Public school · San Juan Unified

Rio Americano High — Rating & test scores

4540 American River Drive, Sacramento · 1,891 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 55th percentile. Higher than 55 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, 95% of the class graduated in four years (397 of 417); 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: 417
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 Rio Americano a good high school?

Solid. Rio Americano is higher than most California high schools on test results. Rio Americano is lower than most on attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced6365%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6635%
English, Advanced6129%
Math, Advanced6715%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance4522 in 100
Rio Americano’s place among California high schools, out of 100San Juan Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 46% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

Each bar is Rio Americano’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
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

In its own words

What does Rio Americano say about itself?

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

Open sanjuan.edu (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Rio Americano. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 3.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Rio AmericanoScope Score 7655th
  2. Mira LomaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7339th
  3. El Camino FundamentalNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7234th
  4. Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7023rd
  5. CordovaFolsom-Cordova Unified · by addressScope Score 6918th
  6. RosemontSacramento City Unified · by addressScope Score 635th
  7. San Juan Choices CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 591st
  8. EncinaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 54bottom 1%
San Juan UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

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.

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 8 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 Rio Americano compare with schools like it?

Rio Americano’s Scope Score is 76. 196 California high schools, counting Rio Americano, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 79. Rio Americano’s result is higher than 69 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 196

  1. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 45%

    West Campus

    Sacramento

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Troy High

    Fullerton

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

196 California public high schools where 34% to 46% 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 34% to 46% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Rio Americano’s share. The count includes Rio Americano. 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?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 65% to 46% and math from 35% to 29%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202655%71%57%CaliforniaCalifornia50%San Juan UnifiedDistrict46%Rio AmericanoThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202629%51%32%San Juan UnifiedDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia29%Rio AmericanoThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. San Juan Unified’s line combines its 14 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. San Juan Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringRio AmericanoSan Juan UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201771%55%60%373
201864%51%56%371
201959%52%57%453
202260%52%55%400
202370%55%55%471
202452%46%56%401
202565%50%57%448
202646%50%57%418
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringRio AmericanoSan Juan UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201751%29%32%374
201849%28%31%370
201943%27%32%456
202237%25%27%418
202342%27%27%457
202432%24%28%400
202535%29%30%440
202629%32%32%411

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in English; near it in math.

English

46%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

35192620
San Juan Unified49%California57%

Math

29%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

51201811
San Juan Unified32%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 46% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 29% 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. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 17 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 school20%26%19%35%418
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Juan Unified21%28%23%28%3,974
Math, grade 11 · This school11%18%20%51%411
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Juan Unified17%15%19%49%3,964

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 418 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?

White students are the largest group here, at 54% of students. 475 of 1,966 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

24in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (475 of 1,966 students).

At the average San Juan Unified high school: 26 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 4.9% of students were suspended at least once (99 of 2,001). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,891

students in grades 9–12.

White 54%Hispanic or Latino 20%Asian 13%Two or more races 8%Black or African American 4%Filipino <1%

Family income

40%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 755 of 1,891. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

78

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

12% were in their first year.

88% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

41%

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 (95 of 230 students).

San Juan Unified: 51%. 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
White54%
Hispanic or Latino20%
Asian13%
Two or more races8%
Black or African American4%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
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: 68.8 of 78.1 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino74 tested49%California 49%
  • White249 tested48%California 68%
  • Low-income175 tested41%California 49%
  • Asian49 tested24%California 79%
  • English learners69 tested9%California 8%

24% of Asian students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 79% for the same group across California. White and low-income students also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, 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 San Juan Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 175 tested in English, 171 in math
English41%+338%−849%
Math29%+1019%+623%
White · 249 tested in English, 245 in math
English48%−654%−2068%
Math31%+229%−1344%
Hispanic or Latino · 74 tested in English, 73 in math
English49%+742%049%
Math22%+616%+121%
Asian · 49 tested
English24%−1034%−5579%
Math29%+524%−3867%
English learners · 69 tested
English9%+45%+18%
Math16%+115%+88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Juan Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Black or African American students, students of two or more races and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless 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?

95% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 58% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 89% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

58%

Across California: 52%.

