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San Lorenzo High

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San Lorenzo High ranks 1586 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 27% of California high schools

Summary

San Lorenzo High is a public high school serving about 1,030 students in grades 9-12 within the San Lorenzo Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom third of all California high schools with particularly low proficiency in mathematics, where only about 10% of students met standards last year. The school's graduation rate is below average, and chronic absenteeism—students missing a lot of school—is notably high at nearly 30%, which is much higher than both the district and state averages. While per-student spending has increased significantly in recent years, academic performance has declined over the past decade.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight substantial performance gaps. For instance, Arroyo High, in the same district just over a mile away, ranks significantly higher with much stronger test scores and lower absenteeism. Similarly, Castro Valley High and the charter school KIPP King Collegiate High outperform San Lorenzo High by wide margins, with KIPP King demonstrating that strong results are possible even with a similar student population. This suggests that school-specific factors, such as leadership, culture, and instructional practices, play a critical role in student outcomes.

1,029

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,042

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 East Lewelling Blvd.
San Lorenzo, CA 94580-1732

(510) 317-3000

District: San Lorenzo Unified

Feeder schools for San Lorenzo High:

Elementary:	Bay Elementary
	Colonial Acres Elementary
	Corvallis Elementary
	Dayton Elementary
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	Del Rey Elementary
	Grant Elementary
	Hesperian Elementary
	Hillside Elementary
	Lorenzo Manor Elementary
Middle:	Bohannon Middle
	Edendale Middle
	Washington Manor Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.4%

Asian:

13.3%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Graduation rate below the California average (80% vs 88%)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,586^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

