El Sereno Alternative Education

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Fair Oaks, California

El Sereno Alternative Education in Fair Oaks, California enrolled 166 students in 2024-25 with 10.6 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

132 students in 2022-23, 145 students in 2023-24, 166 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.3 to 10.6.

Students enrolled at El Sereno Alternative Education by school year2022-23: 132, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231322023-241452024-25166
Students enrolled at El Sereno Alternative Education by school year2022-23: 132, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231322023-241452024-25166
Students enrolled at El Sereno Alternative Education by school year2022-23: 132, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231322023-241452024-25166
Students enrolled at El Sereno Alternative Education by school year2022-23: 132, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231322023-241452024-25166
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313212.310.8
2023-2414513.111.1
2024-2516610.615.7

15.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 15.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 15.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 15.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 15.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 230 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection El Sereno Alternative Education enrolled 230 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 230 of the 230 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent75.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.9% of students were White, 27.2% Hispanic, 9.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White54.9%
  2. Hispanic27.2%
  3. Two or more races9.9%
  4. Black4.3%
  5. Asian2.5%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at El Sereno Alternative Education scored proficient or above: 11-19% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math11‑19%30% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 82 students in El Sereno Alternative Education's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%86%86.2%
Students in the class822,927495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Fair Oaks

5 public high schools in Fair Oaks report 2024-25 enrollment; El Sereno Alternative Education is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bella Vista High1,93924.332.7%
Del Campo High1,54821.747.4%
El Sereno Alternative Education16615.742.2%
Meraki High9337.238.7%
La Vista Center289.360.7%

All public schools in Fair Oaks →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about El Sereno Alternative Education

  1. Meraki HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 93 students, 37.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. La Vista CenterThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 28 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare El Sereno Alternative Education with Meraki HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much San Juan Unified spends per student$16,227 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,227
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaEl Sereno Alternative Education is the number 1,424 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,424 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.15.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about El Sereno Alternative Education

  1. How many students attend El Sereno Alternative Education?
    166 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 132 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Fair Oaks, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at El Sereno Alternative Education?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is El Sereno Alternative Education a Title I school?
    El Sereno Alternative Education has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at El Sereno Alternative Education do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at El Sereno Alternative Education scored proficient or above: 11-19% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at El Sereno Alternative Education?
    80-84% of the 82 students in El Sereno Alternative Education's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is El Sereno Alternative Education in?
    San Juan Unified, NCES district ID 0634620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063462008192 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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