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Prospect High (Continuation) · Pleasant Hill

Prospect High (Continuation): The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.

Prospect High (Continuation) posts low test scores — and test scores are one lens among several. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.

One Santa Barbara Road, 94523 (opens in new tab)·Mt. Diablo Unified·Pleasant Hill·Grades 9-12·60 students·67% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(925) 682-8000·Website
Continuation school — a small alternative high school designed for students at risk of not graduating. Focuses on credit recovery and flexible scheduling. Test scores and college-readiness rates are not directly comparable to comprehensive high schools.
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope3044
% Exceeded11%16%
% Met+19%36%
Grad rate70.8%87.6%
College readiness33.3%35.4%
Absence61.6%30.2%
Suspension4.4%3.6%
Scope Score
30
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,654 statewide · #7 of 8 in Mt. Diablo Unified

Prospect High (Continuation) scores 30 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 23rd 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.

Most rating sites would stop at “19% proficient” and call it done. Prospect High (Continuation) deserves a closer read. The school sits in Pleasant Hill, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 23rd percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathBlue(Increased Significantly)

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 19% of students meet the standard today, above the 2% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 115%4%9%17%21%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 110%0%0%0%17%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
19%
State 36%
Graduate
71%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
33%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 19 are proficient by 11th grade → 71 graduate → 33 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
70.8%
State 87.6%
16.8pp below state avg
Exceeded standard
11.3%
State 15.8%
4.5pp below state avg
College readiness
33.3%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate below state avg
Met or exceeded
19.1%
State 35.7%
16.7pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
61.6%
State 30.2%
31.4pp above state avg
Suspension rate
4.4%
State 3.6%
0.8pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
16.7%
State 18.0%
1.3pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.

  • Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • 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.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 61.6%, district 22.3%, state 30.2%61.6% · +31.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 4.4%, district —, state 3.6%4.4% · +0.8pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1296.3%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
High School
Prospect High (Continuation)
30/100
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 12:1, district 24:112:1
Teaching staff9 teachers
Avg. experience15.3 years
Fully credentialed74%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$65,422 – $120,624
Principal salary$151,493 – $174,392
Superintendent salary$305,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered0
AP exam qualifiers1 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $487, CA average $14,815$487 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,016 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
Instruction62%
Instruction support11%
Student services10%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%

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$11,965 per pupil
2019$12,119 per pupil
2018$13,284 per pupil
2017$12,803 per pupil
2016$12,073 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic68.3%
District 42.5% · CA 56.1%
White21.7%
District 27.3% · CA 19.9%
Other10.0%
District 17.3% · CA 9.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 66.7% (3pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$143K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.08M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+55% · CA 35%
ZIP population34,592
Median age42 years

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

Worth Knowing

At 60 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

Frequently asked questions

Is Prospect High (Continuation) a good high school?

Prospect High (Continuation) has a Scope Score of 30 out of 100, placing it in the 23rd percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,654 statewide. 11.3% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 4.5 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 Prospect High (Continuation)'s CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 19.1% of students at Prospect High (Continuation) met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 11.3% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 7.7% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 11.3% 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. 26 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Prospect High (Continuation) rank in California?

Prospect High (Continuation) ranks #1,654 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 23rd 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 Prospect High (Continuation)?

61.6% of students at Prospect High (Continuation) are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 4.4%. 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 Prospect High (Continuation) compare to other schools in Pleasant Hill?

Prospect High (Continuation) scores 30/100 (23rd 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 60 students. Use the schools in Pleasant Hill page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

Your other options

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%
70.8%
↓ vs CA 87.6% · 30th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
11.3%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 45th pctile
College readiness · 20%
33.3%
↓ vs CA 35.4% · 49th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
19.1%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 38th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
61.6%
↓ vs CA 30.2% · 24th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
4.4%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 47th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
16.7%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 50th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 111414%7%7%71%21%−26
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11128%8%8%75%17%−7
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Prospect High (Continuation) ←3011.3%19.1%4.4%
Acalanes High2.7 mi7449.9%72.8%2.3%
College Park High2.1 mi5826.6%52.5%4.5%
California average4415.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
70.8%
AP Exam Prepared
33.3%
A-G Completion
2.9%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
32.5%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20192416#17250.0%2.4%52.2%8.1%
20222313#18160.0%2.1%62.5%2.8%
20232112#18971.4%4.3%72.7%10.1%
20242213#18630.0%8.3%59.6%9.4%
20253023#165411.3%19.1%61.6%4.4%
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female81.0%97.1%+16.1pp
Male66.7%95.7%+29.0pp
Hispanic/Latino72.4%96.3%+23.9pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged74.1%98.2%+24.1pp
All Students71.2%96.3%+25.1pp
English Learners100.0%
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 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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