Back To School: Sacramento Movers Discuss Local High Schools

If you are new to the Sacramento area and are scrambling to get your teenager into classes for the upcoming school semester, Sacramento Movers put together some information on the best schools in the area to help you decide where to enroll.

You can make a quick review of local schools by cruising through the school’s website as well as reading reviews on separate sites. Try to find out what programs the school offers such as athletic programs or availability of AP courses. If you have a little more time to put into the search, try to visit the top schools on your list to get a better feel for the atmosphere of the school. Visiting during school hours can be an especially good idea since it would give you the opportunity to speak to teachers and staff members onsite. The more time you have to put into the process, the greater chance of finding the right fit.

Your Sacramento Moving Company has gathered short lists of the best high schools in the area to get your search started.

Sacramento Magazine published an extensive list of Sacramento area public high schools with details about their enrollment, API scores, SAT scores and graduation rate. The top 5 high schools (with enrollment figure listed in parenthesis) in the greater Sacramento area as rated by API scores are:

1.      West Campus High School, Sacramento City Unified School District (854)

2.      Rocklin High School, Rocklin Unified School District (1,790)

3.      Oak Ridge High School, El Dorado Union High School District (2,241)

4.      Folsom High School, Folsom Cordova Unified School District (1,857)

5.      Davis Senior High School, Davis Joint Unified School District (1,703)

A complete list can be found at Sacramento Magazine.

If you are looking to put your teenager into a private high school in the Sacramento area there are also several great options. Trulia.com ranks the best private high schools in the area in the following order:

1.      Sacramento Country Day School (506)

2.      St. Francis Catholic High School (1041)

3.      Christian Brothers High School (1,049)

4.      Northern California Preparatory School (70)

5.      Bradshaw Christian School (1,555)

You can read reviews of these and other schools on Trulia.com.

Now that you’ve got the basic idea, you’re this much closer to finding the right school.

Our Sacramento Moving Company employs a staff of over 40 Full-Time Movers and Drivers, with a fleet of 10 trucks. We have performed home and business moving services in and around the Greater Sacramento area for almost 10 years. Sacramento Movers also offers packing services and we also sells boxes and packing supplies.

For more information call Carolyn Durkee, Marketing Coordinator at the Sacramento office at 916-852-7411 or visit us on our website at www.twomensacramento.com.