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

Renaissance High Continuation posts 3% meeting the standard and 1.5% exceeding it, against 43% and 19.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

11 Spring Valley Road, 95076 (opens in new tab)·Pajaro Valley Unified·La Selva Beach·Grades 9-12·112 students·93% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(831) 728-6344
Continuation high school — students are referred here, usually mid-year, when the standard timeline stops working. Scored, but ranked against California continuation schools rather than comprehensive ones.
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope2554
% Exceeded2%20%
% Met+3%43%
Grad rate82.6%92.5%
College readiness0.0%43.0%
Absence60.7%23.1%
Suspension7.1%3.3%
Scope Score
25
Not Compared · Needs Support
ranked #139 of California continuation high schools

Renaissance High Continuation scores 25 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 59th percentile of California continuation high schools, not of the comprehensive field (CDE CAASPP 2025).

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

Not Compared — Read the underlying numbers directly, and ask the school how it serves the specific population it's built for — that's a different conversation than the archetype labels are meant for.

Most rating sites would stop at “3% proficient” and call it done. Renaissance High Continuation deserves a closer read. The school sits in La Selva Beach, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

One honest note: Renaissance High Continuation's rank and percentile are measured against California continuation high schools — not against the state's comprehensive campuses. The underlying numbers below are measured the same way at every school; only the comparison group changes.

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
3%
State 43%
Graduate
83%
State 92%
Pass an AP exam
0%
State 43%

Of 100 students here: 3 are proficient by 11th grade → 83 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
82.6%
State 92.5%
9.9pp below state avg
Exceeded standard
1.5%
State 19.8%
18.3pp below state avg
College readiness
0.0%
State 43.0%
AP course or exam readiness below state avg
Met or exceeded
3.0%
State 43.2%
40.2pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
60.7%
State 23.1%
37.7pp above state avg
Suspension rate
7.1%
State 3.3%
3.9pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
26.9%
State 18.0%
9.0pp 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 how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • Ask what typically leads to a suspension, and what happens before it gets there.
  • 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.

How every group of students does here

At Renaissance High Continuation in La Selva Beach, 5.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 19.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Renaissance High Continuation trails its district average for low-income students by 14.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (1.7% Math proficient); Hispanic students (4.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 4.5 percentage points for homeless students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 60 students tested.

All students at this school: 3% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 3%, district —, state 43%3%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 3%, district 17%, state 32%3% · +0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 3%, district 16%, state 32%3% · +0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 4%, district 21%, state 42%4% · +1 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 5%, state 11%3% · −0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 2%, district 23%, state 44%2% · −1 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 0%, district 10%, state 22%0% · −3 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 0%, district 7%, state 15%0% · −3 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
WhiteWhite: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 60.7%, district 23.9%, state 23.1%60.7% · +37.7pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 7.1%, district —, state 3.3%7.1% · +3.9pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1267.4%

Where the path goes

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

K-12 Feeder Path

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 7:1, district 22:17:1
PrincipalJoseph Smith
Teaching staff16 teachers
Avg. experience10.6 years
Fully credentialed68%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$58,520 – $109,309
Principal salary$122,944 – $142,021
Superintendent salary$268,536

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $42,956, CA average $14,491$42,956 · spent at this school
Federal share$419 per student

$419 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,632 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
Instruction56%
Instruction support17%
Student services13%
Administration4%
Buildings & maintenance8%
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$15,608 per pupil
2019$15,165 per pupil
2018$15,343 per pupil
2017$13,924 per pupil
2016$12,975 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic95.5%
District 84.6% · CA 56.1%
White3.6%
District 12.4% · CA 19.9%
Other0.9%
District 2.2% · CA 9.0%
GenderFemale 42.0%Male 56.3%Non-binary 1.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 92.9% (29pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$91K · CA $85K
Median home value$809K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+18% · CA 35%
ZIP population82,806
Median age36 years

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

Worth Knowing

At 112 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 0% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Renaissance High Continuation a good high school?

Renaissance High Continuation has a Scope Score of 25 out of 100, placing it in the 59th percentile of California continuation high schools and ranked #139 in that group. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares continuation high schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. 1.5% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 18.3 percentage points below the California average of 19.8%. 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 Renaissance High Continuation's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 3.0% of students at Renaissance High Continuation met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 1.5% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 1.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 1.5% 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. 131 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Renaissance High Continuation rank among California continuation high schools?

Renaissance High Continuation ranks #139 among California continuation high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 59th percentile. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares continuation high schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. 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 Renaissance High Continuation?

60.7% of students at Renaissance High Continuation are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 7.1%. 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 Renaissance High Continuation compare to other schools in La Selva Beach?

Renaissance High Continuation scores 25/100 (59th percentile) among California continuation high schools. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares continuation high schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. 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 112 students. Use the schools in La Selva Beach page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Renaissance High Continuation serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Renaissance High Continuation in La Selva Beach, 5.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 19.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Renaissance High Continuation trails its district average for low-income students by 14.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (1.7% Math proficient); Hispanic students (4.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 4.5 percentage points for homeless students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 60 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.

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 nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
82.6%
↓ vs CA 92.5% · 46th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
1.5%
↓ vs CA 19.8% · 34th pctile
College readiness · 20%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 43.0% · 31th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
3.0%
↓ vs CA 43.2% · 26th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
60.7%
↓ vs CA 23.1% · 25th pctile
▲ 1.5pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
7.1%
↓ vs CA 3.3% · 34th pctile
▼ 2.7pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
26.9%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 65th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11662%3%23%73%5%−44
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11652%0%5%94%2%−22

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide230%0%74%26%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged605.0%−15−33
Hispanic/Latino644.7%−17−34
English Learners362.8%−3−8
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Renaissance High Continuation ←251.5%3.0%7.1%
California average5419.8%43.2%3.3%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
82.6%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
0.0%
This school may not offer A-G courses
College-Going Rate
23.9%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20192722#15920.0%0.0%3.9%1.5%
20222415#17800.8%5.0%58.9%6.6%
20232618#17711.1%6.4%60.2%3.3%
20242213#18740.0%2.7%59.2%9.8%
20252559#1391.5%3.0%60.7%7.1%
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — This school's rank and percentile are computed against California continuation high schools, not California's comprehensive campuses — see the Enrollment Axiom at /methodology#peer-class.
  • — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 33 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female0.0%70.6%+70.6pp
Male0.0%65.5%+65.5pp
Hispanic/Latino0.0%66.7%+66.7pp
Students with Disabilities0.0%69.0%+69.0pp
English Learners0.0%66.3%+66.3pp
Homeless0.0%70.6%+70.6pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged0.0%67.1%+67.1pp
All Students0.0%67.4%+67.4pp
Military-Connected66.7%
09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot offered
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollmentnot reported
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 15 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections4
Total enrollment (CRDC)131

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
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00.0%
California State University00.0%
California community college2321.1%
In-state private00.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year32.8%
Out-of-state, 2-year00.0%
Not enrolled8376.1%

109 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 24% · % 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.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,647 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · 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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