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Ripon High

Q: Is Ripon High a good school?

Ripon High ranks 540 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 75% of California high schools

Summary

Ripon High is a consistently strong public high school serving about 1,050 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-rated Ripon Unified School District, known for its exceptional 99% graduation rate and very low dropout numbers that outperform both its district and the state.

When compared to other area high schools, Ripon High stands out for its stable, high performance over the past decade, maintaining a 4-star rating while schools like Grace M. Davis High or East Union High have lower ratings. Its closest competitor is Sierra High, which has a slightly higher academic ranking, but Ripon High achieves a significantly higher graduation rate. The school also uses its resources efficiently, delivering excellent results with moderate per-student spending, unlike some smaller alternative schools in the region that spend much more for poorer outcomes.

Parents should be aware of a few key areas. Math proficiency, while similar to the state average, is a relative weakness and has declined recently. Most concerning is the school's severe and ongoing struggle to serve its special education students effectively, which represents a significant equity gap that requires attention. Despite these challenges within specific areas, Ripon High remains a top-performing anchor school in its district, successfully graduating nearly all of its students.

1,051

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,892

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 North Acacia Ave.
Ripon, CA 95366-2403

(209) 599-4287

District: Ripon Unified

Feeder schools for Ripon High:

Elementary:	Colony Oak Elementary
	Park View Elementary
	Ripon Elementary
	Ripona Elementary
	More...
	Weston Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.3%

Hispanic:

39.2%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg54%

California avg41%

540^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

238^th of 1,543Ripon 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	72.9	540 of 2162	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	277 of 2159	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	282 of 2170	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	255 of 2123	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	320 of 1290	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	321 of 2133	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	408 of 2017	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.3	435 of 2021	78.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	483 of 2039	76.3%	★★★★☆
2015	73.9	472 of 1994	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	50.9	767 of 2426	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.6	749 of 2354	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.2	714 of 2367	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.9	539 of 2281	76.4%	★★★★☆
2009	62.8	390 of 2238	82.6%	★★★★☆
2008	59.7	476 of 2117	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	60.1	453 of 2063	78.0%	★★★★☆
2006	58.5	495 of 1968	74.8%	★★★★☆
2005	57.4	458 of 1901	75.9%	★★★★☆
2004	57.1	384 of 1653	76.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	337 of 585	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.7	241 of 573	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	155 of 591	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	143 of 581	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	199 of 581	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	526 of 555	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.3	217 of 1085	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	172 of 938	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	493 of 1906	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	220 of 1915	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	228 of 1915	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	273 of 1858	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	262 of 1054	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	321 of 1833	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	370 of 1760	79.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	550 of 1900	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	210 of 1902	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	116 of 1917	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	145 of 1861	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	239 of 1814	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	279 of 1742	84.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	98.1	5 of 299	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	703 of 2013	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	445 of 2026	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	404 of 2030	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	220 of 1943	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	360 of 1126	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	569 of 1937	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	544 of 1862	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	532 of 1942	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	336 of 1948	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	320 of 1963	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	216 of 1916	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	311 of 1122	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	328 of 1880	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	420 of 1834	77.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	36.3	127 of 190	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.7	52 of 168	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	258 of 574	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.7	439 of 541	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1176 of 1252	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1162 of 1216	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	948 of 1197	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	437 of 1155	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	283 of 1173	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	344 of 1193	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	317 of 1204	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	361 of 1222	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	463 of 1173	60.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)98th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)55th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-33 vs school

Military Connected (2023)33rd percentile-54 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-69 vs school

Disabled (2021)5th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, July 17, 2021

