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Best Public Schools in San Benito County, CA

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Schools

12,904

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedAccelerated Achievement Academy13^th of 2,703 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Calaveras Elementary up 976 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Anzar High 16.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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11 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)	Public, Charter	K-8	277 IOOF Ave.	Gilroy	95023	San Benito County	Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 337-5445	587	21	27.9	45.0%	79 (13.5%)	7 (1.2%)	379 (64.6%)	93 (15.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Hollister Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	881 Line St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 313-0772	538	19	28.1	47.2%	45 (8.4%)	3 (0.6%)	466 (86.6%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)								(n/a)
Watsonville Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	407 Main St.	Watsonville	95023	San Benito County	Watsonville Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 274-3222	488	21	23.6	77.0%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (96.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	45	2907^th of 5804 public elementary schools	49.9%		36.4	3451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.1%	544																	21.4	13.0			17.3	35.7	37.3	55.4	50.0	27.5	55.6		43.7	46.4	40.7	28.6	33.9	14.0	29.6		32.6						$45,321	$43,884	$1,437
Hayward Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	166 West Harder Rd.	Hayward	95023	San Benito County	Hayward Collegiate Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 520-3915	231	9	25.8	55.4%	3 (1.3%)	15 (6.5%)	149 (64.5%)	36 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	21 (9.1%)	59.4	2094^th of 5804 public elementary schools	63.9%		61.4	1993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%	101																	34.4				34.4	43.3	58.1	46.9	53.9				50.4	53.3	58.1	37.5	34.6				46.2	90.3				93.6	$43,238	$42,312	$926
Cienega Elementary	Public	K-8	11936 Cienega Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Cienega Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-3821	21	2	10.9	52.4%	13 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																													50.0								38.9						$30,440	$29,462	$978
Ladd Lane Elementary	Public	K-8	161 Ladd Ln.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4490	767	33	22.9	53.6%	173 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	536 (69.9%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.6%)	42.8	3050^th of 5804 public elementary schools	47.5%		44.2	2935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%	115																	42.9	10.5			38.2	29.7	37.2	54.5	28.0	16.7	21.1		37.2	34.8	36.8	33.0	28.0	4.2	5.3		31.3						$15,086	$13,846	$1,240
R. O. Hardin Elementary	Public	K-5	881 Line St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4440	461	20	23.0	84.4%	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	415 (90.0%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	9.8	5602^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	3.5%		7.5	5760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%	158																	9.0				9.0	17.2	20.5	21.5					19.6	16.1	10.3	11.9					12.9	96.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	$16,451	$14,926	$1,525
Rancho San Justo	Public	6-8	1201 Rancho Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4450	653	32	20.4	69.4%	69 (10.6%)	13 (2.0%)	516 (79.0%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	29 (4.4%)	26.6	1940^th of 2703 public middle schools	28.2%		26.5	1938^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%	2																		27.1			27.1				26.5	39.3	37.6		34.4				19.0	24.0	14.4		18.8						$16,528	$15,378	$1,150
Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-5	1475 Memorial Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4420	602	27	22.2	70.8%	34 (5.6%)	9 (1.5%)	513 (85.2%)	17 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.5%)	60.3	2060^th of 5804 public elementary schools	64.5%		58.9	2123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%	63																	47.4				47.4	44.3	49.0	58.8					51.1	35.4	41.0	51.6					43.1	97.1	98.0		97.1		$16,258	$14,872	$1,386
Maze Middle	Public	6-8	900 Meridian St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4480	580	29	20.2	65.5%	57 (9.8%)	5 (0.9%)	487 (84.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	17.4	2296^th of 2703 public middle schools	15.1%		23.5	2076^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.8%	220																		19.8			19.8				18.8	32.6	32.8		28.3				10.6	17.7	9.3		12.6						$15,369	$14,252	$1,117
Calaveras Elementary	Public	K-8	1151 Buena Vista Rd. Ste. 100	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4460	556	23	24.7	75.9%	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	504 (90.6%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	31.7	3836^th of 5804 public elementary schools	33.9%		20.2	4812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%	976																	16.7	26.7			20.0	26.3	44.2	33.9	16.7	30.0	20.0		31.4	33.3	43.0	26.7	20.0	13.3	32.1		31.4						$15,112	$13,776	$1,336
Cerra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2151 Cerra Vista Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4470	602	23	26.0	52.8%	94 (15.6%)	8 (1.3%)	424 (70.4%)	30 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	34 (5.6%)	37.8	3368^th of 5804 public elementary schools	42.0%		37.4	3385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%	17																	33.3				33.3	25.8	49.5	46.0					40.8	19.8	39.3	24.1					28.4	95.9			96.9		$14,569	$13,186	$1,383
Hollister Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	873 Santa Ana Rd. Ste. 200	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 634-4930	858	36	23.6	62.0%	39 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	810 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	36.1	3490^th of 5804 public elementary schools	39.9%		34.9	3598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%	108	13.1	5.1	7.7	8.8	14.3	6.4	21.8	14.2	27.4	6.4	12.8	15.8	10.7	5.1	9.0	8.3	12.9	19.1			16.0	40.4	36.6	27.1	43.6	44.2	41.7		38.8	54.3	36.6	25.9	23.1	39.0	16.9		33.1	98.4		98.4			$16,443	$15,206	$1,237
