How does Prospect High (Continuation) compare to other high schools in Pleasant Hill?

Prospect High (Continuation) has a Scope Score of 29.3/100, ranked #1295 among California high schools. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 26 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Prospect High (Continuation)?

11.3% of students at Prospect High (Continuation) exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 19.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Prospect High (Continuation)?

96.3% of students at Prospect High (Continuation) are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Prospect High (Continuation)

High School

Mt. Diablo Unified Pleasant HillContra Costa County94523

📍 One Santa Barbara Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

75 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

39%

Teachers

7 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

70.8%

AP Exam Prepared

33.3%

A-G Completion

2.9%

College-Going Rate

32.5%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+23.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+41.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 22 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic66.7%

White24.0%

Black1.3%

Other8.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Prospect High (Continuation)
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.3%
Met Standard	7.7%
Below Standard	81.0%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Graduation rate: 70.8%

16.6pp below state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

▼Exceeded standard: 11.3%

4.4pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼College readiness: 33.3%

AP exam pass rate below state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 19.1%

15.7pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 96.3%

62.0pp above state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 19.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

▼Suspension rate: 5.2%

1.1pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Prospect High (Continuation) and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.3% of students exceeded standard while 7.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 4.4 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 7.2 points below the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.5%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 38.2% exceeded — 26.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 70.8%. 2.9% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 32.5% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 96.3%, above the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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