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La Costa Canyon High

Public 9-12

 1 Maverick Way
       Encinitas, CA  92009

(760) 436-6136

District: San Dieguito Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
631st of 2,123 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,806 Help

Student/teacher ratio:  22.2
Number of students:  1,647

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.6%
Hispanic:
17.0%
Two or more races:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.2%

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Compare Details La Costa Canyon High ranks better than 70.3% of high schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked high schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.97. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.6%), Hispanic (17%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Costa Canyon High is 22.2, which is the 2nd best among 5 high schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Costa Canyon High is $6,806. 2 high schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District spend more per student.
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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

La Costa Canyon High:

SchoolDigger ranks La Costa Canyon High 631st of 2123 California public high schools. (See La Costa Canyon High in the ranking list.)

San Dieguito Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks San Dieguito Union High 130th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for La Costa Canyon High

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Rank History for all students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 87.09 36th 1653 97.8%
2005 75.03 164th 1901 91.4%
2006 80.41 115th 1968 94.2%
2007 75.64 181st 2063 91.2%
2008 67.65 313th 2117 85.2%
2009 71.41 234th 2238 89.5%
2010 65.71 380th 2281 83.3%
2011 63.49 430th 2367 81.8%
2012 64.10 435th 2354 81.5%
2013 69.66 309th 2426 87.3%
2015 86.02 257th 1994 87.1%
2016 87.79 236th 2039 88.4%
2017 90.32 186th 2021 90.8%
2018 83.59 340th 2017 83.1%
2019 85.05 277th 2133 87.0%
2021 91.28 112th 1290 91.3%
2022 63.97 631st 2123 70.3%

Rank History for Multi-racial students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.82 206th 366 43.7%
2019 39.85 268th 422 36.5%
2022 46.34 284th 515 44.9%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.24 487th 938 48.1%
2019 30.72 740th 941 21.4%
2022 36.95 621st 1044 40.5%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.55 997th 1862 46.5%
2019 54.27 802nd 1937 58.6%
2021 91.17 73rd 1126 93.5%
2022 55.23 739th 1943 62.0%

Rank History for Female students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.69 321st 1760 81.8%
2019 85.37 240th 1833 86.9%
2021 90.71 93rd 1054 91.2%
2022 67.63 495th 1858 73.4%

Rank History for Disabled students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.75 193rd 1052 81.7%
2019 67.09 223rd 1117 80.0%
2022 65.78 231st 1161 80.1%

Rank History for Military Connected students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 20.61 136th 168 19.0%

Rank History for Male students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.76 326th 1834 82.2%
2019 80.18 321st 1880 82.9%
2021 87.17 152nd 1122 86.5%
2022 57.91 685th 1916 64.2%

Rank History for Asian students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.34 277th 581 52.3%
2019 75.42 142nd 582 75.6%

Rank History for Hispanic students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.80 693rd 1742 60.2%
2019 60.39 631st 1814 65.2%
2022 47.06 895th 1861 51.9%

Rank History for White students at La Costa Canyon High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.54 351st 1173 70.1%
2019 68.72 355th 1222 70.9%
2022 47.62 624th 1204 48.2%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for La Costa Canyon High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 1915 16 110 362 2 n/a n/a 0 2405
1998 1954 14 96 347 1 n/a n/a 0 2412
1999 2039 19 114 370 3 n/a n/a 0 2545
2000 2170 20 118 355 7 n/a n/a 0 2670
2001 2120 17 121 332 14 n/a n/a 0 2604
2002 2056 17 128 396 4 n/a n/a 0 2601
2003 2056 17 128 396 4 n/a n/a 0 2601
2004 2104 21 140 426 5 n/a n/a 4 2700
2005 2059 22 134 432 6 n/a n/a 3 2656
2006 2060 22 139 434 10 n/a n/a 8 2673
2007 1924 25 141 414 10 n/a n/a 18 2532
2008 1944 25 140 392 11 n/a n/a 0 2512
2009 1909 25 147 394 12 12 35 0 2534
2010 1877 27 140 408 9 11 6 0 2478
2011 1772 28 135 408 8 4 10 0 2365
2012 1720 27 136 386 6 4 16 0 2295
2013 1649 17 125 317 6 6 13 0 2133
2014 1601 20 121 288 14 8 21 0 2073
2015 1543 24 119 285 11 6 25 0 2013
2016 1432 21 107 284 6 6 38 0 1894
2017 1449 19 105 296 6 7 37 0 1919
2018 1454 17 85 309 4 6 60 0 1935
2019 1466 17 68 305 5 5 81 0 1947
2020 1371 15 51 290 6 4 90 0 1827
2021 1347 16 60 301 10 3 96 1 1834
2022 1196 19 55 280 7 2 86 2 1647

