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El Rancho High

High School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
855 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
2,104 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
79%
Teachers
87 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
96.2%
AP Exam Prepared
53.1%
A-G Completion
57.7%
College-Going Rate
65.7%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Declined
-6.9 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Maintained
-0.4 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
18.9%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 169 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic97.6%
White0.8%
Asian0.6%
Black0.2%
Other0.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for El Rancho High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard19.7%
Met Standard25.5%
Below Standard54.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for El Rancho High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.2 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 6.3 points above the El Rancho Unified district average of 13.4%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.5 points higher (vs 10.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

The graduation rate is 96.2% — above the state target. 57.7% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 65.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.4%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
19.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
45.2%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
16.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
6.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
855
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th42928.0%33.6%22.1%16.3%61.5%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th42611.5%17.4%18.1%53.0%28.9%
Estimated K-12 PathEstimate
High
El Rancho High
58.6
This school

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score