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El Camino High

Public Grades 9-12
1592nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,162 California High Schools
Better than 26% of California high schools
Summary

El Camino High is a small continuation high school in Rohnert Park, CA, serving 48 students in grades 9-12 within the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified school district, designed for students who may benefit from an alternative educational setting.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency far below state and district averages, including 0% proficiency in English Language Arts and 15.79% in Science for the 2024-2025 school year. A critical concern is the extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 90.1%, which is foundational to learning and far exceeds rates at nearby schools like Technology High (6.9%) and Rancho Cotate High (23.2%), which shares the same campus address. Furthermore, the school's graduation rate is 71.4% with a 26.8% dropout rate, indicating difficulties in helping students complete their diplomas compared to other schools in the area.

Despite per-student spending comparable to higher-performing schools, these outcomes highlight deep-seated challenges. It's important to note that El Camino High serves a population where two-thirds of students are economically disadvantaged. Comparisons with other continuation schools, such as San Antonio High (Continuation) and Ridgway High (Continuation), show that while these schools serve similar student needs, some achieve better graduation and attendance outcomes, suggesting there are models for improvement within the alternative education framework.

48
Students ?
21.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,658
Per pupil spending ?
66.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5450 Snyder Ln.
       Rohnert Park, CA  94928-2041

(707) 792-4750

District: Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.4%
White:
20.8%
Two or more races:
12.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the California average (71% vs 88%)
!Dropout rate above the California average (27% vs 8%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school9%
District avg37%
California avg44%
1,592nd of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 22 pts since 2016
From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 26% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3High Schools in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified
871st of 1,543Cotati-Rohnert Park 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.21592 of 216226.4%★☆☆☆☆
202313.21917 of 217011.7%★☆☆☆☆
20228.92110 of 21230.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.01921 of 21339.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.91880 of 20176.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.81950 of 20394.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20135.02203 of 24269.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.51996 of 235415.2%★☆☆☆☆
201116.11796 of 236724.1%★☆☆☆☆
201023.61476 of 228135.3%★★☆☆☆
200936.01158 of 223848.3%★★☆☆☆
200816.41692 of 211720.1%★☆☆☆☆
20079.61874 of 20639.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200611.41745 of 196811.3%★☆☆☆☆
200514.31606 of 190115.5%★☆☆☆☆
200416.21414 of 165314.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.01560 of 190017.9%★☆☆☆☆
202315.91620 of 191715.5%★☆☆☆☆
201810.51532 of 174212.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20189.31802 of 18623.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20188.91773 of 18343.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school
Male (2018)3rd percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)3rd percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
Science16%-17 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

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El Camino High ranks 1592nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at El Camino High are 60% Hispanic, 21% White, 13% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 48 students attended El Camino High.


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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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