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Rancho Cotate High

Q: Is Rancho Cotate High a good school?

Rancho Cotate High ranks 1176 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 46% of California high schools

Summary

Rancho Cotate High is a large public high school serving about 1,755 students in grades 9-12 in Rohnert Park, part of the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District.

The school has a strong 91.8% graduation rate and performs relatively well in English Language Arts, but faces significant challenges in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates notably lower than many nearby schools like Technology High and Petaluma High. A key area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which is higher here than at the district and state level. The school serves a population with considerable economic need, and it shows a particular strength in supporting English Language Learners.

When compared to other local schools, Rancho Cotate's performance is typical for a comprehensive public high school in its district context, though a stark contrast exists with the exceptionally high-performing Technology High, which is less than a mile away. The school's rankings have fluctuated over the years, and it faces achievement gaps for some student subgroups, while its per-student spending and class sizes are generally in the mid-range for the area.

1,755

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,717

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5450 Snyder Ln.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-2906

(707) 792-4750

District: Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

Feeder schools for Rancho Cotate High:

Elementary:	Evergreen Elementary
	John Reed Primary
	Marguerite Hahn Elementary
	Monte Vista Elementary
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	Thomas Page Academy
Middle:	Lawrence E. Jones Middle
	Technology Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

32.1%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,176^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

871^st 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1176 of 2162	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1257 of 2159	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1076 of 2170	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	1346 of 2123	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	746 of 1290	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1164 of 2133	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	859 of 2017	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	874 of 2021	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.7	902 of 2039	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.3	1034 of 1994	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.0	514 of 2426	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	60.1	537 of 2354	77.2%	★★★★☆
2011	65.2	390 of 2367	83.5%	★★★★☆
2010	59.8	522 of 2281	77.1%	★★★★☆
2009	59.3	488 of 2238	78.2%	★★★★☆
2008	52.2	624 of 2117	70.5%	★★★★☆
2007	58.2	492 of 2063	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	57.5	518 of 1968	73.7%	★★★★☆
2005	50.3	583 of 1901	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.1	532 of 1653	67.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.6	199 of 517	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	13.0	513 of 581	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.5	838 of 1161	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.2	192 of 555	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	205 of 1117	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	95 of 1052	91.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	381 of 1085	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	155 of 1064	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	296 of 1044	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	162 of 467	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	785 of 941	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	443 of 938	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	1086 of 1906	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1155 of 1915	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	918 of 1915	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	1253 of 1858	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	738 of 1054	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1047 of 1833	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	893 of 1760	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	928 of 1900	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	1244 of 1902	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	962 of 1917	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1252 of 1861	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1094 of 1814	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	733 of 1742	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1104 of 2013	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1318 of 2026	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	1124 of 2030	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1221 of 1943	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	615 of 1126	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1064 of 1937	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	661 of 1862	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	1139 of 1942	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1225 of 1948	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1074 of 1963	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1242 of 1916	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	589 of 1122	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1115 of 1880	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	772 of 1834	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	513 of 577	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	511 of 574	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	476 of 541	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	455 of 515	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	342 of 422	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	726 of 1252	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	911 of 1216	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	500 of 1197	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	977 of 1155	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	920 of 1173	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	873 of 1193	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1025 of 1204	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	933 of 1222	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	735 of 1173	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2024)62nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2022)12th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Unfortunately, I have two students currently attending this school. Neither will be returning next year. This school lacks any sort of pride, accountability, and positive culture. Teachers are excessively absent. The administration is unorganized, incompetent, and dishonest. Students are not excited about attending school, b/c nobody cares enough to make it a place students want to be. It’s very apparent the staff are unhappy too. If you can, avoid sending your child to this school Close Quote

