Public school · Lucia Mar Unified

Central Coast New Tech High — Rating & test scores

523 North Thompson Avenue, Nipomo · 318 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 88

StrongScope Score · 91st percentile. Higher than 91 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (54 of 55); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 55
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Central Coast New Tech a good high school?

Strong. Central Coast New Tech is higher than most California high schools on test results. Central Coast New Tech is in the middle on attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced8677%
Math, Proficient or Advanced8853%
English, Advanced9151%
Math, Advanced8123%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance5020 in 100
Central Coast New Tech’s place among California high schools, out of 100Lucia Mar Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 47% of students tested in English (reading and writing) scored Advanced, against 27% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Central Coast New Tech’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

In its own words

What does Central Coast New Tech say about itself?

We haven’t read Central Coast New Tech’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 1 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Central Coast New Tech. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

2 high schools within 0.3 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Central Coast New TechScope Score 8891st
  2. NipomoNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7551st
Lucia Mar Unified

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Schools like it

How does Central Coast New Tech compare with schools like it?

Central Coast New Tech’s Scope Score is 88. 182 California high schools, counting Central Coast New Tech, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 77. Central Coast New Tech’s result is higher than 168 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 182

  1. Students from low-income families: 50%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 45%

    West Campus

    Sacramento

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

182 California public high schools where 44% to 56% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 44% to 56% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Central Coast New Tech’s share. The count includes Central Coast New Tech. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were lower. English went from 77% to 91% and math from 53% to 42%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202662%90%91%Central Coast New TechThis school67%Lucia Mar UnifiedDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202636%38%42%Central Coast New TechThis school32%Lucia Mar UnifiedDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Lucia Mar Unified’s line combines its 4 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Lucia Mar Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCentral Coast New TechLucia Mar UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201790%62%60%73
201885%62%56%65
201983%59%57%64
202288%56%55%64
202391%61%55%56
202498%60%56%58
202577%69%57%79
202691%67%57%74
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCentral Coast New TechLucia Mar UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201738%36%32%73
201853%33%31%66
201950%34%32%64
202245%25%27%64
202345%27%27%56
202443%28%28%58
202553%33%30%79
202642%32%32%74

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

91%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

4447
Lucia Mar Unified63%California57%

Math

42%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

41172418
Lucia Mar Unified30%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 91% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 42% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 49 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school47%44%6%3%74
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Lucia Mar Unified31%32%19%18%760
Math, grade 11 · This school18%24%17%41%74
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Lucia Mar Unified11%19%22%48%757

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 74 tested in English, 74 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 50% of students. 51 of 316 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

16in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (51 of 316 students).

At the average Lucia Mar Unified high school: 16 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

318

students in grades 9–12.

White 50%Hispanic or Latino 39%Two or more races 6%

Family income

50%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 160 of 318. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

21

teachers, with 12 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

96% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.9%

of students were suspended at least once (3 of 317). Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White50%
Hispanic or Latino39%
Two or more races6%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 17 of 17.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 42 tested86%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 42 tested40%California 23%
  • WhiteEnglish · 40 tested90%California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 40 tested55%California 44%

86% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 40% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Lucia Mar Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 42 tested
English86%+3353%+3749%
Math40%+1822%+1723%
White · 40 tested
English90%+1575%+2268%
Math55%+1441%+1144%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Lucia Mar Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Hispanic or Latino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 95% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 80% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

95%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

82%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 54 of 55 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

95%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 52 of 55 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

82%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 44 of 54 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

80% enrolled in college within 12 months · 61 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓3 · 5%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓17 · 28%
  • California community college24 · 39%
  • In-state private1 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled12 · 20%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
80%enrolled in college within a year

61 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California3 (5%)
  • California State University17 (28%)
  • California community college24 (39%)
  • In-state private1 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 (6%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled12 (20%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 54 of 55 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 52 of 55 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 44 of 54 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
24
Admitted
15
Enrolled
5

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 18 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 17 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 13 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 13 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 13 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 12 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 5 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 24 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2024Applied 18 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2023Applied 18 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2022Applied 21 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 13 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2020Applied 15 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 15 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2018Applied 16 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2017Applied 13 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 22 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 6

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
35
Admitted
31
Enrolled
16

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 118 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 52
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 38 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 33 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 26 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 25 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 24 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 22 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 10 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 35 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2024Applied 27 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2023Applied 32 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2022Applied 25 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2021Applied 24 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 11
Advanced courses on record

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
135 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Central Coast New Tech. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$19,518 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Lucia Mar Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $30 million.

$19,518

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$8,290
The school’s share of district office costs
$11,228
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,627
  • Central Coast New Tech$19,518
  • Lucia Mar Unified high schools$18,608
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Lucia Mar Unified’s yearly plan

$30million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$24million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $30 million of $180 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Lucia Mar Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Central Coast New Tech like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93444. They are not figures for the families at Central Coast New Tech.

Typical household income in a year

$110,867

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93444.

Typical home value
$816,000
People who live in this ZIP code
21,611
Typical age
42.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
33%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Central Coast New Tech. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?40% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (42 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Central Coast New Tech, and how do I get in?

