Summary:
Saddleback High is a public high school located in Santa Ana, California, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,597 students. The school is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District, which is ranked 1,241 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Saddleback High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, with a ranking between 1,028 and 1,534 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 has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93% to 97% in recent years, but its dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 0.6% to 1.4% in the past few years. Saddleback High has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 12% in 2017-2018 to 29.7% in 2021-2022. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the Santa Ana Unified School District and the state of California averages, with particularly low performance in Mathematics.
Saddleback High's performance is generally lower than the nearby high schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District, such as Hector G. Godinez and Segerstrom High, which have higher statewide rankings and better academic outcomes. However, Saddleback High outperforms some of the smaller, more specialized high schools in the area, such as Cesar E. Chavez High and Lorin Griset Academy, which have even lower test scores and graduation rates. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate is likely linked to its high percentage of low-income students, with over 69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
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Detail:
Public 7-12
District:
Santa Ana Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1520th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,442
Feeder schools for Saddleback High:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.4
Number of students: 1,597
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
95.4%
Asian:
2.4%
White:
1.2%
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African American:
0.4%
Two or more races:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Not Specified:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.8%
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