Hiram W. Johnson High

Summary:

Hiram W. Johnson High is a public high school located in Sacramento, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,733 students. The school is part of the Sacramento City Unified School District, which is ranked 1000 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Hiram W. Johnson High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, ranking between 1400-1700 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years, and has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other California high schools. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with most groups ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of California high schools, particularly for Asian, White, and Multi-racial students. In contrast, the school's English Language Learner students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 25% of California high schools in this category. Hiram W. Johnson High has low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the Sacramento City Unified School District and the state of California, with only 25.86% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 7.96% proficient or better in Mathematics.

Hiram W. Johnson High has a 4-year graduation rate of 76.3% for the 2022-2023 school year, which is lower than the state average, and a high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 46.6% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school performs significantly worse than the nearby C.K. McClatchy High and West Campus, which are also part of the Sacramento City Unified School District, and has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 77.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 6879 14th Ave.
       Sacramento, CA  95820-3431


(916) 395-5070

District: Sacramento City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1646th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,854 Help


Feeder schools for Hiram W. Johnson High:

Elementary:    Camellia Elementary
    David Lubin Elementary
    Earl Warren Elementary
    Elder Creek Elementary
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Middle:    Will C. Wood Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  21.4 Help
Number of students:  1,627

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.6%
Asian:
23.9%
African American:
10.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.7% Help


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Compare Details Hiram W. Johnson High ranks worse than 70.9% of high schools in California. It also ranks 12th among 13 ranked high schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.21. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hiram W. Johnson 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.6%), Asian (23.9%), African American (10.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hiram W. Johnson High is 21.4. 8 high schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hiram W. Johnson High is $8,854. 7 high schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hiram W. Johnson High:

SchoolDigger ranks Hiram W. Johnson High 1646th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Hiram W. Johnson High in the ranking list.)

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Sacramento City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sacramento City Unified 1000th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hiram W. Johnson High

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Rank History for all students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.70 1116th 1653 32.5%
2005 32.82 968th 1901 49.1%
2006 29.03 1120th 1968 43.1%
2007 28.08 1187th 2063 42.5%
2008 28.04 1231st 2117 41.9%
2009 30.82 1349th 2238 39.7%
2010 26.42 1379th 2281 39.5%
2011 34.70 1188th 2367 49.8%
2012 36.96 1127th 2354 52.1%
2013 44.48 946th 2426 61.0%
2015 37.02 1226th 1994 38.5%
2016 46.17 1088th 2039 46.6%
2017 26.42 1426th 2021 29.4%
2018 26.83 1413th 2017 29.9%
2019 27.51 1478th 2133 30.7%
2022 22.54 1596th 2123 24.8%
2023 20.37 1697th 2348 27.7%
2024 21.21 1646th 2323 29.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 2.28 414th 422 1.9%
2024 5.61 760th 804 5.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.39 201st 938 78.6%
2019 44.82 371st 941 60.6%
2022 59.66 208th 1044 80.1%
2023 40.54 454th 1323 65.7%
2024 38.50 519th 1350 61.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.38 1123rd 1547 27.4%
2024 21.67 1299th 1534 15.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.38 1275th 1862 31.5%
2019 32.94 1296th 1937 33.1%
2022 26.06 1426th 1943 26.6%
2023 24.83 1549th 2247 31.1%
2024 23.99 1563rd 2235 30.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.38 1399th 1760 20.5%
2019 23.62 1394th 1833 23.9%
2022 18.61 1526th 1858 17.9%
2023 17.32 1658th 2118 21.7%
2024 18.97 1615th 2098 23.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.69 910th 1052 13.5%
2019 19.65 1029th 1117 7.9%
2022 25.90 955th 1161 17.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.09 1233rd 1834 32.8%
2019 25.93 1343rd 1880 28.6%
2022 23.50 1435th 1916 25.1%
2023 21.24 1578th 2207 28.5%
2024 21.43 1559th 2172 28.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.67 568th 581 2.2%
2019 5.30 552nd 582 5.2%
2022 2.70 564th 581 2.9%
2023 3.56 705th 731 3.6%
2024 6.81 667th 712 6.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.04 512th 582 12.0%
2019 24.43 448th 592 24.3%
2022 15.41 468th 522 10.3%
2023 17.71 628th 720 12.8%
2024 22.88 584th 721 19.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.37 1273rd 1742 26.9%
2019 21.24 1387th 1814 23.5%
2022 23.21 1430th 1861 23.2%
2023 20.18 1593rd 2142 25.6%
2024 17.15 1649th 2125 22.4%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.49 32nd 35 8.6%
2024 28.05 30th 35 14.3%
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Rank History for White students at Hiram W. Johnson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.85 932nd 1173 20.5%
2019 21.22 991st 1222 18.9%
2022 10.54 1085th 1204 9.9%
2023 6.42 1310th 1434 8.6%
2024 4.40 1314th 1406 6.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a teacher
Saturday, September 14, 2019

