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La Entrada Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

2121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 2% of California high schools

Summary

La Entrada Continuation High is a small, alternative public high school in Sacramento, California, serving about 102 students in grades 9-12 within the San Juan Unified School District, designed for students who have struggled in traditional school settings.

The school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 2% of all California high schools with critically low academic proficiency (0% in math and science, 8% in English) and an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 92%, which is nearly five times the state average. Its graduation rate is 41%, roughly half the district average, while its per-student spending is over $24,000, which is notably higher than nearby comprehensive high schools like Del Campo High and Mira Loma High.

Comparisons with other local alternative programs highlight areas for potential improvement; for instance, Pacific Career and Technology High reports a 90% graduation rate and Options for Youth-San Juan shows higher academic proficiency, despite both serving similar student populations. This suggests that while La Entrada serves students with complex needs, its current model may require significant reevaluation to improve outcomes for its vulnerable student population.

102

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,118

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5320 Hemlock St.
Sacramento, CA 95841-2703

(916) 979-8050

District: San Juan Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.2%

Hispanic:

33.3%

African American:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (2% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (41% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,121^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13High Schools in the San Juan Unified

999^th of 1,543San Juan 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	7.9	2121 of 2162	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1799 of 2159	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1908 of 2170	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1882 of 2123	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1675 of 2133	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1958 of 2017	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1876 of 2021	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	1767 of 2039	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	1520 of 1994	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	2173 of 2426	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	2020 of 2354	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.7	1769 of 2367	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.9	1783 of 2281	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.2	1153 of 2238	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.3	1311 of 2117	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.5	862 of 2063	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	22.7	1311 of 1968	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.4	1150 of 1901	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.1	1098 of 1653	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	1823 of 1915	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1910 of 1915	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1851 of 1858	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	15.6	1627 of 1917	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1792 of 1861	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	392 of 410	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1944 of 2013	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1698 of 2026	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1775 of 2030	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1941 of 1943	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1862 of 1862	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1853 of 1942	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1539 of 1948	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1687 of 1963	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1663 of 1916	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1709 of 1834	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.1	1113 of 1173	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1156 of 1193	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)15th percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2024)5th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-40 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 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 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
La Entrada Continuation High	Public	9-12	5320 Hemlock St.	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8050	102	6	16.5	61.8%	42 (41.2%)	13 (12.7%)	34 (33.3%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.9%)	7.9	2121^st of 2162 public high schools	1.9%		15.6	1799^th of 2159 public high schools	16.7%	322		0.0		0.0			8.3	8.3			0.0	0.0	$24,118	$3,297	$20,821
Laurel Ruff Transition	Public	12	5325 Garfield Ave.	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7586	142	14	10.0	35.2%	74 (52.1%)	15 (10.6%)	28 (19.7%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (7.7%)								(n/a)													$38,369	$6,993	$31,376
Foothill High	Public	9-12	5000 McCloud Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3445	1,417	65	21.8	92.2%	307 (21.7%)	171 (12.1%)	568 (40.1%)	209 (14.7%)	4 (0.3%)	23 (1.6%)	130 (9.2%)	29.8	1490^th of 2162 public high schools	31.1%		26.8	1557^th of 2159 public high schools	27.9%	67		16.2	0.0	14.8			38.0	38.0			13.3	13.3	$20,563	$3,059	$17,504
Options for Youth-San Juan	Public, Charter	7-12	5825 Windmill Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	Options for Youth-San Juan District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 485-5111	720	29	24.9	74.6%	239 (33.2%)	94 (13.1%)	248 (34.4%)	26 (3.6%)	9 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	83 (11.5%)	37.9	1311^th of 2162 public high schools	39.4%		32.2	1441^st of 2159 public high schools	33.3%	130	8.8		26.5	18.4	17.4	10.5	38.1	29.8	13.0	8.6	13.1	12.1	$5,421	$00	$5,421
Del Campo High	Public	9-12	4925 Dewey Dr.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5664	1,548	71	21.6	53.2%	778 (50.3%)	100 (6.5%)	384 (24.8%)	108 (7.0%)	11 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	147 (9.5%)	41.7	1222^nd of 2162 public high schools	43.5%		41.2	1214^th of 2159 public high schools	43.8%	8		24.8	21.7	24.6			43.2	43.2			17.7	17.7	$17,152	$1,791	$15,361
Miles P. Richmond	Public	9-12	4330 Keema Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3495	79	7	11.1	68.4%	18 (22.8%)	10 (12.7%)	33 (41.8%)	7 (8.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.7%)								(n/a)													$47,872	$11,088	$36,784
Highlands High	Public	9-12	6601 Guthrie Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3465	778	41	18.9	88.8%	130 (16.7%)	87 (11.2%)	404 (51.9%)	66 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	73 (9.4%)	34.8	1383^rd of 2162 public high schools	36.0%		30.6	1475^th of 2159 public high schools	31.7%	92		17.4		17.2			36.5	36.5			20.3	20.3	$24,945	$4,029	$20,916
Pacific Career and Technology High	Public	9-12	6560 Melrose Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2715	69	11	6.0	91.3%	12 (17.4%)	12 (17.4%)	34 (49.3%)	3 (4.3%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	4 (5.8%)	14	1835^th of 2162 public high schools	15.1%		13.5	1871^st of 2159 public high schools	13.3%	36		7.0		5.9			7.1	7.1			9.5	9.5	$46,675	$7,302	$39,373
Mira Loma High	Public	9-12	4000 Edison Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7465	1,655	73	22.5	62.7%	562 (34.0%)	106 (6.4%)	372 (22.5%)	464 (28.0%)	6 (0.4%)	23 (1.4%)	113 (6.8%)	66.2	671^st of 2162 public high schools	69.0%		83.4	355^th of 2159 public high schools	83.6%	316		39.0	6.3	36.3			55.1	55.1			33.3	33.3	$16,958	$2,207	$14,751
La Vista Center	Public	6-12	4501 Bannister Rd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5221	28	3	9.3	60.7%	9 (32.1%)	6 (21.4%)	9 (32.1%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.7%)								(n/a)													$60,586	$2,460	$58,126

Frequently Asked Questions about La Entrada Continuation High

Is La Entrada Continuation High a good school?

La Entrada Continuation High ranks in the bottom 1.9% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of La Entrada Continuation High?

Students at La Entrada Continuation High are 41% White, 33% Hispanic, 13% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend La Entrada Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 102 students attended La Entrada Continuation High.

What district is La Entrada Continuation High in?

San Juan Unified

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