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Central Coast New Technical High

Public Grades 9-12

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 93% of California high schools

Summary

Central Coast New Technical High (CCNTH) is a small, top-performing public high school serving 318 students in grades 9-12 within the Lucia Mar Unified district in Nipomo, CA, consistently ranking among the best in the state.

The school excels academically, with students scoring significantly higher in English, math, and science than both the district and state averages, and it boasts a near-perfect 98.2% graduation rate. Remarkably, CCNTH has maintained a near-zero dropout rate for years and achieves these outstanding results while serving a diverse student body, with about half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This success is particularly notable when compared to its closest neighbor, Nipomo High, which serves a similar community but has much lower proficiency rates in core subjects.

CCNTH's smaller size likely allows for more personalized attention, and its technical focus does not come at the expense of core academics—it even outperforms larger comprehensive schools like Arroyo Grande High. The school's effective use of resources and consistent excellence over nearly a decade make it a standout model within the Lucia Mar Unified district and a compelling choice for families seeking a rigorous and supportive high school environment.

318

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,079

Per pupil spending ?

50.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

523 North Thompson Ave.
Nipomo, CA 93444-9086

(805) 474-3350

District: Lucia Mar Unified

Feeder schools for Central Coast New Technical High:

Elementary:	Branch Elementary
	Dana Elementary
	Fairgrove Elementary
	Grover Beach Elementary
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	Grover Heights Elementary
	Harloe Elementary
	Lange (Dorothea) Elementary
	Nipomo Elementary
	Ocean View Elementary
	Oceano Elementary
	Shell Beach Elementary
Middle:	Judkins Middle
	Mesa Middle
	Paulding Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

38.7%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg45%

California avg41%

150^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Lucia Mar Unified

582^nd of 1,543Lucia Mar 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	92.9	150 of 2162	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	99 of 2159	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	103 of 2170	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	114 of 2123	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	233 of 2133	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	136 of 2017	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	85.6	298 of 2021	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	69.3	587 of 2039	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.6	409 of 1994	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	67.1	363 of 2426	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	218 of 1906	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	282 of 1915	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	95.6	78 of 1915	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	206 of 1858	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	372 of 1833	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	281 of 1760	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	59 of 1900	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	83 of 1902	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	22 of 1917	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	76 of 1861	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	229 of 1814	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	201 of 1742	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	110 of 2013	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	50 of 2026	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	179 of 2030	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	58 of 1943	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	122 of 1937	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	90 of 1862	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	115 of 1942	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	67 of 1948	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	131 of 1963	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	78 of 1916	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	163 of 1880	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	68 of 1834	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	214 of 1155	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.7	54 of 1173	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	131 of 1193	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	102 of 1204	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	228 of 1222	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	164 of 1173	86.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Science63%+30 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 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
Central Coast New Technical High	Public	9-12	523 North Thompson Ave.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3350	318	17	19.1	50.3%	160 (50.3%)	2 (0.6%)	123 (38.7%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	92.9	150^th of 2162 public high schools	93.1%		95.6	99^th of 2159 public high schools	95.4%	51	62.8		62.8	77.2	77.2	53.2	53.2	$19,079	$16,452	$2,627
Nipomo High	Public	9-12	525 North Thompson Rd.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3300	819	43	19.0	70.2%	225 (27.5%)	5 (0.6%)	542 (66.2%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.8%)	61.4	785^th of 2162 public high schools	63.7%		49.7	1002^nd of 2159 public high schools	53.6%	217	34.0		33.3	67.7	67.7	19.8	19.8	$19,372	$16,590	$2,782
Lopez Continuation High	Public	10-12	1055 Mesa View Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3750	96	9	10.9	77.1%	27 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (65.6%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	11.2	1959^th of 2162 public high schools	9.4%		19.1	1716^th of 2159 public high schools	20.5%	243	0.0		0.0	15.2	15.2	4.6	4.6	$28,736	$24,444	$4,292
Arroyo Grande High	Public	9-12	495 Valley Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3200	2,012	96	20.9	47.2%	966 (48.0%)	11 (0.5%)	845 (42.0%)	60 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (5.7%)	79.9	414^th of 2162 public high schools	80.9%		74.4	488^th of 2159 public high schools	77.4%	74	47.5	9.1	46.6	69.8	69.8	36.6	36.6	$15,413	$12,818	$2,595
Pioneer Valley High	Public	9-12	675 Panther Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 922-1305	3,080	140	22.0	71.9%	70 (2.3%)	13 (0.4%)	2,893 (93.9%)	87 (2.8%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	47.2	1092^nd of 2162 public high schools	49.5%		52.1	952^nd of 2159 public high schools	55.9%	140	24.2	23.5	24.2	50.2	50.2	21.3	21.3	$26,979	$25,752	$1,227
Santa Maria High	Public	9-12	901 South Broadway	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 925-2567	3,143	144	21.9	76.1%	39 (1.2%)	6 (0.2%)	3,057 (97.3%)	29 (0.9%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	40.3	1251^st of 2162 public high schools	42.1%		38.7	1277^th of 2159 public high schools	40.9%	26	24.0		23.8	44.5	44.5	15.7	15.7	$27,920	$26,640	$1,280
Ernest Righetti High	Public	9-12	941 East Foster Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-2051	2,416	115	21.0	55.5%	424 (17.5%)	32 (1.3%)	1,815 (75.1%)	78 (3.2%)	17 (0.7%)	6 (0.2%)	34 (1.4%)	58	877^th of 2162 public high schools	59.4%		62.4	711^th of 2159 public high schools	67.1%	166	31.1	13.3	30.6	60.5	60.5	22.6	22.6	$29,708	$28,504	$1,204
Delta High	Public	9-12	4893 Bethany Ln.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-6356	291	14	20.7	78.7%	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	274 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	1974^th of 2162 public high schools	8.7%		10.6	2033^rd of 2159 public high schools	5.8%	59	3.3		3.7	17.0	17.0	1.1	1.1	$33,469	$32,788	$681
Pacific Beach High	Public	10-12	11950 Los Osos Valley Rd.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4023	62	4	14.6	74.2%	23 (37.1%)	1 (1.6%)	32 (51.6%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	8.1	2112^th of 2162 public high schools	2.3%		11.3	1982^nd of 2159 public high schools	8.2%	130	0.0		0.0	9.4	9.4	0.0	0.0	$36,940	$36,138	$802
San Luis Obispo High	Public	9-12	1499 San Luis Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93401	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4040	1,678	78	21.5	39.0%	941 (56.1%)	18 (1.1%)	521 (31.0%)	72 (4.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	107 (6.4%)	87.2	260^th of 2162 public high schools	88.0%		89.9	232^nd of 2159 public high schools	89.3%	28	55.0	25.0	53.8	67.2	67.2	50.9	50.9	$19,810	$18,796	$1,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Coast New Technical High

What district is Central Coast New Technical High in?

Lucia Mar Unified

Is Central Coast New Technical High a good school?

Yes. Central Coast New Technical High ranks in the top 6.9% of California high schools.

How many students attend Central Coast New Technical High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Central Coast New Technical High.

What schools feed into Central Coast New Technical High?

What is the racial makeup of Central Coast New Technical High?

Students at Central Coast New Technical High are 50% White, 39% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

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