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Renaissance High

Public Grades 9-12

2059^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 5% of California high schools

Summary

Renaissance High is a small public high school serving 113 students in grades 9-12 within the Santa Paula Unified district, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school faces profound academic challenges, with proficiency rates far below nearby schools—0% in math and 5.41% in English compared to 17.7% and 51.78% respectively at Santa Paula High—and it consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of all California schools. A major contributing factor is a chronic absenteeism rate of 52.3%, more than double the rate at most neighboring high schools like Fillmore Senior High. Interestingly, despite these struggles, the school maintains a strong 88.9% graduation rate, suggesting it is effective at keeping students enrolled through to completion.

Notably, Renaissance High spends significantly more per student ($24,616) than many higher-performing schools in the area, such as Foothill Technology High ($16,778) and Rancho Campana High ($15,183), raising questions about the efficiency of its resources. Its performance stands in stark contrast to several excellent schools within a short distance, indicating that the challenges may be specific to the school's approach rather than just its student population.

113

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,616

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 North Palm Ave.
Santa Paula, CA 93060

(805) 525-4407

District: Santa Paula Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

White:

0.9%

Asian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg27%

California avg41%

2,059^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Santa Paula Unified

1260^th of 1,543Santa Paula 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	9.2	2059 of 2162	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	2121 of 2159	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	2124 of 2170	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1944 of 2123	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	2024 of 2133	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1596 of 2017	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	1924 of 2021	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	1761 of 2039	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	1802 of 1994	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	996 of 1064	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	754 of 1044	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	499 of 941	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	513 of 938	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1895 of 1906	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1837 of 1915	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1876 of 1915	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1604 of 1858	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1793 of 1833	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1568 of 1760	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1787 of 1900	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1853 of 1902	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1864 of 1917	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1661 of 1861	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1697 of 1814	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1423 of 1742	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1901 of 2013	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1979 of 2026	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1972 of 2030	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1837 of 1943	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1819 of 1937	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1443 of 1862	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1762 of 1942	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1915 of 1948	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1920 of 1963	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1913 of 1916	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1791 of 1880	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1411 of 1834	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy5%-43 vs state

Science5%-27 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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 (2024)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Renaissance High	Public	9-12	333 North Palm Ave.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4407	113	5	22.2	96.5%	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (98.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2059^th of 2162 public high schools	4.8%		9.1	2121^st of 2159 public high schools	1.8%	62		5.4		5.3		5.4	5.4		0.0	0.0	$24,616	$4,107	$20,509
Santa Paula High	Public	9-12	404 North Sixth St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4400	1,494	70	21.4	83.5%	41 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,437 (96.2%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	43.4	1180^th of 2162 public high schools	45.4%		41.7	1198^th of 2159 public high schools	44.5%	18		20.9		20.6		51.8	51.8		17.7	17.7	$22,500	$3,994	$18,506
Rio Mesa High	Public	9-12	545 Central Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-5500	1,951	85	23.0	72.6%	86 (4.4%)	20 (1.0%)	1,700 (87.1%)	92 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.2%)	49.8	1044^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%		44.9	1125^th of 2159 public high schools	47.9%	81		32.2		31.7		46.4	46.4		20.2	20.2
Rancho Campana High	Public	9-12	4235 Mar Vista Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2500	826	35	23.4	38.1%	267 (32.3%)	7 (0.8%)	351 (42.5%)	108 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.1%)	96.7	64^th of 2162 public high schools	97.0%		97.2	62^nd of 2159 public high schools	97.1%	2		64.8		63.8		86.6	86.6		65.6	65.6
Sierra High	Public	9-12	615 Shiells Dr.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-8202	64	5	12.8	84.4%	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	1953^rd of 2162 public high schools	9.7%		12.1	1942^nd of 2159 public high schools	10.1%	11		2.8		2.8		10.8	10.8		5.4	5.4	$20,454	$951	$19,503
Fillmore Senior High	Public	9-12	555 Central Ave.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6100	1,007	47	21.5	70.9%	39 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	947 (94.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	42.5	1198^th of 2162 public high schools	44.6%		41.4	1209^th of 2159 public high schools	44.0%	11		23.1		22.7		52.8	52.8		13.2	13.2	$21,636	$1,352	$20,284
Buena High	Public	9-12	5670 Telegraph Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1826	1,585	72	22.0	60.2%	477 (30.1%)	22 (1.4%)	965 (60.9%)	47 (3.0%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.5%)	51.3	1012^th of 2162 public high schools	53.2%		55.2	874^th of 2159 public high schools	59.5%	138		27.6	9.1	27.0		54.7	54.7		20.8	20.8	$17,398	$1,904	$15,494
Gateway Community	Public	6-12	200 Horizon Cir.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1460	69	6	10.6	82.6%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%		8.2	2151^st of 2159 public high schools	0.4%	3	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$64,948	$18,727	$46,221
Career Education Center	Public	6-12	465 Horizon Cir.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 437-1420	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Adolfo Camarillo High	Public	9-12	4660 Mission Oaks Blvd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 389-6407	1,969	78	25.1	40.9%	620 (31.5%)	32 (1.6%)	1,030 (52.3%)	129 (6.6%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	147 (7.5%)	66.1	672^nd of 2162 public high schools	68.9%		77.8	443^rd of 2159 public high schools	79.5%	229		34.4		34.2		56.2	56.2		34.7	34.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Renaissance High

Is Renaissance High a good school?

Renaissance High ranks in the bottom 4.8% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Renaissance High?

Students at Renaissance High are 98% Hispanic.

How many students attend Renaissance High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 113 students attended Renaissance High.

What district is Renaissance High in?

Santa Paula Unified

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