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San Andreas Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

1983^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 8% of California high schools

Summary

San Andreas Continuation High is a small public high school in Hollister, California, serving grades 9-12 and part of the San Benito High District. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high dropout rates, and high chronic absenteeism compared to the district's main high school, Hollister High, as well as the state averages.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.51% of San Andreas Continuation High students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 50.96% at Hollister High and 56.96% statewide. In Mathematics, 0% of students were proficient or better, compared to 15.97% at Hollister High and 30.5% statewide. The school also has a high dropout rate, ranging from 3.9% to 20.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the 8.9% rate at Hollister High. Additionally, San Andreas Continuation High has very high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 82.1% in recent years, much higher than the 20.4% rate at Hollister High.

When compared to other nearby continuation high schools, such as Central Bay High (Continuation) and Pinnacles Community, San Andreas Continuation High performs similarly in terms of low academic achievement, high dropout rates, and high chronic absenteeism. This suggests that the challenges faced by continuation high schools in the region are widespread. While the school faces significant obstacles, its performance has shown some signs of improvement in recent years, and continued efforts to address the underlying issues could lead to further progress.

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,998

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

191 Alvarado St.
Hollister, CA 95023-4043

(831) 637-9269

District: San Benito High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

White:

6.8%

Pacific Islander:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (88% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,983^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	10.7	1983 of 2162	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1816 of 2159	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1750 of 2170	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1883 of 2123	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1193 of 1290	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1781 of 2133	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1863 of 2017	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	1717 of 2021	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	1515 of 2039	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	1618 of 1994	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	1720 of 2426	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.4	1647 of 2354	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.3	1572 of 2367	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.7	1672 of 2281	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	1725 of 2238	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	1619 of 2117	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	1508 of 2063	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	1542 of 1968	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.3	1487 of 1901	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.4	949 of 1653	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.7	613 of 1064	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	268 of 1044	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	20.0	428 of 467	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	787 of 941	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1878 of 1906	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1687 of 1915	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1613 of 1915	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1617 of 1833	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1764 of 1900	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1592 of 1902	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1577 of 1917	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1604 of 1861	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1513 of 1814	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1564 of 1742	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1821 of 2013	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1664 of 2026	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1589 of 2030	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1751 of 1943	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1027 of 1126	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1727 of 1937	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1802 of 1862	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1714 of 1942	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1619 of 1948	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1563 of 1963	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1659 of 1916	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1032 of 1122	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1574 of 1880	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1622 of 1834	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Science3%-29 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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 (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
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
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
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
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)
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
Mt. Madonna High	Public	9-12	8750 Hirasaki Ct.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5500	150	9	16.0	62.0%	5 (3.3%)	3 (2.0%)	134 (89.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	11.3	1951^st of 2162 public high schools	9.8%		8.6	2140^th of 2159 public high schools	0.9%	189					8.3	8.3	5.0	5.0	$22,427	$2,069	$20,358

Frequently Asked Questions about San Andreas Continuation High

What is the racial makeup of San Andreas Continuation High?

Students at San Andreas Continuation High are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

What district is San Andreas Continuation High in?

San Benito High

Is San Andreas Continuation High a good school?

San Andreas Continuation High ranks in the bottom 8.3% of California high schools.

How many students attend San Andreas Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 74 students attended San Andreas Continuation High.

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