Piner High

Summary:

Piner High is a public high school located in Santa Rosa, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,361 students. The school is part of the Santa Rosa High School District, which is ranked 953 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Piner High's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the nearby schools and the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, Piner High's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for 11th grade were 44.27% and 8.64%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 55.73% and 27.9%. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST exam, was also lower than the nearby schools and the state average, with a proficiency rate of 20% for 11th grade. Compared to other schools in the district, Piner High's academic performance is the lowest, with Maria Carrillo High and Santa Rosa High outperforming Piner High across all subject areas.

Piner High has also experienced challenges with graduation and dropout rates, as well as chronic absenteeism. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 80.2% in 2020-2021 to 87.8% in 2021-2022, which is generally lower than the nearby schools. The school's dropout rate has also varied, from a low of 9.8% in 2021-2022 to a high of 14.7% in 2020-2021. Additionally, Piner High has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.3% in 2018-2019 to 40.9% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1700 Fulton Rd.
       Santa Rosa, CA  95403-1815


(707) 890-3840

District: Santa Rosa High

SchoolDigger Rank:
1270th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,889 Help


Feeder schools for Piner High:

Elementary:    Albert F. Biella Elementary
    Helen M. Lehman Elementary
    Jack London Elementary
    James Monroe Elementary
Middle:    Hilliard Comstock Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  20.0 Help
Number of students:  1,361

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.0%
White:
12.3%
Asian:
5.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.8% Help


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Compare Details Piner High ranks worse than 54.7% of high schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked high schools in the Santa Rosa High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.25. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Piner High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 high 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 (74%), White (12.3%), Asian (5.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Santa Rosa High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Piner High is 20. 3 high schools in the Santa Rosa High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Piner High is $9,889, which is the 3rd highest among 6 high schools in the Santa Rosa High School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Piner High:

SchoolDigger ranks Piner High 1270th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Piner High in the ranking list.)

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Santa Rosa High:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Rosa High 953rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Piner High

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Rank History for all students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.04 604th 1653 63.5%
2005 51.55 565th 1901 70.3%
2006 56.86 531st 1968 73.0%
2007 52.23 606th 2063 70.6%
2008 46.71 746th 2117 64.8%
2009 44.50 896th 2238 60.0%
2010 45.73 878th 2281 61.5%
2011 48.45 835th 2367 64.7%
2012 42.15 1002nd 2354 57.4%
2013 47.56 856th 2426 64.7%
2015 56.13 846th 1994 57.6%
2016 53.88 922nd 2039 54.8%
2017 45.86 1103rd 2021 45.4%
2019 25.89 1510th 2133 29.2%
2022 36.72 1265th 2123 40.4%
2023 30.59 1399th 2348 40.4%
2024 35.25 1270th 2323 45.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.46 534th 786 32.1%
2024 39.95 426th 804 47.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.18 221st 941 76.5%
2022 45.62 397th 1044 62.0%
2023 25.84 996th 1323 24.7%
2024 41.91 414th 1350 69.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 31.65 927th 1547 40.1%
2024 28.62 1031st 1534 32.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.76 1437th 1937 25.8%
2022 42.24 1063rd 1943 45.3%
2023 34.05 1304th 2247 42.0%
2024 40.18 1138th 2235 49.1%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 17.48 92nd 100 8.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.86 1387th 1833 24.3%
2022 38.36 1094th 1858 41.1%
2023 33.54 1258th 2118 40.6%
2024 34.23 1242nd 2098 40.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.76 417th 1117 62.7%
2022 26.61 930th 1161 19.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.92 1376th 1880 26.8%
2022 32.28 1241st 1916 35.2%
2023 27.47 1409th 2207 36.2%
2024 33.04 1242nd 2172 42.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.02 475th 582 18.4%
2022 44.08 353rd 581 39.2%
2023 23.50 574th 731 21.5%
2024 40.03 451st 712 36.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.21 1365th 1814 24.8%
2022 34.76 1210th 1861 35.0%
2023 31.77 1336th 2142 37.6%
2024 35.57 1242nd 2125 41.6%
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Rank History for White students at Piner High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.50 1010th 1222 17.3%
2022 22.62 942nd 1204 21.8%
2023 16.77 1138th 1434 20.6%
2024 29.04 926th 1406 34.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Piner High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1142 31 63 92 11 n/a n/a 0 1339
1989 1156 33 62 92 17 n/a n/a 0 1360
1990 1112 31 74 120 25 n/a n/a 0 1362
1991 1151 39 78 173 20 n/a n/a 0 1461
1992 1174 36 98 204 24 n/a n/a 0 1536
1993 1189 42 87 218 23 n/a n/a 0 1559
1994 1217 42 115 215 19 n/a n/a 0 1608
1995 1335 51 143 235 23 n/a n/a 0 1787
1996 1335 51 143 235 23 n/a n/a 0 1787
1997 1237 46 128 246 30 n/a n/a 0 1687
1998 1188 57 113 253 24 n/a n/a 0 1635
1999 1060 65 116 245 23 n/a n/a 21 1530
2000 1034 57 114 272 24 n/a n/a 26 1527
2001 1024 46 109 286 23 n/a n/a 31 1519
2002 859 52 105 300 33 n/a n/a 53 1402
2003 859 52 105 300 33 n/a n/a 53 1402
2004 837 62 125 339 27 n/a n/a 60 1450
2005 700 64 112 349 25 n/a n/a 72 1322
2006 632 84 120 406 28 n/a n/a 68 1338
2007 598 73 122 428 19 n/a n/a 68 1308
2008 554 74 139 481 18 n/a n/a 0 1266
2009 494 67 127 555 24 11 47 0 1325
2010 374 67 113 563 21 11 29 0 1178
2011 301 55 96 556 9 12 25 0 1054
2012 269 47 91 537 15 12 26 0 997
2013 238 41 80 500 14 14 41 0 928
2014 231 38 75 539 11 11 38 0 943
2015 254 36 82 612 20 14 35 0 1053
2016 265 29 83 709 13 18 44 0 1161
2017 270 27 84 842 10 16 45 0 1294
2018 265 31 86 896 15 16 48 0 1357
2019 241 38 88 928 26 15 52 0 1388
2020 237 26 92 940 24 9 42 0 1370
2021 227 33 94 977 15 6 47 0 1399
2022 203 28 91 1026 12 8 55 2 1425
2023 167 27 75 1007 11 11 56 7 1361

