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River City High

Q: Is River City High a good school?

River City High ranks 794 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

794^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 63% of California high schools

Summary

River City High is a large, 3-star public high school serving grades 9-12 for 2,168 students in the Washington Unified School District in West Sacramento, achieving strong graduation rates despite having the lowest per-student spending among all nearby schools.

The school demonstrates a clear pattern of strengths and challenges: it excels in English Language Arts, outperforming many larger comprehensive high schools like C. K. McClatchy High, and boasts an exceptional 95.1% graduation rate that surpasses most area schools. However, it faces significant difficulties in mathematics proficiency and has a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average. Interestingly, the school operates with remarkable efficiency, spending far less per student than specialized schools within its own district, such as the highly-rated Washington Middle College High, which has a different educational model and much higher funding.

When compared to other schools, River City High shows notable stability in its performance and is particularly effective at supporting students to graduation. Its math struggles, however, reflect a broader regional challenge, as most nearby comprehensive schools in Sacramento City Unified also face similar issues. The school's performance varies significantly for different student groups, indicating that some populations may benefit from more targeted support than others to achieve consistent success across all areas.

2,168

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

67.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Raider Ln.
West Sacramento, CA 95691-4619

(916) 375-7800

District: Washington Unified

Feeder schools for River City High:

Elementary:	Bridgeway Island Elementary
	Elkhorn Village Elementary
	Riverbank Elementary
	Southport Elementary
	More...
	Stonegate Elementary
	Westfield Village Elementary
	Westmore Oaks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

26.9%

Asian:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg33%

California avg41%

794^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Washington Unified

1035^th of 1,543Washington 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	61.1	794 of 2162	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	687 of 2159	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	653 of 2170	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	744 of 2123	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	437 of 1290	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	809 of 2133	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	947 of 2017	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.7	739 of 2021	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.1	691 of 2039	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.7	1215 of 1994	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.5	1172 of 2426	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.0	1077 of 2354	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.3	965 of 2367	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.3	908 of 2281	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.2	740 of 2238	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.5	409 of 2117	80.7%	★★★★☆
2007	61.5	424 of 2063	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	58.7	490 of 1968	75.1%	★★★★☆
2005	69.7	259 of 1901	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	66.7	238 of 1653	85.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	149 of 523	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	108 of 517	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	37.5	293 of 521	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	304 of 522	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	382 of 592	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	357 of 582	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	518 of 585	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	468 of 573	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	459 of 591	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	437 of 581	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	482 of 582	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	508 of 581	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.7	857 of 1161	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	308 of 555	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	329 of 1117	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	29.6	713 of 1052	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	937 of 1085	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.1	315 of 1064	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	39.2	539 of 1044	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	361 of 467	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	401 of 941	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	211 of 938	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	853 of 1906	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	592 of 1915	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	608 of 1915	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	564 of 1858	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	462 of 1054	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	716 of 1833	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	871 of 1760	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	795 of 1900	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	862 of 1902	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	744 of 1917	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	969 of 1861	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	768 of 1814	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	934 of 1742	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	112 of 410	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	876 of 2013	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	871 of 2026	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	755 of 2030	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	795 of 1943	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	488 of 1126	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	852 of 1937	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	901 of 1862	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	620 of 1942	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	725 of 1948	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	623 of 1963	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	826 of 1916	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	379 of 1122	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	813 of 1880	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	958 of 1834	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	112 of 175	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	115 of 183	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	106 of 190	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	92 of 168	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	393 of 577	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	401 of 574	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	349 of 541	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	282 of 515	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.8	321 of 366	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.3	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	365 of 1252	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	43.7	557 of 1216	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	612 of 1197	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	570 of 1155	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	414 of 1173	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	428 of 1193	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	515 of 1204	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	677 of 1222	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	725 of 1173	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2024)75th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)73rd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)36th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile-31 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-39 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile-55 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

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Schools Near River City High