I have three daughters. My highly academic athletic student graduated from Ripon High School. She played basketball, ran in track and Cross Country and participated in the talent show, choir and clubs. Yet the AP still said her name wrong in the talent show and called her by another person's name when announcing her group on stage. Her group worked really hard and no one, except her family, knew she was on stage. He got the popular kids names right and apparently that's whats important. Except for a few, Ripon High teachers and coaches were caring and hard working. Out of 30 something students in their classrooms they always took the time to respond to my emails and my concerns if there were any. My other daughters are in the 3.0 - 3.7 gpa range and didn't quite fit that highly academic/athletic highly spirited category that Ripon High seems to look for to highlight their school. Although my youngest did participate in Ripon's choir program and loved it. I ended up having to take my youngest out of Ripon's district because a teacher refused to accommodate an assignment and when I complained she changed the grade on an old assignment to a lower grade. Therefore, I transferred my youngest to another district where she was a lot happier. Both my oldest and my youngest have permanant medical conditions and Ripon High School wasn't a good fit for them. Again, most of the Ripon High teachers were pretty awesome, but my girls needed a larger school with more academic opportunities. They needed school and district policy that was going to guide them, reward them, give incentives and not make them feel less than because of their medical conditions. Larger schools have more clubs, more diversity, and less favoritism. Academics is important. College is important. Fitting in is also important. Not fitting in can cause depression, lower grades, and create a sometimes serious situation for some students. I am not so sure that Ripon High or our Ripon District understands this when they are only focusing on tests scores and winning games. Not everyone is a gifted athlete or is highly academic. Rumors and gossip run rampant in this little town and in our schools. Damaging and sometimes traumatizing rumors. This is a serious problem in our town and our schools. Ripon High school doesn't have hallway lockers and backpacks get very heavy. I recommend a lock for your backpack and password lock your phones because of classroom theft or retaliating students. 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 (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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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
Ripon High	Public	9-12	301 North Acacia Ave.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4287	1,051	52	20.1	26.2%	487 (46.3%)	10 (1.0%)	412 (39.2%)	83 (7.9%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	50 (4.8%)	72.9	540^th of 2162 public high schools	75.0%		87.3	277^th of 2159 public high schools	87.2%	263		41.9		42.1	59.0	59.0	36.3	36.3	$17,892	$4,951	$12,941
Harvest High	Public	9-12	729 West Main St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-5009	16	2	8.3	50.0%	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (50.0%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$35,917	$5,153	$30,764
Joseph A. Gregori High	Public	9-12	3701 Pirrone Rd.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1738	2,346	102	22.9	58.6%	435 (18.5%)	54 (2.3%)	1,356 (57.8%)	187 (8.0%)	6 (0.3%)	22 (0.9%)	284 (12.1%)	49.7	1050^th of 2162 public high schools	51.4%		54.1	904^th of 2159 public high schools	58.1%	146		27.1	28.6	27.1	47.3	47.3	24.2	24.2	$17,998	$2,429	$15,569
Calla High	Public	9-12	130 South Austin Rd.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7230	140	12	11.9	73.6%	22 (15.7%)	10 (7.1%)	91 (65.0%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	13.1	1877^th of 2162 public high schools	13.2%		18	1736^th of 2159 public high schools	19.6%	141		1.9		1.7	26.8	26.8	0.0	0.0	$24,778	$2,320	$22,458
Manteca High	Public	9-12	450 East Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7340	1,907	91	21.0	67.0%	336 (17.6%)	79 (4.1%)	1,189 (62.3%)	212 (11.1%)	6 (0.3%)	16 (0.8%)	66 (3.5%)	50.9	1022^nd of 2162 public high schools	52.7%		54.5	894^th of 2159 public high schools	58.6%	128		25.1		25.4	55.8	55.8	21.4	21.4	$16,608	$2,080	$14,528
Yosemite School Community Day (7-12)	Public	7-12	737 West Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 239-6282	45	6	7.7	80.0%	4 (8.9%)	5 (11.1%)	31 (68.9%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)						25.0		0.0	$47,793	$2,517	$45,276
Sierra High	Public	9-12	1700 Thomas St.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7410	1,670	74	22.6	55.9%	315 (18.9%)	74 (4.4%)	735 (44.0%)	461 (27.6%)	2 (0.1%)	24 (1.4%)	59 (3.5%)	77.8	450^th of 2162 public high schools	79.2%		68.9	580^th of 2159 public high schools	73.1%	130		44.3		43.7	66.7	66.7	36.7	36.7	$16,349	$2,082	$14,267
Grace M. Davis High	Public	9-12	1200 West Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1668	2,083	95	21.9	80.2%	319 (15.3%)	63 (3.0%)	1,304 (62.6%)	170 (8.2%)	11 (0.5%)	18 (0.9%)	198 (9.5%)	32.5	1436^th of 2162 public high schools	33.6%		39.3	1256^th of 2159 public high schools	41.8%	180	7.6	21.9	5.3	18.4	39.8	39.8	12.2	12.2	$18,989	$2,805	$16,184
East Union High	Public	9-12	1700 North Union Rd.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7270	1,524	78	19.4	62.4%	343 (22.5%)	33 (2.2%)	983 (64.5%)	108 (7.1%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	41 (2.7%)	42.8	1194^th of 2162 public high schools	44.8%		44.5	1136^th of 2159 public high schools	47.4%	58		21.3	18.2	21.2	51.0	51.0	16.9	16.9	$17,606	$2,076	$15,530
Vista High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1520 Yosemite Ave.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-1450	21	2	8.9	85.7%	4 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.7	1508^th of 2162 public high schools	30.2%		8.2	2151^st of 2159 public high schools	0.4%	643					45.5	45.5	0.0	0.0	$19,456	$1,091	$18,365

Frequently Asked Questions about Ripon High

What district is Ripon High in?

Ripon Unified

What schools feed into Ripon High?

Ripon High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Colony Oak Elementary
Elementary : Park View Elementary
Elementary : Ripon Elementary
Elementary : Ripona Elementary
Elementary : Weston Elementary

Is Ripon High a good school?

Ripon High ranks 540^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ripon High?

Students at Ripon High are 46% White, 39% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ripon High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,051 students attended Ripon High.

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