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 Piner High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1339 54.5 24.5 n/a
1989 1360 58.0 23.4 n/a
1990 1362 58.1 23.4 n/a
1991 1461 57.9 25.2 n/a
1992 1536 58.8 26.1 10.2
1993 1559 64.6 24.1 11.3
1994 1608 67.1 24.0 12.8
1995 1787 70.8 25.2 17
1996 1787 70.8 25.2 17
1997 1687 68.3 24.7 16.5
1998 1635 65.4 25.0 13.7
1999 1530 62.6 24.4 18.4
2000 1527 67.2 22.7 15.7
2001 1519 67.8 22.4 11.2
2002 1402 66.1 21.2 15.5
2003 1402 66.1 21.2 15.5
2004 1450 61.9 23.4 12.1
2005 1322 66.8 19.8 15.2
2006 1338 58.5 22.9 25
2007 1308 n/a n/a 27
2008 1266 74.3 17.0 n/a
2009 1325 65.7 20.2 43.7
2010 1178 68.0 17.3 47.4
2011 1054 n/a n/a 51.4
2012 997 46.9 21.2 n/a
2013 928 44.7 20.7 59.8
2014 943 40.2 23.4 49.6
2015 1053 48.0 21.9 60.4
2016 1161 51.0 22.7 55.6
2017 1294 60.6 21.3 54.4
2018 1357 59.7 22.7 59
2019 1388 58.2 23.8 51.9
2020 1370 n/a n/a 49.4
2021 1399 63.8 21.9 54.5
2022 1425 61.9 23.0 35.9
2023 1361 67.7 20.0 50.8

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 Piner High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1339 54.5 24.5 n/a
1989 1360 58.0 23.4 n/a
1990 1362 58.1 23.4 n/a
1991 1461 57.9 25.2 n/a
1992 1536 58.8 26.1 10.2
1993 1559 64.6 24.1 11.3
1994 1608 67.1 24.0 12.8
1995 1787 70.8 25.2 17
1996 1787 70.8 25.2 17
1997 1687 68.3 24.7 16.5
1998 1635 65.4 25.0 13.7
1999 1530 62.6 24.4 18.4
2000 1527 67.2 22.7 15.7
2001 1519 67.8 22.4 11.2
2002 1402 66.1 21.2 15.5
2003 1402 66.1 21.2 15.5
2004 1450 61.9 23.4 12.1
2005 1322 66.8 19.8 15.2
2006 1338 58.5 22.9 25
2007 1308 n/a n/a 27
2008 1266 74.3 17.0 n/a
2009 1325 65.7 20.2 43.7
2010 1178 68.0 17.3 47.4
2011 1054 n/a n/a 51.4
2012 997 46.9 21.2 n/a
2013 928 44.7 20.7 59.8
2014 943 40.2 23.4 49.6
2015 1053 48.0 21.9 60.4
2016 1161 51.0 22.7 55.6
2017 1294 60.6 21.3 54.4
2018 1357 59.7 22.7 59
2019 1388 58.2 23.8 51.9
2020 1370 n/a n/a 49.4
2021 1399 63.8 21.9 54.5
2022 1425 61.9 23.0 35.9
2023 1361 67.7 20.0 50.8

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Piner High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,889

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Piner High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1510th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1399th of 2348 High schools
 11.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Piner High)33.643.4
 9.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Rosa High)51.548.1
 3.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Piner High)8.57.8
 0.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Santa Rosa High)27.622.9
 4.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Piner High)8.110.6
 2.4%
   11th Grade Science (Santa Rosa High)23.925.4
 1.5%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Piner High)11.518.6
 7.1%
   12th Grade Science (Santa Rosa High)21.711.5
 10.1%
   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 Students13881361
 1.9%
African American3827
 28.9%
American Indian2611
 57.7%
Asian8875
 14.8%
Hispanic9281007
 8.5%
Pacific Islander1511
 26.7%
White241167
 30.7%
Two or More Races5256
 7.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.9%50.8%
 1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Piner High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,361 students attended Piner High.

Piner High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Albert F. Biella Elementary
Elementary : Helen M. Lehman Elementary
Elementary : Jack London Elementary
Elementary : James Monroe Elementary
Middle : Hilliard Comstock Middle

Piner High ranks 1270th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Piner High are 74% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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