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Piner High

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Piner High ranks 1329 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 39% of California high schools

Summary

Piner High is a public high school serving approximately 1,434 students in grades 9-12 within the Santa Rosa High district, showing a consistent graduation rate that exceeds both district and state averages despite facing significant academic and attendance challenges.

The school's academic proficiency, particularly in mathematics where only about 16% of students are proficient, is below state averages and generally lower than nearby comprehensive high schools like Maria Carrillo High and Analy High. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, affecting nearly one-third of students, which is the highest rate among traditional high schools in the district and likely impacts learning. However, Piner High spends more per student than some higher-performing schools and has shown particular strength in supporting its English Language Learners.

Piner serves a student population with a high rate of economic disadvantage, which has increased notably in recent years. While its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, it has recently stabilized. The school performs better than the lowest-performing schools in the area, such as Elsie Allen High, but lags behind the top performers, placing it in the lower-middle tier of schools within the Santa Rosa High district hierarchy.

1,434

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,158

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Fulton Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-1815

(707) 890-3840

District: Santa Rosa High

Feeder schools for Piner High:

Elementary:	Albert F. Biella Elementary
	Helen M. Lehman Elementary
	Jack London Elementary
	James Monroe Elementary
Middle:	Hilliard Comstock Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

White:

10.9%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2012 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,329^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Santa Rosa High

1062^nd of 1,543Santa Rosa High 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	36.9	1329 of 2162	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1280 of 2159	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1410 of 2170	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1265 of 2123	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1510 of 2133	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.9	1103 of 2021	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.9	922 of 2039	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.1	846 of 1994	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.6	856 of 2426	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.2	1002 of 2354	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.4	835 of 2367	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.7	878 of 2281	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.5	896 of 2238	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.7	746 of 2117	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.2	606 of 2063	70.6%	★★★★☆
2006	56.9	531 of 1968	73.0%	★★★★☆
2005	51.5	565 of 1901	70.3%	★★★★☆
2004	44.0	604 of 1653	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	388 of 573	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	491 of 591	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	353 of 581	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	475 of 582	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	930 of 1161	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	417 of 1117	62.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.3	363 of 1085	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.9	830 of 1064	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	397 of 1044	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	221 of 941	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1349 of 1906	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1218 of 1915	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1217 of 1915	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1094 of 1858	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1387 of 1833	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1265 of 1900	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1202 of 1902	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1301 of 1917	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1210 of 1861	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1365 of 1814	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	387 of 410	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1348 of 2013	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	1131 of 2026	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1292 of 2030	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1063 of 1943	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1437 of 1937	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	1100 of 1942	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1181 of 1948	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1339 of 1963	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1241 of 1916	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1376 of 1880	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.1	79 of 85	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	420 of 577	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	348 of 574	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	943 of 1252	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	799 of 1216	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	708 of 1197	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	627 of 1155	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	864 of 1173	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	975 of 1193	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	942 of 1204	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1010 of 1222	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2024)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-21 vs school

Migrant (2024)7th percentile-34 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Piner High	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3840	1,434	67	21.2	64.4%	157 (10.9%)	26 (1.8%)	1,074 (74.9%)	86 (6.0%)	14 (1.0%)	11 (0.8%)	58 (4.0%)	36.9	1329^th of 2162 public high schools	38.5%		38.6	1280^th of 2159 public high schools	40.7%	49			23.3	0.0	22.4		39.9	39.9		15.6	15.6	$17,158	$965	$16,193
Ridgway High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	325 Ridgway Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3770	252	21	11.7	56.7%	36 (14.3%)	8 (3.2%)	183 (72.6%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (4.0%)	10.2	2009^th of 2162 public high schools	7.1%		10.2	2060^th of 2159 public high schools	4.6%	51			0.9	0.0	0.8		12.1	12.1		3.8	3.8	$24,385	$2,362	$22,023
Santa Rosa High	Public	9-12	1235 Mendocino Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3850	1,553	73	21.1	58.3%	528 (34.0%)	30 (1.9%)	776 (50.0%)	56 (3.6%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	120 (7.7%)	49.3	1054^th of 2162 public high schools	51.2%		60.6	753^rd of 2159 public high schools	65.1%	301			28.1	35.0	28.5		50.3	50.3		19.3	19.3	$17,694	$1,141	$16,553
Sonoma County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	5340 Skylane Blvd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Sonoma County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 524-2720	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Elsie Allen High	Public	9-12	599 Bellevue Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3810	1,029	60	17.0	71.7%	59 (5.7%)	15 (1.5%)	865 (84.1%)	43 (4.2%)	9 (0.9%)	9 (0.9%)	26 (2.5%)	21	1675^th of 2162 public high schools	22.5%		19	1719^th of 2159 public high schools	20.4%	44			11.2	9.1	11.1		33.8	33.8		3.7	3.7	$19,388	$1,169	$18,219
Montgomery High	Public	9-12	1250 Hahman Dr.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3830	1,253	70	17.9	49.6%	366 (29.2%)	37 (3.0%)	691 (55.1%)	54 (4.3%)	4 (0.3%)	26 (2.1%)	69 (5.5%)	39.4	1279^th of 2162 public high schools	40.8%		54.8	882^nd of 2159 public high schools	59.1%	397			24.1	7.1	23.3		42.1	42.1		16.7	16.7	$17,548	$1,285	$16,263
Analy High	Public	9-12	6950 Analy Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	West Sonoma County Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-2300	1,473	77	19.1	40.9%	905 (61.4%)	24 (1.6%)	414 (28.1%)	48 (3.3%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (3.1%)	79.5	419^th of 2162 public high schools	80.6%		67.7	603^rd of 2159 public high schools	72.1%	184			42.4		42.4		67.5	67.5		41.2	41.2	$13,553	$492	$13,061
Maria Carrillo High	Public	9-12	6975 Montecito Blvd.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3820	1,584	73	21.7	35.0%	782 (49.4%)	24 (1.5%)	493 (31.1%)	154 (9.7%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	112 (7.1%)	81	393^rd of 2162 public high schools	81.8%		89.5	241^st of 2159 public high schools	88.8%	152			44.6	15.4	43.6		64.9	64.9		46.5	46.5	$16,020	$836	$15,184
Big Picture Learning Windsor	Public	6-12	8681 Windsor Rd.	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7771	34	4	9.1	38.2%	19 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$19,466	$724	$18,742
Sonoma County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	8681 Windsor Rd.	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 657-5585	63	1	48.0	57.1%	18 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (63.5%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)	42.9	12.5			26.7	50.0		51.9	21.4		33.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Piner High

How many students attend Piner High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,434 students attended Piner High.

What schools feed into Piner High?

Piner High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Albert F. Biella Elementary
Elementary : Helen M. Lehman Elementary
Elementary : Jack London Elementary
Elementary : James Monroe Elementary
Middle : Hilliard Comstock Middle

What is the racial makeup of Piner High?

Students at Piner High are 75% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Piner High in?

Santa Rosa High

Is Piner High a good school?

Piner High ranks 1329^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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