Summary:
The Santa Barbara Unified School District serves high school students through five institutions, including three large comprehensive high schools and two smaller alternative programs, located in the coastal city of Santa Barbara, California.
Among the comprehensive high schools, Dos Pueblos Senior High stands out as the top academic performer, achieving the highest test scores and statewide ranking in the district, along with a strong 95.8% graduation rate and the lowest chronic absenteeism. San Marcos Senior High shows notable improvement in its ranking and boasts the highest graduation rate at 96.0%, while Santa Barbara Senior High has comparable graduation success but lower test proficiency and higher chronic absenteeism than its peers.
The district's two alternative schools, Alta Vista Alternative High and La Cuesta Continuation High, serve at-risk students and operate with significantly more resources per student but face profound challenges, including very high dropout and chronic absenteeism rates and low test scores. Overall, the Santa Barbara Unified district exceeds state averages in graduation rates and most test scores, demonstrating effective support for student completion, though significant performance disparities exist between its different types of schools.
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