Public school · Twin Rivers Unified

Grant Union High — Rating & test scores

1400 Grand Avenue, Sacramento · 1,987 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 68

Needs SupportScope Score · 16th percentile. Higher than 16 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 91% of the class graduated in four years (394 of 434); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 434
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Grant Union a good high school?

Needs Support. Grant Union is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced2547%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4524%
English, Advanced1513%
Math, Advanced438%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance1633 in 100
Grant Union’s place among California high schools, out of 100Twin Rivers Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

65 in 100 students (1,428 of 2,193) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 39 in 100 at the average Twin Rivers Unified high school.

Each bar is Grant Union’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 2,193. District and California figures are averages of school rates (8 Twin Rivers Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Grant Union say about itself?

We haven’t read Grant Union’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open ghs.trusd.net (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

5 of the 8 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Grant Union. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

9 high schools within 3.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Rio LindaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7548th
  2. Heritage Peak CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7339th
  3. Mira LomaSan Juan Unified · by addressScope Score 7339th
  4. FuturesCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7130th
  5. Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7023rd
  6. Grant UnionScope Score 6816th
  7. NatomasNatomas Unified · by addressScope Score 6712th
  8. Keema School for Independent StudySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 658th
  9. EncinaSan Juan Unified · by addressScope Score 54bottom 1%
Twin Rivers UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharterMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 9 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Grant Union compare with schools like it?

Grant Union’s Scope Score is 68. 351 California high schools, counting Grant Union, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Grant Union’s result is higher than 76 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 351

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

351 California public high schools where 85% to 97% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 85% to 97% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Grant Union’s share. The count includes Grant Union. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 47% to 43% and math from 24% to 32%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202645%34%57%CaliforniaCalifornia45%Twin Rivers UnifiedDistrict43%Grant UnionGrant Union

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202617%11%32%CaliforniaCalifornia32%Grant UnionGrant Union23%Twin Rivers UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Twin Rivers Unified’s line combines its 8 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Twin Rivers Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringGrant UnionTwin Rivers UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201734%45%60%381
201847%48%56%395
201948%49%57%372
202228%38%55%419
202345%41%55%445
202439%40%56%410
202547%45%57%387
202643%45%57%406
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringGrant UnionTwin Rivers UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201711%17%32%379
201813%20%31%390
201915%20%32%364
202212%16%27%423
202310%13%27%445
202414%16%28%417
202524%19%30%398
202632%23%32%411

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in English; near it in math.

English

43%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

30272518
Twin Rivers Unified43%California57%

Math

32%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

51171319
Twin Rivers Unified23%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 43% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 32% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 11 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school18%25%27%30%406
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Twin Rivers Unified16%27%25%32%1,772
Math, grade 11 · This school19%13%17%51%411
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Twin Rivers Unified11%12%18%59%1,778

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 406 tested in English, 411 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 48% of students. 1,428 of 2,193 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

65in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (1,428 of 2,193 students).

At the average Twin Rivers Unified high school: 39 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 8.8% of students were suspended at least once (202 of 2,301). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,987

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 48%Asian 19%Black or African American 16%White 5%Two or more races 5%Pacific Islander 4%Not reported 2%Filipino <1%

Family income

91%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,814 of 1,987. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

109

teachers, with 17 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

83% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

35%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (169 of 486 students).

Twin Rivers Unified: 43%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino48%
Asian19%
Black or African American16%
White5%
Two or more races5%
Pacific Islander4%
Not reported2%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 80.1 of 96.7 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

English learners here scored well above the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-income376 tested32%California 23%
  • Hispanic or Latino186 tested31%California 21%
  • Black or African American66 tested29%California 19%
  • English learners100 tested28%California 8%
  • Asian89 tested28%California 67%
  • Students with disabilities49 tested18%California 8%

28% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 8% for the same group across California. Asian students scored well below the same group across California in math. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Twin Rivers Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 372 tested in English, 376 in math
English41%+140%−849%
Math32%+1121%+923%
Hispanic or Latino · 182 tested in English, 186 in math
English43%043%−649%
Math31%+1219%+1021%
Asian · 88 tested in English, 89 in math
English49%+346%−3079%
Math28%−129%−3967%
Black or African American · 67 tested in English, 66 in math
English39%+435%−342%
Math29%+1019%+1019%
English learners · 95 tested in English, 100 in math
English12%012%+48%
Math28%+1414%+208%
Students with disabilities · 50 tested in English, 49 in math
English12%−113%−719%
Math18%+810%+108%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Twin Rivers Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

