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Mesa Verde High

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Mesa Verde High ranks 1588 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 27% of California high schools

Summary

Mesa Verde High is a public high school serving approximately 900 students in grades 9-12 within the San Juan Unified School District in Citrus Heights, California.

The school has a significant strength in its graduation rate, which at 89% is higher than both the district and state averages, showing it effectively supports students in completing their diplomas. However, it faces considerable challenges in core academic subjects, with proficiency rates in math (10%), English (31%), and science (16%) that are substantially lower than nearby schools like Bella Vista High and Oakmont High. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with about 34% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than the state average and most neighboring schools.

When compared to other high schools in the area, Mesa Verde's statewide ranking has declined in recent years and it performs similarly to San Juan High within its own district, but well below others in different districts like Antelope High. The school's per-student spending is higher than some higher-performing schools, but this has not translated to stronger academic results, indicating systemic challenges that need addressing to improve student outcomes.

894

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,586

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,588^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	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%	★★☆☆☆

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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Homeless (2024)44th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)37th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

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

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

White (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 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 (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/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 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%)	25.3	1588^th of 2162 public high schools	26.5%		34.8	1376^th of 2159 public high schools	36.3%	212	16.8	0.0	15.8	30.8	30.8	10.1	10.1	$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%)	25.8	1574^th of 2162 public high schools	27.2%		30.7	1473^rd of 2159 public high schools	31.8%	101	15.7		15.3	33.1	33.1	9.9	9.9	$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%)	78.7	436^th of 2162 public high schools	79.8%		74.1	502^nd of 2159 public high schools	76.7%	66	50.2	8.3	48.5	63.1	63.1	38.1	38.1	$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%)	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	$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%)	73.8	516^th of 2162 public high schools	76.1%		61.4	732^nd of 2159 public high schools	66.1%	216	43.5	0.0	42.3	57.3	57.3	39.2	39.2	$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%)	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	$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%)	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	$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%)	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	$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%)	77.8	449^th of 2162 public high schools	79.2%		74	504^th of 2159 public high schools	76.7%	55	44.8		44.3	62.0	62.0	40.3	40.3	$18,929	$17,702	$1,227

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Verde High

Is Mesa Verde High a good school?

Mesa Verde High ranks 1588^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star 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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