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Sonora High

Q: Is Sonora High a good school?

Sonora High ranks 638 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 70% of California high schools

Summary

Sonora High is a public high school serving about 880 students in grades 9-12 in Sonora, CA, and it stands out as a consistently strong performer in its region, particularly in English and graduation rates.

Academically, the school shines in English Language Arts, where 66% of students are proficient—well above the state average—and it boasts an excellent 96.4% graduation rate. However, like other comprehensive high schools in the area such as Bret Harte Union High and Summerville High, it faces a shared regional challenge with math proficiency, which sits below the state average. A significant concern is chronic absenteeism, which is higher here than at many nearby schools. It's important to note that Sonora High significantly outperforms other schools within its own Sonora Union High district, such as Dario Cassina High, which are alternative education programs with different missions.

The school has shown impressive recent improvement in supporting special education students and demonstrates efficient use of resources despite having a higher student-teacher ratio than some neighbors. While it serves a population with a moderate level of economic need, the school has maintained stable and solid performance for nearly a decade, making it a reliable academic anchor in the community compared to more volatile performers like Tioga High.

880

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,188

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 North Washington St.
Sonora, CA 95370-5526

(209) 532-5511

District: Sonora Union High

Feeder schools for Sonora High:

Elementary:	Belleview Elementary
	Chinese Camp Elementary
	Columbia Elementary
	Curtis Creek Elementary
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	Jamestown Elementary
	Sonora Elementary
	Soulsbyville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg34%

California avg41%

638^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Sonora Union High

1054^th of 1,543Sonora 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	67.9	638 of 2162	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	560 of 2159	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	687 of 2170	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	468 of 2123	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	416 of 1290	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	398 of 2133	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	375 of 2017	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	85.8	293 of 2021	85.5%	★★★★☆
2016	81.9	349 of 2039	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.4	430 of 1994	78.4%	★★★★☆
2013	65.9	394 of 2426	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	63.7	443 of 2354	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	63.0	437 of 2367	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	60.8	497 of 2281	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	65.0	338 of 2238	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	71.1	254 of 2117	88.0%	★★★★☆
2007	74.3	200 of 2063	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	78.1	150 of 1968	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	74.2	183 of 1901	90.4%	★★★★★
2004	76.1	104 of 1653	93.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	79.6	133 of 1161	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	28.5	413 of 555	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	566 of 1117	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	381 of 1052	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	561 of 1906	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	496 of 1915	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	489 of 1915	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	438 of 1858	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	414 of 1054	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	412 of 1833	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	365 of 1760	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	471 of 1900	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	653 of 1902	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	863 of 1917	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	523 of 1861	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	340 of 1814	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	241 of 1742	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	526 of 2013	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	769 of 2026	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	709 of 2030	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	553 of 1943	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	291 of 1126	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	454 of 1937	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	341 of 1862	81.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	665 of 1942	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	577 of 1948	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	830 of 1963	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	457 of 1916	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	345 of 1122	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	373 of 1880	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	353 of 1834	80.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	263 of 577	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	243 of 574	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	376 of 541	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	283 of 366	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	451 of 1252	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	331 of 1216	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	27.9	898 of 1197	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	710 of 1155	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	643 of 1173	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	695 of 1193	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	559 of 1204	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	554 of 1222	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	398 of 1173	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-8 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 (2025)	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 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
Sonora High	Public	9-12	430 North Washington St.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5511	880	38	22.9	38.3%	542 (61.6%)	9 (1.0%)	206 (23.4%)	18 (2.0%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (9.7%)	67.9	638^th of 2162 public high schools	70.5%		70.4	560^th of 2159 public high schools	74.1%	78		35.6	35.0			65.7	65.7			29.1	29.1	$22,188	$21,924	$264
Dario Cassina High	Public	10-12	251 South Barretta St.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1587	44	3	14.1	75.0%	30 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	15.6	1784^th of 2162 public high schools	17.5%		10.4	2048^th of 2159 public high schools	5.1%	264		8.0	7.7			28.0	28.0			0.0	0.0	$38,748	$32,590	$6,158
Theodore Bird High	Public	9-12	251 South Barretta St.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 533-2923	65	3	21.6	56.9%	49 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	16.3	1762^nd of 2162 public high schools	18.5%		13.3	1875^th of 2159 public high schools	13.2%	113		7.1	7.0			22.5	22.5			7.3	7.3	$12,831	$11,734	$1,097
Summerville High	Public	9-12	17555 Tuolumne Rd.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4228	508	22	23.1	45.5%	334 (65.7%)	1 (0.2%)	113 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	63.5	728^th of 2162 public high schools	66.3%		70.8	555^th of 2159 public high schools	74.3%	173		26.2	26.2			70.9	70.9			29.1	29.1	$33,043	$32,758	$285
Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	17555 Tuolumne Rd.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4228	117	6	19.9	30.8%	76 (65.0%)	1 (0.9%)	26 (22.2%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.4%)	84.8	318^th of 2162 public high schools	85.3%		95.4	103^rd of 2159 public high schools	95.2%	215	53.9	48.0	50.0	81.8	84.6	88.0	85.7	72.7	46.2	36.0	46.9	$22,952	$22,952	$00
Bret Harte Union High	Public	9-12	364 Murphys Grade Rd.	Angels Camp	95221	Calaveras County	Bret Harte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-2507	559	33	17.0	41.5%	365 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	137 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	60.4	812^th of 2162 public high schools	62.4%		46	1101^st of 2159 public high schools	49.0%	289		29.5	29.5			68.8	68.8			22.3	22.3	$42,137	$41,574	$563
Vallecito Continuation High	Public	9-12	364 Murphys Grade Rd.	Altaville	95221	Calaveras County	Bret Harte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-2507	43	2	21.7	55.8%	25 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	13.8	1846^th of 2162 public high schools	14.6%		10.7	2024^th of 2159 public high schools	6.3%	178		7.7	7.7			23.1	23.1			0.0	0.0	$21,486	$19,602	$1,884
South Fork High	Public	9-12	25611 Lyons Dam Rd.	Twain Harte	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-5672	4	2	1.9		2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Tioga High	Public	9-12	19304 Ferretti Rd.	Groveland	95321	Tuolumne County	Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 962-4763	49	6	8.2	49.0%	41 (83.7%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)												$52,689	$50,176	$2,513
Rite of Passage	Public, Charter	9-12	10400 Fricot City Rd.	San Andreas	95667	El Dorado County	El Dorado County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-4573	26	4	6.0	88.5%	6 (23.1%)	6 (23.1%)	10 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)												$28,727	$26,346	$2,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonora High

What is the racial makeup of Sonora High?

Students at Sonora High are 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Sonora High?

Sonora High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belleview Elementary
Elementary : Chinese Camp Elementary
Elementary : Columbia Elementary
Elementary : Curtis Creek Elementary
Elementary : Jamestown Elementary
Elementary : Sonora Elementary
Elementary : Soulsbyville Elementary

How many students attend Sonora High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 880 students attended Sonora High.

Is Sonora High a good school?

Sonora High ranks 638^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sonora High in?

Sonora Union High

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