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Montecito High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

1759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 18% of California high schools

Summary

Montecito High (Continuation) serves 92 students in grades 9–12 in Ramona, California, within the Ramona City Unified district. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 24% in English language arts (ELA), 2% in math and 12% in science, all below state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. Chronic absenteeism was also very high: 69%, compared with 18% statewide and 21% districtwide. The clearest concern is the combination of very low academic proficiency—especially in math—and persistent attendance problems.

Among nearby grades 9–12 schools with reported results, Montecito had the second-lowest ELA and science rates and the lowest math rate. For comparison, San Pasqual Academy was lower in ELA and science, while its math rate of 7% was the next-lowest after Montecito. Montecito’s gaps against the state were largest in math: 36 percentage points, compared with 25 in ELA and 24 in science. Its chronic absenteeism rate was the highest among nearby schools with reported figures, exceeding Abraxas Continuation High at 67% and San Pasqual Academy at 60%.

Test results have not improved overall over four years: ELA fell 3 percentage points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, and math fell 2 points; science rose 4 points, but still remained far below the state. SchoolDigger placed Montecito at the 18th percentile statewide in 2025–26, with 1 star; nearby rankings ranged from the 9th percentile at San Pasqual Academy to the 93rd at Rancho Bernardo High. Some context: Montecito’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.1, lower than most nearby schools, and 75% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism has declined from 84% in 2021–22, but rose from 67% the previous year; the latest graduation rate was 81%, while the dropout rate was 14%.

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,420

Per pupil spending ?

75.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

720 Ninth St.
Ramona, CA 92065-2348

(760) 787-4300

District: Ramona City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

White:

34.8%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (81% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg34%

California avg42%

1,759^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Ramona City Unified

507^th of 968Ramona City 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
2026	15.1	1759 of 2137	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	1728 of 2162	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1803 of 2159	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1706 of 2170	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1850 of 2123	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1092 of 1290	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1598 of 2133	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1711 of 2017	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	1811 of 2021	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	1544 of 2039	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	1397 of 1994	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.4	1526 of 2426	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.1	1353 of 2354	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	1123 of 2367	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.8	1202 of 2281	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.7	794 of 2238	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.9	890 of 2117	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.2	977 of 2063	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.9	896 of 1968	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.6	866 of 1901	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.7	771 of 1653	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	1560 of 1865	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	1549 of 1906	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1646 of 1915	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1428 of 1915	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1625 of 1858	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1490 of 1833	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1567 of 1760	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	1707 of 1880	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1493 of 1900	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1791 of 1902	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1541 of 1917	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1748 of 1861	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1490 of 1814	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1585 of 1742	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	1660 of 1999	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	1547 of 2013	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1734 of 2026	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1726 of 2030	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1645 of 1943	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	995 of 1126	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1480 of 1937	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1575 of 1862	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	1643 of 1932	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	1603 of 1942	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1660 of 1948	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1629 of 1963	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1739 of 1916	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	986 of 1122	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1432 of 1880	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1559 of 1834	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1082 of 1155	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1114 of 1173	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1045 of 1193	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1124 of 1204	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1065 of 1222	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1132 of 1173	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Science12%-24 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th 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
Montecito High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	720 Ninth St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-4300	92	7	13.1	75.0%	32 (34.8%)	1 (1.1%)	52 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	15.1	1759^th of 2137 public high schools	17.7%		17.7	1728^th of 2162 public high schools	20.1%	31			12.2		11.9				24.4	24.4				2.4	2.4	$2,420	$1,422	$998
Future Bound Independent Study Secondary	Public	7-12	720 Ninth St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-2068	23	1	23.0	56.5%	12 (52.2%)	1 (4.3%)	7 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)								(n/a)																$1,504	$472	$1,032
Ramona High	Public	9-12	1401 Hanson Ln.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-4000	1,404	64	21.7	57.2%	666 (47.4%)	6 (0.4%)	637 (45.4%)	9 (0.6%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (5.3%)	62.1	770^th of 2137 public high schools	64.0%		70.8	584^th of 2162 public high schools	73.0%	186			37.5		37.0				56.4	56.4				31.5	31.5	$2,968	$2,128	$840
San Pasqual Academy	Public	9-12	17701 San Pasqual Valley Rd.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 233-6003	33	6	5.5	90.9%	3 (9.1%)	10 (30.3%)	16 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)	10.2	1943^rd of 2137 public high schools	9.1%					(n/a)			0.0		0.0				13.3	13.3				6.7	6.7	$93,021	$85,252	$7,769
Poway High	Public	9-12	15500 Espola Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0245	2,101	97	21.5	21.8%	1,067 (50.8%)	23 (1.1%)	628 (29.9%)	150 (7.1%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	227 (10.8%)	82.4	352^nd of 2137 public high schools	83.5%		87.8	251^st of 2162 public high schools	88.4%	101				53.1	53.1				59.5	59.5				47.6	47.6	$21,410	$21,074	$336
San Pasqual High	Public	9-12	3300 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-6000	1,846	91	20.3	73.2%	410 (22.2%)	33 (1.8%)	1,288 (69.8%)	75 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	33 (1.8%)	59	837^th of 2137 public high schools	60.8%		57.4	887^th of 2162 public high schools	59.0%	50		28.7		7.1	28.1				68.3	68.3				26.6	26.6	$29,293	$28,010	$1,283
Altus Schools North County	Public, Charter	6-12	200 East Via Rancho Pkwy.	Escondido	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	149	5	30.1	76.5%	23 (15.4%)	3 (2.0%)	111 (74.5%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	17.3	1702^nd of 2137 public high schools	20.4%		43.8	1173^rd of 2162 public high schools	45.7%	529	5.9	10.7		6.7	8.1		42.9	17.7		39.1		7.1	5.9		6.5	$23,166	$21,414	$1,752
Orange Glen High	Public	9-12	2200 Glen Ridge Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-5000	1,788	94	19.1	89.0%	80 (4.5%)	26 (1.5%)	1,608 (89.9%)	53 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	39.3	1297^th of 2137 public high schools	39.3%		43.2	1185^th of 2162 public high schools	45.2%	112		21.3		30.4	21.8				48.6	48.6				16.7	16.7	$29,482	$28,278	$1,204
Rancho Bernardo High	Public	9-12	13010 Paseo Lucido	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-4800	2,210	90	24.4	15.2%	897 (40.6%)	54 (2.4%)	440 (19.9%)	538 (24.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	270 (12.2%)	92.6	142^nd of 2137 public high schools	93.4%		90.9	184^th of 2162 public high schools	91.5%	42				65.8	65.8				72.5	72.5				63.6	63.6	$20,782	$20,314	$468
El Capitan High	Public	9-12	10410 Ashwood St.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 938-9100	1,810	83	21.8	52.2%	876 (48.4%)	29 (1.6%)	694 (38.3%)	57 (3.1%)	27 (1.5%)	6 (0.3%)	120 (6.6%)	50.9	1020^th of 2137 public high schools	52.3%		47.7	1080^th of 2162 public high schools	50.0%	60			26.5	36.4	26.8				55.2	55.2				26.0	26.0	$26,956	$25,802	$1,154

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Students at Montecito High (Continuation) are 57% Hispanic, 35% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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