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Yuba City High

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Yuba City High ranks 1090 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1090^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 50% of California high schools

Summary

Yuba City High is a public high school in Yuba City, California, serving 1,818 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Yuba City Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Yuba City High's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average and the district's overall performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 55.62% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the district's 37.93% and the state's 48.81%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 17.93%, significantly lower than the district's 24.57% and the state's 37.3%. The school's science performance, as measured by the CAST exam, is also below the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools, Yuba City High generally performs better than the continuation and alternative schools, but lags behind the higher-performing Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts.

Yuba City High's four-year graduation rate has been around 85-86% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been in the range of 8-16%, which is higher than the state average. The school also faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18-25% in recent years, and a large proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59-74% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. These factors may be contributing to the school's overall academic challenges, and addressing them could be crucial for improving student outcomes.

1,678

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 B St.
Yuba City, CA 95991-4926

(530) 674-4900

District: Yuba City Unified

Feeder schools for Yuba City High:

Elementary:	Barry Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Lincrest Elementary
	Park Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Riverbend Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.0%

White:

22.9%

Asian:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,090^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Yuba City Unified

1010^th of 1,543Yuba City 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	47.3	1090 of 2162	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	966 of 2159	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	880 of 2170	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1143 of 2123	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	658 of 1290	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	868 of 2133	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	856 of 2017	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	984 of 2021	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.1	966 of 2039	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.7	1046 of 1994	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.0	556 of 2426	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	51.9	743 of 2354	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.6	597 of 2367	74.8%	★★★★☆
2010	61.8	470 of 2281	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	55.8	585 of 2238	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	64.4	382 of 2117	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	64.4	361 of 2063	82.5%	★★★★☆
2006	74.6	206 of 1968	89.5%	★★★★☆
2005	73.2	199 of 1901	89.5%	★★★★☆
2004	68.0	222 of 1653	86.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	511 of 585	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	439 of 573	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	487 of 591	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	533 of 581	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	545 of 582	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	522 of 581	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	943 of 1161	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	379 of 555	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	573 of 1117	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	591 of 1052	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	252 of 1085	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	568 of 1064	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	806 of 1044	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.1	133 of 467	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	28.0	871 of 941	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	568 of 938	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1061 of 1906	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	897 of 1915	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	840 of 1915	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	1077 of 1858	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	585 of 1054	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	774 of 1833	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	799 of 1760	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1202 of 1900	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1064 of 1902	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	775 of 1917	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	1243 of 1861	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	720 of 1814	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	717 of 1742	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	1057 of 2013	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	978 of 2026	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	841 of 2030	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	1162 of 1943	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	698 of 1126	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	796 of 1937	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	793 of 1862	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	943 of 1942	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	913 of 1948	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	803 of 1963	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	1071 of 1916	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	639 of 1122	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	897 of 1880	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	823 of 1834	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	459 of 577	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	444 of 574	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	361 of 541	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.7	463 of 515	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	350 of 422	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	349 of 366	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	951 of 1252	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.5	313 of 1216	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	545 of 1197	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	673 of 1155	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	711 of 1173	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	780 of 1193	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	749 of 1204	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	783 of 1222	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	718 of 1173	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	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
Yuba City High	Public	9-12	850 B St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 674-4900	1,678	80	21.0	71.2%	385 (22.9%)	24 (1.4%)	973 (58.0%)	186 (11.1%)	9 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	90 (5.4%)	47.3	1090^th of 2162 public high schools	49.6%		51.7	966^th of 2159 public high schools	55.3%	124		24.0	0.0	23.2				55.6	55.6				17.9	17.9
AeroSTEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	82 Second St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	AeroSTEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2531	116	6	18.7	76.7%	62 (53.4%)	2 (1.7%)	36 (31.0%)	3 (2.6%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)								(n/a)	28.6			39.3	47.1	43.5	78.6		55.9	41.2	30.4	35.7		33.8	$21,245	$2,036	$19,209
Tri-County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	970 Klamath Ln.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Tri-County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 822-2942	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Feather River Academy	Public	7-12	1895 Lassen Blvd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Sutter County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2400	31	4	7.8	90.3%	10 (32.3%)	4 (12.9%)	17 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0											$23,593	$4,828	$18,765
River Valley High	Public	9-12	801 El Margarita Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2500	1,695	82	20.5	68.9%	275 (16.2%)	27 (1.6%)	700 (41.3%)	562 (33.2%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	115 (6.8%)	44.6	1152^nd of 2162 public high schools	46.7%		46.3	1091^st of 2159 public high schools	49.5%	61		21.4	16.1	21.0				55.2	55.2				16.4	16.4
Thomas E. Mathews Community	Public	7-12	1127 E St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4025	24	3	7.9	95.8%	9 (37.5%)	2 (8.3%)	10 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							0.0		0.0			0.0		0.0	$55,402	$9,285	$46,117
Albert Powell Continuation	Public	10-12	1875 Clark Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5210	132	10	12.7	79.5%	27 (20.5%)	4 (3.0%)	85 (64.4%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	14.3	1829^th of 2162 public high schools	15.4%		16.3	1780^th of 2159 public high schools	17.6%	49		5.0		6.2				26.3	26.3				1.3	1.3
Marysville High	Public	9-12	12 East 18th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6180	1,034	52	19.8	62.2%	399 (38.6%)	33 (3.2%)	449 (43.4%)	53 (5.1%)	15 (1.5%)	9 (0.9%)	71 (6.9%)	33.8	1403^rd of 2162 public high schools	35.1%		35.2	1362^nd of 2159 public high schools	36.9%	41		21.8		21.0				42.6	42.6				9.0	9.0	$19,917	$2,536	$17,381
Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	1917 B St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-6157	366	23	15.9	52.2%	123 (33.6%)	4 (1.1%)	134 (36.6%)	31 (8.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	68 (18.6%)	93	147^th of 2162 public high schools	93.2%		93.8	138^th of 2159 public high schools	93.6%	9	29.0	64.6		43.3		58.3	47.8	82.7	61.1		33.3	18.8	48.1	32.1	$20,175	$1,412	$18,763
Middle College Academy	Public	9-12	2088 North Beale Road Bldg. 70	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 740-6424	34	2	15.1	52.9%	8 (23.5%)	1 (2.9%)	13 (38.2%)	8 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.8%)								(n/a)															$27,880	$5,089	$22,791

Frequently Asked Questions about Yuba City High

What schools feed into Yuba City High?

Yuba City High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barry Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Lincrest Elementary
Elementary : Park Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Riverbend Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Yuba City High?

Students at Yuba City High are 58% Hispanic, 23% White, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Yuba City High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,678 students attended Yuba City High.

What district is Yuba City High in?

Yuba City Unified

Is Yuba City High a good school?

Yuba City High ranks 1090^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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