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Rio Americano High

High School
📍 4540 American River Drive
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
1,867 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
35%
Teachers
75 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
95.2%
AP Exam Prepared
75.2%
A-G Completion
56.2%
College-Going Rate
89.0%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+23.9 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased
+7.5 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
4.3%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 209 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic17.9%
White59.5%
Asian10.3%
Black3.0%
Other9.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Rio Americano High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard22.1%
Met Standard27.6%
Below Standard50.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Rio Americano High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.1% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 6.6 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 8.2 points above the San Juan Unified district average of 13.9%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.2 points higher (vs 6.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 95.2% — above the state target. 56.2% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 89.0% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.7%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
22.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
49.8%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
21.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
5.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
888
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th44829.2%35.5%14.1%21.2%64.7%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th44015.0%19.8%27.7%37.5%34.8%

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