Summary:
Arcadia High is a public high school located in Arcadia, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,022 students. The school is part of the Arcadia Unified School District, which is ranked 169 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Arcadia High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 47 and 144 over the past decade, and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time.
Arcadia High consistently outperforms the state and its local district in standardized test scores, with 67.86% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 55.73% statewide, and 61.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 27.9% statewide. The school also has an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 96.5% to 99% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average, and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 0.5% to 1.2% during the same period. Arcadia High's performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, and low socioeconomic status students, is also strong compared to the state.
While Arcadia High outperforms most of the nearby schools, such as Rosemead High, Pasadena High, and Monrovia High, in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics, it has a relatively diverse student population, with 29.45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, higher than the nearby high-performing school, San Marino High, which has only 9.31% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Arcadia Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
144th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,848
Feeder schools for Arcadia High:
Student/teacher ratio: 27.8
Number of students: 3,004
Racial breakdown:
Asian:
67.1%
Hispanic:
17.6%
White:
10.3%
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Two or more races:
2.6%
African American:
1.9%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Not Specified:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.2%
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