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Saint Helena High

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Saint Helena High ranks 487 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 77% of California high schools

Summary

Saint Helena High is a public high school serving 416 students in grades 9-12 within the Saint Helena Unified district, consistently ranking among the top public schools in California's Napa Valley region.

The school demonstrates clear strengths, including exceptionally high graduation rates, very low student absenteeism, and outstanding performance in English Language Arts, where it outperforms most nearby schools like Sonoma Valley High and Vintage High. It operates with significant resources, spending over $37,000 per student—more than double the amount of many neighboring high schools—which supports a low student-to-teacher ratio. However, a notable area for growth is mathematics proficiency, which is below the state average and significantly lower than at Maria Carrillo High, a school that achieves strong academic results with far less funding per student.

While Saint Helena High maintains a strong, engaging school culture that keeps students in class and on track to graduate, year-to-year performance for some student groups has shown volatility. The comparison with Maria Carrillo High suggests an opportunity to examine how effectively its substantial resources are being used to create consistent, high-level outcomes across all subjects and for all students.

416

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$60,910

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 Grayson Ave.
Saint Helena, CA 94574-2128

(707) 967-2740

District: Saint Helena Unified

Feeder schools for Saint Helena High:

Elementary:	Saint Helena Elementary
	Saint Helena Primary
Middle:	Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

White:

41.6%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!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 school45%

District avg48%

California avg41%

487^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

341^st of 1,543Saint Helena 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	487 of 2162	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	297 of 2159	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	386 of 2170	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	389 of 2123	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	298 of 1290	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	228 of 2133	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	198 of 2017	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	148 of 2021	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	91.3	165 of 2039	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	83.7	292 of 1994	85.4%	★★★★☆
2013	72.7	259 of 2426	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	248 of 2354	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	57.0	619 of 2367	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	59.7	525 of 2281	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	67.6	293 of 2238	86.9%	★★★★☆
2008	65.1	367 of 2117	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	79.4	128 of 2063	93.8%	★★★★★
2006	71.9	243 of 1968	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	72.4	215 of 1901	88.7%	★★★★☆
2004	70.6	176 of 1653	89.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	60.2	209 of 1064	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	138 of 1044	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	352 of 1906	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	330 of 1915	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	385 of 1915	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	465 of 1858	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	290 of 1054	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	159 of 1833	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	149 of 1760	91.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	516 of 1900	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	463 of 1902	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	466 of 1917	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	299 of 1861	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	260 of 1814	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	312 of 1742	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	819 of 2013	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	516 of 2026	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	576 of 2030	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	470 of 1943	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	328 of 1126	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	378 of 1937	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	302 of 1862	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	642 of 1942	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.1	265 of 1948	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	360 of 1963	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	273 of 1916	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	254 of 1122	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	330 of 1880	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	247 of 1834	86.5%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	52.1	34 of 74	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	333 of 1155	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	79 of 1173	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	232 of 1193	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	249 of 1204	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	114 of 1222	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	81 of 1173	93.1%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-18 vs school

Migrant (2023)54th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+19 vs state

Science39%+6 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 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 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
Saint Helena High	Public	9-12	1401 Grayson Ave.	Saint Helena	94574	Napa County	Saint Helena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 967-2740	416	32	13.1	36.8%	173 (41.6%)	3 (0.7%)	225 (54.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	75.5	487^th of 2162 public high schools	77.5%		86.5	297^th of 2159 public high schools	86.2%	190			38.5	38.5			67.4	67.4			28.4	28.4	$60,910	$59,302	$1,608
Saint Helena Opportunities Program	Public	12	1325 Adams St.	Saint Helena	94574	Napa County	Saint Helena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 230-3798	9	1	8.8	33.3%	3 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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)													$72,702	$71,206	$1,496
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	$48,213	$46,406	$1,807
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	$17,627	$16,948	$679
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	$19,939	$19,206	$733
Vintage High	Public	9-12	1375 Trower Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3601	1,622	70	23.2	57.8%	630 (38.8%)	10 (0.6%)	899 (55.4%)	25 (1.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.1%)	51.8	998^th of 2162 public high schools	53.8%		55.7	863^rd of 2159 public high schools	60.0%	135			18.5	18.5			54.9	54.9			21.4	21.4	$16,820	$15,810	$1,010
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	$18,755	$18,178	$577
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	$30,550	$29,392	$1,158
Sonoma Valley High	Public	9-12	20000 Broadway	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 933-4010	1,071	57	18.8	32.8%	315 (29.4%)	2 (0.2%)	718 (67.0%)	19 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	41.7	1220^th of 2162 public high schools	43.6%		58.4	806^th of 2159 public high schools	62.7%	414		18.4		18.2			52.6	52.6			16.7	16.7	$19,904	$19,462	$442

Frequently Asked Questions about Saint Helena High

What district is Saint Helena High in?

Saint Helena Unified

How many students attend Saint Helena High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Saint Helena High.

Is Saint Helena High a good school?

Saint Helena High ranks 487^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Saint Helena High?

Students at Saint Helena High are 54% Hispanic, 42% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Saint Helena High?

Saint Helena High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Saint Helena Elementary
Elementary : Saint Helena Primary
Middle : Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate

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