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Prospect High (Continuation)

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Prospect High (Continuation) ranks 1618 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 25% of California high schools

Summary

Prospect High (Continuation) is a very small public high school in Pleasant Hill, part of the Mt. Diablo Unified district, serving about 60 students in grades 9-12 who have struggled in traditional school settings.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency in core subjects far below district and state averages, a graduation rate of 70.8%, and a dropout rate of 29.2%. The most striking issue is chronic absenteeism, affecting over 96% of students, which is nearly five times the state average. While the student-teacher ratio is a low 10-to-1, suggesting potential for individual attention, outcomes remain poor. This pattern is not unique to Prospect; similar continuation schools like Crossroads High and Olympic High in the area show comparable struggles with attendance and achievement.

There is a stark contrast between Prospect High and the comprehensive high schools nearby, such as College Park High, which have much higher graduation rates and lower absenteeism. Recent data shows some modest improvement in Prospect's statewide ranking and test scores. The school's mission is to serve students with profound academic or personal hurdles, indicating that the challenges documented here reflect deep-seated, systemic issues common to this type of educational setting rather than the efforts of any single school.

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$974

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One Santa Barbara Rd.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-4417

(925) 682-8000

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

21.7%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (71% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (29% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg43%

California avg43%

1,618^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified

759^th of 1,543Mt. Diablo 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	23.9	1618 of 2162	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1905 of 2159	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	2105 of 2170	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	2082 of 2123	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1114 of 1290	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1970 of 2133	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1579 of 2017	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	1694 of 2021	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	1986 of 2039	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	1426 of 1994	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	1885 of 2426	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.7	1450 of 2354	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	11.3	1996 of 2367	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.7	821 of 2281	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	26.0	1576 of 2238	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.3	1222 of 2117	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.1	1539 of 2063	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.8	1797 of 1968	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	1451 of 1901	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.6	1123 of 1653	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	8.4	1894 of 1917	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1860 of 1861	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	12.1	1876 of 2030	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1942 of 1943	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.3	1808 of 1963	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1859 of 1916	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1751 of 1880	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1413 of 1834	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	7.8	1060 of 1173	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)10th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2023)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)8th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-27 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	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
Prospect High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	One Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-8000	60	6	10.4	66.7%	13 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	5 (8.3%)	23.9	1618^th of 2162 public high schools	25.2%		12.7	1905^th of 2159 public high schools	11.8%	287								21.4	21.4				16.7	16.7	$974	$974	$00
Contra Costa County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	77 Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 942-3368	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
College Park High	Public	9-12	201 Viking Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-7670	1,948	85	22.9	40.5%	756 (38.8%)	43 (2.2%)	607 (31.2%)	279 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	251 (12.9%)	73.5	526^th of 2162 public high schools	75.7%		80.8	401^st of 2159 public high schools	81.4%	125		35.4		34.9				61.0	61.0				43.9	43.9	$476	$310	$166
Ygnacio Valley High	Public	9-12	755 Oak Grove Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-8414	1,059	56	18.9	81.5%	52 (4.9%)	34 (3.2%)	827 (78.1%)	85 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	51 (4.8%)	24	1613^th of 2162 public high schools	25.4%		29.8	1495^th of 2159 public high schools	30.8%	118		13.6	9.1	13.4				29.2	29.2				11.8	11.8	$1,221	$462	$759
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	2730 Mitchell Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 235-1130	285	13	21.9	29.1%	76 (26.7%)	34 (11.9%)	122 (42.8%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.4%)	59.9	826^th of 2162 public high schools	61.8%		72.4	533^rd of 2159 public high schools	75.3%	293	22.5	42.1		28.8	35.7	35.9	37.8	66.7	40.8	24.1	16.0	23.3	10.0	19.0
Acalanes High	Public	9-12	1200 Pleasant Hill Rd.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Acalanes Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 280-3970	1,256	64	19.5	7.3%	787 (62.7%)	19 (1.5%)	150 (11.9%)	152 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	134 (10.7%)	95.1	93^rd of 2162 public high schools	95.7%		97.7	50^th of 2159 public high schools	97.7%	43		61.3	33.3	60.1				82.5	82.5				63.1	63.1
Las Lomas High	Public	9-12	1460 South Main St.	Walnut Creek	94596	Contra Costa County	Acalanes Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 280-3920	1,577	81	19.4	15.4%	806 (51.1%)	45 (2.9%)	268 (17.0%)	271 (17.2%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	174 (11.0%)	90.9	183^rd of 2162 public high schools	91.5%		92.1	176^th of 2159 public high schools	91.8%	7		58.1	42.9	57.6				71.2	71.2				56.5	56.5
Mt. Diablo High	Public	9-12	2450 Grant St.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-4030	1,397	71	19.7	80.0%	67 (4.8%)	116 (8.3%)	1,029 (73.7%)	106 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.1%)	62 (4.4%)	27.5	1538^th of 2162 public high schools	28.9%		26.1	1572^nd of 2159 public high schools	27.2%	34		12.1	0.0	11.4				38.1	38.1				12.5	12.5	$1,263	$358	$905
Crossroads High	Public	7-12	2701 Willow Pass Rd.	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 689-6852	12	2	5.8	91.7%	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	10 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$7,834	$00	$7,834
Olympic High	Public	9-12	2730 Salvio St.	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-0363	233	16	14.4	89.7%	21 (9.0%)	15 (6.4%)	174 (74.7%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	10 (4.3%)	11.7	1927^th of 2162 public high schools	10.9%		12.1	1943^rd of 2159 public high schools	10.0%	16		1.4	0.0	1.1				15.6	15.6				5.4	5.4	$2,113	$768	$1,345

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Prospect High (Continuation) ranks 1618^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 60 students attended Prospect High (Continuation).

What district is Prospect High (Continuation) in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

What is the racial makeup of Prospect High (Continuation)?

Students at Prospect High (Continuation) are 68% Hispanic, 22% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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