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Santa Rosa High School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 2,427 students in Santa Rosa High School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in Santa Rosa High School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 70% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
12 Schools
3,503 Schools
# Students
10,049 Students
1,729,980 Students
# Teachers
500 Teachers
87,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Santa Rosa High School District, which is ranked #1034 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has increased from 81% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1044 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
29%
Graduation Rate
84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.65
# American Indian Students
74 Students
9,959 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
593 Students
188,478 Students
% Asian Students
6%
11%
# Hispanic Students
5,447 Students
923,962 Students
% Hispanic Students
54%
53%
# Black Students
188 Students
91,300 Students
% Black Students
2%
5%
# White Students
3,052 Students
400,535 Students
% White Students
30%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
88 Students
7,325 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
1%
# Two or more races Students
548 Students
101,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
3
83,342
# Students in 1st Grade:
2
70,983
# Students in 2nd Grade:
10
70,937
# Students in 3rd Grade:
7
72,484
# Students in 4th Grade:
3
74,201
# Students in 5th Grade:
64
80,839
# Students in 6th Grade:
64
264,601
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,218
409,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,184
405,230
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,848
53,401
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,803
47,293
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,959
46,988
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,884
49,817
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
Best Santa Rosa High School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Rincon Valley Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
4650 Badger Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
(707) 890-3870
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
(707) 890-3870
Grades: 7-8
| 786 students
Rank: #22.
Herbert Slater Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
3500 Sonoma Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
(707) 890-3880
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
(707) 890-3880
Grades: 7-8
| 716 students
Rank: #33.
Santa Rosa Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
500 E St.
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 890-3865
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 890-3865
Grades: 7-8
| 466 students
Rank: #44.
Hilliard Comstock Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2750 W. Steele Ln.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 890-3885
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 890-3885
Grades: 7-8
| 434 students
Rank: n/an/a
Learning House
Magnet School
203 S. A St.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 890-3902
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 890-3902
Grades: K-12
| 25 students
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