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Best High Schools in Sacramento, CA (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in Sacramento, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Sacramento, CA rankings: High Schools · Elementary Schools
Sacramento, CA high schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | West Campus | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 82% | 82% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 838 |
| #2 | A | Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep (Charter) | Sacramento | Natomas Unified | 59% | 72% | Meets Expectations | 621 |
| #3 | A | Natomas Charter (Charter, K-12) | Sacramento | Natomas Charter District | 50% | 41% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,869 |
| #4 | A | Westlake Charter (Charter, K-12) | Sacramento | Natomas Unified | 46% | 46% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,247 |
| #5 | B+ | Rio Americano High | Sacramento | San Juan Unified | 46% | 56% | Meets Expectations | 1,884 |
| #6 | B+ | Sheldon High | Sacramento | Elk Grove Unified | 46% | 49% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,492 |
| #7 | B+ | Mira Loma High | Sacramento | San Juan Unified | 42% | 47% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,678 |
| #8 | B- | El Camino Fundamental High | Sacramento | San Juan Unified | 36% | 41% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,246 |
| #9 | B- | Inderkum High | Sacramento | Natomas Unified | 35% | 53% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,266 |
| #10 | B- | C K Mcclatchy High | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 33% | 52% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,427 |
| #11 | B- | Leroy Greene Academy (Charter) | Sacramento | Natomas Unified | 33% | 47% | Meets Expectations | 754 |
| #12 | B- | Valley High | Sacramento | Elk Grove Unified | 32% | 34% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,612 |
| #13 | C+ | Arthur A Benjamin Health Professions High | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 30% | 23% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 195 |
| #14 | C+ | Futures High (Charter) | Sacramento | Futures High District | 30% | 41% | Meets Expectations | 459 |
| #15 | C+ | The Met (Charter) | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 30% | 50% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 222 |
| #16 | C+ | Fortune (Charter, K-12) | Sacramento | Fortune District | 29% | 14% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,866 |
| #17 | C | George Washington Carver School Of Arts And Science (Charter) | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 28% | 31% | Exceeds Expectations | 195 |
| #18 | C | Grant Union High | Sacramento | Twin Rivers Unified | 28% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 2,040 |
| #19 | C | John F Kennedy High | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 25% | 41% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,971 |
| #20 | C | Rosemont High | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 25% | 38% | Meets Expectations | 1,514 |
| #21 | C- | Florin High | Sacramento | Elk Grove Unified | 23% | 34% | Meets Expectations | 1,676 |
| #22 | C- | Marconi Learning Academy (Charter, K-12) | Sacramento | Marconi Learning Academy District | 23% | 30% | Meets Expectations | 328 |
| #23 | C- | Sacramento Charter High (Charter) | Sacramento | Sacramento Charter High District | 23% | 24% | Exceeds Expectations | 365 |
| #24 | C- | Foothill High | Sacramento | Twin Rivers Unified | 22% | 32% | Meets Expectations | 1,251 |
| #25 | C- | Kit Carson International Academy | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 22% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 536 |
| #26 | C- | San Juan Choices Charter (Charter) | Sacramento | San Juan Unified | 22% | 36% | Meets Expectations | 217 |
| #27 | C- | Natomas High | Sacramento | Natomas Unified | 21% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 1,229 |
| #28 | D+ | New Technology High (Charter) | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 19% | 31% | Meets Expectations | 154 |
| #29 | D+ | Hiram W Johnson High | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 18% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 1,733 |
| #30 | D+ | Luther Burbank High | Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | 16% | 21% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,603 |
| #31 | D | Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy (Charter) | Sacramento | Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy District | 13% | 35% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 505 |
| #32 | D | Higher Learning Academy (Charter, K-12) | Sacramento | Higher Learning Academy District | 12% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 533 |
| #33 | D | Sava Sacramento Academic And Vocational Academy (Charter) | Sacramento | SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District | 12% | 22% | Meets Expectations | 176 |
| #34 | D | Sava Sacramento Academic And Vocational Academy Scusd (Charter) | Sacramento | SAVA - Sacramento ACAD and Vocational Acad - SCUSD DIST | 9% | 25% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 709 |
| #35 | F | Encina Preparatory High | Sacramento | San Juan Unified | 3% | 35% | Underperforms Expectations | 663 |
How Sacramento, CA's high schools compare
A: 4B: 8C: 15D: 7F: 1
34% of the 35 ranked high schools in Sacramento, CA earn an A or B (4 A grades, 8 B, 15 C, 7 D, 1 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 28 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (80% here, 74% nationally), and 13 exceed it. On average 29% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 38% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Fortune (29% against 14%, C+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Natomas Unified (3), San Juan Unified (3), Sacramento City Unified (2).
The largest ranked high schools: Sheldon High (2,492 students, B+, #6), C K Mcclatchy High (2,427 students, B-, #10), Inderkum High (2,266 students, B-, #9).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 10 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in Sacramento, CA that are not ranked
19 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (15)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- D- American Legion High Continuation, Sacramento
- F Calvine High, Sacramento
- D Capital City Independent Study, Sacramento
- D Daylor William High Continuation, Sacramento
- D- Discovery High, Sacramento
- F Elinor Lincoln Hickey Jrsr High, Sacramento
- D Keema School For Independent Study, Sacramento
- F La Entrada Continuation High, Sacramento
- B Las Flores High Alternative, Sacramento
- D- Nathaniel S Colley SR High, Sacramento
- D- North Area Community, Sacramento
- D+ Palmiter Special Education, Sacramento
- D Rio Cazadero High Continuation, Sacramento
- B School Of Engineering And Sciences, Sacramento
- D Vista Nueva Career And Technology High, Sacramento
Fully online schools (1)
Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.
- C+ Paseo Grande Charter, Sacramento
Not yet graded (3)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- California Innovative Career Academy, Sacramento
- Highlands Community Charter, Sacramento
- Laurel Ruff Transition, Sacramento
About this ranking
- Scope: public high schools in Sacramento, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in Sacramento, CA
What is the best high school in Sacramento, CA?
West Campus in Sacramento ranks first among the 35 ranked high schools in Sacramento, CA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 82% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 82%.
How are high schools in Sacramento, CA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does Sacramento, CA have?
SchoolGrade grades 54 public high schools in Sacramento, CA; 35 are ranked here and 19 are listed as not ranked.