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

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the San Lorenzo Unified

1236^th of 1,543San Lorenzo 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	1586 of 2162	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1711 of 2159	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1509 of 2170	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1421 of 2123	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1088 of 2133	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1194 of 2017	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	1422 of 2021	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.9	1187 of 2039	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.3	1166 of 1994	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.0	1184 of 2426	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.3	1042 of 2354	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	36.2	1147 of 2367	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.4	1183 of 2281	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.3	1147 of 2238	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.3	1137 of 2117	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.6	965 of 2063	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	31.1	1061 of 1968	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.3	1090 of 1901	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.1	1075 of 1653	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	514 of 523	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	470 of 517	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	407 of 521	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	329 of 522	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	444 of 592	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	400 of 582	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	534 of 585	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	561 of 573	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.5	586 of 591	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	542 of 581	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	480 of 582	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	491 of 581	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.5	968 of 1161	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	802 of 1117	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	515 of 1052	51.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.9	798 of 1085	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	851 of 1064	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	463 of 1044	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	243 of 941	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	43.0	394 of 938	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1502 of 1906	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1587 of 1915	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1420 of 1915	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1269 of 1858	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1050 of 1833	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1240 of 1760	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1406 of 1900	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1566 of 1902	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1335 of 1917	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1297 of 1861	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	973 of 1814	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	1070 of 1742	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	269 of 328	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1458 of 2013	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1580 of 2026	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1372 of 2030	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1246 of 1943	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	835 of 1937	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	1062 of 1862	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1402 of 1942	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1548 of 1948	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1358 of 1963	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1350 of 1916	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1003 of 1880	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	991 of 1834	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1020 of 1252	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	566 of 1216	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.4	1189 of 1197	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.3	1057 of 1173	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	701 of 1193	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1051 of 1204	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	819 of 1222	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	954 of 1173	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2024)18th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-16 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science17%-16 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 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
San Lorenzo High	Public	9-12	50 East Lewelling Blvd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3000	1,029	50	20.7	81.5%	40 (3.9%)	101 (9.8%)	704 (68.4%)	137 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.7%)	24 (2.3%)	25.3	1586^th of 2162 public high schools	26.6%		19.5	1711^th of 2159 public high schools	20.8%	125		16.8		16.8	29.8	29.8	10.3	10.3	$24,042	$21,490	$2,552
East Bay Arts High	Public	9-12	50 East Lewelling Blvd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4471	154	10	14.9	76.0%	10 (6.5%)	19 (12.3%)	99 (64.3%)	13 (8.4%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	6 (3.9%)	27.5	1537^th of 2162 public high schools	28.9%		16.7	1769^th of 2159 public high schools	18.1%	232		24.1		24.1	30.0	30.0	4.2	4.2	$25,737	$22,082	$3,655
Arroyo High	Public	9-12	15701 Lorenzo Ave.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4000	1,499	61	24.6	64.6%	110 (7.3%)	87 (5.8%)	747 (49.8%)	463 (30.9%)	8 (0.5%)	26 (1.7%)	55 (3.7%)	61.6	778^th of 2162 public high schools	64.0%		66.8	618^th of 2159 public high schools	71.4%	160		28.9	18.8	28.4	59.0	59.0	31.2	31.2	$19,764	$17,104	$2,660
Royal Sunset (Continuation)	Public	7-12	20450 Royal Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4400	107	8	12.6	62.6%	7 (6.5%)	11 (10.3%)	70 (65.4%)	10 (9.3%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.7%)	4 (3.7%)	9.3	2051^st of 2162 public high schools	5.1%		9.6	2097^th of 2159 public high schools	2.9%	46		0.0		0.0	16.7	16.7	0.0	0.0	$33,399	$31,078	$2,321
Brenkwitz High	Public	9-12	22100 Princeton St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3160	76	16	4.6	88.2%	2 (2.6%)	8 (10.5%)	56 (73.7%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	3 (3.9%)	9	2067^th of 2162 public high schools	4.4%		10.7	2025^th of 2159 public high schools	6.2%	42		2.2	0.0	1.8	4.4	4.4	2.3	2.3
KIPP King Collegiate High	Public, Charter	9-12	2005B Via Barrett	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	KIPP King Collegiate High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-2330	662	42	15.5	73.3%	25 (3.8%)	51 (7.7%)	319 (48.2%)	241 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.3%)	89.9	201^st of 2162 public high schools	90.7%		84.5	334^th of 2159 public high schools	84.5%	133	57.5		39.9	48.1	74.1	74.1	47.9	47.9
Redwood Continuation High	Public	9-12	18400 Clifton Way	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-3193	92	7	12.4	78.3%	15 (16.3%)	4 (4.3%)	48 (52.2%)	8 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	13 (14.1%)	14	1836^th of 2162 public high schools	15.1%		19.2	1715^th of 2159 public high schools	20.6%	121			3.6	3.6	9.4	9.4	6.5	6.5	$39,855	$39,754	$101
Roy A. Johnson High	Public	9-12	18400 Clifton Way	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-3000	18	2	9.0	50.0%	1 (5.6%)	1 (5.6%)	6 (33.3%)	6 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)								(n/a)									$86,185	$86,084	$101
San Leandro High	Public	9-12	2200 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4600	2,510	116	21.5	75.3%	159 (6.3%)	307 (12.2%)	1,241 (49.4%)	611 (24.3%)	16 (0.6%)	24 (1.0%)	150 (6.0%)	44.1	1166^th of 2162 public high schools	46.1%		51.9	957^th of 2159 public high schools	55.7%	209		23.6	25.9	24.7	39.3	39.3	16.1	16.1	$23,443	$21,792	$1,651
Opportunity Academy	Public, Charter	10-12	313 West Winton Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-7602	175	8	20.6	37.7%	8 (4.6%)	62 (35.4%)	92 (52.6%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.3%)	16.1	1768^th of 2162 public high schools	18.2%		16.2	1782^nd of 2159 public high schools	17.5%	14			6.4	6.4	13.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	$35,244	$31,410	$3,834

Frequently Asked Questions about San Lorenzo High

What is the racial makeup of San Lorenzo High?

Students at San Lorenzo High are 68% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is San Lorenzo High a good school?

San Lorenzo High ranks 1586^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend San Lorenzo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,029 students attended San Lorenzo High.

What schools feed into San Lorenzo High?

San Lorenzo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bay Elementary
Elementary : Colonial Acres Elementary
Elementary : Corvallis Elementary
Elementary : Dayton Elementary
Elementary : Del Rey Elementary
Elementary : Grant Elementary
Elementary : Hesperian Elementary
Elementary : Hillside Elementary
Elementary : Lorenzo Manor Elementary
Middle : Bohannon Middle
Middle : Edendale Middle
Middle : Washington Manor Middle

What district is San Lorenzo High in?

San Lorenzo Unified

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