Summary:
Ripon High is a public high school located in Ripon, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 998 students. The school is part of the Ripon Unified School District, which is ranked 268 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ripon High has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating its strong academic performance.
Ripon High stands out for its exceptional graduation rates, ranging from 98.2% to 99.1% over the past few years, significantly outperforming the state average. The school also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 2.1% in recent years, much lower than the state average. Ripon High students consistently outperform the Ripon Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as in the California Science Test (CAST). For example, in 2023-2024, 69.23% of Ripon High 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 67.41% for the district and 55.73% for the state. The school's Hispanic and Female student subgroups have particularly strong performance, ranking in the top 5% and top 10% of California high schools, respectively, in recent years.
While Ripon High's overall performance is impressive, the school may want to address a few areas of concern. The chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 4.9% in 2018-2019 to 16.1% in 2022-2023, which is an area that may need attention. Additionally, the school's performance for its Special Education and Disabled student subgroups is an area of concern, with these students ranking in the bottom 5% and bottom 10% of California high schools, respectively, in recent years. The school may also want to investigate and provide targeted support for its Military Connected student subgroup, whose performance has been mixed in recent years.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Ripon Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
258th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,416
Feeder schools for Ripon High:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.3
Number of students: 998
Racial breakdown:
White:
50.3%
Hispanic:
37.5%
Asian:
7.2%
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Two or more races:
4.1%
African American:
0.4%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.5%
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