How does Piner High compare to other high schools in Santa Rosa?

Piner High has a Scope Score of 39.1/100, ranked #1169 among California high schools. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 649 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Piner High?

7.0% of students at Piner High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 27.8% 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 Piner High?

31.8% of students at Piner 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 the Scope Score.

Piner High

High School

Santa Rosa High Santa RosaSonoma County95403

📍 1700 Fulton Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope 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

1,384 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

57%

Teachers

68 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

91.9%

AP Exam Prepared

Not offered

This school may not offer AP courses

A-G Completion

28.3%

College-Going Rate

65.7%

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

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

7.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 230 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic75.7%

White11.3%

Asian4.3%

Black1.9%

Other6.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Piner High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.0%
Met Standard	20.8%
Below Standard	72.2%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 91.9%

4.5pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 31.8%

2.5pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 7.0%

8.7pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼College readiness: 28.3%

A-G completion below state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 27.8%

7.0pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 27.8%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

▼Suspension rate: 5.6%

1.5pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Piner High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.0% of students exceeded standard while 20.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 3.9 points below the Santa Rosa High district average of 10.8%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 91.9% — above the state target. 28.3% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 65.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.8%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

7.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

27.8%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

31.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

649

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	323	11.5%	28.5%	23.8%	36.2%	39.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	326	2.5%	13.2%	17.2%	67.2%	15.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

No feeder data available for this level

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Middle

Hilliard Comstock Middle

No score# in state

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High School

Piner High

39.1# in state

This school

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