White, Pacific Islander and homeless students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

91% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 40% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 57% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

40%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

50%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 394 of 434 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

40%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 172 of 434 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

50%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 198 of 394 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

57% enrolled in college within 12 months · 403 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓14 · 4%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓59 · 15%
  • California community college129 · 32%
  • In-state private14 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year13 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled173 · 43%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
57%enrolled in college within a year

403 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California14 (4%)
  • California State University59 (15%)
  • California community college129 (32%)
  • In-state private14 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year13 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (0%)
  • Not enrolled173 (43%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 394 of 434 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 172 of 434 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 198 of 394 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
63
Admitted
55
Enrolled
17

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 54 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 6
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 42 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 35 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 33 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 24 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 23 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 23 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 4
  • UC RiversideApplied 19 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 18 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 63 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2024Applied 64 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2023Applied 65 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2022Applied 75 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2021Applied 65 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2020Applied 56 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2019Applied 59 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2018Applied 65 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2017Applied 67 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2016Applied 65 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 20

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
139
Admitted
135
Enrolled
57

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Sacramento StateApplied 575 · Admitted 540 · Enrolled 216
  • Chico StateApplied 244 · Admitted 218 · Enrolled 14
  • San Francisco StateApplied 134 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 116 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 100 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 95 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 87 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 85 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 61 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 56 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 51 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 47 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 41 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 38 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 37 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 29 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 139 · Admitted 135 · Enrolled 57
  • Fall 2024Applied 137 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2023Applied 130 · Admitted 119 · Enrolled 59
  • Fall 2022Applied 134 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 59
  • Fall 2021Applied 102 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 39
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science2
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course14 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
86 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Grant Union. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$22,060 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Twin Rivers Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $119 million.

$22,060

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,591
The school’s share of district office costs
$9,469
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,440
  • Grant Union$22,060
  • Twin Rivers Unified high schools$22,757
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Twin Rivers Unified’s yearly plan

$119million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$104million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 8 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $119 million of $574 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Twin Rivers Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Grant Union like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95838. They are not figures for the families at Grant Union.

Typical household income in a year

$68,349

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 95838.

Typical home value
$389,200
People who live in this ZIP code
40,677
Typical age
32.9 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
14%

What you can do

Who can act on Grant Union’s results?

The state took Grant Union out of extra targeted support; Twin Rivers Unified’s board decides its plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

The state took the school off the list for 2025–26. The school was on the list in 2024–25.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Twin Rivers Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Twin Rivers Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Grant Union. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?65 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (1,428 of 2,193 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?8.8% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (202 of 2,301 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?35% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (169 of 486 students); California: 47%
  4. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?57% in English and 68% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (406 tested in English, 411 in math); California: 43% and 68%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Grant Union, and how do I get in?

Ask Twin Rivers Unified which school serves your address. From Rio Tierra Junior High and Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Rio Tierra Junior High Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile · 2026

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · assigned
Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy Scope Score 63Needs Support · bottom 1% · 2026

Fed by 7 elementary schools

High · this school
Grant Union High

Both middle schools are assigned here.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (10)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Rio Tierra Junior High

Into Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

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Where it is

Where is Grant Union?

Address
1400 Grand Avenue, Sacramento 95838Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Darris HinsonAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated June 13, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Twin Rivers Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Grant Union a good high school?

Grant Union High has a Scope Score of 68. It scored higher than 16 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 16th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 65 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 39 in 100 at the average Twin Rivers Unified high school. 8.8% of students (202 of 2,301) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 11 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 41% of low-income students in grade 11 at Grant Union High in Sacramento scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 86 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

57% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,251 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #5 of 8 in Twin Rivers Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate91%5525%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math10%4322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)40%4720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math35%4918%
Chronically absent33 in 100485%
Suspension rate6.2% (139 of 2,230)395%
English learners: top level7%355%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–256816#1251California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1915 in 1006.9% (153 of 2,208)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2435 in 10010.0% (225 of 2,258)
2024–2533 in 1006.2% (139 of 2,230)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1140618%25%27%30%43%57%−14