Ask Lucia Mar Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Dana Elementary
    Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  3. High · this school
    Central Coast New Tech High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Dana Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 32nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Nipomo Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 71 · Needs Support · 23rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Branch Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 90 · Strong · 94th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Lange (Dorothea) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 48th percentile · elementary · 2026

    99% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Harloe Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 62nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    75% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Paulding Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 80th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Mesa Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 44th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is Central Coast New Tech?

Address
523 North Thompson Avenue, Nipomo 93444Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Troy DotingaAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 20, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Lucia Mar Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Central Coast New Tech a good high school?

Central Coast New Tech High has a Scope Score of 88. It scored higher than 91 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 91st percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 16 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average Lucia Mar Unified high school. 0.9% of students (3 of 317) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 49 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 86% of low-income students in grade 11 at Central Coast New Tech High in Nipomo scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

135 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

80% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 16 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
16
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #129 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 4 in Lucia Mar Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math37%7222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)95%8120%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math65%7118%
Chronically absent18 in 100585%
Suspension rate3.7% (12 of 328)505%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–258891#129California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1910 in 1002.5% (8 of 315)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2417 in 1001.7% (5 of 295)
2024–2518 in 1003.7% (12 of 328)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 117447%44%6%3%91%57%+34

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 117418%24%17%41%42%32%+10

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English7447%91%
2026 · Math7418%42%
2025 · English7951%77%
2025 · Math7923%53%
2024 · English5862%98%
2024 · Math5821%43%
2023 · English5670%91%
2023 · Math5625%45%
2022 · English6458%88%
2022 · Math6412%45%
2019 · English6436%83%
2019 · Math6414%50%
2018 · English6554%85%
2018 · Math6620%53%
2017 · English7355%90%
2017 · Math7316%38%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English7977%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math7953%
2024 · Grade 11 · English5898%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math5843%
2023 · Grade 11 · English5691%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math5645%
2022 · Grade 11 · English6488%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math6445%
2019 · Grade 11 · English6483%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math6450%
2018 · Grade 11 · English6585%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math6653%
2017 · Grade 11 · English7390%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math7338%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide7412%45%41%3%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income4286%+33+37
White4090%+15+22
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 18 in 100 → 2025–26 · 16 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.7% (12 of 328) → 2025–26 · 0.9% (3 of 317) · −2.8 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female11 in 10023 in 100+12 in 100
Male10 in 10011 in 100+1 in 100
Hispanic or Latino11 of 8823 in 100—
Two or more races4 of 160 of 18—
White9 in 10011 in 100+2 in 100
Students with disabilities4 of 304 of 38—
Homeless1 of 118 of 26—
Low-income16 in 10020 in 100+4 in 100
All students10 in 10016 in 100+6 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 95% · numerator 52 students classified Prepared · denominator 55 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 4% · AP-pathway numerator 2 · denominator 52 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 52 of 55 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
4%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
82%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
80%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025241553.894.034.12
2024181244.034.13—
2023181243.924.02—
20222112under 33.854.03—
2021137under 33.854.07—
2020156under 33.714.04—
201915853.703.933.95
201816743.753.93—
201713under 3under 33.82——
2016221363.803.984.02

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202512under 3under 3
Berkeley20249under 3under 3
Berkeley202312under 3under 3
Berkeley202210under 3under 3
Berkeley202111under 3under 3
Davis2025135under 3
Davis202486under 3
Davis2023113under 3
Davis202283under 3
Irvine2025135under 3
Irvine20247under 3under 3
Irvine20238under 3under 3
Irvine202210under 3under 3
Irvine20217under 3under 3
Los Angeles202513under 3under 3
Los Angeles202412under 3under 3
Los Angeles20238under 3under 3
Los Angeles202214under 3under 3
Los Angeles20218under 3under 3
Merced202555under 3
Riverside202554under 3
San Diego202517under 3under 3
San Diego20247under 3under 3
San Diego202311under 3under 3
San Diego20228under 3under 3
San Diego202174under 3
Santa Barbara202518under 3under 3
Santa Barbara2024104under 3
Santa Barbara2023123under 3
Santa Barbara202212under 3under 3
Santa Barbara2021113under 3
Santa Cruz202586under 3
Santa Cruz202475under 3
Santa Cruz202376under 3
Santa Cruz202285under 3
Santa Cruz202153under 3
Universitywide202524155
Universitywide202418124
Universitywide202318124
Universitywide20222112under 3
Universitywide2021137under 3

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count1
AP enrollment (male/female)19
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 135 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections6
Chemistry sections4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)280

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California35%
California State University1728%
California community college2439%
In-state private12%
Out-of-state, 4-year46%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1220%

61 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 80% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,172 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,921 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$64 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 318

Central federal expenditures attributed here$2,563 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 318

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,828 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 64%Instruction support 10%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$103,587,39964.07%64%
Instruction support$16,963,26810.49%10%
Student services$16,212,46210.03%10%
Administration$8,949,8775.54%6%
Buildings & maintenance$14,303,9248.85%9%
Other$1,657,0281.02%1%
Total$161,673,959100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $161,673,959 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,172 per pupil
2020$11,789 per pupil
2019$11,770 per pupil
2018$11,385 per pupil
2017$10,779 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93444 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93444 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$110,867
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33%
ZIP-area population21,611
Median age42.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93444 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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