Is Yolo High a good school?

Yolo High ranks in the bottom 2.1% of California high schools.

How many students attend Yolo High?

In the 2023-24 school year, 97 students attended Yolo High.

What is the racial makeup of Yolo High?

Students at Yolo High are 64% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% American Indian, 1% Not Specified.

Yolo High

Summary:

Yolo High is a public high school located in West Sacramento, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 96 students. The school is part of the Washington Unified School District, which is ranked 1023 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yolo High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools in the past several years, with test scores significantly below the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, Yolo High had 0% proficiency in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 55.73% and 27.9%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 65.1% to 73.9% over the past five years, lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been high, ranging from 11.1% to 26.2% during the same period. Additionally, Yolo High has experienced extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 73.1% to 85.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Yolo High's performance is notably lower than nearby schools within the same district, such as River City High and Washington Middle College High, which have higher rankings, better test scores, higher graduation rates, and lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. The high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students at Yolo High, ranging from 90.62% to 95.24% in recent years, may be a contributing factor to the school's poor academic performance and other challenges.

Detail:

Public 9-12

919 Westacre Rd.
West Sacramento, CA 95691-3224

(916) 375-7740

District: Washington Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2275^th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,810

Student/teacher ratio: 16.4

Number of students: 97

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.9%

White:

12.4%

African American:

7.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Yolo High ranks worse than 97.9% of high schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked high schools in the Washington Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.43. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Yolo High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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

Compare Details Yolo High has the smallest high school student body size in the Washington Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.9%), White (12.4%), African American (7.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Washington Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Yolo High is 16.4, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Washington Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Yolo High employs 5.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Yolo High is $16,810, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Washington Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Yolo High:

SchoolDigger ranks Yolo High 2275^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Yolo High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Hispanic students:

Washington Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Unified 1023^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Yolo High

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Rank History for all students at Yolo High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	36.55	774^th	1653	53.2%
2005	18.21	1459^th	1901	23.3%
2006	13.77	1684^th	1968	14.4%
2007	23.28	1359^th	2063	34.1%
2008	14.57	1769^th	2117	16.4%
2009	16.73	1898^th	2238	15.2%
2010	12.64	1921^st	2281	15.8%
2011	11.68	1984^th	2367	16.2%
2012	7.93	2080^th	2354	11.6%
2013	16.07	1831^st	2426	24.5%
2015	9.22	1913^th	1994	4.1%
2016	12.84	1691^st	2039	17.1%
2017	8.60	1982^nd	2021	1.9%
2018	9.74	1906^th	2017	5.5%
2019	10.99	1978^th	2133	7.3%
2021	8.45	1228^th	1290	4.8%
2022	13.26	1866^th	2123	12.1%
2023	7.49	2238^th	2348	4.7%
2024	6.43	2275^th	2323	2.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Yolo High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.80	1772^nd	1862	4.8%
2019	11.30	1790^th	1937	7.6%
2021	7.46	1085^th	1126	3.6%
2022	15.33	1668^th	1943	14.2%
2023	7.06	2166^th	2247	3.6%
2024	6.36	2197^th	2235	1.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Yolo High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.33	1605^th	1760	8.8%
2019	9.62	1706^th	1833	6.9%
2023	10.67	1854^th	2118	12.5%
2024	5.54	2085^th	2098	0.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Yolo High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.92	1773^rd	1834	3.3%
2019	9.80	1799^th	1880	4.3%
2021	7.92	1080^th	1122	3.7%
2023	8.12	2062^nd	2207	6.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Yolo High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.54	1633^rd	1742	6.3%
2019	10.09	1724^th	1814	5.0%
2022	14.60	1605^th	1861	13.8%
2023	7.13	2044^th	2142	4.6%
2024	4.72	2101^st	2125	1.1%

See the entire list of Best California High Schools for Hispanic Students!