Open Quote Highly disorganized administration and campus. People in the front office don't answer concerns or know where anything is. No one answers the phone. After a teacher quit, they hired me to teach and I show up there's no key to my room, the phone doesn't work and they were confused about why I was there. Administration avoids support of teachers' and parents. If they treat a teacher this way, imagine how they are with parents. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hiram W. Johnson High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1230 503 589 414 39 n/a n/a 0 2775
1989 1131 474 595 402 31 n/a n/a 0 2633
1990 1148 497 712 430 37 n/a n/a 0 2824
1991 1184 530 830 506 35 n/a n/a 0 3085
1992 1363 475 795 551 42 n/a n/a 0 3226
1993 1154 580 841 608 53 n/a n/a 0 3236
1994 1087 518 794 594 46 n/a n/a 0 3039
1995 1055 558 861 637 54 n/a n/a 0 3165
1996 1055 558 861 637 54 n/a n/a 0 3165
1997 937 497 918 601 46 n/a n/a 0 2999
1998 810 493 958 605 46 n/a n/a 0 2912
1999 799 524 1056 674 49 n/a n/a 0 3102
2000 813 513 1024 714 45 n/a n/a 3 3112
2001 869 521 1023 715 63 n/a n/a 3 3194
2002 656 591 751 658 58 n/a n/a 12 2726
2003 656 591 751 658 58 n/a n/a 12 2726
2004 548 499 711 609 47 n/a n/a 27 2441
2005 456 428 651 620 36 n/a n/a 13 2204
2006 309 416 652 646 27 n/a n/a 10 2060
2007 253 345 635 648 25 n/a n/a 19 1925
2008 263 395 689 750 32 n/a n/a 0 2129
2009 245 347 642 776 29 21 10 0 2070
2010 217 331 617 844 17 23 104 0 2153
2011 173 256 566 763 22 22 98 0 1900
2012 139 210 514 687 14 25 64 0 1653
2013 120 212 449 651 17 23 43 0 1515
2014 113 219 451 652 17 28 39 0 1519
2015 112 194 435 628 13 29 38 0 1449
2016 122 217 467 672 11 24 30 0 1543
2017 104 201 439 707 9 39 43 0 1542
2018 109 193 411 685 7 45 47 0 1497
2019 106 207 423 733 6 37 56 0 1568
2020 109 197 439 811 8 51 61 0 1676
2021 122 227 468 937 10 56 59 0 1879
2022 110 238 455 992 13 64 69 0 1941
2023 98 197 445 866 11 61 55 0 1733
2024 94 173 389 840 10 62 58 1 1627

