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Maria Carrillo High

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Maria Carrillo High ranks 393 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 82% of California high schools

Summary

Maria Carrillo High is a large, comprehensive high school (grades 9-12) serving 1,584 students in Santa Rosa, California, and stands out as a top-performing academic leader within its broader Santa Rosa High district.

The school consistently ranks in the top quartile of California high schools, with recent proficiency rates in English (64.86%), Math (46.53%), and Science (43.61%) that are dramatically higher than other comprehensive schools in its district, such as Santa Rosa High and Montgomery High. It also boasts a 94.9% graduation rate and a low chronic absenteeism rate of 16.8%, both of which are the best among its immediate peers. This high performance is particularly notable because the school operates in a district that ranks in the bottom third statewide, making it a clear outlier in terms of academic results.

When compared to nearby schools in other districts, like Windsor High in the Windsor Unified district, Maria Carrillo maintains a strong advantage, especially in mathematics and science. While the school has seen a recent increase in students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and a slight dip in its statewide ranking percentile, it remains the regional benchmark for college-preparatory education, with a track record of serving various student subgroups effectively.

1,584

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,020

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6975 Montecito Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95409-2787

(707) 890-3820

District: Santa Rosa High

Feeder schools for Maria Carrillo High:

Elementary:	Austin Creek Elementary
	Binkley Elementary Charter
	John B. Riebli Elementary
	Kenwood Elementary
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	Madrone Elementary
	Sequoia Elementary
	Spring Lake Charter
	Whited Elementary Charter
Middle:	Rincon Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Hispanic:

31.1%

Asian:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2012 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2012

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg30%

California avg41%

393^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	81.0	393 of 2162	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	241 of 2159	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	318 of 2170	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	162 of 2123	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	202 of 2133	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	89.3	218 of 2021	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	88.9	209 of 2039	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	89.4	191 of 1994	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	86.5	58 of 2426	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	82.2	117 of 2354	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	86.4	63 of 2367	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	81.7	116 of 2281	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	90.3	12 of 2238	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.3	40 of 2117	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	87.6	47 of 2063	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	85.8	60 of 1968	97.0%	★★★★★
2005	84.7	51 of 1901	97.3%	★★★★★
2004	81.6	62 of 1653	96.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	71 of 585	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	246 of 573	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	301 of 591	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	81.6	95 of 581	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	181 of 582	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	88.9	79 of 1161	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	35.3	638 of 1117	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.6	75 of 1085	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	454 of 1906	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	186 of 1915	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	259 of 1915	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	136 of 1858	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	194 of 1833	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	815 of 1900	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	488 of 1902	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	684 of 1917	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.9	284 of 1861	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	544 of 1814	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	617 of 2013	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	87.3	220 of 2026	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	528 of 2030	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	174 of 1943	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	72.3	431 of 1937	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	318 of 1942	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	279 of 1948	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	357 of 1963	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	204 of 1916	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	233 of 1880	87.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	213 of 577	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	87.5	48 of 574	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	59.8	224 of 541	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	111 of 515	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	234 of 422	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	374 of 1252	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	382 of 1216	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	256 of 1197	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	329 of 1155	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	133 of 1173	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	223 of 1193	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	159 of 1204	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	194 of 1222	84.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science44%+11 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Calistoga Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1608 Lake St.	Calistoga	94515	Napa County	Calistoga Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 942-6278	355	24	14.7	88.2%	31 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	317 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	41.2	1230^th of 2162 public high schools	43.1%		53.3	924^th of 2159 public high schools	57.2%	306	17.0	24.6		21.3	43.9	55.2	46.7	48.6	20.7	23.7	14.8	19.7	$30,273	$428	$29,845
Palisades High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1507 Grant St.	Calistoga	94515	Napa County	Calistoga Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 942-5255	7	1	7.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$40,648	$265	$40,383
Windsor High	Public	9-12	8695 Windsor Rd.	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7767	1,700	85	19.9	48.4%	617 (36.3%)	9 (0.5%)	927 (54.5%)	39 (2.3%)	12 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	80 (4.7%)	60.2	814^th of 2162 public high schools	62.3%		58.1	811^th of 2159 public high schools	62.4%	3		28.8	6.3	27.9			60.5	60.5			28.8	28.8	$19,466	$724	$18,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Maria Carrillo High

What is the racial makeup of Maria Carrillo High?

Students at Maria Carrillo High are 49% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Maria Carrillo High in?

Santa Rosa High

What schools feed into Maria Carrillo High?

Maria Carrillo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Austin Creek Elementary
Elementary : Binkley Elementary Charter
Elementary : John B. Riebli Elementary
Elementary : Kenwood Elementary
Elementary : Madrone Elementary
Elementary : Sequoia Elementary
Elementary : Spring Lake Charter
Elementary : Whited Elementary Charter
Middle : Rincon Valley Middle

Is Maria Carrillo High a good school?

Maria Carrillo High ranks 393^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Maria Carrillo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,584 students attended Maria Carrillo High.

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