Abraxas Continuation High

Abraxas Continuation High is a very small high school in Poway, California, under Poway Unified. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 216 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 74% below that mark.

Abraxas Continuation High falls under Poway Unified, which has 39 schools enrolling 34,259 students.

White students make up 37% of enrollment at Abraxas Continuation High, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. In San Diego County overall, about 48% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.

Its staff includes 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.8 students per teacher. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is higher. Abraxas Continuation High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 39%. Among public schools in San Diego County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.

In San Diego County, home to about 3,288,774 people, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Abraxas Continuation High shares San Diego County with 765 other public schools.

Meadowbrook Middle sits about 0.7 miles from Abraxas Continuation High. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Abraxas Continuation High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 218 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 216. The number of students per teacher dropped from 10.9 to 9.8 over 4 years.

Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Abraxas Continuation High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.