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Carpinteria Senior High

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Carpinteria Senior High ranks 890 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

890^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 59% of California high schools

Summary

Carpinteria Senior High is a public high school serving about 600 students in grades 9-12 in the coastal community of Carpinteria, part of the Carpinteria Unified school district.

The school has a significant strength in supporting students to graduation, with rates consistently above 92%, which is higher than the state average. However, its academic performance on state tests is mixed, with English scores near the state average but math and science proficiency below it. This creates an interesting contrast where the school successfully guides students to a diploma, but the depth of academic mastery as measured by standardized tests varies. Compared to some larger nearby comprehensive schools like Ventura High or Nordhoff High, Carpinteria's test scores are generally lower, though it differs from alternative schools in the area which have much lower graduation rates.

Carpinteria Senior High operates with a lower student-teacher ratio than many peers and invests significantly more per student, which may contribute to its supportive environment and high graduation success. A key area for improvement is ensuring this high level of resource translates into strong academic outcomes for all student groups, as performance varies widely between different subgroups within the school. The school's statewide ranking has shown recent improvement and year-to-year volatility, indicating it is a school in a state of change rather than a consistently stable performer.

593

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,524

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4810 Foothill Rd.
Carpinteria, CA 93013-3084

(805) 684-4107

District: Carpinteria Unified

Feeder schools for Carpinteria Senior High:

Elementary:	Aliso Elementary
	Canalino Elementary
	Summerland Elementary
Middle:	Carpinteria Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.5%

White:

20.4%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg40%

California avg41%

890^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

463^rd of 1,543Carpinteria 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	57.1	890 of 2162	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	1153 of 2159	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	994 of 2170	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	745 of 2123	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	783 of 1290	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.7	478 of 2133	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	836 of 2017	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.6	492 of 2021	75.7%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	534 of 2039	73.8%	★★★★☆
2015	59.6	750 of 1994	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.9	770 of 2426	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.6	833 of 2354	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.0	864 of 2367	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.0	702 of 2281	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.4	569 of 2238	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	54.0	583 of 2117	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	49.0	674 of 2063	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	650 of 1968	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.2	335 of 1901	82.4%	★★★★☆
2004	54.4	428 of 1653	74.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.5	994 of 1161	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	517 of 1117	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	765 of 1085	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	983 of 1064	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	562 of 1044	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.8	467 of 467	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	275 of 941	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	25.5	731 of 938	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	874 of 1906	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	881 of 1915	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	823 of 1915	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	561 of 1858	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	582 of 1054	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	558 of 1833	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	975 of 1760	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	912 of 1900	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	1194 of 1902	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	1030 of 1917	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	729 of 1861	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	432 of 1814	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	743 of 1742	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	845 of 2013	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	1145 of 2026	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	1019 of 2030	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	796 of 1943	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	679 of 1126	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.1	399 of 1937	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	864 of 1862	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	787 of 1942	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	1239 of 1948	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1007 of 1963	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	821 of 1916	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.5	780 of 1122	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.4	387 of 1880	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	638 of 1834	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	170 of 175	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	144 of 183	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	174 of 190	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	108 of 168	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1136 of 1252	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	949 of 1216	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	882 of 1197	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	338 of 1155	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	296 of 1173	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	462 of 1193	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.1	111 of 1204	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	90 of 1222	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	253 of 1173	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)71st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-51 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-50 vs school

Military Connected (2025)3rd percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science30%-3 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
Carpinteria Senior High	Public	9-12	4810 Foothill Rd.	Carpinteria	93013	Santa Barbara County	Carpinteria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 684-4107	593	33	18.2	65.3%	121 (20.4%)	2 (0.3%)	448 (75.5%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	57.1	890^th of 2162 public high schools	58.8%		43.8	1153^rd of 2159 public high schools	46.6%	263		29.6		29.6		50.0	50.0		30.8	30.8	$21,524	$813	$20,711
Santa Barbara Senior High	Public	9-12	700 East Anapamu St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-9101	1,924	99	19.4	61.7%	578 (30.0%)	11 (0.6%)	1,201 (62.4%)	32 (1.7%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (4.5%)	42.7	1195^th of 2162 public high schools	44.7%		39.8	1239^th of 2159 public high schools	42.6%	44		25.2	9.5	23.8		44.9	44.9		18.7	18.7	$17,623	$1,328	$16,295
Alta Vista Alternative High	Public, Virtual	9-12	215 East Ortega St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 966-0883	119	9	12.6	59.7%	35 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (58.8%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	25.7	1576^th of 2162 public high schools	27.1%		54.1	905^th of 2159 public high schools	58.1%	671		22.2		30.0		26.1	26.1		9.1	9.1	$30,761	$2,918	$27,843
La Cuesta Continuation High	Public	9-12	710 Santa Barbara St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-0883	77	9	8.4	89.6%	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	7.4	2137^th of 2162 public high schools	1.2%		9.7	2092^nd of 2159 public high schools	3.1%	45		0.0		0.0		4.0	4.0		0.0	0.0	$32,347	$3,484	$28,863
Nordhoff High	Public	9-12	1401 Maricopa Hwy.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4343	576	32	18.0	50.9%	295 (51.2%)	1 (0.2%)	248 (43.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	59.2	846^th of 2162 public high schools	60.9%		80.7	403^rd of 2159 public high schools	81.3%	443		29.5		29.0		61.5	61.5		25.2	25.2	$8,090	$418	$7,672
Santa Barbara County Regional Occupational Program-South	Public	9-12	4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.	Santa Barbara	93160	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 967-4711	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Santa Barbara County Community	Public	5-12	4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-5307	27	4	6.7	88.9%	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	$68,373	$00	$68,373
Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court	Public	5-12	4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-5307	31	3	10.2	90.3%	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)								(n/a)							0.0			0.0	$71,949	$6,011	$65,938
Legacy High	Public	9-12	703 EL Paseo Rd.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4330	37	2	16.0	89.2%	16 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)								(n/a)						0.0	0.0				$7,151	$175	$6,976
San Marcos Senior High	Public	9-12	4750 Hollister Ave.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-4581	1,926	91	21.1	58.0%	616 (32.0%)	9 (0.5%)	1,165 (60.5%)	47 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	84 (4.4%)	72.2	559^th of 2162 public high schools	74.1%		64.8	655^th of 2159 public high schools	69.7%	96		46.5	13.0	44.9		55.9	55.9		34.9	34.9	$17,621	$1,569	$16,052

Frequently Asked Questions about Carpinteria Senior High

How many students attend Carpinteria Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Carpinteria Senior High.

Is Carpinteria Senior High a good school?

Carpinteria Senior High ranks 890^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Carpinteria Senior High?

Carpinteria Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aliso Elementary
Elementary : Canalino Elementary
Elementary : Summerland Elementary
Middle : Carpinteria Middle

What is the racial makeup of Carpinteria Senior High?

Students at Carpinteria Senior High are 76% Hispanic, 20% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Carpinteria Senior High in?

Carpinteria Unified

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