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Santa Rosa High School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 2,177 students in Santa Rosa High School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in Santa Rosa High School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
12 Schools
3,459 Schools
# Students
9,410 Students
1,857,843 Students
# Teachers
480 Teachers
88,071 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Santa Rosa High School District, which is ranked #1109 of all 1,903 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1079 out of 1932 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
29%
Graduation Rate
83%
86.2%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)35.8%
27.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.64
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
6%
11%
% Hispanic
57%
55%
% Black
2%
5%
% White
28%
22%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Santa Rosa High School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Rincon Valley Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
4650 Badger Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
(707) 890-3870
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
(707) 890-3870
Gr: 7-8 | 725 students Student-teacher ratio: 23:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #22.
Herbert Slater Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
3500 Sonoma Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
(707) 890-3880
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
(707) 890-3880
Gr: 7-8 | 577 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #33.
Santa Rosa Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
500 E St.
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 890-3865
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 890-3865
Gr: 7-8 | 452 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #44.
Hilliard Comstock Middle School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2750 West Steele Ln.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 890-3885
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 890-3885
Gr: 7-8 | 423 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
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