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South Valley High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

1982^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 8% of California high schools

Summary

South Valley High (Continuation) is a small, alternative public high school serving about 120 students in grades 9-12 within the Ukiah Unified school district, designed for students who have struggled in a traditional high school setting.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates far below other local schools like Ukiah High and Redwood Collegiate Academy, and an extremely high rate of chronic student absenteeism that exceeds 80%. While its graduation rate of 67.5% is below the district and state averages, it's important to note the school serves a population where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need, and it operates with a low student-to-teacher ratio intended to provide more individual support.

An interesting point of comparison is the nearby Redwood Collegiate Academy, an alternative school with a similar number of students that achieves much stronger academic results and graduation rates with significantly lower per-student spending. South Valley High's performance patterns, including high spending paired with low outcomes, are similar to other continuation schools in the region like Clover Valley High (Continuation), suggesting common systemic challenges in serving at-risk students across this type of educational model.

120

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,464

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

445 South Dora St.
Ukiah, CA 95482-4753

(707) 472-5150

District: Ukiah Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.5%

White:

30.8%

American Indian:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 8th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2016)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (68% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,982^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Ukiah Unified

1247^th of 1,543Ukiah 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	10.7	1982 of 2162	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1882 of 2159	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	2062 of 2170	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	2062 of 2123	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1894 of 2133	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1629 of 2017	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	1728 of 2021	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	2005 of 2039	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	1610 of 1994	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	1792 of 2426	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.6	1749 of 2354	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	1683 of 2367	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	1797 of 2281	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	1701 of 2238	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	1725 of 2117	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	1394 of 2063	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.9	1341 of 1968	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	21.8	1333 of 1901	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.3	1090 of 1653	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	1002 of 1044	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	368 of 938	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1885 of 1906	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1637 of 1915	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1826 of 1915	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1731 of 1858	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1638 of 1833	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1384 of 1760	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1886 of 1900	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1645 of 1902	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1790 of 1917	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1827 of 1861	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1545 of 1814	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1416 of 1742	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1889 of 2013	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1719 of 2026	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1940 of 2030	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1871 of 1943	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1678 of 1937	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1445 of 1862	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1914 of 1942	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1881 of 1948	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1860 of 1963	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1882 of 1916	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1644 of 1880	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1685 of 1834	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	1148 of 1155	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	1146 of 1173	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	1182 of 1204	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1166 of 1222	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1092 of 1173	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science8%-25 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy4%-44 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 (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 10th 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
South Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	445 South Dora St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5150	120	8	15.0	92.5%	37 (30.8%)	1 (0.8%)	63 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	10.7	1982^nd of 2162 public high schools	8.3%		13.2	1882^nd of 2159 public high schools	12.8%	100		10.0	8.0		7.6			4.4	4.4			0.0	0.0	$29,464	$2,248	$27,216
Mendocino County Community	Public	7-12	518 Low Gap Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Mendocino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 901-9055	13	2	5.9	76.9%	4 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$29,450	$11,142	$18,308
Redwood Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1059 North State St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Redwood Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 467-0500	122	7	16.7	59.8%	54 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (37.7%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.3%)	69.7	606^th of 2162 public high schools	72.0%					(n/a)	43.8		41.7		43.2	63.2	62.5	91.7	68.3	31.6	46.9	16.7	36.5	$12,567	$337	$12,230
Ukiah High	Public	9-12	1000 Low Gap Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5750	1,767	94	18.8	76.5%	599 (33.9%)	8 (0.5%)	965 (54.6%)	32 (1.8%)	72 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (4.9%)	42.3	1204^th of 2162 public high schools	44.3%		41.7	1199^th of 2159 public high schools	44.5%	5		29.5	13.4	7.8	20.5			51.5	51.5			13.5	13.5	$19,966	$2,814	$17,152
Mendocino County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	2240 Old River Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Mendocino County Regional Occupational Center/Regional Occu	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 467-5123	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	18200 Mountain View Rd.	Boonville	95415	Mendocino County	Anderson Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 895-3496	192	16	12.3	74.0%	26 (13.5%)	2 (1.0%)	164 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52	991^st of 2162 public high schools	54.2%		46.4	1090^th of 2159 public high schools	49.5%	99	21.4		26.5	15.4	21.6	7.4	39.3	45.7	32.2	14.8	14.3	34.3	22.2	$22,095	$1,839	$20,256
Potter Valley High	Public	9-12	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1142	79	6	13.9	51.9%	40 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	8.3	2102^nd of 2162 public high schools	2.8%		39.7	1240^th of 2159 public high schools	42.6%	862			0.0		0.0			10.5	10.5			0.0	0.0	$15,239	$1,033	$14,206
Centerville High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1142	1	0	3.2		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Clover Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	682 Clover Valley Rd.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 275-0840	14	1	14.1	92.9%	8 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)														$12,907	$3,759	$9,148
Upper Lake High	Public	9-12	675 Clover Valley Rd.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 275-2338	307	17	18.0	83.4%	156 (50.8%)	5 (1.6%)	110 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	21.9	1655^th of 2162 public high schools	23.5%		35.1	1365^th of 2159 public high schools	36.8%	290			15.3		15.3			26.0	26.0			8.3	8.3	$25,708	$5,109	$20,599

Frequently Asked Questions about South Valley High (Continuation)

How many students attend South Valley High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended South Valley High (Continuation).

Is South Valley High (Continuation) a good school?

South Valley High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 8.3% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Valley High (Continuation)?

Students at South Valley High (Continuation) are 53% Hispanic, 31% White, 11% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Not Specified.

What district is South Valley High (Continuation) in?

Ukiah Unified

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