Rancho Cotate High School at a glance
- National rank: #11,794 (2026-27 edition)
- California rank: #1,241
- Previous edition: Up from #12,111 in 2025-26
- Students: 1,755
Questions about Rancho Cotate High School
How is Rancho Cotate High School ranked?
Rancho Cotate High School is ranked #11,794 nationally and #1,241 in California in the 2026-27 U.S. News Best High Schools edition, better than 34% of the 17,945 schools U.S. News ranked.
Has Rancho Cotate High School's ranking changed?
Rancho Cotate High School is #11,794 nationally in 2026-27, up from #12,111 in 2025-26.
How many students attend Rancho Cotate High School?
Rancho Cotate High School has 1,755 students (2026-27 edition data), compared with a median of 873 for ranked schools across California.
How many students at Rancho Cotate High School take AP exams?
At Rancho Cotate High School, 28% of students take at least one AP exam (2026-27 edition data).
How do Rancho Cotate High School students score on state tests?
At Rancho Cotate High School, 12% of students are proficient in math and 44% in reading on state assessments (2026-27 edition data).
Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.
Sources
- U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2026-2027 edition: California list, read Aug 20, 2026. California list (live page; it may have changed since we read it)
Used for: national rank, state rank, AP participation, math proficiency, reading proficiency, enrollment. - U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2025-2026 edition: figures recovered from our records and checked against archived U.S. News pages by sample.
Used for: previous national rank. - U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, editions 2025-2026 to 2026-2027.
Used for: rank and figure history on the trend chart. - U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2026-2027 edition, California list, read Aug 20, 2026. California list (live page; it may have changed since we read it)
Used for: median school figures. - NCES Common Core of Data (U.S. Department of Education), school years 2015-2016 to 2024-2025, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Urban Institute Education Data Portal · ODC-By license
Used for: enrollment by school year. - EDFacts adjusted cohort graduation rates (U.S. Department of Education), school years 2010-2011 to 2019-2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Urban Institute Education Data Portal · ODC-By license
Used for: federal graduation rate by school year. - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94928. Table B19013, ZIP 94928 · Table B25077, ZIP 94928 · Table B17001, ZIP 94928 · Table B15003, ZIP 94928 · Table B20002, ZIP 94928
Used for: ZIP-area median household income, ZIP-area median home value, ZIP-area poverty rate, ZIP-area adults with a bachelor's degree, ZIP-area median earnings.