Hollister High · Hollister

Hollister High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Hollister posts 35% meeting the standard and 13.8% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

1220 Monterey Street, 95023·San Benito High·Hollister·Grades 9-12·3,316 students·62% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(831) 637-5831·Website

2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP

	Scope	% Exceeded	% Met+	Grad rate	College readiness	Absence	Suspension
This school	52	14%	35%	94.3%	60.7%	15.3%	2.9%
CA average · High School	44	16%	36%	86.6%	33.9%	30.2%	3.6%

This schoolCA avg

Scope5244

% Exceeded14%16%

% Met+35%36%

Grad rate94.3%86.6%

College readiness60.7%33.9%

Absence15.3%30.2%

Suspension2.9%3.6%

Scope Score

🌱 Building Momentum · Solid

ranked #705 statewide

Hollister High scores 52 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 67th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “35% proficient” and call it done. Hollister deserves a closer read. The school sits in Hollister, where three in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The headline number: 29.3% of English learners reached the top ELPAC level, versus 18.0% statewide.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 67th percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard

ELAOrange(Declined Significantly)MathRed(Declined Significantly)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 35% meet the standard today, versus 46% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade

Grade	2019	2022	2023	2024	2025
Grade 11	59%	52%	45%	58%	53%

Math — % met or exceeded, by grade

Grade	2019	2022	2023	2024	2025
Grade 11	32%	24%	19%	21%	17%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade

35%

State 36%

Graduate

94%

State 87%

Pass an AP exam

61%

State 34%

Of 100 students here: 35 are proficient by 11th grade → 94 graduate → 61 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate

94.3%

State 86.6%

7.7pp above state avg

Exceeded standard

13.8%

State 15.8%

2.0pp below state avg

College readiness

60.7%

State 33.9%

AP exam pass rate above state avg

Met or exceeded

34.7%

State 35.7%

1.0pp below state avg

Chronic absenteeism

15.3%

State 30.2%

14.9pp below state avg

Suspension rate

2.9%

State 3.6%

0.7pp below state avg

EL proficiency (ELPAC)

29.3%

State 18.0%

11.3pp above state avg

Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

All students at this school: 35% met or exceeded

All Students35%

Hispanic/Latino31% · −3 vs school

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged30% · −4 vs school

Female37% · +2 vs school

Male32% · −2 vs school

White45% · +11 vs school

Students with Disabilities8% · −27 vs school

English Learners1% · −34 vs school

Homeless23% · −12 vs school

Asian63% · +29 vs school

Filipino59% · +24 vs school

6 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group

AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)

Shown, never scored

Hispanic68.1% AP · 75.3% enroll.

American Indian/Alaska Native0.3% AP · 0.3% enroll.

Asian3.2% AP · 1.3% enroll.

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander2.2% AP · 1.4% enroll.

Black0.7% AP · 0.5% enroll.

White23.0% AP · 17.8% enroll.

Two or more races2.6% AP · 3.3% enroll.

English learners1.1% AP · 13.5% enroll.

Students with disabilities0.9% AP · 12.9% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeism15.3% · −14.9pp vs state

Suspension rate2.9% · −0.7pp vs state

Chronic absenteeism by grade band

Grades 9–1215.0%

Where graduates go

Context — none of this enters the Scope Score

In fall 2025, 39 of Hollister's 807 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Davis the most common landing, with 9 enrollees.

Applied130fall 2025, universitywide

Admitted99

Enrolled39

Where they landed (fall 2025)

Davis 9Santa Cruz 8Berkeley 4Irvine 4Santa Barbara 4Merced 3San Diego 3Los Angeles ‹3Riverside ‹3

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 759 completers, 69% enrolled somewhere within a year

15%

43%

31%

University of California 37 (5%)California State University 115 (15%)California community college 323 (43%)In-state private 10 (1%)Out-of-state, 4-year 35 (5%)Out-of-state, 2-year 2 (0%)Not enrolled 237 (31%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC enrollees, universitywide, 2014–2025

Peak: 48 enrolled, 2024

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 69% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (323) than at UC (37).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Student : teacher23:1

Teaching staff145 teachers

Avg. experience7.7 years

Fully credentialed79%

First-year teachers3%

Intern / emergency permit4.4%

Salary Schedule

Teacher salary schedule$68,123 – $129,803

Principal salary$0 – $163,653

Superintendent salary$246,100

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth

AP exam qualifiers281 studentsCCI, participation not authorization

CTE pathway completers103 students

Advanced Coursework

Hollister's teachers are authorized to teach 25 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — well above the 14-subject median among California schools that offer AP at all — including Calculus BC, Calculus AB, and Physics 1.

