Abraxas Continuation High

Abraxas Continuation High is a micro-enrollment senior high in Poway, California, one of the schools within Poway Unified. The school teaches 216 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Abraxas Continuation High sits 74% below that benchmark.

Across the 39 schools in Poway Unified (34,259 students total), Abraxas Continuation High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Abraxas Continuation High shows that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Abraxas Continuation High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at Abraxas Continuation High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Abraxas Continuation High is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is Meadowbrook Middle, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Abraxas Continuation High's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 196 (now 216). Over the same period, the White share declined from 47% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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