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Valley High

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Valley High ranks 1211 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 43% of California high schools

Summary

Valley High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Sacramento, part of Elk Grove Unified, with 1,622 students. The central concern is that its 2025–26 proficiency results fell below both state and district results in ELA, math and science, while chronic absenteeism was higher than both benchmarks: 28% at Valley, compared with 18% statewide and 22% districtwide.

ELA is its closest subject to state results, but the nearby-school comparison highlights a different weakness: ELA and science are furthest below the average for four nearby comprehensive high schools. Valley’s proficiency was 44% in ELA, 24% in math and 25% in science, versus state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. It was also below Elk Grove Unified by 11 points in ELA, 20 in math and 12 in science. Compared with the four schools’ averages, Valley trailed by 12 points in ELA and 8 in science, but by 4 in math. So math has the largest state and district gaps, while ELA and science are the bigger relative gaps against nearby comprehensive schools.

Over 2022–23 to 2025–26, math proficiency rose 5 points and science rose 4, while ELA fell 4; only math narrowed its gap with the state. Valley High is ranked at the 43rd percentile with 2 stars in SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide rankings. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 19.6:1, and 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s measure for how well the school serves African American students rose to the 56th percentile in 2025–26, up from the 21st percentile in 2023–24. In contrast, its measure for Asian students was at the 6th percentile, rank 538 of 575, compared with the school’s overall 43rd percentile.

1,622

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,707

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6300 Ehrhardt Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95823-5637

(916) 689-6500

District: Elk Grove Unified

Feeder schools for Valley High:

Elementary:	Charles E. Mack Elementary
	Herman Leimbach Elementary
	John Reith Elementary
	Prairie Elementary
	More...
	Union House Elementary
Middle:	Samuel Jackman Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.6%

Asian:

31.1%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg47%

California avg42%

1,211^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

577^th of 1,530Elk 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
2026	42.4	1211 of 2135	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.7	1079 of 2162	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	1326 of 2159	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	1068 of 2170	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	1060 of 2123	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	690 of 1290	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1096 of 2133	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	1096 of 2017	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.0	1175 of 2021	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.9	897 of 2039	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.0	964 of 1994	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.6	966 of 2426	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.3	585 of 2354	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	58.9	553 of 2367	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	54.7	630 of 2281	72.4%	★★★★☆
2009	51.7	697 of 2238	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.5	784 of 2117	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.5	644 of 2063	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.9	793 of 1968	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.3	796 of 1901	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.8	752 of 1653	54.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	218 of 492	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	291 of 523	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	410 of 517	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	222 of 521	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	363 of 522	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	361 of 592	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	374 of 582	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	538 of 575	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	529 of 585	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	541 of 573	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	544 of 591	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	512 of 581	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	507 of 582	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	509 of 581	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	975 of 1161	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	300 of 555	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1032 of 1117	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	576 of 1052	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	619 of 1085	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	182 of 1064	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	43.0	448 of 1044	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	291 of 467	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	417 of 941	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	192 of 938	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1290 of 1864	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	956 of 1906	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1277 of 1915	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1057 of 1915	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1045 of 1858	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	662 of 1054	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	988 of 1833	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	901 of 1760	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	1096 of 1880	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	868 of 1900	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	1209 of 1902	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	826 of 1917	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	952 of 1861	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	909 of 1814	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	777 of 1742	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	289 of 358	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	322 of 328	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	1003 of 1997	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.3	935 of 2013	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	1073 of 2026	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	842 of 2030	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	787 of 1943	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	491 of 1126	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	824 of 1937	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	859 of 1862	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	970 of 1930	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	1057 of 1942	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1183 of 1948	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	931 of 1963	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	955 of 1916	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	598 of 1122	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1068 of 1880	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1157 of 1834	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	512 of 588	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	485 of 577	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	521 of 541	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	367 of 422	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	635 of 1235	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	864 of 1252	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	786 of 1216	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	793 of 1197	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	597 of 1130	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.4	942 of 1155	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	822 of 1222	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2025)73rd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-12 vs school

Homeless (2026)19th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-6 vs state

Science25%-11 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	42.4	1211^th of 2135 public high schools	43.3%		47.7	1079^th of 2162 public high schools	50.1%	132			25.8	9.5	24.9			43.6	43.6			24.2	24.2	$17,707	$1,104	$16,603
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%)	10.5	1922^nd of 2135 public high schools	10.0%		16.7	1750^th of 2162 public high schools	19.1%	172			0.0	0.0	0.0			7.8	7.8			7.6	7.6	$29,302	$1,115	$28,187
Laguna Creek High	Public	9-12	9050 Vicino Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-1339	2,142	100	21.4	51.9%	337 (15.7%)	289 (13.5%)	614 (28.7%)	612 (28.6%)	12 (0.6%)	30 (1.4%)	248 (11.6%)	63.3	748^th of 2135 public high schools	65.0%		58.9	852^nd of 2162 public high schools	60.6%	104			39.8	32.0	39.4			54.2	54.2			32.7	32.7	$15,956	$393	$15,563
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%)	55.2	912^th of 2135 public high schools	57.3%		59.1	847^th of 2162 public high schools	60.8%	65			35.1	20.7	34.3			57.5	57.5			22.5	22.5	$16,072	$830	$15,242
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%)	35.3	1370^th of 2135 public high schools	35.8%		31	1472^nd of 2162 public high schools	31.9%	102			19.2	15.1	18.6			43.9	43.9			18.4	18.4	$18,265	$1,111	$17,154
Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High	Public	7-12	8182 Gerber Rd.	Sacramento	95826	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%)	11.5	1869^th of 2135 public high schools	12.5%					(n/a)				4.4	3.6			0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	$19,676	$5,800	$13,876
SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - EGUSD	Public, Charter	7-12	3141 Dwight Rd. Ste. 400	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academy and Vocational Academy - EGUSD Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 428-3200	360	22	16.0	67.5%	46 (12.8%)	50 (13.9%)	194 (53.9%)	22 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (10.0%)	16.4	1724^th of 2135 public high schools	19.3%		29.4	1498^th of 2162 public high schools	30.7%	226	9.1	0.0	2.4	29.4	8.7	20.0	12.5	26.3	22.5	5.0	6.3	1.0	2.7	$19,561	$1,252	$18,309
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%)	24.7	1585^th of 2135 public high schools	25.8%		13.7	1847^th of 2162 public high schools	14.6%	262			4.8	0.0	3.4			16.7	16.7			31.0	31.0	$28,370	$574	$27,796
Calvine High	Public	9-12	8333 Vintage Park Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-7502	137	11	13.0	81.8%	17 (12.4%)	30 (21.9%)	51 (37.2%)	20 (14.6%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	14 (10.2%)	6.5	2118^th of 2135 public high schools	0.8%		9.4	2045^th of 2162 public high schools	5.4%	73			0.0		0.0			3.5	3.5			0.0	0.0	$26,164	$918	$25,246
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	1573^rd of 2135 public high schools	26.3%		25.4	1585^th of 2162 public high schools	26.7%	12			13.5	18.1	15.7			28.4	28.4			10.8	10.8	$25,340	$3,234	$22,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley High

How many students attend Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,622 students attended Valley High.

What schools feed into Valley High?

Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles E. Mack Elementary
Elementary : Herman Leimbach Elementary
Elementary : John Reith Elementary
Elementary : Prairie Elementary
Elementary : Union House Elementary
Middle : Samuel Jackman Middle

What is the racial makeup of Valley High?

Students at Valley High are 46% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Valley High a good school?

Valley High ranks 1211^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Valley High in?

Elk Grove Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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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