Summary:
The San Benito High school district in Hollister, California, operates two high schools for grades 9-12, serving a total of 3,390 students with one comprehensive and one continuation school.
Hollister High is the district's main comprehensive high school, boasting a strong 94.3% graduation rate and outperforming the state average in English Language Arts. However, math proficiency is a notable challenge, with only 16.67% of students proficient, which is less than half the state average. The school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 15% and serves a student population where about 62% are economically disadvantaged.
The district also includes San Andreas Continuation High, which serves a specialized, at-risk population. While it maintains an 89.7% graduation rate, it faces significant challenges with an 87.7% chronic absenteeism rate and very low test proficiency. Both schools receive identical per-student funding, but the continuation school has a much smaller student-teacher ratio, allowing for more individualized support for its students, nearly 88% of whom are economically disadvantaged.
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