School of Engineering & Sciences

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Sacramento, California

School of Engineering & Sciences in Sacramento, California enrolled 542 students in 2024-25 with 20.3 full-time teachers, 26.8 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 44-48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

572 students in 2022-23, 532 students in 2023-24, 542 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.1 to 20.3.

Students enrolled at School of Engineering & Sciences by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 532, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235722023-245322024-25542
Students enrolled at School of Engineering & Sciences by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 532, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235722023-245322024-25542
Students enrolled at School of Engineering & Sciences by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 532, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235722023-245322024-25542
Students enrolled at School of Engineering & Sciences by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 532, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235722023-245322024-25542
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357223.124.8
2023-2453220.526.0
2024-2554220.326.8

26.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 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 26.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 26.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 26.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 26.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.8state 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).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 270 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection School of Engineering & Sciences enrolled 539 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 39 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 270 of the 539 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions39
  • Chronically absent23.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.7% of students were Hispanic, 17.9% Asian, 10.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic52.7%
  2. Asian17.9%
  3. White10.7%
  4. Two or more races8.5%
  5. Black7.9%
  6. Pacific Islander1.8%
  7. American Indian0.4%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at School of Engineering & Sciences scored proficient or above: 44-48% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2244‑48%38%45%
Math, 2022-2336%28% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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

95% or more of the 68 students in School of Engineering & Sciences'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 rate95% or more83%86.2%
Students in the class682,905495,492

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 Sacramento

44 public high schools in Sacramento report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
C. K. McClatchy High2,56925.046.0%
Sheldon High2,36822.350.6%
Inderkum High2,19424.446.6%
Grant Union High1,98720.284.0%
Rio Americano High1,89123.838.6%
Hiram W. Johnson High1,68221.873.5%
Florin High1,67918.370.1%
Mira Loma High1,65522.660.4%

All public schools in Sacramento →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about School of Engineering & Sciences

  1. John F. Kennedy HighThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 1,652 students, 20.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. New Technology HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 155 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare School of Engineering & Sciences with John F. Kennedy HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sacramento City Unified spends per student$17,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,785
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSchool of Engineering & Sciences is the number 991 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#991 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher26.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.26.8:1
  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 School of Engineering & Sciences

  1. How many students attend School of Engineering & Sciences?
    542 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 572 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sacramento, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at School of Engineering & Sciences?
    26.8 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 School of Engineering & Sciences a Title I school?
    School of Engineering & Sciences 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 School of Engineering & Sciences do on state tests?
    The students tested at School of Engineering & Sciences scored proficient or above: 44-48% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at School of Engineering & Sciences?
    95% or more of the 68 students in School of Engineering & Sciences'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 School of Engineering & Sciences in?
    Sacramento City Unified, NCES district ID 0633840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063384012139 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, 2021-22 and 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