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

56%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 397 of 417 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

58%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 242 of 417 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

56%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 223 of 397 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

89% enrolled in college within 12 months · 399 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓25 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓78 · 20%
  • California community college177 · 44%
  • In-state private20 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year55 · 14%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled44 · 11%

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
89%enrolled in college within a year

399 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California25 (6%)
  • California State University78 (20%)
  • California community college177 (44%)
  • In-state private20 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year55 (14%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled44 (11%)

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 · 397 of 417 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 · 242 of 417 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 · 223 of 397 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
120
Admitted
91
Enrolled
46

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 80 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 8
  • UC DavisApplied 78 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 16
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 70 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 68 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 8
  • UCLAApplied 65 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 65 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 56 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 30 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 29 · Admitted 29 · 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 120 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2024Applied 138 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 49
  • Fall 2023Applied 130 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2022Applied 108 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2021Applied 142 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2020Applied 88 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2019Applied 76 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2018Applied 80 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2017Applied 80 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2016Applied 100 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 34

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
187
Admitted
180
Enrolled
62

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 546 · Admitted 518 · Enrolled 119
  • San Diego StateApplied 516 · Admitted 160 · Enrolled 29
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 462 · Admitted 118 · Enrolled 51
  • Chico StateApplied 360 · Admitted 336 · Enrolled 74
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 354 · Admitted 173 · Enrolled 26
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 169 · Admitted 164 · Enrolled 7
  • San Francisco StateApplied 169 · Admitted 159 · Enrolled 17
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 168 · Admitted 163 · Enrolled 13
  • San José StateApplied 144 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled 14
  • Sonoma StateApplied 115 · Admitted 112 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 104 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 90 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 86 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State East BayApplied 61 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 56 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 52 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 41 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 41 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 14 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 10 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · 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 187 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 62
  • Fall 2024Applied 219 · Admitted 212 · Enrolled 75
  • Fall 2023Applied 199 · Admitted 192 · Enrolled 84
  • Fall 2022Applied 203 · Admitted 188 · Enrolled 82
  • Fall 2021Applied 217 · Admitted 204 · Enrolled 86
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 7 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 Science3
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts3
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course22 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • European History
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
131 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 Rio Americano. 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?

$17,232 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. San Juan Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $115 million.

$17,232

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$8,858
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,374
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,083
  • Rio Americano$17,232
  • San Juan Unified high schools$19,673
  • 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 ↓

San Juan Unified’s yearly plan

$115million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$92million

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 $115 million of $780 million in total budgeted spending. Source: San Juan Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Rio Americano like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95864. They are not figures for the families at Rio Americano.

Typical household income in a year

$127,953

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 95864.

Typical home value
$810,400
People who live in this ZIP code
25,500
Typical age
44.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
60%

What you can do

Who can act on Rio Americano’s results?

San Juan Unified’s board decides Rio Americano’s 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.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Rio Americano in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving San Juan Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for foster youth on two measures: graduation, and chronic absence. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Juan Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Rio Americano. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?4.9% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (99 of 2,001 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?22% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (73 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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 Rio Americano, and how do I get in?

Ask San Juan Unified which school serves your address. From Starr King K-8, Gold River Discovery Center K-8 and parts of Winston Churchill Middle, Arden Middle and Sierra Oaks K-8.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Middle · part of its area
Winston Churchill Middle Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 1 elementary school

Middle · part of its area
Arden Middle Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 2 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

High · this school
Rio Americano High

7 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. 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 Winston Churchill Middle

  • Starr King K-8Some of its area goes to another high schoolScope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile · 2026

Into Arden Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Del Dayo Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 79th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Mariemont Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 78th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Greer Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 9th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Cameron Ranch Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 26th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Starr King K-8

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 66 · Needs Support · 3rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    70% of the zone’s children

  • Pasadena Avenue Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 30th percentile · elementary · 2026

    68% of the zone’s children

  • Cottage Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 11th percentile · elementary · 2026

    37% of the zone’s children

  • Howe Avenue Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 66 · Needs Support · 3rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    24% of the zone’s children

  • Del Paso Manor Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 48th percentile · elementary · 2026

    18% of the zone’s children

  • Whitney Avenue Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 66 · Needs Support · 3rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    15% of the zone’s children

Middle-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Rio Americano?

Address
4540 American River Drive, Sacramento 95864Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Cliff KellyAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated May 11, 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 San Juan Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Rio Americano a good high school?

Rio Americano High has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 55 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 55th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 24 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 26 in 100 at the average San Juan Unified high school. 4.9% of students (99 of 2,001) 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 17 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 Rio Americano 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 22 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 131 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?

