Las Flores High (Alternative) is a public alternative school located in Sacramento, California, serving grades KG-12 with a total enrollment of 689 students. The school is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 594 out of 1,568 school districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Las Flores High (Alternative) has faced some challenges in maintaining consistent academic outcomes for its students. The school's graduation rates have fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 84.7% in 2019-2020 to 71.0% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the district's average of 51.24% and the state's average of 55.73% for 11th-grade students. Similarly, the school's dropout rates have also fluctuated, ranging from 13.9% in 2019-2020 to 19.4% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district's average of 17.59% and the state's average of 27.36% for 11th-grade students. However, the school has shown improvement in reducing chronic absenteeism, with a 0.0% rate in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly lower than the district's average of 49.7% and the state's average of 49.7% for alternative schools.
Academically, Las Flores High (Alternative) consistently underperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as in the California Science Test (CAST). For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 11th-grade students had a 44.78% proficiency rate in ELA/Literacy, compared to the district's 51.24% and the state's 55.73%. In Mathematics, the school's 11th-grade students had a 19.67% proficiency rate, compared to the district's 30.71% and the state's 27.9%. When compared to other nearby alternative schools, such as Foundations Academy and Jessie Baker, Las Flores High (Alternative) appears to have higher graduation rates and lower chronic absenteeism rates, but still struggles with academic performance.
In the 2022-23 school year, 689 students attended Las Flores High (Alternative).
Las Flores High (Alternative) ranks 3457th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.
Elk Grove Unified
Students at Las Flores High (Alternative) are 37% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 15% White, 15% African American, 12% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.