Summary:
ZIP code 94574 has two high schools in Saint Helena High (grades 9–12, 416 students) and Saint Helena Opportunities Program (grade 12, 9 students), both in Saint Helena Unified. In 2025–26, Saint Helena High’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 80%, compared with 49% statewide, while its math and science results were below the state. The most important academic takeaway is the sharp subject split, with math the clearest concern: 26% proficiency, 12 percentage points below the state.
Saint Helena High stands out positively in ELA: its 80% proficiency was 18 points above the district’s 62% and 31 points above the state. Its math result of 26% was 15 points below the district and 12 below the state; science was 32%, 8 points below the district and 4 below the state. Reported completion measures were strong: graduation was 99%, matching the district and exceeding the state’s 88% by 11 points, while dropout was 0% versus 8% statewide. Chronic absenteeism was 12%, below the state’s 18% but 2 points above the district’s 10%. The supplied data include no test scores for the Opportunities Program, so they do not support a score-based comparison of the two schools.
Recent changes reinforce the subject split: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Saint Helena High’s ELA rose 13 points, widening its state advantage from 19 to 31 points; math fell 2 points, and its state deficit grew from 9 to 12 points. Science fell 7 points, moving from 6 points above the state to 4 points below. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking also declined, from 86 in 2023–24 to 72 in 2025–26, while its listed rank moved from 297 of 2,159 to 605 of 2,137. As context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligibility was 37% at Saint Helena High and 33% at the Opportunities Program; student–teacher ratios were 13.1 and 8.8, respectively. These figures describe different school settings, but the available scores do not show how they relate to achievement.
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