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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 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
River City High	Public	9-12	1 Raider Ln.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7800	2,168	99	21.9	67.7%	584 (26.9%)	111 (5.1%)	961 (44.3%)	315 (14.5%)	6 (0.3%)	50 (2.3%)	137 (6.3%)	61.1	794^th of 2162 public high schools	63.3%		63.3	687^th of 2159 public high schools	68.2%	107		34.0		34.0			59.7	59.7			24.7	24.7
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High	Public	9-12	451 McClatchy Way	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5010	156	12	13.4	62.8%	15 (9.6%)	28 (17.9%)	87 (55.8%)	11 (7.1%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.5%)	6 (3.8%)	47.2	1094^th of 2162 public high schools	49.4%		44.8	1130^th of 2159 public high schools	47.7%	36			10.0	10.0			60.9	60.9			18.2	18.2	$30,364	$3,833	$26,531
Yolo High	Public	9-12	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	75	7	10.7	89.3%	14 (18.7%)	6 (8.0%)	46 (61.3%)	5 (6.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	9.3	2049^th of 2162 public high schools	5.2%		8.1	2158^th of 2159 public high schools	0.0%	109		0.0		0.0			2.6	2.6			5.3	5.3
The MET	Public, Charter	9-12	810 V St.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5417	190	11	17.1	43.7%	62 (32.6%)	18 (9.5%)	86 (45.3%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	47.5	1083^rd of 2162 public high schools	49.9%		41.5	1204^th of 2159 public high schools	44.2%	121			31.4	31.4			48.0	48.0			10.0	10.0	$25,519	$3,578	$21,941
C. K. McClatchy High	Public	9-12	3066 Freeport Blvd.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5050	2,569	103	24.9	50.3%	638 (24.8%)	216 (8.4%)	1,095 (42.6%)	318 (12.4%)	13 (0.5%)	38 (1.5%)	249 (9.7%)	56.2	902^nd of 2162 public high schools	58.3%		45.9	1103^rd of 2159 public high schools	48.9%	201			24.9	24.9			45.8	45.8			28.2	28.2	$20,114	$3,447	$16,667
Sacramento New Technology Early College High	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 Dickson St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5254	155	9	17.4	88.4%	11 (7.1%)	20 (12.9%)	114 (73.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)	33.6	1410^th of 2162 public high schools	34.8%		41.9	1192^nd of 2159 public high schools	44.8%	218			25.8	25.8			23.5	23.5			8.8	8.8	$23,963	$3,574	$20,389
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	6715 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5090	1,652	80	20.5	59.4%	152 (9.2%)	310 (18.8%)	617 (37.3%)	405 (24.5%)	8 (0.5%)	29 (1.8%)	131 (7.9%)	42	1212^th of 2162 public high schools	43.9%		52	956^th of 2159 public high schools	55.7%	256			23.0	23.0			35.3	35.3			17.7	17.7	$21,041	$3,317	$17,724
School of Engineering & Sciences	Public	7-12	7345 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5040	542	20	26.7	61.4%	58 (10.7%)	43 (7.9%)	285 (52.6%)	97 (17.9%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	46 (8.5%)	74.2	506^th of 2162 public high schools	76.6%		73.9	509^th of 2159 public high schools	76.4%	3	30.8		38.1	33.2	44.0	48.5	60.3	49.2	35.5	25.4	31.0	30.2	$21,430	$3,392	$18,038
Washington Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	637 Todhunder Ave.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7901	171	7	24.1	68.4%	58 (33.9%)	4 (2.3%)	75 (43.9%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	93.8	128^th of 2162 public high schools	94.1%		97.3	61^st of 2159 public high schools	97.2%	67		72.2		72.2			80.6	80.6			50.0	50.0
Sacramento Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	2315 34th St.	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	Sacramento Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 277-6200	413	18	23.3	75.5%	11 (2.7%)	239 (57.9%)	111 (26.9%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.4%)	30.6	1476^th of 2162 public high schools	31.7%		33.6	1404^th of 2159 public high schools	35.0%	72		13.1		13.7			50.5	50.5			3.9	3.9	$24,710	$6,369	$18,341

Frequently Asked Questions about River City High

What is the racial makeup of River City High?

Students at River City High are 44% Hispanic, 27% White, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is River City High in?

Washington Unified

Is River City High a good school?

River City High ranks 794^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend River City High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,168 students attended River City High.

What schools feed into River City High?

River City High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bridgeway Island Elementary
Elementary : Elkhorn Village Elementary
Elementary : Riverbank Elementary
Elementary : Southport Elementary
Elementary : Stonegate Elementary
Elementary : Westfield Village Elementary
Elementary : Westmore Oaks Elementary

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