# La Cuesta Continuation High

La Cuesta Continuation High is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 18th percentile among comparable California schools. Only 17.1% of students met California's reading standard, but it is trending up. Math is weaker: 5.7% of students met California's math standard, but it is trending up.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/la-cuesta-continuation-high-santa-barbara |
| District | [Santa Barbara Unified](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/santa-barbara-unified) |
| Address | 710 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101-2232 |
| City | [Santa Barbara](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/santa-barbara) |
| Grade span | 10-12 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 77 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 17.1% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 5.7% |
| Reading State Rank | 1,320/1,596 (17th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1,282/1,596 (20th percentile) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Per-student spending | $19,377 |
| Low-Income Students | 69 (89.6%) |
| English Learners | 16 (20.8%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=La%20Cuesta%20Continuation%20High%20Santa%20Barbara%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=La%20Cuesta%20Continuation%20High%20Santa%20Barbara) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/la-cuesta-continuation-high-school-santa-barbara-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/school/santa-barbara/santa-barbara-unified/la-cuesta-continuation-high) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=42&lstDistrict=76786-000&lstSchool=4232690&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | +8.1% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | +5.7% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 9.1% | 22 |
| 2025 | 4.0% | 25 |
| 2026 | 17.1% | 35 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 25 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 25 |
| 2026 | 5.7% | 35 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 10.5% | N/A |
| 2025 | 4.3% | N/A |
| 2026 | 18.2% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +7.7% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2025 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2026 | 6.3% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +6.3% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 5.0% | N/A |
| 2022 | 0.0% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2015 | 2022 | -5.0% |
| English Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2022 | 0.0% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2015 | 2022 | 0.0% |
| English Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18.8% | 32 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.3% | 32 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 35 | 62.9% | 20.0% | 14.3% | 2.9% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 35 | 88.6% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% |