Encina High, part of the San Juan Unified district, is located in Sacramento, California. The school reports an enrollment number of 660 students in grades nine through 12, and it has 40 teachers on staff.

Encina High is above both the state and district averages in terms of the percentage of its students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. On average, 53 percent of students in California are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, whereas 81 percent of Encina High students are eligible. At the district level, 38 percent of students are eligible.

ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Encina High offers four AP courses, and 5 percent of students participate in those classes.

Encina High has an enrollment rate of 9 percent for advanced math classes, and 11 percent of students take chemistry. The enrollment rate for physics at the school is 2 percent.

Miramonte High, in Orinda, Calif., is a lower-poverty school than Encina High. It does not have any students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school offers 15 AP courses, and 41 percent of students are enrolled in those classes.

These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.

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