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Redwood High

Public Grades 9-12

1981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 8% of California high schools

Summary

Redwood High is a small public high school serving 175 students in grades 9-12 within the Sequoia Union High district, operating in a region with some of California's highest-performing schools.

The school faces significant academic and engagement challenges, with 0% of students proficient in math, 12.5% in English, and a graduation rate of 62.1% that is far below the district average of 89.9%. Chronic absenteeism affects over 80% of students, and the dropout rate is 35.3%. These metrics stand in stark contrast to nearby schools like Carlmont High, which has a 98.1% graduation rate and 85% English proficiency, and Menlo-Atherton High. Redwood High serves a student population where 63% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a much higher rate than most neighboring schools.

Despite higher per-student spending than some higher-performing schools in the district, Redwood High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of California high schools for over a decade. Interestingly, the school shows some variation in performance among different student groups and may serve an alternative education role within the district. The extreme disparity in outcomes between Redwood High and other schools in the Sequoia Union High district, such as Tide Academy and Design Technical High, highlights persistent systemic challenges that have not been resolved by current approaches.

175

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$62,598

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1968 Old County Rd.
Redwood City, CA 94063-1073

(650) 369-1411

District: Sequoia Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.0%

White:

3.4%

Pacific Islander:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (62% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg54%

California avg41%

1,981^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Sequoia Union High

447^th of 1,543Sequoia Union 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	10.8	1981 of 2162	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2080 of 2159	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1983 of 2170	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1880 of 2123	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	2078 of 2133	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1917 of 2017	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	1835 of 2021	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	2016 of 2039	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1827 of 1994	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	1845 of 2426	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.4	1650 of 2354	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	1833 of 2367	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	1661 of 2281	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	1494 of 2238	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	12.8	1830 of 2117	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.5	1522 of 2063	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	1595 of 1968	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	1591 of 1901	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.1	1226 of 1653	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	901 of 1161	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	990 of 1085	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	635 of 1064	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	769 of 1044	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	883 of 941	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	936 of 938	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1866 of 1906	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1841 of 1915	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1733 of 1915	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1660 of 1858	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1790 of 1833	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1759 of 1760	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1743 of 1900	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1793 of 1902	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1757 of 1917	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1615 of 1861	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1750 of 1814	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1621 of 1742	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1875 of 2013	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1932 of 2026	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1855 of 2030	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1771 of 1943	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1885 of 1937	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1712 of 1862	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1691 of 1942	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1874 of 1948	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1790 of 1963	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1762 of 1916	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1816 of 1880	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1673 of 1834	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	1176 of 1216	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-36 vs state

Science3%-29 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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 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
Redwood High	Public	9-12	1968 Old County Rd.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 369-1411	175	8	21.7	63.4%	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	154 (88.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	5 (2.9%)	10.8	1981^st of 2162 public high schools	8.4%		9.8	2080^th of 2159 public high schools	3.7%	99	1.4	11.1	3.4	12.5	12.5	0.0	0.0	$62,598	$61,184	$1,414
Sequoia High	Public	9-12	1201 Brewster Ave.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 367-9780	1,854	106	17.5	39.3%	543 (29.3%)	15 (0.8%)	1,133 (61.1%)	83 (4.5%)	11 (0.6%)	15 (0.8%)	54 (2.9%)	62.2	757^th of 2162 public high schools	65.0%		61.3	733^rd of 2159 public high schools	66.0%	24	35.3	3.9	31.9	54.3	54.3	32.0	32.0	$37,665	$36,798	$867
Summit Preparatory Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	890 Broadway	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Summit Preparatory Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 556-1110	293	15	19.5	71.7%	22 (7.5%)	3 (1.0%)	242 (82.6%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	44.8	1145^th of 2162 public high schools	47.0%		62.5	706^th of 2159 public high schools	67.3%	439		20.2	20.2	44.7	44.7	16.7	16.7
Carlmont High	Public	9-12	1400 Alameda de Las Pulgas	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 595-0210	2,360	120	19.6	9.3%	960 (40.7%)	26 (1.1%)	360 (15.3%)	782 (33.1%)	17 (0.7%)	11 (0.5%)	204 (8.6%)	97	55^th of 2162 public high schools	97.5%		98.2	38^th of 2159 public high schools	98.2%	17	67.5		67.5	85.2	85.2	72.2	72.2	$32,538	$32,188	$350
Everest Public High	Public, Charter	9-12	455 Fifth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Everest Public High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 366-1050	224	12	18.4	81.7%	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	29.9	1486^th of 2162 public high schools	31.3%		28	1540^th of 2159 public high schools	28.7%	54		4.6	4.6	45.0	45.0	8.5	8.5
Design Technical High	Public, Charter	9-12	275 Oracle Pkwy.	Redwood City	94065	San Mateo County	Design Technical High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 231-2701	567	23	24.5	7.2%	232 (40.9%)	7 (1.2%)	82 (14.5%)	140 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	99 (17.5%)	97.7	40^th of 2162 public high schools	98.1%		97.2	65^th of 2159 public high schools	97.0%	25		62.5	62.5	90.1	90.1	63.3	63.3
Canyon Oaks Youth Center	Public	7-12	400 Edmonds Rd.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 839-1810	8	1	6.6		0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Woodside High	Public	9-12	199 Churchill Ave.	Woodside	94062	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 367-9750	1,660	101	16.3	28.7%	575 (34.6%)	19 (1.1%)	880 (53.0%)	88 (5.3%)	9 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	81 (4.9%)	76.5	469^th of 2162 public high schools	78.3%		81.3	390^th of 2159 public high schools	81.9%	79	46.7	7.1	45.1	58.8	58.8	40.6	40.6	$40,030	$39,120	$910
Tide Academy	Public	9-12	150 Jefferson Dr.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 369-1411	212	22	9.4	40.1%	47 (22.2%)	5 (2.4%)	129 (60.8%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	13 (6.1%)	58.6	859^th of 2162 public high schools	60.3%		91.6	186^th of 2159 public high schools	91.4%	673	31.8		31.1	60.0	60.0	22.7	22.7	$68,709	$67,748	$961
Menlo-Atherton High	Public	9-12	555 Middlefield Rd.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 322-5311	2,158	120	17.9	33.0%	747 (34.6%)	69 (3.2%)	918 (42.5%)	180 (8.3%)	36 (1.7%)	96 (4.4%)	111 (5.1%)	87	264^th of 2162 public high schools	87.8%		90.7	207^th of 2159 public high schools	90.4%	57	52.6	7.1	51.2	69.3	69.3	50.9	50.9	$36,894	$36,108	$786

Frequently Asked Questions about Redwood High

What is the racial makeup of Redwood High?

Students at Redwood High are 88% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Redwood High a good school?

Redwood High ranks in the bottom 8.4% of California high schools.

How many students attend Redwood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 175 students attended Redwood High.

What district is Redwood High in?

Sequoia Union High

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