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 Hiram W. Johnson High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2775 115.0 24.1 n/a
1989 2633 115.1 22.8 n/a
1990 2824 120.7 23.3 n/a
1991 3085 129.3 23.8 n/a
1992 3226 131.4 24.5 38
1993 3236 127.6 25.4 29.8
1994 3039 119.4 25.5 29.4
1995 3165 116.1 27.3 36.6
1996 3165 116.1 27.3 36.6
1997 2999 133.0 22.5 39.1
1998 2912 128.6 22.6 43.8
1999 3102 121.7 25.5 33.8
2000 3112 133.0 23.4 37.1
2001 3194 133.0 24.0 39.3
2002 2726 100.0 27.3 54.5
2003 2726 100.0 27.3 54.5
2004 2441 124.3 19.6 58.6
2005 2204 115.3 19.1 50.2
2006 2060 104.7 19.7 53.6
2007 1925 96.7 19.9 64.5
2008 2129 106.5 20.0 64.7
2009 2070 107.1 18.1 63.9
2010 2153 114.0 18.8 64.2
2011 1900 n/a n/a 70.3
2012 1653 58.7 28.1 n/a
2013 1515 76.7 19.7 81.1
2014 1519 79.4 19.1 90.8
2015 1449 73.0 19.8 89.2
2016 1543 70.0 22.0 87.8
2017 1542 77.1 20.0 84.5
2018 1497 78.9 18.9 76.2
2019 1568 80.0 19.5 75.5
2020 1676 n/a n/a 80.2
2021 1879 76.5 24.5 81.6
2022 1941 79.0 24.5 75.9
2023 1733 81.7 21.2 77.4
2024 1627 75.8 21.4 77.7

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 Hiram W. Johnson High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2775 115.0 24.1 n/a
1989 2633 115.1 22.8 n/a
1990 2824 120.7 23.3 n/a
1991 3085 129.3 23.8 n/a
1992 3226 131.4 24.5 38
1993 3236 127.6 25.4 29.8
1994 3039 119.4 25.5 29.4
1995 3165 116.1 27.3 36.6
1996 3165 116.1 27.3 36.6
1997 2999 133.0 22.5 39.1
1998 2912 128.6 22.6 43.8
1999 3102 121.7 25.5 33.8
2000 3112 133.0 23.4 37.1
2001 3194 133.0 24.0 39.3
2002 2726 100.0 27.3 54.5
2003 2726 100.0 27.3 54.5
2004 2441 124.3 19.6 58.6
2005 2204 115.3 19.1 50.2
2006 2060 104.7 19.7 53.6
2007 1925 96.7 19.9 64.5
2008 2129 106.5 20.0 64.7
2009 2070 107.1 18.1 63.9
2010 2153 114.0 18.8 64.2
2011 1900 n/a n/a 70.3
2012 1653 58.7 28.1 n/a
2013 1515 76.7 19.7 81.1
2014 1519 79.4 19.1 90.8
2015 1449 73.0 19.8 89.2
2016 1543 70.0 22.0 87.8
2017 1542 77.1 20.0 84.5
2018 1497 78.9 18.9 76.2
2019 1568 80.0 19.5 75.5
2020 1676 n/a n/a 80.2
2021 1879 76.5 24.5 81.6
2022 1941 79.0 24.5 75.9
2023 1733 81.7 21.2 77.4
2024 1627 75.8 21.4 77.7

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hiram W. Johnson High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,854

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hiram W. Johnson 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 1478th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1697th of 2348 High schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hiram W. Johnson High)26.421.7
 4.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sacramento City Unified)49.840.2
 9.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Hiram W. Johnson High)11.57.7
 3.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Sacramento City Unified)25.417.6
 7.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Hiram W. Johnson High)12.613.3
 0.7%
   12th Grade Science (Sacramento City Unified)24.423.6
 0.9%
   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 Students15681733
 10.5%
African American207197
 4.8%
American Indian611
 83.3%
Asian423445
 5.2%
Hispanic733866
 18.1%
Pacific Islander3761
 64.9%
White10698
 7.5%
Two or More Races5655
 1.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.5%77.4%
 1.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hiram W. Johnson High

Students at Hiram W. Johnson High are 52% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 11% African American, 6% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races.

Hiram W. Johnson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Camellia Elementary
Elementary : David Lubin Elementary
Elementary : Earl Warren Elementary
Elementary : Elder Creek Elementary
Elementary : Ethel I. Baker Elementary
Elementary : Father Keith B. Kenny
Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary
Elementary : Nicholas Elementary
Elementary : Oak Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Suy:u Elementary
Elementary : Tahoe Elementary
Middle : Will C. Wood Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,627 students attended Hiram W. Johnson High.

Hiram W. Johnson High ranks 1646th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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