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Liberty High (Continuation)

Public Grades 10-12

1872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 13% of California high schools

Summary

Liberty High (Continuation) is a small public high school serving 171 students in grades 10-12 within the Paso Robles Joint Unified district, designed to support students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school serves a high-need population and faces considerable hurdles, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 74.3%, which is far higher than the district average and a major barrier to learning. Academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science are significantly lower than those at comprehensive high schools like Paso Robles High or Templeton High. However, its 78.7% graduation rate is a key indicator of success, showing that many students who were at risk of not finishing school are able to earn their diplomas here.

When compared to other alternative schools in the area, Liberty High's challenges with attendance and academics are similar to those at Paloma Creek High, but other models like the Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE) demonstrate that different approaches can yield stronger results. The data underscores that Liberty High fulfills a specific, critical mission for a vulnerable student group, and its performance is best understood in that context rather than through direct comparison with traditional high schools.

171

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,987

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 Niblick Rd.
Paso Robles, CA 93446-4858

(805) 769-1600

District: Paso Robles Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.4%

White:

17.5%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (79% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,872^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Paso Robles Joint Unified

940^th of 1,543Paso Robles Joint Unified 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	1872 of 2162	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1912 of 2159	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1876 of 2170	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1843 of 2123	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1245 of 1290	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1516 of 2133	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1742 of 2017	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	1885 of 2021	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	1648 of 2039	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1620 of 1994	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	1946 of 2426	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	1689 of 2354	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1550 of 2367	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.2	1160 of 2281	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.8	959 of 2238	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	10.9	1874 of 2117	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.3	1360 of 2063	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	14.6	1660 of 1968	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.2	1651 of 1901	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.7	938 of 1653	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	621 of 1064	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	945 of 1044	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	899 of 941	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1828 of 1906	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1742 of 1915	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1698 of 1915	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1676 of 1858	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1015 of 1054	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1504 of 1833	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1684 of 1760	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1637 of 1900	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1711 of 1902	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1748 of 1917	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1596 of 1861	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1469 of 1814	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1568 of 1742	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1726 of 2013	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1761 of 2026	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1686 of 2030	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1730 of 1943	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1085 of 1126	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1386 of 1937	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1716 of 1862	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1569 of 1942	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1721 of 1948	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1722 of 1963	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1682 of 1916	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1116 of 1122	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1290 of 1880	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1539 of 1834	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	8.6	1094 of 1193	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1186 of 1204	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	990 of 1222	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	1115 of 1173	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile~ school

White (2023)8th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science6%-26 vs state

Mathematics4%-33 vs state

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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 (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/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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Liberty High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	810 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1600	171	10	17.0	76.6%	30 (17.5%)	3 (1.8%)	134 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	13.3	1872^nd of 2162 public high schools	13.4%		12.5	1912^th of 2159 public high schools	11.4%	40	5.6		6.5	18.6	18.6	4.3	4.3	$20,987	$19,808	$1,179
Independence High	Public	9-12	812 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1620	137	6	22.1	55.5%	46 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	21.6	1660^th of 2162 public high schools	23.2%		39	1268^th of 2159 public high schools	41.3%	392	14.8		14.8	31.7	31.7	3.3	3.3	$21,882	$20,936	$946
Paso Robles High	Public	9-12	801 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1500	1,986	92	21.6	65.0%	729 (36.7%)	23 (1.2%)	1,137 (57.3%)	25 (1.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.1%)	74	509^th of 2162 public high schools	76.5%		51.6	967^th of 2159 public high schools	55.2%	458	40.2		39.6	67.4	67.4	33.3	33.3	$18,871	$17,510	$1,361
Eagle Canyon High	Public	9-12	950 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5833	13	1	13.2	46.2%	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (38.5%)								(n/a)								$26,848	$25,704	$1,144
Templeton Independent Study High	Public	9-12	964 Old County Rd.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5833	96	4	24.1	34.4%	48 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (35.4%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.5%)	44.7	1148^th of 2162 public high schools	46.9%		37	1315^th of 2159 public high schools	39.1%	167	28.1		28.6	51.5	51.5	12.1	12.1	$12,353	$11,366	$987
Templeton High	Public	9-12	1200 Main St.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5888	725	37	19.8	28.4%	469 (64.7%)	1 (0.1%)	178 (24.6%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	64 (8.8%)	73.8	515^th of 2162 public high schools	76.2%		83.6	350^th of 2159 public high schools	83.8%	165	38.4		36.8	74.0	74.0	30.9	30.9	$20,654	$19,704	$950
Atascadero High	Public	9-12	1 High School Hill	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4300	1,157	59	19.5	44.9%	698 (60.3%)	17 (1.5%)	367 (31.7%)	21 (1.8%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (3.7%)	69.1	619^th of 2162 public high schools	71.4%		54.4	896^th of 2159 public high schools	58.5%	277	39.1		38.2	60.5	60.5	31.3	31.3	$20,093	$19,714	$379
Paloma Creek High	Public	9-12	10801 El Camino Real	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4350	55	3	16.0	70.9%	32 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	8.5	2096^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%		10.5	2040^th of 2159 public high schools	5.5%	56	0.0		4.2	11.8	11.8	0.0	0.0	$35,500	$33,902	$1,598
Atascadero Choices in Education Academy (ACE)	Public	9-12	10801 El Camino Real	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4350	159	6	28.5	40.9%	108 (67.9%)	1 (0.6%)	40 (25.2%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	37.8	1315^th of 2162 public high schools	39.2%		56.8	841^st of 2159 public high schools	61.0%	474	20.4		20.4	44.2	44.2	15.7	15.7	$13,058	$12,824	$234
Shandon High	Public	9-12	101 South First St.	Shandon	93461	San Luis Obispo County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 238-0286	83	7	12.2	71.1%	9 (10.8%)	1 (1.2%)	73 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	1672^nd of 2162 public high schools	22.7%		35.3	1361^st of 2159 public high schools	37.0%	311	10.5	15.0	12.8	21.1	21.1	0.0	0.0	$39,672	$36,086	$3,586

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Liberty High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 13.4% of California high schools.

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Students at Liberty High (Continuation) are 78% Hispanic, 18% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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Paso Robles Joint Unified

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In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Liberty High (Continuation).

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