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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Yolo High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	173	22	14	76	15	n/a	n/a	0	300
1989	173	21	14	85	19	n/a	n/a	0	312
1990	165	14	7	88	13	n/a	n/a	0	287
1991	113	16	5	76	4	n/a	n/a	0	214
1992	87	6	15	59	12	n/a	n/a	0	179
1993	74	7	17	81	3	n/a	n/a	0	182
1994	81	23	22	70	15	n/a	n/a	0	211
1995	104	14	13	105	7	n/a	n/a	0	243
1996	104	14	13	105	7	n/a	n/a	0	243
1997	100	6	18	98	6	n/a	n/a	0	228
1998	66	8	16	60	7	n/a	n/a	0	157
1999	73	1	13	71	3	n/a	n/a	1	162
2000	68	7	9	69	4	n/a	n/a	0	157
2001	82	7	20	80	9	n/a	n/a	0	198
2002	71	7	9	58	8	n/a	n/a	0	153
2003	71	7	9	58	8	n/a	n/a	0	153
2004	60	9	23	50	14	n/a	n/a	0	156
2005	53	11	8	48	12	n/a	n/a	0	132
2006	53	8	9	61	12	n/a	n/a	0	143
2007	79	10	8	93	8	n/a	n/a	1	199
2008	50	11	11	73	5	n/a	n/a	0	150
2009	73	11	10	73	7	2	20	0	196
2010	39	13	6	72	2	0	3	0	135
2011	40	12	4	64	1	1	12	0	134
2012	35	13	4	71	1	1	10	0	135
2013	24	18	2	58	4	0	6	0	112
2014	24	15	3	75	4	1	3	0	125
2015	27	10	4	61	2	0	3	0	107
2016	30	8	3	80	4	0	3	0	128
2017	33	11	4	70	7	2	1	0	128
2018	32	10	5	58	6	3	2	0	116
2019	23	12	9	63	5	1	2	0	115
2020	10	11	5	36	2	1	1	0	66
2021	15	13	2	23	2	0	0	0	55
2022	15	8	4	32	2	1	1	0	63
2023	14	9	4	61	4	0	4	0	96
2024	12	7	5	62	4	0	6	1	97

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 Yolo High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	300	7.2	41.6	n/a
1989	312	9.5	32.8	n/a
1990	287	10.7	26.8	n/a
1991	214	8.9	24.0	n/a
1992	179	9.0	19.8	33.5
1993	182	9.1	20.0	26.4
1994	211	10.3	20.5	30.3
1995	243	9.0	27.0	44.9
1996	243	9.0	27.0	44.9
1997	228	11.3	20.2	28.1
1998	157	12.2	12.9	78.3
1999	162	9.5	17.1	65.2
2000	157	11.0	14.3	75.8
2001	198	10.1	19.6	67.2
2002	153	9.7	15.8	35.3
2003	153	9.7	15.8	35.3
2004	156	8.6	18.1	43.6
2005	132	8.2	16.1	55.3
2006	143	9.2	15.5	83.9
2007	199	10.4	19.1	57.1
2008	150	12.6	11.9	79.3
2009	196	10.8	15.3	74
2010	135	8.6	15.7	64.4
2011	134	n/a	n/a	69.4
2012	135	6.6	20.4	97.8
2013	112	7.4	15.1	83
2014	125	7.2	17.3	70.4
2015	107	8.0	13.3	78.5
2016	128	9.0	14.2	78.1
2017	128	9.6	13.3	78.1
2018	116	9.1	12.7	82.8
2019	115	8.0	14.3	80.9
2020	66	n/a	n/a	65.2
2021	55	6.5	8.4	69.1
2022	63	6.5	9.6	95.2
2023	96	6.0	15.8	90.6
2024	97	5.9	16.4	88.7

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 Yolo High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	300	7.2	41.6	n/a
1989	312	9.5	32.8	n/a
1990	287	10.7	26.8	n/a
1991	214	8.9	24.0	n/a
1992	179	9.0	19.8	33.5
1993	182	9.1	20.0	26.4
1994	211	10.3	20.5	30.3
1995	243	9.0	27.0	44.9
1996	243	9.0	27.0	44.9
1997	228	11.3	20.2	28.1
1998	157	12.2	12.9	78.3
1999	162	9.5	17.1	65.2
2000	157	11.0	14.3	75.8
2001	198	10.1	19.6	67.2
2002	153	9.7	15.8	35.3
2003	153	9.7	15.8	35.3
2004	156	8.6	18.1	43.6
2005	132	8.2	16.1	55.3
2006	143	9.2	15.5	83.9
2007	199	10.4	19.1	57.1
2008	150	12.6	11.9	79.3
2009	196	10.8	15.3	74
2010	135	8.6	15.7	64.4
2011	134	n/a	n/a	69.4
2012	135	6.6	20.4	97.8
2013	112	7.4	15.1	83
2014	125	7.2	17.3	70.4
2015	107	8.0	13.3	78.5
2016	128	9.0	14.2	78.1
2017	128	9.6	13.3	78.1
2018	116	9.1	12.7	82.8
2019	115	8.0	14.3	80.9
2020	66	n/a	n/a	65.2
2021	55	6.5	8.4	69.1
2022	63	6.5	9.6	95.2
2023	96	6.0	15.8	90.6
2024	97	5.9	16.4	88.7

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 Yolo High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$16,810

