How does Yuba City High compare to other high schools in Yuba City?

Yuba City High has a Scope Score of 47.8/100, ranked #989 among California high schools. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 713 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Yuba City High?

13.9% of students at Yuba City High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 36.8% 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 Yuba City High?

21.6% of students at Yuba City 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.

Yuba City High

High School

Yuba City Unified Yuba CitySutter County95991

📍 850 B Street

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

1,818 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

60%

Teachers

89 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

89.1%

AP Exam Prepared

39.9%

A-G Completion

37.1%

College-Going Rate

66.6%

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

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-9.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

12.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 171 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic57.4%

White23.9%

Asian9.9%

Black1.9%

Other7.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Yuba City High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.9%
Met Standard	22.9%
Below Standard	63.2%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 89.1%

1.7pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓College readiness: 39.9%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 36.8%

2.0pp above state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 21.6%

12.7pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 36.8%

Above state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 13.9%

1.8pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Suspension rate: 7.9%

3.8pp 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 "37% proficient" for Yuba City High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.7%. That's near the Yuba City Unified district average of 12.6%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.6 points higher (vs 7.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 89.1%. 37.1% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 66.6% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.6%, 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

13.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

36.8%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

21.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

713

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	356	20.8%	34.8%	26.7%	17.7%	55.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	357	7.0%	10.9%	21.9%	60.2%	17.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

April Lane Elementary

31.5# in state

King Avenue Elementary

26.1# in state

Park Avenue Elementary

21.2# in state

Bridge Street Elementary

Also serves area

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Middle

Also serves area

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High School

Yuba City High

47.8# 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.