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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
Grade 9
72
Grade 10
66
Grade 11
63
Grade 12
66
Student demographics
White
4617%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 20%
Hispanic
20878%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56%
Asian
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
70.5%
CA avg 47.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
20.3%
CA avg 35.6% . +2.3pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.

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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
267
-90 (-25%) vs 2017
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

About Anzar High

As a rural-scale high school in San Juan Bautista, California, Anzar High caters to 267 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Aromas - San Juan Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 68% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Within Aromas - San Juan Unified, which oversees 3 schools and 964 students, Anzar High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Anzar High logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at Anzar High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Anzar High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 45.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for San Benito County indicate median household earnings sit near $114,394, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across San Benito County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,633 students), Anzar High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is San Juan, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Anzar High comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Anzar High's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 267). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 26% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

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/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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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