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Marysville High

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Marysville High ranks 1403 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 35% of California high schools

Summary

Marysville High is a public high school serving about 1,034 students in grades 9-12 within the Marysville Joint Unified district, which faces challenges as it ranks in the lower third of districts statewide.

The school has a significant strength in graduating its students, with a 93.2% graduation rate that outpaces the state average and nearby schools like River Valley High and Yuba City High, and it has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences. However, academic proficiency, especially in mathematics where only 8.95% of students are proficient, is a serious concern and lags far behind state averages and most surrounding schools.

A striking comparison exists just blocks away at the Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, which serves a similarly economically disadvantaged student population but achieves significantly higher test scores and a top-tier state ranking. While Marysville High's per-student spending is higher than some neighboring comprehensive high schools, its academic ranking has declined in recent years, indicating a need to examine how resources are used to address core instructional challenges and support all student groups effectively.

1,034

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,917

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 East 18th St.
Marysville, CA 95901-3751

(530) 741-6180

District: Marysville Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Marysville High:

Elementary:	Browns Valley Elementary
	Cordua Elementary
	Covillaud Elementary
	Dobbins Elementary
	More...
	Kynoch Elementary
	Loma Rica Elementary
	Yuba Feather Elementary
Middle:	Anna McKenney Intermediate
	Foothill Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

38.6%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,403^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Marysville Joint Unified

1053^rd of 1,543Marysville Joint 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	33.8	1403 of 2162	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1362 of 2159	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1113 of 2170	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1046 of 2123	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	697 of 1290	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	815 of 2133	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	1193 of 2017	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	1225 of 2021	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.4	681 of 2039	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.3	632 of 1994	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.1	783 of 2426	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.8	806 of 2354	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.2	662 of 2367	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	55.7	600 of 2281	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	51.0	716 of 2238	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	594 of 2117	71.9%	★★★★☆
2007	52.3	603 of 2063	70.8%	★★★★☆
2006	61.5	446 of 1968	77.3%	★★★★☆
2005	56.2	478 of 1901	74.9%	★★★★☆
2004	56.2	400 of 1653	75.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.6	351 of 521	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	369 of 522	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	553 of 585	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	493 of 582	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	523 of 581	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.5	757 of 1161	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	209 of 555	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	1015 of 1117	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	930 of 1052	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	946 of 1085	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	611 of 1044	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	234 of 467	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	153 of 941	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	38.8	477 of 938	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1443 of 1906	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1364 of 1915	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	1075 of 1915	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	965 of 1858	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	652 of 1054	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	820 of 1833	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	1090 of 1760	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1179 of 1900	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1373 of 1902	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.3	705 of 1917	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	1241 of 1861	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	681 of 1814	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	1084 of 1742	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1412 of 2013	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1262 of 2026	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1045 of 2030	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	980 of 1943	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	631 of 1126	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	767 of 1937	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	1202 of 1862	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1113 of 1942	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1182 of 1948	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1006 of 1963	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1018 of 1916	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	606 of 1122	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	731 of 1880	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	1173 of 1834	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	420 of 574	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	522 of 541	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	475 of 515	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	78.0	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	35.7	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1222 of 1252	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	972 of 1216	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	965 of 1197	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	1003 of 1155	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	944 of 1173	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	951 of 1193	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	786 of 1204	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	767 of 1222	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	881 of 1173	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2019)81st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2023)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)27th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

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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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	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
Marysville High	Public	9-12	12 East 18th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6180	1,034	52	19.8	62.2%	399 (38.6%)	33 (3.2%)	449 (43.4%)	53 (5.1%)	15 (1.5%)	9 (0.9%)	71 (6.9%)	33.8	1403^rd of 2162 public high schools	35.1%		35.2	1362^nd of 2159 public high schools	36.9%	41		21.8		21.0				42.6	42.6				9.0	9.0	$19,917	$2,536	$17,381
Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	1917 B St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-6157	366	23	15.9	52.2%	123 (33.6%)	4 (1.1%)	134 (36.6%)	31 (8.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	68 (18.6%)	93	147^th of 2162 public high schools	93.2%		93.8	138^th of 2159 public high schools	93.6%	9	29.0	64.6		43.3		58.3	47.8	82.7	61.1		33.3	18.8	48.1	32.1	$20,175	$1,412	$18,763
Thomas E. Mathews Community	Public	7-12	1127 E St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4025	24	3	7.9	95.8%	9 (37.5%)	2 (8.3%)	10 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							0.0		0.0			0.0		0.0	$55,402	$9,285	$46,117
Albert Powell Continuation	Public	10-12	1875 Clark Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5210	132	10	12.7	79.5%	27 (20.5%)	4 (3.0%)	85 (64.4%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	14.3	1829^th of 2162 public high schools	15.4%		16.3	1780^th of 2159 public high schools	17.6%	49		5.0		6.2				26.3	26.3				1.3	1.3
AeroSTEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	82 Second St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	AeroSTEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2531	116	6	18.7	76.7%	62 (53.4%)	2 (1.7%)	36 (31.0%)	3 (2.6%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)								(n/a)	28.6			39.3	47.1	43.5	78.6		55.9	41.2	30.4	35.7		33.8	$21,245	$2,036	$19,209
Yuba City High	Public	9-12	850 B St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 674-4900	1,678	80	21.0	71.2%	385 (22.9%)	24 (1.4%)	973 (58.0%)	186 (11.1%)	9 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	90 (5.4%)	47.3	1090^th of 2162 public high schools	49.6%		51.7	966^th of 2159 public high schools	55.3%	124		24.0	0.0	23.2				55.6	55.6				17.9	17.9
Middle College Academy	Public	9-12	2088 North Beale Road Bldg. 70	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 740-6424	34	2	15.1	52.9%	8 (23.5%)	1 (2.9%)	13 (38.2%)	8 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.8%)								(n/a)															$27,880	$5,089	$22,791
Tri-County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	970 Klamath Ln.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Tri-County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 822-2942	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Feather River Academy	Public	7-12	1895 Lassen Blvd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Sutter County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2400	31	4	7.8	90.3%	10 (32.3%)	4 (12.9%)	17 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0											$23,593	$4,828	$18,765
River Valley High	Public	9-12	801 El Margarita Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2500	1,695	82	20.5	68.9%	275 (16.2%)	27 (1.6%)	700 (41.3%)	562 (33.2%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	115 (6.8%)	44.6	1152^nd of 2162 public high schools	46.7%		46.3	1091^st of 2159 public high schools	49.5%	61		21.4	16.1	21.0				55.2	55.2				16.4	16.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Marysville High

What district is Marysville High in?

Marysville Joint Unified

What schools feed into Marysville High?

Marysville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Browns Valley Elementary
Elementary : Cordua Elementary
Elementary : Covillaud Elementary
Elementary : Dobbins Elementary
Elementary : Kynoch Elementary
Elementary : Loma Rica Elementary
Elementary : Yuba Feather Elementary
Middle : Anna McKenney Intermediate
Middle : Foothill Intermediate

How many students attend Marysville High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,034 students attended Marysville High.

Is Marysville High a good school?

Marysville High ranks 1403^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Marysville High?

Students at Marysville High are 43% Hispanic, 39% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

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