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Yolo 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 1978^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 2238^th of 2348 High schools	2.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Yolo High)	10.8	4.4	6.5%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Washington Unified)	57.9	59.2	1.3%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Yolo High)	0	0
11th Grade Mathematics (Washington Unified)	21.8	24.6	2.8%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
12th Grade Science (Yolo High)	0	5.3	5.3%
12th Grade Science (Washington Unified)	21.9	27.9	6%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	115	96	16.5%
African American	12	9	25%
American Indian	5	4	20%
Asian	9	4	55.6%
Hispanic	63	61	3.2%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	23	14	39.1%
Two or More Races	2	4	100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	80.9%	90.6%	9.8%

Schools Near Yolo High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Yolo High	Public	9-12	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	97	6	16.4	88.7%	12 (12.4%)	7 (7.2%)	62 (63.9%)	5 (5.2%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)	6.4	2275^th of 2323 public high schools	2.1%		7.5	2238^th of 2348 public high schools	4.7%	37		0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$16,810
Washington Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	637 Todhunder Ave.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7901	149	8	19.7	71.8%	39 (26.2%)	5 (3.4%)	82 (55.0%)	17 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	95.9	65^th of 2323 public high schools	97.2%		63.5	588^th of 2348 public high schools	75.0%	523		76.2		76.2				85.7	85.7				57.1	57.1	$16,357
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High	Public	9-12	451 McClatchy Way	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5010	185	13	13.7	64.3%	20 (10.8%)	33 (17.8%)	98 (53.0%)	20 (10.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	9 (4.9%)	38.6	1174^th of 2323 public high schools	49.5%		44.3	1006^th of 2348 public high schools	57.2%	168			24.4	24.4				40.0	40.0				6.9	6.9	$13,282
The MET	Public, Charter	9-12	810 V St.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5417	221	13	16.3	51.1%	62 (28.1%)	24 (10.9%)	95 (43.0%)	12 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.9%)	37.5	1199^th of 2323 public high schools	48.4%		56.5	723^rd of 2348 public high schools	69.2%	476			8.1	8.1				52.3	52.3				13.6	13.6	$9,467
Leroy Greene Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2950 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5560	740	38	19.5	61.5%	120 (16.2%)	102 (13.8%)	319 (43.1%)	116 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	71 (9.6%)	47.1	937^th of 2323 public high schools	59.7%		46.7	948^th of 2348 public high schools	59.6%	11	32.7	29.6		31.9	28.9	47.1	52.0	53.9	45.2	22.3	23.0	30.7	19.1	23.8	$8,141
River City High	Public	9-12	1 Raider Ln.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7800	2,209	99	22.3	66.5%	615 (27.8%)	91 (4.1%)	1,012 (45.8%)	305 (13.8%)	6 (0.3%)	38 (1.7%)	134 (6.1%)	59.5	648^th of 2323 public high schools	72.1%		61.6	623^rd of 2348 public high schools	73.5%	25		33.8		33.8				59.6	59.6				21.9	21.9	$7,104
C. K. McClatchy High	Public	9-12	3066 Freeport Blvd.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5050	2,481	99	24.9	57.8%	596 (24.0%)	196 (7.9%)	1,085 (43.7%)	339 (13.7%)	12 (0.5%)	34 (1.4%)	218 (8.8%)	40.1	1125^th of 2323 public high schools	51.6%		40.3	1130^th of 2348 public high schools	51.9%	5			13.7	13.7				43.7	43.7				21.5	21.5	$6,527
Sacramento Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	2315 34th St.	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	Sacramento Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 277-6200	355	19	18.6	73.0%	7 (2.0%)	204 (57.5%)	97 (27.3%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (10.1%)	31.4	1387^th of 2323 public high schools	40.3%		32	1358^th of 2348 public high schools	42.2%	29		12.1		11.8				47.6	47.6				8.3	8.3
Natomas High	Public	9-12	3301 Fong Ranch Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 641-4960	1,206	57	21.3	78.3%	89 (7.4%)	249 (20.6%)	631 (52.3%)	135 (11.2%)	10 (0.8%)	25 (2.1%)	63 (5.2%)	28.7	1458^th of 2323 public high schools	37.2%		24.2	1586^th of 2348 public high schools	32.5%	128			11.8	11.8				40.4	40.4				7.6	7.6	$9,704
American Legion High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	3801 Broadway	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5000	155	16	9.5	92.9%	9 (5.8%)	32 (20.6%)	85 (54.8%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	11 (7.1%)	15.9	1787^th of 2323 public high schools	23.1%		11.2	1983^rd of 2348 public high schools	15.5%	196			11.9	11.9				15.5	15.5				1.8	1.8	$12,078

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