How does Saint Helena High compare to other high schools in St. Helena?

Saint Helena High has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.0/100, placing it at the 79th percentile statewide. 22% of students exceed standard, with a total of 190 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Saint Helena High?

22.1% of students at Saint Helena High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 47.9% 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 Saint Helena High?

11.4% of students at Saint Helena 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 our composite score.

Saint Helena High

High School

Saint Helena Unified St. HelenaNapa County94574

📍 1401 Grayson Avenue

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

421 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

32%

Teachers

31 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

93.9%

AP Exam Prepared

65.7%

A-G Completion

60.2%

College-Going Rate

74.3%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-23.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-11.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 32 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic54.2%

White42.3%

Asian0.7%

Black0.2%

Other2.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Saint Helena High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	22.1%
Met Standard	25.8%
Below Standard	52.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Saint Helena High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 6.6 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 3.4 points below the Saint Helena Unified district average of 25.5%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 93.9% — above the state target. 60.2% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 74.3% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, 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

47.9%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

11.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

190

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	95	32.6%	34.7%	17.9%	14.7%	67.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	95	11.6%	16.8%	32.6%	39.0%	28.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Saint Helena Elementary

57.879th pctile

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Middle

Robert Louis Stevenson Interme…

49.671st pctile

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High School

Saint Helena High

62.079th pctile

This school

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