (Continuation) a good school?

McClellan High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 24.3% of California high schools.

How many students attend McClellan High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 56 students attended McClellan High (Continuation).

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