Grant Union High

Summary:

Grant Union High is a public high school located in Sacramento, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,040 students. The school is part of the Twin Rivers Unified School District, which is ranked 1122 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grant Union High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, ranking between 1171 and 1526 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other California high schools. The school performs particularly poorly for Asian and White students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of California high schools for these subgroups, but performs better for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the middle 50% of California high schools. Interestingly, English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students at Grant Union High perform relatively well, ranking in the top 50% of California high schools for these subgroups.

Grant Union High has a 90.5% four-year graduation rate, which is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has increased from 4.3% in 2018-2019 to 6.8% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.7% in 2017-2018 to 35.2% in 2022-2023, well above the state average. Academically, Grant Union High students perform significantly below state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST exams, with proficiency rates consistently 10-20 percentage points lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. In comparison, Rio Linda High, a fellow Twin Rivers Unified school, outperforms Grant Union High across most metrics, while Vista Nueva Career and Technology High, another school in the same district, struggles even more than Grant Union High.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1400 Grand Ave.
       Sacramento, CA  95838-3624


(916) 566-3450

District: Twin Rivers Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1422nd of 2,323 California High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  21.3 Help
Number of students:  2,040

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.8%
Asian:
17.9%
African American:
14.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Grant Union High ranks worse than 61.2% of high schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked high schools in the Twin Rivers Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.96. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Grant Union High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Grant Union High has the largest high school student body size in the Twin Rivers Unified School District. Student population at Grant Union High is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.8%), Asian (17.9%), African American (14.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grant Union High is 21.3. 5 high schools in the Twin Rivers Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Grant Union High employs 95.3 full-time teachers.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grant Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Grant Union High 1422nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Grant Union High in the ranking list.)

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Twin Rivers Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Twin Rivers Unified 1122nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grant Union High

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Rank History for all students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 56.54 563rd 2238 74.8%
2010 25.99 1394th 2281 38.9%
2011 22.92 1534th 2367 35.2%
2012 26.50 1405th 2354 40.3%
2013 27.23 1402nd 2426 42.2%
2015 27.67 1384th 1994 30.6%
2016 32.12 1330th 2039 34.8%
2017 28.23 1405th 2021 30.5%
2018 42.37 1171st 2017 41.9%
2019 28.88 1452nd 2133 31.9%
2022 25.35 1526th 2123 28.1%
2023 31.41 1375th 2348 41.4%
2024 29.96 1422nd 2323 38.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.54 363rd 422 14.0%
2022 6.14 486th 515 5.6%
2023 8.61 703rd 786 10.6%
2024 13.06 675th 804 16.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.26 207th 938 77.9%
2019 38.68 490th 941 47.9%
2022 34.57 684th 1044 34.5%
2023 48.11 295th 1323 77.7%
2024 39.88 466th 1350 65.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.19 1163rd 1547 24.8%
2024 19.22 1370th 1534 10.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.24 935th 1862 49.8%
2019 34.36 1270th 1937 34.4%
2022 29.31 1374th 1943 29.3%
2023 37.25 1212th 2247 46.1%
2024 34.79 1296th 2235 42.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 33.82 194th 290 33.1%
2023 23.37 327th 417 21.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.20 1131st 1760 35.7%
2019 25.91 1347th 1833 26.5%
2022 25.09 1388th 1858 25.3%
2023 28.91 1359th 2118 35.8%
2024 26.54 1444th 2098 31.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.29 701st 1052 33.4%
2019 22.70 957th 1117 14.3%
2022 22.23 1049th 1161 9.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 37.21 107th 168 36.3%
2023 20.20 193rd 233 17.2%
2024 17.92 209th 234 10.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.26 1077th 1834 41.3%
2019 28.20 1308th 1880 30.4%
2022 22.51 1447th 1916 24.5%
2023 31.03 1305th 2207 40.9%
2024 30.81 1297th 2172 40.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.66 541st 581 6.9%
2019 6.00 548th 582 5.8%
2022 5.05 554th 581 4.6%
2023 5.11 694th 731 5.1%
2024 6.54 670th 712 5.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.53 434th 582 25.4%
2019 28.42 415th 592 29.9%
2022 28.10 377th 522 27.8%
2023 34.86 434th 720 39.7%
2024 24.50 562nd 721 22.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.80 975th 1742 44.0%
2019 30.54 1258th 1814 30.7%
2022 28.96 1339th 1861 28.0%
2023 40.28 1118th 2142 47.8%
2024 36.51 1219th 2125 42.6%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.61 20th 35 42.9%
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Rank History for White students at Grant Union High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.05 738th 1173 37.1%
2019 11.58 1072nd 1222 12.3%
2022 4.89 1161st 1204 3.6%
2023 8.61 1266th 1434 11.7%
2024 10.82 1202nd 1406 14.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Open Quote Administration is not supportive of complaints, teachers are given excessive amount of latitude when dealing with students. Low scores indicate teachers are not teaching. In hindsight I would have NEVER brought my child to this school. Biggest mistake we have ever made. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Grant Union High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2009 166 551 553 635 14 66 47 0 2032
2010 129 481 522 678 15 76 26 0 1927
2011 148 521 539 728 13 83 30 0 2062
2012 133 484 487 801 9 69 42 0 2025
2013 139 454 402 809 15 63 42 0 1924
2014 143 468 394 864 14 51 50 0 1984
2015 110 418 363 883 12 52 51 0 1889
2016 115 396 340 925 10 58 72 0 1916
2017 99 391 327 956 10 46 74 0 1903
2018 89 392 320 990 9 42 92 0 1934
2019 89 384 322 1044 10 55 83 0 1987
2020 82 366 317 1084 10 47 96 0 2002
2021 94 363 337 1112 18 62 102 0 2088
2022 82 359 321 1157 7 58 99 5 2088
2023 97 303 366 1077 10 60 122 5 2040

