Summary:
The San Benito High area has two high schools, Hollister High and San Andreas Continuation High; both serve grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, Hollister was near the state level in all-grades English language arts, while San Andreas was far below state results in English, math, and science. The clearest takeaway is that families will find very different academic results between these two schools.
Hollister High led the two schools in all three subjects: 49% were proficient in English, 19% in math, and 27% in science. Its English result was essentially level with the state’s 49%; its math and science results were about 20 and 9 points below state rates. San Andreas Continuation High had 0% proficiency in English, 3% in math, and 3% in science—about 49, 35, and 33 points below the state, respectively. Hollister’s results exceeded San Andreas’s by 49 points in English, 16 in math, and 25 in science.
SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings declined at both schools from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026: Hollister fell from the 62nd to the 45th percentile, and San Andreas from the 16th to the 3rd. Hollister’s math and science proficiency rose by about 2 points each between the two latest test years, while its English result fell by about 3 points. Other measures also differ: Hollister’s graduation rate was 96%, compared with 87% at San Andreas and 88% statewide; San Andreas reported 92% chronic absenteeism, versus 15% at Hollister. Hollister enrolled 3,316 students and had a 23.0:1 student–teacher ratio; San Andreas enrolled 74 and had a 17.1:1 ratio. Both reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025, at 62% for Hollister and 88% for San Andreas. These figures describe differences between the schools, not what caused them.
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