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Pescadero High School

Public | 9-12 | 99 students

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Pescadero's Pescadero High School is a public school serving 99 students in grades 9-12. 
 
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Although the high school is very small, the school is great. All studets can...
Excellent teachers, small class sizes - no child left behind here!
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Student diversity
65% of students at this school are Hispanic.
                    
 
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Sydney Renwick leads this school.
 
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13
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Last modified March 6, 2013

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GreatSchools Ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results for schools. Use the breakdown ratings below to compare types of students at this school. Learn more »

	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic	65%	51%
White	31%	27%
Two or more races	3%	3%
American Indian/Alaska Native	1%	1%
Asian	0%	11%
Black	0%	7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ¹	39%	N/A	54%
English language learners ²	31%	N/A	24%

		Language	This school	State average
		Spanish	100%	85%

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	13	N/A	25

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	9	N/A	11
Average years teaching	14	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	100%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	0%	N/A	2%

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350 Butano Cut Off
Pescadero, CA 94060
Phone: (650) 879-0274

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All Students	38%
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	29%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	29%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	33%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	31%
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	n/a
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	n/a
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	n/a
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	n/a
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	n/a
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	n/a
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	48%
Females	n/a
Males	54%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	14%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	25%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	50%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	79%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	21%
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	13%
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	8%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	8%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	13%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	43%
Females	n/a
Males	38%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	39%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	25%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	43%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	71%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	23%
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	44%
Females	n/a
Males	46%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	33%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	25%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	43%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	71%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	15%
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	55%
Females	n/a
Males	36%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	59%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	77%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	52%
Females	n/a
Males	64%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	27%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
Samoan	n/a
Other Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	73%
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	85%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	55%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	75%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	83%
Females	n/a
Males	79%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	79%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	76%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Economic Status Unknown	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	64%
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a
Migrant education	n/a

All Students	88%
Females	n/a
Males	93%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	84%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
Pacific Islander	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Economic Status Unknown	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	73%
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a
Migrant education	n/a

School Leader's name	Sydney Renwick
Fax number	(650) 879-0589

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