Costanoa Continuation High

High school·Grades 9-12 Santa Cruz, California·95062
Score
5.0/100
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#1,643
Among 1,729 California high schools
#5
In Santa Cruz City High
#5
In Santa Cruz
Top 96%
In California

Score 5.0/100: better than 5% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
4%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 3% of them
23 students tested
Math
0%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 5% of them
24 students tested
Science
8%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 19% of them
40 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11Smarter Balanced ELA4.323
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA4.323
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math024
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math024
ScienceGrade 11CAST425
ScienceGrade 12CAST13.315
ScienceGrade 14CAST7.540
ScienceAll gradesCAST7.540
ScienceGrade 99CAST13.315

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
87
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Alternative

Students

Enrollment
87
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
51%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

School district
City
Santa Cruz County

Contact

Address
840 North Branciforte Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Costanoa Continuation High at a glance

Costanoa Continuation High is a public high school in Santa Cruz, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Santa Cruz City High school district. It has about 87 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 4% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 0% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 5.0 out of 100: better than 5% of them, ranking #1,643 of 1,729. Its English language arts result fell by 9 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.