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Anzar High

2000 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 · (831) 623-7660 · San Benito County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Enrollment
267
High
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
146 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 97227%
Grade 106625%
Grade 116324%
Grade 126625%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
4617%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
20878%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Asian
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
13651%
Female
13049%

School pathway

Feeds from
AromasKG–08San JuanKG–08
Based on grade levels within Aromas - San Juan Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
54.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.9pp since 2014
Math
10.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.0pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts18.0%36.1%29.5%16.4%
Math1.7%8.3%26.7%63.3%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.1%10.0%
2023-2470.5%20.3%
2022-2362.0%20.3%
2021-2254.8%25.8%
2020-2156.4%21.3%
2018-1945.0%19.2%
2017-1858.1%20.3%
2016-1762.6%25.3%
2015-1671.0%34.0%
2014-1567.0%18.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Anzar High

Anzar High's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Anzar High this school26754.7%38.7%
Cloverdale High
Cloverdale
39357.3%30.7%
Gateway College and Career Academy
Riverside
39460.2%N/A
Learning for Life Charter
Marina
16061.3%N/A
Colusa High
Colusa
43166.1%33.4%
La Sierra High
Visalia
19162.8%18.6%
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Anzar High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn California
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.7%#561 of 1,052
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
10.0%#963 of 1,056
▼ 362
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.1%#607 of 1,056
▼ 378
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-8.2pp#68 of 1,044
Enrollment
ranked largest first
267#1,248 of 2,093
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.2:1#162 of 1,352
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.8%#910 of 1,351
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.7%#1,119 of 1,575
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.2%#101 of 802
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
267
-90 (-25%) vs 2017
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 22.0:1
% White
17%
was 26%
% Hispanic
78%
was 71%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526716.516.2:155% (146)
2023-2425813.918.5:152% (134)
2022-2327614.618.9:152% (143)
2017-1835716.222.0:161% (219)
2000-013441621.5:120% (70)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anzar High.

Since 2017-18: students down 25% (357 to 267); teachers up 2% (16.2 to 16.5).

About Anzar High

Anzar High is a public high school run by Aromas - San Juan Unified in San Juan Bautista, California. Enrollment is 267 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 68% smaller than average.

Anzar High is a school in Aromas - San Juan Unified. The district has 3 schools and 964 students.

Roughly 78% of students at Anzar High are Hispanic. Other groups include 17% White and 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Benito County residents are about 62% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Staffing totals 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. That is lower than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 55%.

Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.5%. Anzar High scores 38.7%.

In San Benito County (population about 67,290), the median household income is $114,394, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 28 public schools in San Benito County, enrolling about 11,633 students in all.

The nearest public school is San Juan, at about 3.0 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Anzar High ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.

Anzar High has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.

Compared with 2017-18, the school had 90 fewer students in 2024-25. Over the same years, the White share dropped from 26% to 17%. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.0 to 16.2 over 7 years.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Anzar High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

San Benito County at a glance

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Population
67,290
Census ACS
Median income
$114,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
11,633 students

Quick facts

School name
Anzar High
District
Aromas - San Juan Unified
Address
2000 San Juan Hwy., San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
Phone
(831) 623-7660
County
San Benito County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
267
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
16.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
146 (55%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
069113603761
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Anzar High
How large is Anzar High?
Anzar High enrolls approximately 267 students in grades 09-12.
Is Anzar High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Anzar High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anzar High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anzar High is approximately 16.2:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anzar High?
At Anzar High, the student body is approximately 17% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Anzar High public or private?
Anzar High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Aromas - San Juan Unified.
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