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Rancho San Juan High

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Rancho San Juan High ranks 949 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

949^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 56% of California high schools

Summary

Rancho San Juan High is a public high school serving approximately 1,600 students in grades 9-12 within the Salinas Union High district, notable for its strong graduation rates and effective support for its student community.

The school excels in English Language Arts, with over 55% of students proficient, outperforming most nearby comprehensive high schools like North Salinas High and Everett Alvarez High. It also maintains a consistently high graduation rate above 91%, matching or exceeding its peers. While mathematics proficiency is an area for growth, similar to the regional challenge seen across the district, the school's performance in this subject still surpasses that of several neighboring schools. Furthermore, Rancho San Juan High shows significant strength in supporting English Language Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving higher statewide rankings for these groups than the school's overall rating.

An interesting finding is how similar Rancho San Juan's academic profile is to Alisal High, another school in the same district, suggesting shared effective practices. The school also operates efficiently, spending less per student than nearby alternative schools like Mount Toro High while achieving stronger outcomes in attendance and graduation. The school is on a positive trajectory, having improved its statewide ranking and significantly reduced chronic absenteeism since the pandemic.

1,600

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,347

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Rogge Rd.
Salinas, CA 93906-1307

(831) 273-7700

District: Salinas Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.6%

White:

4.6%

Asian:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg29%

California avg41%

949^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High Schools in the Salinas Union High

981^st of 1,543Salinas Union High 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	54.0	949 of 2162	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1114 of 2159	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	1162 of 2170	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	914 of 2123	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.7	647 of 1161	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	436 of 1085	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	372 of 1064	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	366 of 1044	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	781 of 1906	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	989 of 1915	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1027 of 1915	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1006 of 1858	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	682 of 1900	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	853 of 1902	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	954 of 1917	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	673 of 1861	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	251 of 410	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	708 of 2013	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	873 of 2026	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	916 of 2030	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	773 of 1943	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	1013 of 1942	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1087 of 1948	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1163 of 1963	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	742 of 1916	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	29 of 85	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	37 of 74	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	360 of 515	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	779 of 1252	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	563 of 1216	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.2	941 of 1197	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	407 of 1155	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	659 of 1173	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	858 of 1193	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.7	410 of 1204	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)30th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 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 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
Rancho San Juan High	Public	9-12	1100 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 273-7700	1,600	77	20.7	84.1%	73 (4.6%)	9 (0.6%)	1,449 (90.6%)	41 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	54	949^th of 2162 public high schools	56.1%		45.5	1114^th of 2159 public high schools	48.4%	165	22.4	36.5	15.4	28.5	55.9	55.9	20.9	20.9	$17,347	$1,785	$15,562
Everett Alvarez High	Public	9-12	1900 Independence Blvd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7800	1,978	91	21.8	92.7%	21 (1.1%)	9 (0.5%)	1,860 (94.0%)	62 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.2%)	40.6	1246^th of 2162 public high schools	42.4%		41.9	1193^rd of 2159 public high schools	44.7%	53	16.3	30.2	13.6	21.0	47.9	47.9	14.6	14.6	$16,512	$1,512	$15,000
Salinas Community	Public	7-12	615 Leslie Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-9520	101	5	20.4	88.1%	5 (5.0%)	3 (3.0%)	93 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	1729^th of 2162 public high schools	20.0%		13.8	1856^th of 2159 public high schools	14.0%	127			7.7	5.6	16.7	13.8	8.0	6.7	$56,780	$9,035	$47,745
North Salinas High	Public	9-12	55 Kip Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7500	2,106	105	20.1	93.5%	52 (2.5%)	13 (0.6%)	1,933 (91.8%)	71 (3.4%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	25 (1.2%)	39.7	1266^th of 2162 public high schools	41.4%		38	1291^st of 2159 public high schools	40.2%	25	13.6	22.4	6.3	16.8	47.8	47.8	17.4	17.4	$16,921	$1,751	$15,170
Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	867 East Laurel Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 753-4209	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mount Toro High	Public	9-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	204	14	14.7	96.1%	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (97.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9.3	2052^nd of 2162 public high schools	5.1%		12.8	1902^nd of 2159 public high schools	11.9%	150		1.7	2.2	1.9	6.9	6.9	0.0	0.0	$41,789	$8,313	$33,476
Carr Lake Community Day	Public	7-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	18	2	9.0	94.4%	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (88.9%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0					$22,904	$3,409	$19,495
El Puente	Public	7-12	20 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	326	20	16.3	93.6%	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	304 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26.2	1567^th of 2162 public high schools	27.5%		28.5	1531^st of 2159 public high schools	29.1%	36			16.7	17.5	35.6	39.2	1.0	4.2	$20,378	$1,607	$18,771
Alisal High	Public	9-12	777 Williams Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7600	2,742	120	22.9	95.2%	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	2,685 (97.9%)	31 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.3%)	53.8	953^rd of 2162 public high schools	55.9%		53.4	921^st of 2159 public high schools	57.3%	32	22.7	37.1	4.7	28.4	56.5	56.5	20.2	20.2	$16,278	$1,640	$14,638
Central Bay High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	17500 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 663-2997	23	3	7.6	100.0%	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	2143^rd of 2162 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)		0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$48,652	$3,790	$44,862

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho San Juan High

Is Rancho San Juan High a good school?

Rancho San Juan High ranks 949^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rancho San Juan High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,600 students attended Rancho San Juan High.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho San Juan High?

Students at Rancho San Juan High are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Rancho San Juan High in?

Salinas Union High

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