Is Alta Vista Alternative High a good school?

Alta Vista Alternative High ranks 747 th of 2123 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alta Vista Alternative High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 126 students attended Alta Vista Alternative High.

What is the racial makeup of Alta Vista Alternative High?

Students at Alta Vista Alternative High are 62% Hispanic, 29% White, 6% Two or more races.

Alta Vista Alternative High School in Santa Barbara CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Alta Vista Alternative High ranks better than 64.8% of high schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked high schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.57. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.9%), White (29.4%), two or more races (6.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alta Vista Alternative High is 11.2, which is the lowest among 5 high schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Alta Vista Alternative High employs 11.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alta Vista Alternative High is $17,768, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 high schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Alta Vista Alternative High:

SchoolDigger ranks Alta Vista Alternative High 747^th of 2123 California public high schools. (See Alta Vista Alternative High in the ranking list.)

Santa Barbara Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Barbara Unified 660^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Alta Vista Alternative High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	64.11	444^th	2426	81.7%
2015	33.73	1288^th	1994	35.4%
2016	53.54	934^th	2039	54.2%
2017	42.64	1188^th	2021	41.2%
2018	60.20	796^th	2017	60.5%
2019	55.56	842^nd	2133	60.5%
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	58.57	747^th	2123	64.8%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Alta Vista Alternative High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2012	58	3	3	32	2	0	4	102
2013	76	3	1	51	1	0	2	134
2014	72	2	0	70	1	1	9	155
2015	62	2	0	79	0	0	5	148
2016	71	0	6	73	2	1	1	154
2017	70	2	4	62	1	1	2	142
2018	57	3	6	74	1	0	4	145
2019	45	2	5	59	1	0	5	117
2020	41	1	4	70	0	0	6	122
2021	45	0	5	54	1	0	4	109
2022	37	1	1	78	1	0	8	126

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alta Vista Alternative High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	102	3.9	25.6	97.1
2013	134	5.4	24.8	24.6
2014	155	9.6	16.1	11
2015	148	3.0	49.3	41.2
2016	154	9.0	17.1	33.1
2017	142	2.2	64.5	24.6
2018	145	7.5	19.3	37.9
2019	117	8.4	13.9	41
2020	122	n/a	n/a	43.4
2021	109	9.7	11.2	45
2022	126	11.1	11.2	68.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Alta Vista Alternative High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	102	3.9	25.6	97.1
2013	134	5.4	24.8	24.6
2014	155	9.6	16.1	11
2015	148	3.0	49.3	41.2
2016	154	9.0	17.1	33.1
2017	142	2.2	64.5	24.6
2018	145	7.5	19.3	37.9
2019	117	8.4	13.9	41
2020	122	n/a	n/a	43.4
2021	109	9.7	11.2	45
2022	126	11.1	11.2	68.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Alta Vista Alternative High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$17,768

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Alta Vista Alternative High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 842^nd of 2133 High schools	Ranks 747^th of 2123 High schools	4.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Alta Vista Alternative High)	69.2	46.2	23.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Barbara Unified)	60	51.3	8.7%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (Alta Vista Alternative High)	25.6	9.1	16.6%
11th Grade Mathematics (Santa Barbara Unified)	40.5	33.4	7.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27	5.3%
11th Grade Science (Alta Vista Alternative High)	29	23.1	5.9%
11th Grade Science (Santa Barbara Unified)	40.6	32.3	8.3%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	30.8	0.4%
12th Grade Science (Alta Vista Alternative High)	13.8	50	36.2%
12th Grade Science (Santa Barbara Unified)	18.5	29.5	11%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	117	109	6.8%
African American	2	0	100%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	5	5
Hispanic	59	54	8.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	45	45
Two or More Races	5	4	20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	41%	45%	3.9%

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