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William Daylor High

Q: Is William Daylor High a good school?

William Daylor High ranks in the bottom 14.6% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend William Daylor High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended William Daylor High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of William Daylor High?

Students at William Daylor High are 51% Hispanic, 19% African American, 10% Asian, 7% Pacific Islander, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

1847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 15% of California high schools

Summary

William Daylor High is a small public high school serving 139 students in grades 9-12 within the Elk Grove Unified district, located in a high-need area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably an extremely high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which at nearly 80% is far above the district average and even higher than other alternative schools like Calvine High and Rio Cazadero High. Academically, proficiency rates in core subjects are very low, and the school's statewide ranking is in the bottom 15%, despite the district spending over $30,000 per student—a figure that is much higher than at nearby comprehensive high schools such as Valley High and Monterey Trail High.

While the graduation rate has improved in recent years, this has not been matched by better test scores or improved attendance. The school's situation highlights a stark contrast within the region, as it is located less than three miles from West Campus, a top-performing school in the Sacramento City Unified district. This suggests William Daylor High serves a student population with profound needs that current interventions are struggling to adequately address.

139

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,521

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6131 Orange Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95823-3226

(916) 427-5428

District: Elk Grove Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

African American:

18.7%

Asian:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (61% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,847^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13High Schools in the Elk Grove Unified

562^nd of 1,543Elk Grove 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	13.7	1847 of 2162	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1952 of 2159	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1988 of 2170	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1809 of 2123	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1784 of 2133	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1848 of 2017	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	1643 of 2021	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	1602 of 2039	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1826 of 1994	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	2149 of 2426	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	2030 of 2354	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	1832 of 2367	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.3	1816 of 2281	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	1635 of 2238	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	1877 of 2117	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.5	1072 of 2063	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	7.8	1797 of 1968	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.9	1727 of 1901	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	21.2	1218 of 1653	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	10.9	547 of 582	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	0.4	590 of 591	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.8	258 of 1085	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	24.6	1033 of 1064	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1621 of 1906	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1734 of 1915	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1795 of 1915	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1597 of 1833	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1684 of 1760	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1572 of 1900	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1780 of 1902	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1821 of 1917	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1552 of 1742	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	360 of 410	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1732 of 2013	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1802 of 2026	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1802 of 2030	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1560 of 1937	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1672 of 1862	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1682 of 1942	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1764 of 1948	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1910 of 1963	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1570 of 1880	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1644 of 1834	10.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+67 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile~ school

African American (2018)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-36 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

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Schools Near William Daylor High

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th 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
William Daylor High	Public, Virtual	9-12	6131 Orange Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 427-5428	139	9	15.3	96.4%	9 (6.5%)	26 (18.7%)	71 (51.1%)	14 (10.1%)	3 (2.2%)	10 (7.2%)	6 (4.3%)	13.7	1847^th of 2162 public high schools	14.6%		12	1952^nd of 2159 public high schools	9.6%	105			5.6	0.0	4.0			12.9	12.9			8.2	8.2	$30,521	$2,240	$28,281
Rio Cazadero High	Public	9-12	7825 Grandstaff Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-3058	120	10	12.6	80.0%	3 (2.5%)	37 (30.8%)	53 (44.2%)	13 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	7 (5.8%)	16.7	1750^th of 2162 public high schools	19.1%		10.9	2012^th of 2159 public high schools	6.8%	262			0.0	13.0	5.2			13.6	13.6			8.9	8.9	$24,673	$1,849	$22,824
Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High	Public	7-12	8182 Gerber Rd.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2329	111	3	33.1	70.3%	15 (13.5%)	15 (13.5%)	60 (54.1%)	7 (6.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	11 (9.9%)								(n/a)				2.6	2.4				6.7				7.1	$27,195	$3,922	$23,273
Luther Burbank High	Public	9-12	3500 Florin Rd.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5110	1,535	82	18.6	74.1%	43 (2.8%)	255 (16.6%)	693 (45.1%)	416 (27.1%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.7%)	68 (4.4%)	25.4	1585^th of 2162 public high schools	26.7%		35.5	1352^nd of 2159 public high schools	37.4%	233				11.9	11.9			26.9	26.9			8.6	8.6	$22,841	$3,786	$19,055
Valley High	Public	9-12	6300 Ehrhardt Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-6500	1,622	83	19.6	78.5%	71 (4.4%)	183 (11.3%)	739 (45.6%)	504 (31.1%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.9%)	74 (4.6%)	47.7	1079^th of 2162 public high schools	50.1%		36.6	1326^th of 2159 public high schools	38.6%	247			21.8	4.6	20.8			53.0	53.0			23.3	23.3	$16,984	$1,667	$15,317
Florin High	Public	9-12	7956 Cottonwood Ln.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-8600	1,679	92	18.2	79.6%	83 (4.9%)	174 (10.4%)	641 (38.2%)	643 (38.3%)	14 (0.8%)	55 (3.3%)	69 (4.1%)	31	1472^nd of 2162 public high schools	31.9%		34.3	1387^th of 2159 public high schools	35.8%	85			12.5		12.5			41.0	41.0			14.3	14.3	$17,507	$1,868	$15,639
West Campus	Public	9-12	5022 58th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5170	907	33	27.7	45.3%	195 (21.5%)	15 (1.7%)	252 (27.8%)	348 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	93 (10.3%)	98.7	22^nd of 2162 public high schools	99.0%		99	17^th of 2159 public high schools	99.2%	5				80.6	80.6			93.1	93.1			72.5	72.5	$19,684	$3,178	$16,506
SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - SCUSD	Public, Charter	7-12	5330 Power Inn Rd. Ste. A	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academy and Vocational Academy - SCUSD Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 387-8063	672	40	16.7	83.5%	51 (7.6%)	83 (12.4%)	435 (64.7%)	42 (6.3%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.7%)	16.4	1761^st of 2162 public high schools	18.5%		14.5	1833^rd of 2159 public high schools	15.1%	72	1.4	11.5	3.8	18.5	6.3	17.7	11.4	22.5	18.6	8.8	0.0	1.5	2.1	$18,762	$953	$17,809
Monterey Trail High	Public	9-12	8661 Power Inn Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-0050	2,263	104	21.7	67.8%	130 (5.7%)	352 (15.6%)	513 (22.7%)	992 (43.8%)	13 (0.6%)	82 (3.6%)	181 (8.0%)	59.1	847^th of 2162 public high schools	60.8%		49.6	1006^th of 2159 public high schools	53.4%	159			32.2	13.0	31.3			52.8	52.8			29.3	29.3	$15,676	$1,446	$14,230
Hiram W. Johnson High	Public	9-12	6879 14th Ave.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5070	1,682	77	21.7	77.5%	105 (6.2%)	151 (9.0%)	892 (53.0%)	389 (23.1%)	9 (0.5%)	70 (4.2%)	65 (3.9%)	30.2	1481^st of 2162 public high schools	31.5%		26.1	1569^th of 2159 public high schools	27.3%	88				17.7	17.7			21.9	21.9			14.2	14.2	$23,125	$4,003	$19,122

Frequently Asked Questions about William Daylor High

What is the racial makeup of William Daylor High?

Students at William Daylor High are 51% Hispanic, 19% African American, 10% Asian, 7% Pacific Islander, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is William Daylor High a good school?

William Daylor High ranks in the bottom 14.6% of California high schools.

What district is William Daylor High in?

Elk Grove Unified

How many students attend William Daylor High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended William Daylor High.

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