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at La Costa Canyon High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 2405 100.4 24.0 10.3
1998 2412 97.4 24.8 8.3
1999 2545 105.1 24.2 8.6
2000 2670 114.4 23.3 6.2
2001 2604 113.4 23.0 5.2
2002 2601 119.2 21.8 6.7
2003 2601 119.2 21.8 6.7
2004 2700 118.7 22.7 7.3
2005 2656 118.1 22.5 9.1
2006 2673 112.9 23.7 9.6
2007 2532 98.4 25.7 9.7
2008 2512 114.5 21.9 9.5
2009 2534 102.5 21.4 10.7
2010 2478 95.4 25.9 10.8
2011 2365 n/a n/a 11
2012 2295 84.6 27.1 n/a
2013 2133 79.9 26.6 11.4
2014 2073 79.6 26.0 8.2
2015 2013 79.0 25.4 6.7
2016 1894 76.0 24.9 7.9
2017 1919 82.1 23.3 8.9
2018 1935 82.4 23.4 11.2
2019 1947 83.4 23.3 11.8
2020 1827 n/a n/a 10.5
2021 1834 78.2 23.4 10.9
2022 1647 73.9 22.2 22.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch
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Student/Teacher Ratio La Costa Canyon High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 2405 100.4 24.0 10.3
1998 2412 97.4 24.8 8.3
1999 2545 105.1 24.2 8.6
2000 2670 114.4 23.3 6.2
2001 2604 113.4 23.0 5.2
2002 2601 119.2 21.8 6.7
2003 2601 119.2 21.8 6.7
2004 2700 118.7 22.7 7.3
2005 2656 118.1 22.5 9.1
2006 2673 112.9 23.7 9.6
2007 2532 98.4 25.7 9.7
2008 2512 114.5 21.9 9.5
2009 2534 102.5 21.4 10.7
2010 2478 95.4 25.9 10.8
2011 2365 n/a n/a 11
2012 2295 84.6 27.1 n/a
2013 2133 79.9 26.6 11.4
2014 2073 79.6 26.0 8.2
2015 2013 79.0 25.4 6.7
2016 1894 76.0 24.9 7.9
2017 1919 82.1 23.3 8.9
2018 1935 82.4 23.4 11.2
2019 1947 83.4 23.3 11.8
2020 1827 n/a n/a 10.5
2021 1834 78.2 23.4 10.9
2022 1647 73.9 22.2 22.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio
Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for La Costa Canyon High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,806

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on La Costa Canyon High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Pandemic (2021-2022)		 Change (%)
Ranks 277th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 631st of 2123 High schools
 16.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022)		 Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Costa Canyon High)70.657.1
 13.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Dieguito Union High)77.374.6
 2.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.354.8
 2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (La Costa Canyon High)52.138.5
 13.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (San Dieguito Union High)62.958.6
 4.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227
 5.3%
11th Grade Science (La Costa Canyon High)43.530.5
 13%
   11th Grade Science (San Dieguito Union High)56.257.3
 1.1%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.430.8
 0.4%
12th Grade Science (La Costa Canyon High)34.79
 25.6%
   12th Grade Science (San Dieguito Union High)52.526.8
 25.8%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021)		 Change (%)
Total Students19471834
 5.8%
African American1716
 5.9%
American Indian510
 100%
Asian6860
 11.8%
Hispanic305301
 1.3%
Pacific Islander53
 40%
White14661347
 8.1%
Two or More Races8196
 18.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients11.8%10.9%
 0.9%



Frequently Asked Questions about La Costa Canyon High

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,647 students attended La Costa Canyon High.

La Costa Canyon High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ada W. Harris Elementary
Elementary : Capri Elementary
Elementary : Cardiff Elementary
Elementary : El Camino Creek Elementary
Elementary : Flora Vista Elementary
Elementary : La Costa Heights Elementary
Elementary : Mission Estancia Elementary
Elementary : Ocean Knoll Elementary
Elementary : Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary
Elementary : Park Dale Lane Elementary
Elementary : Paul Ecke-Central Elementary
Middle : Diegueno Middle
Middle : Oak Crest Middle

La Costa Canyon High ranks 631st of 2123 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at La Costa Canyon High are 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.


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