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El Sereno Alternative Education

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El Sereno Alternative Education ranks 1117 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 48% of California high schools

Summary

El Sereno Alternative Education is a small public high school serving 166 students in grades 9-12 in Fair Oaks, California, operating as a specialized program within the San Juan Unified district for students who may benefit from a non-traditional setting.

The school shows notable strengths in English Language Arts, where student proficiency surpasses the district average and nearly matches the state, outperforming nearby comprehensive high schools like San Juan High and Del Campo High. Its 81.8% graduation rate is a significant recent improvement and is higher than other alternative programs such as Kinney High (Continuation). However, math proficiency is a clear challenge, falling well below state and district averages, and chronic absenteeism is high, though lower than at schools like Prospect Community Day.

El Sereno operates with more funding per student and smaller classes than traditional high schools like Bella Vista High. Performance has been volatile year-to-year, and a recent gender gap shows male students ranking significantly higher than female students. A particularly interesting comparison is with Meraki High, which shares the same address but achieves dramatically higher academic results, suggesting different educational approaches within the same location.

166

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,195

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10700 Fair Oaks Blvd.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628-7213

(916) 971-5060

District: San Juan Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2021 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (82% vs 88%)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,117^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	45.9	1117 of 2162	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	923 of 2159	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	963 of 2170	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	746 of 2123	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	339 of 1290	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	31.4	1401 of 2133	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1441 of 2017	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.9	1271 of 2021	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	1192 of 2039	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.0	1375 of 1994	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.3	729 of 2426	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	56.9	626 of 2354	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	33.6	1215 of 2367	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	901 of 2281	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.3	570 of 2238	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	43.4	835 of 2117	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.7	856 of 2063	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.9	354 of 1968	82.0%	★★★★☆
2005	53.3	531 of 1901	72.1%	★★★★☆
2004	55.5	413 of 1653	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1435 of 1906	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.8	945 of 1915	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	654 of 1915	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	690 of 1858	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.8	184 of 1054	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	23.2	1402 of 1833	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1364 of 1760	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1343 of 1900	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	889 of 1917	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.4	1477 of 1814	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1419 of 1742	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	960 of 2013	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	635 of 2026	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	1282 of 2030	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	654 of 1943	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	395 of 1126	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.5	1503 of 1937	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1483 of 1862	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	724 of 1942	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	851 of 1948	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	1335 of 1963	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	732 of 1916	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	562 of 1122	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	1210 of 1880	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1307 of 1834	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	876 of 1155	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	891 of 1173	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	854 of 1193	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	790 of 1204	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1056 of 1222	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1030 of 1173	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)63rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science30%-3 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 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 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
El Sereno Alternative Education	Public	9-12	10700 Fair Oaks Blvd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5060	166	11	15.7	43.4%	89 (53.6%)	7 (4.2%)	44 (26.5%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.6%)	45.9	1117^th of 2162 public high schools	48.3%		53.3	923^rd of 2159 public high schools	57.2%	194		28.9	33.3	29.7			47.5	47.5			13.6	13.6	$41,195	$39,906	$1,289
Meraki High	Public	8-12	10700 Fair Oaks Blvd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5001	93	3	37.2	39.8%	70 (75.3%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (12.9%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	88.8	221^st of 2162 public high schools	89.8%		94.1	129^th of 2159 public high schools	94.0%	92		71.4		71.4			85.7	85.7			35.7	35.7	$39,477	$38,068	$1,409
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)													$91,008	$89,010	$1,998
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
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
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
Kinney High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2710 Kilgore Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9060	112	9	12.4	75.9%	19 (17.0%)	20 (17.9%)	58 (51.8%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	9 (8.0%)	10.2	2007^th of 2162 public high schools	7.2%		9.2	2116^th of 2159 public high schools	2.0%	109			4.0	4.0			6.5	6.5			0.0	0.0	$39,250	$37,060	$2,190
Prospect Community Day	Public	7-12	2710 Kilgore Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9060	17	3	5.1	82.4%	2 (11.8%)	5 (29.4%)	8 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0
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
Cordova High	Public	9-12	2239 Chase Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2450	1,944	104	18.6	69.8%	512 (26.3%)	164 (8.4%)	745 (38.3%)	256 (13.2%)	4 (0.2%)	34 (1.7%)	229 (11.8%)	43.1	1188^th of 2162 public high schools	45.1%		52.3	945^th of 2159 public high schools	56.2%	243		22.6	3.2	21.2			48.5	48.5			19.1	19.1	$22,144	$20,984	$1,160

Frequently Asked Questions about El Sereno Alternative Education

How many students attend El Sereno Alternative Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 166 students attended El Sereno Alternative Education.

Is El Sereno Alternative Education a good school?

El Sereno Alternative Education ranks 1117^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of El Sereno Alternative Education?

Students at El Sereno Alternative Education are 54% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

What district is El Sereno Alternative Education in?

San Juan Unified

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