Summary:
Cosumnes Oaks High is a public high school located in Elk Grove, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,212 students. The school is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 594 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Cosumnes Oaks High consistently ranks among the top 15% of high schools in California, with strong academic performance that exceeds district and state averages. In 2023-2024, 66.8% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 51.24% for the district and 55.73% for the state. In mathematics, 41.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 30.71% for the district and 27.9% for the state. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also impressive, with 51.45% of 11th-grade students and 51.04% of all students proficient or better, compared to 36.81% and 34.58% for the district, respectively. Cosumnes Oaks High maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.8% to 98.1% over the past 5 years, and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 0.2% to 1.5%.
Compared to nearby high schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District, such as Florin High, Laguna Creek High, and Monterey Trail High, Cosumnes Oaks High outperforms them in academic achievement, graduation rates, and dropout rates. The only nearby school that appears to match or exceed Cosumnes Oaks High's performance is Pleasant Grove High, which also ranks among the top 10% of California high schools. However, Cosumnes Oaks High has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.2% in 2017-2018 to 21.7% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Elk Grove Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
284th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,642
Feeder schools for Cosumnes Oaks High:
Student/teacher ratio: 22.7
Number of students: 2,212
Racial breakdown:
Asian:
40.1%
Hispanic:
20.9%
White:
15.1%
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African American:
12.3%
Two or more races:
10.1%
Pacific Islander:
1.0%
American Indian:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.3%
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