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grant Union High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 2032 93.8 19.6 69.4
2010 1927 93.4 20.6 88.9
2011 2062 n/a n/a 83.1
2012 2025 90.4 22.3 n/a
2013 1924 92.6 20.7 82.6
2014 1984 89.1 22.2 89.8
2015 1889 88.0 21.4 82.1
2016 1916 82.0 23.3 79.5
2017 1903 83.6 22.7 84.6
2018 1934 87.1 22.1 85.5
2019 1987 90.5 21.9 79.8
2020 2002 n/a n/a 91.5
2021 2088 97.9 21.3 92.3
2022 2088 96.7 21.5 72.1
2023 2040 95.3 21.3 88.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Grant Union High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 2032 93.8 19.6 69.4
2010 1927 93.4 20.6 88.9
2011 2062 n/a n/a 83.1
2012 2025 90.4 22.3 n/a
2013 1924 92.6 20.7 82.6
2014 1984 89.1 22.2 89.8
2015 1889 88.0 21.4 82.1
2016 1916 82.0 23.3 79.5
2017 1903 83.6 22.7 84.6
2018 1934 87.1 22.1 85.5
2019 1987 90.5 21.9 79.8
2020 2002 n/a n/a 91.5
2021 2088 97.9 21.3 92.3
2022 2088 96.7 21.5 72.1
2023 2040 95.3 21.3 88.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Grant Union High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1452nd of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1375th of 2348 High schools
 9.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Grant Union High)47.644.7
 2.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Twin Rivers Unified)4739.7
 7.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Grant Union High)15.110.1
 5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Twin Rivers Unified)1912.2
 6.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Grant Union High)10.412
 1.6%
   11th Grade Science (Twin Rivers Unified)17.615.4
 2.2%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Grant Union High)5.25.6
 0.4%
   12th Grade Science (Twin Rivers Unified)122.8
 9.3%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students19872040
 2.7%
African American384303
 21.1%
American Indian1010
Asian322366
 13.7%
Hispanic10441077
 3.2%
Pacific Islander5560
 9.1%
White8997
 9%
Two or More Races83122
 47%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.8%88.5%
 8.7%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 2,040 students attended Grant Union High.

Grant Union High ranks 1422nd of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Grant Union High are 53% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 3% Pacific Islander.


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