How does Dixon High compare to other high schools in Dixon?

Dixon High has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.1/100, placing it at the 79th percentile statewide. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 454 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Dixon High?

13.4% of students at Dixon High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 37.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Dixon High?

15.0% of students at Dixon High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Dixon High

High School

Dixon Unified DixonSolano County95620

📍 555 College Way

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,012 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

61%

Teachers

43 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

96.2%

AP Exam Prepared

80.5%

A-G Completion

45.7%

College-Going Rate

61.3%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

11.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 158 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic60.0%

White26.7%

Asian1.1%

Black2.3%

Other10.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Dixon High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.4%
Met Standard	24.0%
Below Standard	62.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Dixon High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.4% of students exceeded standard while 24.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.1 points below the state average of 15.5%. That's 5.1 points above the Dixon Unified district average of 8.3%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.4 points higher (vs 0.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 96.2% — above the state target. 45.7% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 61.3% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

13.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

37.5%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

15.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

454

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	227	18.1%	34.4%	25.1%	22.5%	52.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	227	8.8%	13.7%	27.8%	49.8%	22.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Tremont Elementary

39.636th pctile

Anderson (Linford L.) Elementa…

36.626th pctile

Gretchen Higgins Elementary

33.215th pctile

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Middle

John Knight Middle

32.020th pctile

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High School

Dixon High

62.179th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.