AP subjects taught25

Math & Computer Science (5)Calculus AB · Calculus BC · Computer Science Principles · Precalculus · Statistics

Sciences (5)Biology · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Physics 1 · Physics 2

English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science (6)European History · Macroeconomics · Microeconomics · Psychology · U.S. Government and Politics · United States History

World Languages & Cultures (3)French Language and Culture · Spanish Language and Culture · Spanish Literature and Culture

Arts (3)2-D Art and Design · 3-D Art and Design · Drawing

AP Capstone (1)Seminar

+10 via online provider (Edgenuity, Subject Virtual School) — not taught by school staff

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spending$16,345 · spent at this school

Federal share$1,557 per student

$1,557 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,350 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS

Instruction49%

Instruction support11%

Student services12%

Administration13%

Buildings & maintenance13%

Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published

2020$11,642 per pupil

2019$12,209 per pupil

2018$12,664 per pupil

2017$11,220 per pupil

2016$10,963 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic77.8%

District 78.0% · CA 56.1%

White15.7%

District 15.5% · CA 19.9%

Other4.0%

District 4.0% · CA 9.0%

Asian1.9%

District 1.9% · CA 10.2%

Black0.6%

District 0.6% · CA 4.8%

Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 61.6% (2pp below CA avg)

Neighborhood — American Community Survey

Median income$116K · CA $85K

Median home value$784K · CA $659K

Bachelor's degree+22% · CA 35%

ZIP population59,889

Median age36 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 3,316 students, this school is well above the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 25% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hollister High a good high school?

Hollister High has a Scope Score of 52 out of 100, placing it in the 67th percentile of California high schools and ranked #705 statewide. 13.8% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 2.0 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Hollister High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 34.7% of students at Hollister High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 13.8% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 20.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 13.8% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,597 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Hollister High rank in California?

Hollister High ranks #705 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 67th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Hollister High?

15.3% of students at Hollister High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 2.9%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Hollister High compare to other schools in Hollister?

Hollister High scores 52/100 (67th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 3,316 students. Use the schools in Hollister page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Hollister High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Hollister High in Hollister, 48.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 45.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Hollister High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 2.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (12.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (48.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 50.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 501 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What AP courses are offered at Hollister High?

Hollister High's teachers are authorized to teach 25 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, European History, French Language and Culture, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics 1, Physics 2, Precalculus, Psychology, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Hollister High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 39 Hollister High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Your other options

Nearby High Schools

1 within ~3 mi · avg 25

San Andreas Continuation High

San Benito High · 1.1 mi

25Needs Support

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Nearby Elementary Schools

3 within ~3 mi · avg 51

Hollister Prep

Hollister · 0.6 mi

54Solid

Sunnyslope Elementary

Nearby Middle Schools

3 within ~3 mi · avg 47

Accelerated Achievement Academy

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Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25

Graduation rate · 25%

94.3%

↑ vs CA 86.6% · 58th pctile

Exceeded standard · 22%

13.8%

↓ vs CA 15.8% · 48th pctile

College readiness · 20%

60.7%

↑ vs CA 33.9% · 65th pctile

Met or exceeded · 18%

34.7%

↓ vs CA 35.7% · 49th pctile

Chronic absenteeism · 5%

15.3%

↑ vs CA 30.2% · 62th pctile

Suspension rate · 5%

2.9%

↑ vs CA 3.6% · 53th pctile

EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%

29.3%

↑ vs CA 18.0% · 72th pctile

02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	799	22%	31%	26%	21%	53%	+5

Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	798	6%	11%	23%	61%	17%	−7

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Grade 5/8/11	825	5%	20%	63%	12%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	501	48.1%	+2	+10
Hispanic/Latino	635	48.8%	+2	+10
White	114	64.0%	+1	+2

03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score

School	Dist	Scope	EXC	MET+	Growth	Susp
Hollister High ←	—	52	13.8%	34.7%	—	2.9%
San Andreas Continuation High	1.1 mi	25	0.0%	6.8%	—	5.4%
California average	—	44	15.8%	35.7%	—	3.6%

04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score

Graduation Rate

94.3%

AP Exam Prepared

60.7%

A-G Completion

50.8%

A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-Going Rate

68.8%

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Growth
2019	56	72	#570	17.6%	45.6%	9.4%	4.1%	—
2022	50	68	#662	13.6%	38.2%	26.9%	4.6%	—
2023	48	62	#819	12.4%	32.3%	25.0%	8.4%	—
2024	50	66	#727	14.9%	39.2%	20.8%	8.7%	—
2025	52	67	#705	13.8%	34.7%	15.3%	2.9%	—

NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level

Group	2019	2025	Δ
Female	9.6%	15.8%	+6.2pp
Male	8.4%	14.1%	+5.7pp
Asian	4.7%	9.4%	+4.7pp
Black/African American	0.0%	5.0%	+5.0pp
Filipino	10.5%	5.3%	-5.2pp
White	7.1%	0.0%	-7.1pp
Hispanic/Latino	9.0%	15.3%	+6.3pp
Two or More Races	2.9%	2.5%	-0.4pp
Students with Disabilities	20.4%	24.6%	+4.2pp
English Learners	13.0%	19.4%	+6.4pp
Foster Youth	38.5%	—	—
Homeless	25.4%	20.8%	-4.6pp
Military-Connected	5.2%	14.5%	+9.3pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	10.0%	17.2%	+7.2pp
All Students	9.0%	15.0%	+6.0pp
American Indian/Alaska Native	—	15.0%	—
Pacific Islander	—	8.3%	—

06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	GPA (applied)	GPA (admitted)	GPA (enrolled)
2025	130	99	39	3.65	3.80	3.88
2024	125	79	48	3.65	3.83	3.85
2023	139	86	38	3.71	3.87	3.96
2022	112	71	26	3.74	3.90	4.12
2021	101	57	32	3.56	3.81	3.84
2020	74	45	21	3.65	3.76	3.93
2019	91	48	25	3.64	3.87	3.90
2018	91	58	30	3.83	3.99	4.07
2017	76	48	31	3.74	3.88	3.93
2016	70	46	26	3.72	3.85	3.96
2015	61	41	26	3.82	3.95	4.00
2014	58	45	28	3.82	3.88	4.01

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	62	6	4
Berkeley	2024	63	7	6
Berkeley	2023	64	13	6
Berkeley	2022	52	6	3
Berkeley	2021	35	5	4
Davis	2025	77	34	9
Davis	2024	87	35	19
Davis	2023	83	29	9
Davis	2022	65	16	7
Davis	2021	62	24	6
Irvine	2025	47	12	4
Irvine	2024	40	5	‹3
Irvine	2023	58	9	‹3
Irvine	2022	39	3	‹3
Irvine	2021	39	‹3	‹3
Los Angeles	2025	60	4	‹3
Los Angeles	2024	46	3	‹3
Los Angeles	2023	69	7	4
Los Angeles	2022	47	4	‹3
Los Angeles	2021	39	3	‹3
Merced	2025	44	43	3
Merced	2024	25	22	7
Merced	2023	22	22	3
Merced	2022	33	28	‹3
Merced	2021	24	19	4
Riverside	2025	40	33	‹3
Riverside	2024	18	12	4
Riverside	2023	33	19	‹3
Riverside	2022	11	4	‹3
Riverside	2021	21	5	‹3
San Diego	2025	57	16	3
San Diego	2024	48	4	‹3
San Diego	2023	59	9	‹3
San Diego	2022	46	11	‹3
San Diego	2021	41	4	‹3
Santa Barbara	2025	53	23	4
Santa Barbara	2024	55	21	3
Santa Barbara	2023	67	22	8
Santa Barbara	2022	54	19	7
Santa Barbara	2021	53	21	11
Santa Cruz	2025	63	33	8
Santa Cruz	2024	68	34	7
Santa Cruz	2023	73	33	4
Santa Cruz	2022	62	22	6
Santa Cruz	2021	44	18	6
Universitywide	2025	130	99	39
Universitywide	2024	125	79	48
Universitywide	2023	139	86	38
Universitywide	2022	112	71	26
Universitywide	2021	101	57	32

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026

Subject	Taught by
2-D Art and Design	this school
3-D Art and Design	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
European History	this school
French Language and Culture	this school
Macroeconomics	this school
Microeconomics	this school
Physics 1	this school
Physics 2	this school
Precalculus	this school
Psychology	this school
Seminar	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Spanish Literature and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school
Biology	online provider (Edgenuity)
Calculus AB	online provider (Edgenuity)
English Language and Composition	online provider (Edgenuity)
English Language and Composition	online provider (Subject Virtual School)
Psychology	online provider (Edgenuity)
Statistics	online provider (Edgenuity)
Statistics	online provider (Subject Virtual School)
U.S. Government and Politics	online provider (Edgenuity)
U.S. Government and Politics	online provider (Subject Virtual School)
United States History	online provider (Edgenuity)

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	20
AP enrollment	697
IB participation	not offered
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	5
Physics sections	7
Chemistry sections	25
Total enrollment (CRDC)	3,286

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	37	4.9%
California State University	115	15.2%
California community college	323	42.6%
In-state private	10	1.3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	35	4.6%
Out-of-state, 2-year	2	0.3%
Not enrolled	237	31.2%

759 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 69% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · 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 in tables 06-07 above.

EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · UC Infocenter (annual refresh, summer) — ‹5/‹3 = masked, never summed across campuses · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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