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Soledad High

Public Grades 9-12
1455th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,137 California High Schools
Better than 32% of California high schools
Summary

Soledad High is a public high school in Soledad, California, serving 1,546 students in grades 9–12. Its most important contrast is that students graduate at a high rate even as math proficiency is very low: 97% graduated in 2025–26, while just 9% were proficient in math.

ELA is the school’s strongest tested subject compared with nearby schools, while math is its clearest weakness. In 2025–26, 40% were proficient in ELA, above the 38% average for nearby schools with reported results and the 34% at Soledad Unified, but below the state’s 49%. Math proficiency was 9%, below the nearby-school average of 15%, the district’s 24%, and the state’s 38%; among nearby schools with reported scores, only Portola-Butler Continuation High scored lower. Science was also below the state: 18% at Soledad High compared with 36% statewide, though it was close to the nearby-school average of 18%. Completion is a bright spot: the school’s 97% graduation rate exceeded the state’s 88% and district’s 94%, while its 3% dropout rate was below both.

Math proficiency has been essentially flat since 2022–23, at about 9%, while the state’s rate rose and the gap widened from 25 to 29 percentage points. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking fell from the 47th percentile in 2023–24 to the 32nd percentile in 2025–26, when the school received 2 stars; its ranking tied with Greenfield High, while Gonzales High ranked at the 64th percentile. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves students with disabilities was at the 14th percentile in 2025–26, below the school’s overall 32nd percentile. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 21.9, and 85.1% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch; that share was lower than at two nearby schools (85.4% and 85.7%).

1,546
Students ?
21.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,712
Per pupil spending ?
85.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 425 Gabilan Dr.
       Soledad, CA  93960-3207

(831) 678-6400

District: Soledad Unified


Feeder schools for Soledad High:

Elementary:    Frank Ledesma Elementary
    Gabilan Elementary
    Jack Franscioni Elementary
    Rose Ferrero Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Main Street Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.8%
White:
1.7%
Asian:
1.6%
more
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2026
Strengths
✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school21%
District avg24%
California avg42%
1,455th of 2,137
California public high schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Soledad Unified
719th of 968Soledad 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.71455 of 213731.9%★★☆☆☆
202533.71409 of 216234.8%★★☆☆☆
202444.21143 of 215947.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.11274 of 217041.3%★★☆☆☆
202242.01129 of 212346.8%★★☆☆☆
201922.11568 of 213326.5%★☆☆☆☆
201832.41344 of 201733.4%★★☆☆☆
201734.01327 of 202134.3%★★☆☆☆
201632.21329 of 203934.8%★★☆☆☆
201542.21126 of 199443.5%★★☆☆☆
201330.91294 of 242646.7%★★☆☆☆
201230.91277 of 235445.8%★★☆☆☆
201129.01347 of 236743.1%★★☆☆☆
201029.01302 of 228142.9%★★☆☆☆
200932.41290 of 223842.4%★★☆☆☆
200824.61336 of 211736.9%★★☆☆☆
200724.71313 of 206336.4%★★☆☆☆
200621.11373 of 196830.2%★★☆☆☆
200526.11167 of 190138.6%★★☆☆☆
200422.91163 of 165329.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202222.41044 of 116110.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.8951 of 111714.9%★☆☆☆☆
201817.7970 of 10527.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202444.8465 of 108557.1%★★★☆☆
202351.5321 of 106469.8%★★★★☆
202239.5532 of 104449.0%★★☆☆☆
201951.6264 of 94171.9%★★★★☆
201825.4739 of 93821.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.51354 of 186527.4%★☆☆☆☆
202533.81259 of 190633.9%★★☆☆☆
202440.31114 of 191541.8%★★☆☆☆
202336.51183 of 191538.2%★★☆☆☆
202236.41142 of 185838.5%★★☆☆☆
201924.31377 of 183324.9%★☆☆☆☆
201831.61235 of 176029.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.61224 of 188034.9%★★☆☆☆
202539.41167 of 190038.6%★★☆☆☆
202451.9865 of 190254.5%★★★☆☆
202345.01026 of 191746.5%★★☆☆☆
202249.1849 of 186154.4%★★★☆☆
201925.41325 of 181427.0%★☆☆☆☆
201836.21152 of 174233.9%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.0280 of 35821.8%★☆☆☆☆
202532.6277 of 41032.4%★★☆☆☆
202458.5123 of 32862.5%★★★☆☆
202350.0123 of 29958.9%★★★☆☆
202233.8193 of 29033.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.71326 of 199933.7%★★☆☆☆
202535.41316 of 201334.6%★★☆☆☆
202447.41005 of 202650.4%★★★☆☆
202342.11127 of 203044.5%★★☆☆☆
202249.5863 of 194355.6%★★★☆☆
201923.91434 of 193726.0%★☆☆☆☆
201836.61213 of 186234.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.71390 of 193228.1%★☆☆☆☆
202528.51373 of 194229.3%★☆☆☆☆
202443.01040 of 194846.6%★★☆☆☆
202335.31205 of 196338.6%★★☆☆☆
202243.2967 of 191649.5%★★☆☆☆
201918.41468 of 188021.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.31269 of 183430.8%★★☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.466 of 8219.5%★☆☆☆☆
202535.559 of 8530.6%★★☆☆☆
202449.240 of 8552.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.21059 of 123514.3%★☆☆☆☆
202525.01002 of 125220.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.61071 of 121611.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.41050 of 119712.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202331.1848 of 119328.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)57th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile~ school
White (2023)29th percentile-12 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school
Homeless (2026)22nd percentile-10 vs school
Migrant (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2026)14th percentile-18 vs school
Disabled (2022)10th percentile-37 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state
Overall27%+17 vs state
Science18%-18 vs state
Writing10%-7 vs state
Reading10%~ state avg
Mathematics9%-29 vs state
Listening9%-15 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Soledad High

Soledad High ranks 1455th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Soledad High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Frank Ledesma Elementary
Elementary : Gabilan Elementary
Elementary : Jack Franscioni Elementary
Elementary : Rose Ferrero Elementary
Elementary : San Vicente Elementary
Middle : Main Street Middle

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,546 students attended Soledad High.

Students at Soledad High are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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