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Sunset High

Public Grades 9-12

1738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 20% of California high schools

Summary

Sunset High is a public high school located in Crescent City, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 101 students. The school is part of the Del Norte County Unified School District, which is ranked 1202 out of 1543 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunset High consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.71% of Sunset High students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 56.96% at the state level and 46.27% in the Del Norte County Unified School District. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 2.86% at Sunset High, compared to 30.5% statewide and 17% in the district. Additionally, Sunset High has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 86.2% to 94.7% over the past few years, which is lower than the 86.4% rate at the nearby Del Norte High School.

Sunset High has experienced significantly higher rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 89.2% in recent years, compared to 20.4% at Del Norte High. The school also serves a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 75.51% to 85.15% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 59.05% at Del Norte High. Despite the higher per-student spending at Sunset High, ranging from $9,418 to $22,993 in recent years, the school has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the years.

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,831

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 Elk Valley Cross Rd.
Crescent City, CA 95531-8461

(707) 464-0380

District: Del Norte County Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

American Indian:

26.8%

Hispanic:

20.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (93% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,738^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Del Norte County Unified

1202^nd of 1,543Del Norte County 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	17.3	1738 of 2162	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1913 of 2159	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1780 of 2170	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1801 of 2123	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1002 of 1290	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1709 of 2133	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1663 of 2017	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	1871 of 2021	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	1667 of 2039	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	1602 of 1994	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	1819 of 2426	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	1930 of 2354	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	1553 of 2367	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	14.9	1836 of 2281	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.2	1472 of 2238	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	16.0	1715 of 2117	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	1366 of 2063	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.2	1418 of 1968	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.9	1173 of 1901	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	13.7	1533 of 1653	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1654 of 1906	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1640 of 1915	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1470 of 1915	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1345 of 1858	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	933 of 1054	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1507 of 1833	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	1886 of 1902	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1511 of 1861	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1625 of 1814	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1591 of 2013	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1832 of 2026	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1661 of 2030	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1654 of 1943	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	873 of 1126	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1510 of 1937	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1504 of 1862	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1526 of 1942	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1848 of 1948	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1770 of 1963	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1853 of 1916	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	844 of 1122	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1576 of 1880	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1426 of 1834	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	931 of 1155	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1097 of 1173	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1154 of 1193	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1170 of 1204	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1097 of 1222	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1111 of 1173	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

Native American (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

Mathematics3%-34 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

I would not recommend anyone enrolling your kids here unless there is no other option available to them. I personally have seen how this school works and how they handle situations with the students. I have seen them sweep things under the rug rather that actually addressing the problem. I also see that they give kids easy work in order to push them through so they can graduate. but doing this does not teach the student anything and puts them out into the world not prepared for college and sets them up for a life time of struggle. when my child was attending sunset she was getting bullied by a group of kids. sunsets way of taking care of the situation was to put my child on home studies and just allow the group of bullies to go on with there daily routine. to me this was the worst possible way they could of handled it. the head front office lady they have out there is more concerned in sticking her nose into the high school drama then actually doing her job. the whole experience we had with sunset from start to finish was extremely disappointing and made we feel bad for the kids who have no other options and have to go there 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 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
Sunset High	Public	9-12	2500 Elk Valley Cross Rd.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0380	82	5	15.5	89.0%	33 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.2%)	17.3	1738^th of 2162 public high schools	19.6%		12.5	1913^th of 2159 public high schools	11.4%	175	11.4	11.4	25.7	25.7	2.9	2.9	$34,831	$32,824	$2,007
Del Norte County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1301 El Dorado	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 464-0274	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Del Norte High	Public	9-12	1301 El Dorado St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0274	918	48	18.9	58.7%	423 (46.1%)	7 (0.8%)	247 (26.9%)	39 (4.2%)	115 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.3%)	51.7	999^th of 2162 public high schools	53.8%		54.4	898^th of 2159 public high schools	58.4%	101	31.7	31.3	50.6	50.6	20.0	20.0	$19,907	$18,658	$1,249

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset High

What is the racial makeup of Sunset High?

Students at Sunset High are 40% White, 27% American Indian, 21% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sunset High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 82 students attended Sunset High.

Is Sunset High a good school?

Sunset High ranks in the bottom 19.6% of California high schools.

What district is Sunset High in?

Del Norte County Unified

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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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