Sunset High

High school·Grades 9-12 Crescent City, California·95531
Score
21.5/100
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#1,357
Among 1,729 California high schools
#2
In Del Norte County Unified
#2
In Crescent City
Top 79%
In California

Score 21.5/100: better than 21% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
26%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 24% of them
35 students tested
Math
3%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 15% of them
35 students tested
Science
11%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 25% of them
35 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11Smarter Balanced ELA25.735
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA25.735
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math2.935
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math2.935
ScienceGrade 11CAST11.435
ScienceGrade 14CAST11.435
ScienceAll gradesCAST11.435
ScienceGrade 99CAST043

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
101
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Alternative

Students

Enrollment
101
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
72%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

City
Del Norte County

Contact

Address
2500 Elk Valley Cross Rd.
Crescent City, CA 95531

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Sunset High at a glance

Sunset High is a public high school in Crescent City, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Del Norte County Unified school district. It has about 101 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 26% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 3% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 21.5 out of 100: better than 21% of them, ranking #1,357 of 1,729. Its English language arts result rose by 4 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.