📍 7501 Carriage Dr., Citrus Heights, Sacramento County, 95621
Mesa Verde High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Citrus Heights, Sacramento County. The school has 888 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Petersen. It is part of the San Juan Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
Mesa Verde High enrolls 888 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 385 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 349 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 37 | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
510 of the school's 888 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mesa Verde High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mesa Verde High is one of 68 schools in San Juan Unified, based in Carmichael, California. The district serves 39,446 students district-wide and employs 1,682 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 888 students, Mesa Verde High is larger than the district average of about 580 students per school.