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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 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
El Camino High	Public	9-12	5450 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4750	48	2	21.8	66.7%	10 (20.8%)	2 (4.2%)	29 (60.4%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.5%)	25.2	1592^nd of 2162 public high schools	26.4%					(n/a)		15.8	15.8	0.0	0.0			$19,658	$18,796	$862
Rancho Cotate High	Public	9-12	5450 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4750	1,755	76	23.0	47.1%	563 (32.1%)	41 (2.3%)	915 (52.1%)	55 (3.1%)	11 (0.6%)	20 (1.1%)	144 (8.2%)	43.7	1176^th of 2162 public high schools	45.6%		39.3	1257^th of 2159 public high schools	41.8%	81	0.0	18.0	17.5	51.8	51.8	12.4	12.4	$18,717	$17,986	$731
Technology High	Public	9-12	550 Bonnie Ave.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4825	343	16	21.9	20.7%	195 (56.9%)	10 (2.9%)	64 (18.7%)	48 (14.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	98.4	27^th of 2162 public high schools	98.8%		99.1	16^th of 2159 public high schools	99.3%	11	82.6		82.8	92.1	92.1	69.1	69.1	$19,223	$18,632	$591
Credo High	Public, Charter	9-12	1300 Valley House Dr. Ste. 100	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Credo High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 664-0600	441	32	13.6	28.3%	270 (61.2%)	4 (0.9%)	88 (20.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	92	166^th of 2162 public high schools	92.3%		93.9	136^th of 2159 public high schools	93.7%	30		60.0	60.0	77.2	77.2	49.6	49.6
Elsie Allen High	Public	9-12	599 Bellevue Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3810	1,029	60	17.0	71.7%	59 (5.7%)	15 (1.5%)	865 (84.1%)	43 (4.2%)	9 (0.9%)	9 (0.9%)	26 (2.5%)	21	1675^th of 2162 public high schools	22.5%		19	1719^th of 2159 public high schools	20.4%	44	11.2	9.1	11.1	33.8	33.8	3.7	3.7	$21,464	$20,784	$680
Montgomery High	Public	9-12	1250 Hahman Dr.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3830	1,253	70	17.9	49.6%	366 (29.2%)	37 (3.0%)	691 (55.1%)	54 (4.3%)	4 (0.3%)	26 (2.1%)	69 (5.5%)	39.4	1279^th of 2162 public high schools	40.8%		54.8	882^nd of 2159 public high schools	59.1%	397	24.1	7.1	23.3	42.1	42.1	16.7	16.7	$19,939	$19,206	$733
San Antonio High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	500 Vallejo St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4758	65	8	8.5	84.6%	17 (26.2%)	2 (3.1%)	41 (63.1%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	12	1914^th of 2162 public high schools	11.5%		11	2007^th of 2159 public high schools	7.0%	93	6.3		6.3	19.2	19.2	0.0	0.0	$53,258	$48,420	$4,838
Valley Oaks High (Alternative)	Public	7-12	540 Vallejo St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4794	43	5	8.0	44.2%	28 (65.1%)	1 (2.3%)	8 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)								(n/a)					36.4		9.1	$45,777	$45,276	$501
Ridgway High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	325 Ridgway Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3770	252	21	11.7	56.7%	36 (14.3%)	8 (3.2%)	183 (72.6%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (4.0%)	10.2	2009^th of 2162 public high schools	7.1%		10.2	2060^th of 2159 public high schools	4.6%	51	0.9	0.0	0.8	12.1	12.1	3.8	3.8	$30,550	$29,392	$1,158
Santa Rosa High	Public	9-12	1235 Mendocino Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3850	1,553	73	21.1	58.3%	528 (34.0%)	30 (1.9%)	776 (50.0%)	56 (3.6%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	120 (7.7%)	49.3	1054^th of 2162 public high schools	51.2%		60.6	753^rd of 2159 public high schools	65.1%	301	28.1	35.0	28.5	50.3	50.3	19.3	19.3	$18,755	$18,178	$577

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Cotate High

What district is Rancho Cotate High in?

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

How many students attend Rancho Cotate High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,755 students attended Rancho Cotate High.

Is Rancho Cotate High a good school?

Rancho Cotate High ranks 1176^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Cotate High?

Students at Rancho Cotate High are 52% Hispanic, 32% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Rancho Cotate High?

Rancho Cotate High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Evergreen Elementary
Elementary : John Reed Primary
Elementary : Marguerite Hahn Elementary
Elementary : Monte Vista Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Page Academy
Middle : Lawrence E. Jones Middle
Middle : Technology Middle

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