Original Research by School Decision on Del Campo High
Del Campo High is a high school serving grades 9 through 12 in Fair Oaks, part of the San Juan Unified School District. The school enrolls roughly fifteen hundred students spread evenly across the four grades, with about half qualifying for free or reduced price lunch. The student body is racially and ethnically mixed, with white students making up just over half the enrollment, Hispanic students representing roughly a quarter, and Asian and Black students each comprising a smaller but meaningful share. About one in six students identify as multiracial.
On state assessments given in 2024-25, Del Campo's proficiency rates were low across all tested subjects. In English language arts, the school's proficiency stood well below what would typically be considered grade-level mastery. Mathematics proficiency was substantially lower, roughly one in six students meeting the standard. Science proficiency fell between these two, about one in four. These results suggest that a majority of Del Campo's students are not yet meeting state benchmarks in core academic areas. A parent considering this school may want to look into the specific supports the school offers to students working toward proficiency, and to understand what teaching approaches the school is using in response to these results.
The San Juan Unified School District, which operates Del Campo, has set district-wide priorities in its 2024-2029 strategic plan centered on student achievement, with particular emphasis on early literacy and middle-grade mathematics. The district is also implementing a new mathematics curriculum across grades K through 8 with rollout continuing into the 2026-27 school year. Additionally, voters approved a substantial facilities bond in November 2024 to address aging classrooms, leaking roofs, and hazards like asbestos and lead paint; families should note this comes with a property tax increase that will extend through the mid-2050s.
The Fair Oaks area sits in the greater Sacramento metropolitan region. Housing in the zip code is moderately priced compared to California and the nation, though well above national median home values, and rents are rising modestly. Median household income in the broader region stands in the mid-eighty thousands. These economic indicators suggest a mixed-income community, consistent with Del Campo's enrollment profile.
State testing data was available for 2024-25 only, so trends over multiple years cannot be shown. Graduation rate data, four-year outcomes, and chronic absenteeism rates were not available for this school, likely reflecting data reporting gaps or the limited time the school's current cohort has been in place at the reporting level. Information about the school's course offerings, staffing, discipline practices, and special populations served (such as English learners) was not available in the data reviewed. A prospective family would benefit from contacting the school directly to learn about course breadth, academic support services, and the specific ways the school is working to move proficiency rates upward.
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