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Costanoa Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

1868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 14% of California high schools

Summary

Costanoa Continuation High is a small public high school in Santa Cruz, California, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 87. As a continuation high school, Costanoa likely serves a unique population of students who may have struggled in a traditional high school setting.

Costanoa Continuation High faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school consistently performs well below state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 4.35% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 0% proficient or better in mathematics. Costanoa also has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 68.8% to 94.3%, but a high dropout rate, ranging from 4.4% to 31.3%. Additionally, the school has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 86.4% in recent years.

Costanoa Continuation High is located near several higher-performing high schools, such as Soquel High, Harbor High, and Santa Cruz High, which all have significantly higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Costanoa. However, as a continuation high school, Costanoa likely has a specialized curriculum and approach to education that may be a key factor in supporting its unique student population, even if their academic performance lags behind their peers at other local high schools.

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,210

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

840 North Branciforte Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95062-1028

(831) 429-3898

District: Santa Cruz City High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.0%

White:

19.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (74% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg47%

California avg41%

1,868^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Santa Cruz City High

541^st of 1,543Santa Cruz City High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1868 of 2162	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1770 of 2159	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1716 of 2170	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1872 of 2123	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	2052 of 2133	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1623 of 2017	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	1918 of 2021	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.5	1511 of 2039	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	1811 of 1994	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	1518 of 2426	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	12.3	1924 of 2354	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	1486 of 2367	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.4	1349 of 2281	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.7	1637 of 2238	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.5	1561 of 2117	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.5	1402 of 2063	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.2	1210 of 1968	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.3	1158 of 1901	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	13.3	1550 of 1653	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1770 of 1906	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	1820 of 1833	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1674 of 1900	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1702 of 1902	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1686 of 1917	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1704 of 1861	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1782 of 1814	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1898 of 2013	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1716 of 2026	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1565 of 2030	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1906 of 1937	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1655 of 1862	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1606 of 1942	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1615 of 1948	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1561 of 1963	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1741 of 1916	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1786 of 1880	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1429 of 1834	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science8%-25 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy4%-44 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Costanoa Continuation High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Costanoa Continuation High	Public	9-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	77	3	22.7	57.1%	15 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)	13.3	1868^th of 2162 public high schools	13.6%		16.6	1770^th of 2159 public high schools	18.0%	98		4.0	13.3	7.5			4.4	4.4			0.0	0.0	$22,210	$2,267	$19,943
Ark Independent Studies	Public	6-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	56	2	27.1	41.1%	25 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	44.5	1154^th of 2162 public high schools	46.6%		67.1	612^th of 2159 public high schools	71.7%	542				26.3			53.3	53.3			13.3	13.3	$22,913	$2,179	$20,734
Harbor High	Public	9-12	300 La Fonda Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3810	1,013	55	18.5	38.2%	350 (34.6%)	6 (0.6%)	564 (55.7%)	27 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.3%)	66.4	667^th of 2162 public high schools	69.1%		68.9	584^th of 2159 public high schools	73.0%	83		34.6	33.3	34.0			59.7	59.7			25.7	25.7	$18,858	$2,563	$16,295
Santa Cruz High	Public	9-12	415 Walnut Ave.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3960	1,093	46	23.8	22.7%	634 (58.0%)	18 (1.6%)	317 (29.0%)	27 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (8.7%)	89.7	203^rd of 2162 public high schools	90.6%		93.8	140^th of 2159 public high schools	93.5%	63		51.7	50.6	51.1			69.0	69.0			50.6	50.6	$17,409	$1,956	$15,453
Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 466-5762	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Santa Cruz County Court	Public	7-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5728	20	2	10.0	85.0%	4 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)													$50,038	$5,664	$44,374
Santa Cruz County Community	Public	7-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5728	730	32	22.6	58.5%	256 (35.1%)	9 (1.2%)	426 (58.4%)	12 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	31.3	1461^st of 2162 public high schools	32.4%		30	1488^th of 2159 public high schools	31.1%	27			19.2	18.0		9.1	32.9	31.1		8.3	6.4	6.4	$31,571	$2,919	$28,652
Pacific Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3004 Mission St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Pacific Collegiate Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 479-7785	536	31	17.5	9.7%	331 (61.8%)	2 (0.4%)	86 (16.0%)	37 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (14.4%)	99.1	13^th of 2162 public high schools	99.4%		99.2	12^th of 2159 public high schools	99.4%	1	58.8		80.8	68.6	89.1	77.3	95.2	86.1	60.2	58.8	77.8	64.0
Soquel High	Public	9-12	401 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3909	1,074	54	19.9	29.1%	510 (47.5%)	7 (0.7%)	424 (39.5%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.5%)	80	411^th of 2162 public high schools	81.0%		77.4	448^th of 2159 public high schools	79.2%	37		50.4	31.9	40.6			72.5	72.5			34.2	34.2	$18,421	$2,017	$16,404
Delta Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	6500 Soquel Dr. Bldg. 1190	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 477-5212	113	9	13.2	38.9%	59 (52.2%)	1 (0.9%)	43 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	24.5	1605^th of 2162 public high schools	25.8%		30.1	1486^th of 2159 public high schools	31.2%	119		12.2	18.9	15.4			24.4	24.4			2.4	2.4	$13,012	$383	$12,629

Frequently Asked Questions about Costanoa Continuation High

Is Costanoa Continuation High a good school?

Costanoa Continuation High ranks in the bottom 13.6% of California high schools.

What district is Costanoa Continuation High in?

Santa Cruz City High

How many students attend Costanoa Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 77 students attended Costanoa Continuation High.

What is the racial makeup of Costanoa Continuation High?

Students at Costanoa Continuation High are 74% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% Two or more races.

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