Accelerated Achievement Academy	Public	5-8	1151 Buena Vista Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4460	151	6	27.4	47.7%	17 (11.3%)	2 (1.3%)	109 (72.2%)	16 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	99	13^th of 2703 public middle schools	99.5%		98.9	20^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.3%	7																	76.9	78.8			78.0			88.5	93.3	84.9	93.9		90.2			92.3	90.0	81.8	96.9		90.1						$10,287	$9,398	$889
Rancho Santana	Public	K-8	1454 Santana Ranch Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 630-6300	678	25	26.6	53.5%	99 (14.6%)	9 (1.3%)	500 (73.7%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	31 (4.6%)	33.9	3666^th of 5804 public elementary schools	36.8%		36.6	3435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%	231																	26.1	17.0			22.7	30.2	40.2	37.5	44.6	36.8	32.1		36.7	34.9	36.6	22.7	25.0	15.8	13.2		26.1						$14,456	$13,038	$1,418
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-8	221 Old Hernandez Rd.	Paicines	95043	San Benito County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 389-4593	4	1	5.0	—	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																											$81,944	$77,566	$4,378
Spring Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	500 Spring Grove Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	North County Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-3745	762	34	22.3	42.8%	273 (35.8%)	3 (0.4%)	449 (58.9%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	75.1	1359^th of 5804 public elementary schools	76.6%		74.3	1412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%	53																	45.4	45.8			45.6	63.1	52.9	64.7	57.8	78.5	62.7		63.5	64.3	66.2	46.5	42.2	58.2	48.2		53.8	96.0	97.3		97.3		$29,409	$28,464	$945
Panoche Elementary	Public	K-8	31441 Panoche Rd.	Paicines	95043	San Benito County	Panoche Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 628-3438	7	1	7.0	—	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																											$54,993	$51,228	$3,765
Hollister High	Public	9-12	1220 Monterey St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-5831	3,316	144	23.0	61.6%	517 (15.6%)	20 (0.6%)	2,578 (77.7%)	110 (3.3%)	19 (0.6%)	12 (0.4%)	57 (1.7%)	43.5	1186^th of 2137 public high schools	44.5%		46.3	1107^th of 2162 public high schools	48.8%	79																			27.6	24.2	27.5							49.3	49.3							18.6	18.6						$28,071	$26,514	$1,557
San Andreas Continuation High	Public	9-12	191 Alvarado St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-9269	74	4	17.1	87.8%	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	7.8	2067^th of 2137 public high schools	3.3%		10.7	1983^rd of 2162 public high schools	8.3%	84																			3.0		2.9							0.0	0.0							3.0	3.0						$28,071	$26,514	$1,557
Southside Elementary	Public	K-8	4991 Southside Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Southside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-4439	267	11	24.1	45.3%	78 (29.2%)	3 (1.1%)	179 (67.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	46.3	2826^th of 5804 public elementary schools	51.3%		52.6	2456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.1%	370																	34.5	15.6			24.6	40.0	51.9	48.3	42.9	57.1	34.4		45.2	25.0	51.9	17.2	35.7	52.4	35.5		35.9	91.3					$19,458	$18,182	$1,276
Tres Pinos Elementary	Public	K-8	5635 Airline Hwy.	Tres Pinos	95075	San Benito County	Tres Pinos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-0503	61	2	26.1	63.9%	25 (41.0%)	1 (1.6%)	35 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					12.5								23.8								16.7						$20,026	$19,716	$310
Willow Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	11655 Airline Hwy.	Paicines	95043	San Benito County	Willow Grove Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 628-3256	21	2	10.5	42.9%	7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																													47.1								41.2						$40,103	$39,274	$829
San Benito County Opportunity	Public	7-9	191 Alvarado St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-8408	32	3	10.2	87.5%	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)																																											$37,126	$34,008	$3,118
San Benito County Juvenile Hall Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	708 Flynn Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4053	7	0	17.5	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)																																											$26,274	$22,780	$3,494
Pinnacles Community	Public	7-12	191 Alvarado St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-9269	15	1	12.5	80.0%	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																											$24,618	$21,658	$2,960
Anzar High	Public	9-12	2000 San Juan Hwy.	San Juan Bautista	95045	San Benito County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 623-7660	267	16	16.2	54.7%	46 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (77.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	53.6	960^th of 2137 public high schools	55.1%		42.5	1201^st of 2162 public high schools	44.4%	241																			35.4		35.4							63.1	63.1							15.4	15.4						$25,280	$23,356	$1,924
San Juan	Public	K-8	100 Nyland Dr.	San Juan Bautista	95045	San Benito County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 623-4538	298	15	19.8	55.7%	58 (19.5%)	3 (1.0%)	217 (72.8%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	15.2	5194^th of 5804 public elementary schools	10.5%		23.6	4541^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%	653																	18.4	24.4			21.7	19.2	27.1	21.1	20.0	35.1	33.3		26.9	19.2	25.0	10.8	12.0	10.8	31.1		19.3						$23,781	$21,892	$1,889
Polytechnic Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	365 4th St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Polytechnic Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 297-1883				—															(n/a)

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