89% 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 #665 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 14 in San Juan Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate95%5925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math22%5722%
Ready for college or career (state measure)58%5920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math50%6018%
Chronically absent22 in 100575%
Suspension rate5.2% (103 of 1,983)435%
English learners: top level5%315%

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
2024–257655#665California 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
2018–1913 in 1005.7% (112 of 1,956)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2422 in 1005.4% (108 of 2,016)
2024–2522 in 1005.2% (103 of 1,983)

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 1141820%26%19%35%46%57%−11

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 1141111%18%20%51%29%32%−3

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 · English41820%46%
2026 · Math41111%29%
2025 · English44829%65%
2025 · Math44015%35%
2024 · English40123%52%
2024 · Math40013%32%
2023 · English47141%70%
2023 · Math45718%42%
2022 · English40028%60%
2022 · Math41815%37%
2019 · English45327%59%
2019 · Math45615%43%
2018 · English37136%64%
2018 · Math37017%49%
2017 · English37341%71%
2017 · Math37420%51%

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 · English44865%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math44035%
2024 · Grade 11 · English40152%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math40032%
2023 · Grade 11 · English47170%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math45742%
2022 · Grade 11 · English40060%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math41837%
2019 · Grade 11 · English45359%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math45643%
2018 · Grade 11 · English37164%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math37049%
2017 · Grade 11 · English37371%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math37451%

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
Schoolwide4298%19%56%17%

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-income17541%+3−8
White24948%−6−20
Hispanic or Latino7449%+70
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 · 22 in 100 → 2025–26 · 24 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 5.2% (103 of 1,983) → 2025–26 · 4.9% (99 of 2,001) · −0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female12 in 10026 in 100+14 in 100
Male13 in 10022 in 100+9 in 100
Asian10 in 10026 in 100+16 in 100
Black or African American17 of 7428 of 76—
Filipino4 of 285 of 13—
Hispanic or Latino15 in 10026 in 100+11 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native2 of 13——
Two or more races16 of 9522 in 100—
White11 in 10022 in 100+11 in 100
Students with disabilities23 in 10042 in 100+19 in 100
English learners12 of 8536 in 100—
Homeless18 of 3617 of 30—
Low-income22 in 10030 in 100+8 in 100
All students13 in 10024 in 100+11 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 58% · numerator 242 students classified Prepared · denominator 417 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 75% · AP-pathway numerator 182 · denominator 242 (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 242 of 417 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
95%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
75%
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)
56%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
89%

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)
202512091463.964.034.13
202413889493.944.084.16
202313073273.864.024.06
202210856223.914.054.16
202114280333.824.014.07
20208860273.894.004.04
20197648273.914.044.08
20188046263.854.094.18
20178044223.783.984.05
201610068343.833.974.02

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
Berkeley20257084
Berkeley2024691410
Berkeley2023646under 3
Berkeley202267103
Berkeley202161116
Davis2025783816
Davis2024793411
Davis202384265
Davis202267183
Davis202183278
Irvine2025568under 3
Irvine2024443under 3
Irvine2023487under 3
Irvine20225893
Irvine2021477under 3
Los Angeles20256563
Los Angeles20246675
Los Angeles2023666under 3
Los Angeles2022617under 3
Los Angeles20217263
Merced20252929under 3
Merced20241918under 3
Merced20231715under 3
Merced20221413under 3
Merced20211714under 3
Riverside20253029under 3
Riverside20241210under 3
Riverside202318153
Riverside2022106under 3
Riverside20211611under 3
San Diego20256513under 3
San Diego202471227
San Diego20236611under 3
San Diego20226893
San Diego2021749under 3
Santa Barbara202580248
Santa Barbara202481275
Santa Barbara202385207
Santa Barbara20227413under 3
Santa Barbara202191143
Santa Cruz202568578
Santa Cruz2024724810
Santa Cruz202369375
Santa Cruz202257155
Santa Cruz2021713911
Universitywide20251209146
Universitywide20241388949
Universitywide20231307327
Universitywide20221085622
Universitywide20211428033

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
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis 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 count18
AP enrollment (male/female)621
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 131 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections6
Chemistry sections15
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,949

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 California256%
California State University7820%
California community college17744%
In-state private205%
Out-of-state, 4-year5514%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled4411%

399 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 89% · % 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$12,962 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 39,218 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$292 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,891

Central federal expenditures attributed here$791 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,891

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,542 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 59%Instruction support 16%Student services 8%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$418,433,91958.99%59%
Instruction support$110,639,40115.60%16%
Student services$59,626,3368.41%8%
Administration$58,357,0868.23%8%
Buildings & maintenance$55,928,3197.88%8%
Other$6,400,2890.90%1%
Total$709,385,351100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $709,385,351 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$12,962 per pupil
2020$12,705 per pupil
2019$13,148 per pupil
2018$11,096 per pupil
2017$10,446 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 holders0.8%

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 95864 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95864 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$127,953
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)60%
ZIP-area population25,500
Median age44.6 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 95864 →

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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