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Renaissance High Continuation

Q: Is Renaissance High Continuation a good school?

Renaissance High Continuation ranks in the bottom 4.3% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Renaissance High Continuation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended Renaissance High Continuation.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Renaissance High Continuation?

Students at Renaissance High Continuation are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Not Specified.

Public Grades 9-12

2068^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 4% of California high schools

Summary

Renaissance High Continuation is a small, alternative public high school serving 112 students in grades 9-12 within the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, designed for students who have not succeeded in traditional school settings.

The school serves a student population with very high economic need and faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism and low academic proficiency. While it offers a very low student-teacher ratio of 7-to-1, its academic performance ranks among the lowest in the state, with only about 5% of students proficient in English and 2% in math. This is dramatically lower than nearby comprehensive high schools like Aptos High or Watsonville High. However, the school has shown strength in helping students graduate, with an 83% graduation rate representing a strong recovery from pandemic lows.

When compared to other local alternative schools like New School Community Day, Renaissance shows a similar pattern of high need and low test scores but a focus on graduation. The school's outcomes highlight a disconnect between its high level of resources per student and its academic results, especially when compared to a school like Diamond Technology Institute, which achieves higher proficiency with fewer resources. This suggests the school's primary mission is effective credit recovery and persistence for struggling students, though improving core academic skills remains a critical area for growth.

112

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$68,914

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Spring Valley Rd.
La Selva Beach, CA 95076-9638

(831) 728-6344

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

White:

3.6%

Not Specified:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,068^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6High Schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified

1253^rd of 1,543Pajaro Valley 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	9.0	2068 of 2162	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1980 of 2159	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1888 of 2170	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1999 of 2123	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	2092 of 2133	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1727 of 2017	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1851 of 2021	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	1917 of 2039	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	1777 of 1994	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1407 of 2426	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.4	1314 of 2354	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.3	1702 of 2367	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.5	1730 of 2281	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	1522 of 2238	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.5	1521 of 2117	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	1374 of 2063	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.4	1498 of 1968	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.3	1391 of 1901	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	1412 of 1653	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	1078 of 1117	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	900 of 1085	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	859 of 1064	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	939 of 1044	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	884 of 941	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	685 of 938	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1894 of 1906	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1738 of 1915	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1677 of 1915	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1772 of 1858	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1789 of 1833	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1620 of 1760	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1800 of 1900	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1703 of 1902	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1641 of 1917	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1746 of 1861	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1768 of 1814	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1492 of 1742	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	408 of 410	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	222 of 299	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1900 of 2013	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1830 of 2026	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1771 of 2030	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1824 of 1943	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1893 of 1937	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1604 of 1862	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1812 of 1942	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1805 of 1948	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1732 of 1963	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1830 of 1916	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1855 of 1880	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1537 of 1834	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1227 of 1252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy5%-44 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 vs state

Science0%-33 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
Renaissance High Continuation	Public	9-12	11 Spring Valley Rd.	La Selva Beach	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6344	112	16	7.2	92.9%	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (93.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	2068^th of 2162 public high schools	4.3%		11.4	1980^th of 2159 public high schools	8.3%	88			0.0	0.0				4.6	4.6				1.5	1.5	$68,914	$66,884	$2,030
Pajaro Valley High	Public	9-12	500 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-8102	1,293	60	21.6	84.3%	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1,253 (96.9%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	34.1	1397^th of 2162 public high schools	35.4%		38.3	1287^th of 2159 public high schools	40.4%	110			15.3	15.3				40.0	40.0				8.9	8.9	$26,072	$24,006	$2,066
Aptos High	Public	9-12	100 Mariner Way	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-7832	1,274	58	21.9	47.6%	511 (40.1%)	4 (0.3%)	676 (53.1%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (4.0%)	64.6	696^th of 2162 public high schools	67.8%		71.2	548^th of 2159 public high schools	74.6%	148			35.4	35.4				46.5	46.5				30.8	30.8	$26,093	$24,446	$1,647
New School Community Day	Public	9-12	165 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-6140	42	4	10.5	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	2125^th of 2162 public high schools	1.7%		8.1	2159^th of 2159 public high schools	0.0%	34								6.7	6.7				0.0	0.0	$73,373	$70,766	$2,607
Diamond Technology Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6225	87	5	17.0	77.0%	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	65.4	683^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.4%		78.8	426^th of 2159 public high schools	80.3%	257		66.7		66.7				66.7	66.7				7.1	7.1	$46,027	$44,292	$1,735
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	Public, Charter	12	229 Green Valley Rd.	Freedom	95019	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5697	207	8	27.4	12.1%	44 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (77.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0											$32,542	$31,334	$1,208
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	260 West Riverside Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-2100	501	31	16.3	76.4%	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	484 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80.7	397^th of 2162 public high schools	81.6%		50.3	990^th of 2159 public high schools	54.1%	593	8.2	55.1	29.6	26.6	25.0	34.9	33.3	71.4	37.6	27.1	48.8	25.6	36.7	34.3
Watsonville High	Public	9-12	250 East Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6390	2,215	94	23.5	91.1%	52 (2.3%)	5 (0.2%)	2,136 (96.4%)	16 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	38.4	1303^rd of 2162 public high schools	39.7%		31.2	1464^th of 2159 public high schools	32.2%	161			13.5	13.5				38.9	38.9				19.9	19.9	$23,550	$21,560	$1,990
Delta Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	6500 Soquel Dr. Bldg. 1190	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 477-5212	113	9	13.2	38.9%	59 (52.2%)	1 (0.9%)	43 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	24.5	1605^th of 2162 public high schools	25.8%		30.1	1486^th of 2159 public high schools	31.2%	119		12.2	18.9	15.4				24.4	24.4				2.4	2.4	$26,081	$25,820	$261
Soquel High	Public	9-12	401 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3909	1,074	54	19.9	29.1%	510 (47.5%)	7 (0.7%)	424 (39.5%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.5%)	80	411^th of 2162 public high schools	81.0%		77.4	448^th of 2159 public high schools	79.2%	37		50.4	31.9	40.6				72.5	72.5				34.2	34.2	$22,084	$21,306	$778

Frequently Asked Questions about Renaissance High Continuation

Is Renaissance High Continuation a good school?

Renaissance High Continuation ranks in the bottom 4.3% of California high schools.

What district is Renaissance High Continuation in?

Pajaro Valley Unified

How many students attend Renaissance High Continuation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended Renaissance High Continuation.

What is the racial makeup of Renaissance High Continuation?

Students at Renaissance High Continuation are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Not Specified.

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