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Mesa Verde High

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Mesa Verde High ranks 1157 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 46% of California high schools

Summary

Mesa Verde High is a public high school in Citrus Heights, California, serving grades 9–12 in the San Juan Unified district, with 894 students. Its 2025–26 graduation rate was strong at 94%, compared with 88% statewide and 87% districtwide, but chronic absenteeism was high at 33%, versus 18% statewide and 21% districtwide. The clearest concern for families is math: just 15% of students were proficient, well below state, district and nearby-school results.

Mesa Verde is stronger in English language arts and science than in math. ELA proficiency was 49%, about level with the state, and above the district’s 40% and nearby-school average of 44%; it ranked fourth among nine nearby schools with scores. Science proficiency was 32%, below the state’s 36% but above the district’s 31% and nearby average of 30%, also ranking fourth. Math proficiency was 15%, compared with 38% statewide, 29% districtwide and a nearby average of 23%; the school ranked sixth among nine nearby schools. Its graduation rate also compares well locally: it was below four nearby schools with reported rates and above four others.

Results have improved overall, though not evenly: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose 5 percentage points, science rose 14 points and math rose 5 points. Math’s state gap narrowed by less than a point over that period, so the recent gains have not erased its large shortfall. SchoolDigger places Mesa Verde at the 46th statewide percentile with 2 stars, up 19 percentile points from 2024–25 and fourth among nine nearby schools with ranking data. Its 19.9 student–teacher ratio is near the local average. In 2024–25, 58% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, a rate below the nearby-school average of 62%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Asian students was at the 2nd percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 46th percentile. Its ranking for how well it serves Hispanic students rose sharply, from the 25th percentile in 2024–25 to the 55th in 2025–26.

894

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,586

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

7501 Carriage Dr.
Citrus Heights, CA 95621-2000

(916) 971-5288

District: San Juan Unified

Feeder schools for Mesa Verde High:

Elementary:	Arlington Heights Elementary
	Grand Oaks Elementary
	Lichen K-8
	Mariposa Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Sylvan Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

Hispanic:

39.4%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

California avg42%

1,157^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

987^th of 1,530San 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
2026	44.3	1157 of 2135	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	1588 of 2162	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1376 of 2159	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1203 of 2170	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1517 of 2123	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	960 of 1290	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1180 of 2133	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1348 of 2017	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	1274 of 2021	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.4	1152 of 2039	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	1147 of 1994	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.5	1279 of 2426	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.2	1227 of 2354	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.2	1145 of 2367	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.9	969 of 2281	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.0	773 of 2238	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.3	880 of 2117	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.8	756 of 2063	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.9	692 of 1968	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.9	756 of 1901	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.5	734 of 1653	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	464 of 523	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	446 of 517	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	406 of 582	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	2.0	562 of 575	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.4	812 of 1161	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	336 of 555	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	812 of 1117	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	919 of 1052	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.9	888 of 1085	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	656 of 1064	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	1079 of 1864	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.2	1409 of 1906	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1335 of 1915	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1144 of 1915	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1318 of 1858	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	772 of 1054	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1205 of 1833	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1239 of 1760	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	853 of 1880	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.7	1434 of 1900	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1437 of 1902	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1328 of 1917	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1478 of 1861	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	998 of 1814	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1222 of 1742	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	184 of 328	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	121 of 299	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	217 of 290	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	1002 of 1997	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.6	1530 of 2013	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1353 of 2026	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1184 of 2030	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1414 of 1943	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	867 of 1126	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1076 of 1937	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1269 of 1862	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	1105 of 1930	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.5	1497 of 1942	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1248 of 1948	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1170 of 1963	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1466 of 1916	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	925 of 1122	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1033 of 1880	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1265 of 1834	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	362 of 574	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.7	463 of 541	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	506 of 1235	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	19.3	1138 of 1252	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	49.2	473 of 1216	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	684 of 1197	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	873 of 1130	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	1048 of 1155	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	968 of 1173	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	929 of 1193	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1078 of 1204	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1000 of 1222	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	996 of 1173	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2024)44th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)37th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile~ school

