Is American Canyon High a good school?

American Canyon High ranks 594 th of 2123 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend American Canyon High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,718 students attended American Canyon High.

What is the racial makeup of American Canyon High?

Students at American Canyon High are 37% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 11% White, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What schools feed into American Canyon High?

American Canyon High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Canyon Oaks Elementary Elementary : Donaldson Way Elementary Elementary : Napa Junction Elementary Middle : American Canyon Middle

American Canyon High School in American Canyon CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details American Canyon High ranks better than 72% of high schools in California. It also ranks first among 5 ranked high schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.2. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (37.3%), Asian (32.5%), White (10.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Napa Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at American Canyon High is 24.7, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare American Canyon High employs 69.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at American Canyon High is $6,302. 2 high schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District spend more per student.

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American Canyon High:

SchoolDigger ranks American Canyon High 594^th of 2123 California public high schools. (See American Canyon High in the ranking list.)

Napa Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Napa Valley Unified 787^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for American Canyon High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	45.29	903^rd	2367	61.9%
2012	38.31	1097^th	2354	53.4%
2013	32.03	1260^th	2426	48.1%
2015	65.10	655^th	1994	67.2%
2016	68.80	596^th	2039	70.8%
2017	72.38	554^th	2021	72.6%
2018	56.25	881^st	2017	56.3%
2019	62.52	685^th	2133	67.9%
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	66.20	594^th	2123	72.0%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a citizen
Saturday, November 10, 2018

This school has a recent increase in fights occurring at school, as well as many lockdowns because of shooter threats. Recently, students of ACHS got stabbed and robbed at the local 7-11, which goes to show how bad AC is becoming. With the increase of acceptance of students from Vallejo, the school atmosphere of students has become worse. While walking in the hallways, students give rude comments about an individual’s clothing and they analyze your outfit head to toe for many reasons. Some students are made fun for being unable to afford nicer clothes, while others judged for not dressing similarly to their peers. The students here harshly criticize people that like to be different, from clothing choices to how their work is done. I feel the only way students are happy at this school if they fit into their stereotypical AC cliques. An observation that is made by many people who aren’t from American Canyon, is that students are “stuck in their own world”, since AC is a small place. They have their own way of thinking which is different from the “real world”. Many people who grew up in American Canyon their whole lives turn out to be weird people who are stuck in their own thoughts. Close Quote

Enrollment information for American Canyon High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2011	113	66	210	202	2	12	57	0	662
2012	157	92	331	319	4	14	101	0	1018
2013	193	131	474	455	6	18	122	0	1399
2014	199	164	493	476	6	22	129	0	1489
2015	211	177	514	528	5	21	95	0	1551
2016	201	171	544	557	3	17	89	0	1582
2017	193	147	531	558	3	15	98	0	1545
2018	184	140	551	586	3	12	96	0	1572
2019	185	151	575	590	4	8	104	0	1617
2020	194	149	582	609	4	8	124	0	1670
2021	184	162	582	631	4	9	133	2	1707
2022	187	159	558	641	4	10	155	4	1718

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at American Canyon High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2011	662	n/a	n/a	27.9
2012	1018	44.7	22.7	n/a
2013	1399	58.9	23.7	31.2
2014	1489	61.4	24.2	31
2015	1551	74.0	20.9	31.2
2016	1582	74.0	21.3	36.4
2017	1545	73.4	21.0	36.9
2018	1572	73.3	21.4	35.1
2019	1617	73.8	21.9	32.5
2020	1670	n/a	n/a	32.1
2021	1707	69.7	24.4	32.7
2022	1718	69.4	24.7	34.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio American Canyon High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2011	662	n/a	n/a	27.9
2012	1018	44.7	22.7	n/a
2013	1399	58.9	23.7	31.2
2014	1489	61.4	24.2	31
2015	1551	74.0	20.9	31.2
2016	1582	74.0	21.3	36.4
2017	1545	73.4	21.0	36.9
2018	1572	73.3	21.4	35.1
2019	1617	73.8	21.9	32.5
2020	1670	n/a	n/a	32.1
2021	1707	69.7	24.4	32.7
2022	1718	69.4	24.7	34.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for American Canyon High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$6,302

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on American Canyon High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 685^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 594^th of 2123 High schools	4.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (American Canyon High)	67.2	62.2	5%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Napa Valley Unified)	56.3	46.2	10.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (American Canyon High)	26.6	25.5	1.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Napa Valley Unified)	24.6	17.7	6.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27	5.3%
12th Grade Science (American Canyon High)	20.3	27.3	6.9%
12th Grade Science (Napa Valley Unified)	18.2	20.8	2.6%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1617	1707	5.6%
African American	151	162	7.3%
American Indian	4	4
Asian	575	582	1.2%
Hispanic	590	631	6.9%
Pacific Islander	8	9	12.5%
White	185	184	0.5%
Two or More Races	104	133	27.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	32.5%	32.7%	0.3%

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Elementary:	Canyon Oaks Elementary
	Donaldson Way Elementary
	Napa Junction Elementary
Middle:	American Canyon Middle