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Ridgway High (Continuation)

Q: Is Ridgway High (Continuation) a good school?

Ridgway High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 7.1% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Ridgway High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Ridgway High (Continuation).

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ridgway High (Continuation)?

Students at Ridgway High (Continuation) are 73% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades 9-12

2009^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 7% of California high schools

Summary

Ridgway High (Continuation) is a small, alternative public high school serving 252 students in grades 9-12 within the Santa Rosa High district, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in core subjects are significantly lower than both the district and state averages, as well as compared to nearby traditional high schools like Maria Carrillo High or Elsie Allen High. The school also contends with a very high rate of chronic absenteeism, though this rate has been improving in recent years. Despite these profound academic and attendance challenges, Ridgway achieves a notable success: its graduation rate of 88.4% is actually slightly above the state average and its dropout rate is low, suggesting it is effective in its core mission of helping at-risk students earn a diploma.

Ridgway operates with more resources per student and a much lower student-to-teacher ratio than other local high schools. When compared to another continuation school, El Camino High, Ridgway shows stronger outcomes in graduation and attendance. The school's performance presents a complex picture, excelling in helping students cross the graduation finish line while continuing to struggle with day-to-day attendance and standardized test scores common to continuation schools.

252

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,385

Per pupil spending ?

56.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Ridgway Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401-4334

(707) 890-3770

District: Santa Rosa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

White:

14.3%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2012 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (66% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,009^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	10.2	2009 of 2162	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	2060 of 2159	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2001 of 2170	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1879 of 2123	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1953 of 2133	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1850 of 2021	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1812 of 2039	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	1801 of 1994	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	1340 of 2426	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.0	1178 of 2354	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.1	906 of 2367	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	21.8	1543 of 2281	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.1	771 of 2238	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.6	921 of 2117	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	21.6	1443 of 2063	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.7	1193 of 1968	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.1	1202 of 1901	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	17.1	1383 of 1653	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.2	1034 of 1117	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1002 of 1044	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	733 of 941	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1831 of 1906	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1870 of 1915	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1819 of 1915	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1717 of 1858	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1658 of 1833	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1808 of 1900	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1825 of 1902	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1807 of 1917	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1680 of 1861	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1672 of 1814	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1795 of 2013	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1988 of 2026	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1852 of 2030	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1656 of 1943	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1804 of 1937	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1723 of 1942	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1871 of 1948	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1772 of 1963	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1721 of 1916	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1741 of 1880	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.9	844 of 1197	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	1155 of 1155	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1166 of 1193	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1148 of 1204	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1185 of 1222	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)29th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+48 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Mathematics4%-33 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
El Camino High	Public	9-12	5450 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4750	48	2	21.8	66.7%	10 (20.8%)	2 (4.2%)	29 (60.4%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.5%)	25.2	1592^nd of 2162 public high schools	26.4%					(n/a)		15.8	15.8	0.0	0.0			$17,268	$1,574	$15,694
Rancho Cotate High	Public	9-12	5450 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4750	1,755	76	23.0	47.1%	563 (32.1%)	41 (2.3%)	915 (52.1%)	55 (3.1%)	11 (0.6%)	20 (1.1%)	144 (8.2%)	43.7	1176^th of 2162 public high schools	45.6%		39.3	1257^th of 2159 public high schools	41.8%	81	0.0	18.0	17.5	51.8	51.8	12.4	12.4	$16,759	$771	$15,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgway High (Continuation)

What is the racial makeup of Ridgway High (Continuation)?

Students at Ridgway High (Continuation) are 73% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Ridgway High (Continuation) a good school?

Ridgway High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 7.1% of California high schools.

What district is Ridgway High (Continuation) in?

Santa Rosa High

How many students attend Ridgway High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Ridgway High (Continuation).

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