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1141119%13%17%51%32%32%0

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English40618%43%
2026 · Math41119%32%
2025 · English38713%47%
2025 · Math3988%24%
2024 · English41013%39%
2024 · Math4175%14%
2023 · English44516%45%
2023 · Math4453%10%
2022 · English4199%28%
2022 · Math4232%12%
2019 · English37216%48%
2019 · Math3643%15%
2018 · English39515%47%
2018 · Math3903%13%
2017 · English38110%34%
2017 · Math3793%11%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English38747%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math39824%
2024 · Grade 11 · English41039%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math41714%
2023 · Grade 11 · English44545%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math44510%
2022 · Grade 11 · English41928%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math42312%
2019 · Grade 11 · English37248%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math36415%
2018 · Grade 11 · English39547%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math39013%
2017 · Grade 11 · English38134%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math37911%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide4015%20%59%16%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income37241%+1−8
Hispanic or Latino18243%0−6
English learners9512%0+4
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 33 in 100 → 2025–26 · 65 in 100 · +32 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 6.2% (139 of 2,230) → 2025–26 · 8.8% (202 of 2,301) · +2.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female14 in 10067 in 100+53 in 100
Male15 in 10063 in 100+48 in 100
Asian4 in 10054 in 100+50 in 100
Black or African American20 in 10068 in 100+48 in 100
Filipino0 of 1713 of 21—
Hispanic or Latino14 in 10067 in 100+53 in 100
Pacific Islander15 of 5969 of 87—
Two or more races15 of 6167 of 99—
White25 of 9562 in 100—
Students with disabilities22 in 10067 in 100+45 in 100
English learners16 in 10060 in 100+44 in 100
Foster youth0 of 107 of 11—
Homeless32 in 10080 in 100+48 in 100
Low-income15 in 10065 in 100+50 in 100
All students15 in 10065 in 100+50 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 40% · numerator 172 students classified Prepared · denominator 434 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 37% · AP-pathway numerator 64 · denominator 172 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 172 of 434 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
91%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
37%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
50%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
57%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20256355173.833.883.97
20246452233.803.884.05
20236544163.613.813.93
20227552183.653.873.98
20216548253.703.854.05
20205644183.763.864.01
20195943133.693.873.99
20186541213.623.883.94
20176745293.723.954.02
20166547203.603.783.94

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025429under 3
Berkeley2024377under 3
Berkeley2023387under 3
Berkeley2022466under 3
Berkeley2021339under 3
Davis202554266
Davis2024572716
Davis202359207
Davis202272204
Davis2021562516
Irvine2025234under 3
Irvine2024165under 3
Irvine202327under 3under 3
Irvine2022234under 3
Irvine2021184under 3
Los Angeles2025337under 3
Los Angeles2024276under 3
Los Angeles2023345under 3
Los Angeles20224353
Los Angeles202124under 3under 3
Merced20253531under 3
Merced20243030under 3
Merced202325213
Merced202237334
Merced202127254
Riverside20251918under 3
Riverside202463under 3
Riverside202376under 3
Riverside2022114under 3
Riverside2021104under 3
San Diego20252413under 3
San Diego2024138under 3
San Diego2023178under 3
San Diego2022156under 3
San Diego2021197under 3
Santa Barbara20251811under 3
Santa Barbara20241812under 3
Santa Barbara202319115
Santa Barbara202213103
Santa Barbara20211911under 3
Santa Cruz202523184
Santa Cruz20243420under 3
Santa Cruz20233015under 3
Santa Cruz20223211under 3
Santa Cruz20212715under 3
Universitywide2025635517
Universitywide2024645223
Universitywide2023654416
Universitywide2022755218
Universitywide2021654825

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count13
AP enrollment (male/female)215
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 86 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections7
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections23
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,006

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California144%
California State University5915%
California community college12932%
In-state private143%
Out-of-state, 4-year133%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled17343%

403 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 57% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,626 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 24,497 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,161 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,987

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,279 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,987

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,643 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 54%Instruction support 12%Student services 10%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$275,029,11253.90%54%
Instruction support$59,363,49711.63%12%
Student services$51,316,00310.06%10%
Administration$33,134,7246.49%7%
Buildings & maintenance$48,299,8689.47%9%
Other$43,084,1978.44%8%
Total$510,227,402100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $510,227,402 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,626 per pupil
2020$14,054 per pupil
2019$14,648 per pupil
2018$12,954 per pupil
2017$12,405 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders4.1%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95838 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95838 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$68,349
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population40,677
Median age32.9 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95838 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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