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Hollister High

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Hollister High ranks 1107 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 49% of California high schools

Summary

Hollister High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 to over 3,300 students in Hollister, CA, operating within the San Benito High district.

The school presents a notable mix of strengths and challenges for parents to consider. A major strength is its exceptional 94.3% graduation rate, which is well above the state average and among the best when compared to nearby comprehensive high schools like Everett Alvarez High and Gilroy High. The school has also made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism. However, a significant area of concern is academic proficiency in mathematics, which at 16.67% is critically low and less than half the state average, creating a stark contrast with its more solid performance in English.

When looking at the broader picture, Hollister High serves a student population with high economic need, and its statewide ranking has declined in recent years. It performs at or above the averages for its district, which is ranked in the bottom quartile statewide. Compared to a school like Rancho San Juan High, which serves a similar community, Hollister lags in math and English proficiency. The school shows variable effectiveness with different student subgroups, demonstrating notable success with migrant students while other groups perform below average.

3,316

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,998

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1220 Monterey St.
Hollister, CA 95023-4708

(831) 637-5831

District: San Benito High

Feeder schools for Hollister High:

Elementary:	Calaveras Elementary
	Cerra Vista Elementary
	Cienega Elementary
	Hollister Dual Language Academy
	More...
	Jefferson Elementary
	Ladd Lane Elementary
	Panoche Elementary
	R. O. Hardin Elementary
	Southside Elementary
	Spring Grove Elementary
	Sunnyslope Elementary
	Tres Pinos Elementary
	Willow Grove Elementary
Middle:	Accelerated Achievement Academy
	Maze Middle
	Rancho San Justo

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.7%

White:

15.6%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,107^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the San Benito High

1218^th of 1,543San Benito High 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	46.3	1107 of 2162	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	815 of 2159	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	995 of 2170	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	703 of 2123	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	712 of 2133	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	585 of 2017	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	619 of 2021	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.7	675 of 2039	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.8	905 of 1994	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.1	834 of 2426	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.8	780 of 2354	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.4	818 of 2367	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.6	687 of 2281	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.9	549 of 2238	75.5%	★★★★☆
2008	58.1	505 of 2117	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	52.4	598 of 2063	71.0%	★★★★☆
2006	50.5	626 of 1968	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.5	544 of 1901	71.4%	★★★★☆
2004	45.6	576 of 1653	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	349 of 585	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.9	181 of 573	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	375 of 581	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	403 of 582	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	848 of 1161	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	394 of 1117	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	392 of 1052	62.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.7	617 of 1085	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	664 of 1064	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	297 of 1044	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.7	376 of 941	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	234 of 938	75.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1052 of 1906	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	677 of 1915	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	902 of 1915	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	627 of 1858	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	646 of 1833	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	544 of 1760	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	973 of 1900	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	718 of 1902	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	845 of 1917	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	509 of 1861	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	626 of 1814	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	429 of 1742	75.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	195 of 410	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.6	28 of 328	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	33.4	192 of 299	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	147 of 290	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1068 of 2013	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	755 of 2026	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	935 of 2030	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	627 of 1943	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	750 of 1937	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	436 of 1862	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1035 of 1942	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	857 of 1948	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	963 of 1963	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	702 of 1916	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	709 of 1880	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	598 of 1834	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	30 of 85	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	14 of 85	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	29 of 74	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.1	67 of 574	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.9	339 of 541	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	419 of 515	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	804 of 1252	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	652 of 1216	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	821 of 1197	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	759 of 1155	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	628 of 1173	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	673 of 1193	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.0	381 of 1204	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	413 of 1222	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	425 of 1173	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)88th percentile+26 vs school

Migrant (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Thursday, July 23, 2009

I actually really liked the fact that it was a big high school (about 3,000 students). The thing about going to a big High School which is the only High School in the area is that it is really easy to transition to college. Also, I really enjoyed playing football there. It's awesome that every Friday night that's where everyone in Hollister goes. Hollister has a great Football program. Overall, i was pretty satisfied with my High School experience. Close Quote

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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 10th Grade	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
Hollister High	Public	9-12	1220 Monterey St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-5831	3,316	144	23.0	61.6%	517 (15.6%)	20 (0.6%)	2,578 (77.7%)	110 (3.3%)	19 (0.6%)	12 (0.4%)	57 (1.7%)	46.3	1107^th of 2162 public high schools	48.8%		58	815^th of 2159 public high schools	62.3%	292		25.1	25.0	25.1	52.7	52.7	16.7	16.7	$14,998	$1,352	$13,646
San Andreas Continuation High	Public	9-12	191 Alvarado St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-9269	74	4	17.1	87.8%	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	10.7	1983^rd of 2162 public high schools	8.3%		15.2	1816^th of 2159 public high schools	15.9%	167		5.3	0.0	3.4	13.5	13.5	0.0	0.0	$14,998	$1,352	$13,646
Pinnacles Community	Public	7-12	191 Alvarado St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-9269	15	1	12.5	80.0%	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$8,741	$2,452	$6,289
Anzar High	Public	9-12	2000 San Juan Hwy.	San Juan Bautista	95045	San Benito County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 623-7660	267	16	16.2	54.7%	46 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (77.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	42.5	1201^st of 2162 public high schools	44.4%		51.8	963^rd of 2159 public high schools	55.4%	238					54.1	54.1	10.0	10.0	$19,140	$2,611	$16,529
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Public	9-12	5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. PB17	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 846-4909	304	11	27.2	39.8%	34 (11.2%)	7 (2.3%)	147 (48.4%)	85 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	99.3	6^th of 2162 public high schools	99.7%		99.5	6^th of 2159 public high schools	99.7%			86.1		86.1	98.6	98.6	86.1	86.1	$12,224	$1,007	$11,217
Gilroy High	Public	9-12	750 West Tenth St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5400	1,618	78	20.8	51.2%	159 (9.8%)	8 (0.5%)	1,284 (79.4%)	93 (5.7%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (3.9%)	38.7	1298^th of 2162 public high schools	40.0%		58.2	809^th of 2159 public high schools	62.5%	489		23.0	23.1	23.1	36.4	36.4	11.1	11.1	$16,874	$1,381	$15,493
Rancho San Juan High	Public	9-12	1100 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 273-7700	1,600	77	20.7	84.1%	73 (4.6%)	9 (0.6%)	1,449 (90.6%)	41 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	54	949^th of 2162 public high schools	56.1%		45.5	1114^th of 2159 public high schools	48.4%	165	22.4	36.5	15.4	28.5	55.9	55.9	20.9	20.9	$17,347	$1,785	$15,562
Everett Alvarez High	Public	9-12	1900 Independence Blvd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7800	1,978	91	21.8	92.7%	21 (1.1%)	9 (0.5%)	1,860 (94.0%)	62 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.2%)	40.6	1246^th of 2162 public high schools	42.4%		41.9	1193^rd of 2159 public high schools	44.7%	53	16.3	30.2	13.6	21.0	47.9	47.9	14.6	14.6	$16,512	$1,512	$15,000
Santa Clara County Regional Occupational Program-South	Public	10-12	700 West Sixth St. Ste. L	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 842-0361	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central Bay High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	17500 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 663-2997	23	3	7.6	100.0%	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	2143^rd of 2162 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)		0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$48,652	$3,790	$44,862

Frequently Asked Questions about Hollister High

How many students attend Hollister High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,316 students attended Hollister High.

What district is Hollister High in?

San Benito High

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Hollister High ranks 1107^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Hollister High?

Students at Hollister High are 78% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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