White (2026)23rd percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science32%-4 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Mesa Verde High	Public	9-12	7501 Carriage Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5288	894	45	19.9	57.7%	373 (41.7%)	45 (5.0%)	352 (39.4%)	54 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	53 (5.9%)	44.3	1157^th of 2135 public high schools	45.8%		25.3	1588^th of 2162 public high schools	26.5%	431	32.2		32.2	49.4	49.4	15.0	15.0	$25,586	$23,582	$2,004
San Juan High	Public	9-12	7551 Greenback Ln.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5112	559	46	12.1	68.7%	176 (31.5%)	48 (8.6%)	248 (44.4%)	41 (7.3%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	30 (5.4%)	30.3	1473^rd of 2135 public high schools	31.0%		25.8	1574^th of 2162 public high schools	27.2%	101	24.5		24.0	33.3	33.3	13.7	13.7	$34,963	$31,982	$2,981
Oakmont High	Public	9-12	1710 Cirby Way	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-3781	1,290	60	21.6	46.0%	595 (46.1%)	47 (3.6%)	401 (31.1%)	107 (8.3%)	9 (0.7%)	8 (0.6%)	116 (9.0%)	79.7	415^th of 2135 public high schools	80.6%		78.7	436^th of 2162 public high schools	79.8%	21	50.2		49.2	67.4	67.4	41.2	41.2	$26,924	$25,256	$1,668
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%)	32.4	1437^th of 2135 public high schools	32.7%		29.8	1490^th of 2162 public high schools	31.1%	53	19.1	27.3	19.4	40.5	40.5	16.2	16.2	$23,761	$21,702	$2,059
Antelope High	Public	9-12	7801 Titan Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 726-1400	1,821	73	25.0	67.3%	666 (36.6%)	130 (7.1%)	471 (25.9%)	279 (15.3%)	12 (0.7%)	28 (1.5%)	230 (12.6%)	72.4	568^th of 2135 public high schools	73.4%		73.8	516^th of 2162 public high schools	76.1%	52	45.0		44.6	58.6	58.6	39.7	39.7	$22,429	$20,712	$1,717
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%)	35.3	1367^th of 2135 public high schools	36.0%		41.7	1222^nd of 2162 public high schools	43.5%	145	23.5		23.7	44.3	44.3	13.9	13.9	$21,128	$19,852	$1,276
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%)	35	1373^rd of 2135 public high schools	35.7%		34.8	1383^rd of 2162 public high schools	36.0%	10	24.0		24.0	39.9	39.9	16.9	16.9	$30,369	$27,792	$2,577
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)								$72,663	$66,694	$5,969
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%)	8.6	2024^th of 2135 public high schools	5.2%		7.9	2121^st of 2162 public high schools	1.9%	97	8.0		10.0	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	$44,037	$42,084	$1,953
Bella Vista High	Public	9-12	8301 Madison Ave.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5052	1,939	80	24.2	35.6%	1,140 (58.8%)	49 (2.5%)	449 (23.2%)	112 (5.8%)	5 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	162 (8.4%)	78.5	441^st of 2135 public high schools	79.3%		77.8	449^th of 2162 public high schools	79.2%	8	48.8		48.7	64.4	64.4	42.8	42.8	$18,929	$17,702	$1,227

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Verde High

Is Mesa Verde High a good school?

Mesa Verde High ranks 1157^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Mesa Verde High in?

San Juan Unified

How many students attend Mesa Verde High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 894 students attended Mesa Verde High.

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Verde High?

Students at Mesa Verde High are 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What schools feed into Mesa Verde High?

Mesa Verde High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arlington Heights Elementary
Elementary : Grand Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Lichen K-8
Elementary : Mariposa Avenue Elementary
Middle : Sylvan Middle

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