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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Carpinteria Senior High this year?
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Enrollment
593
High
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARPINTERIA UNIFIED·NCES 060756000727
Carpinteria Senior High
4810 Foothill Rd., Carpinteria, CA 93013 · (805) 684-4107 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
387 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 145 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 157 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 145 | 24% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carpinteria Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
30.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 28.8% | 15.9% | 34.1% |
| Math | 12.0% | 18.8% | 21.8% | 47.4% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.7% | 27.3% |
| 2021-22 | 51.3% | 24.3% |
| 2020-21 | 49.5% | 10.6% |
| 2018-19 | 60.7% | 44.2% |
| 2017-18 | 39.9% | 36.6% |
| 2016-17 | 58.8% | 46.3% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 29.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Carpinteria Senior High
Carpinteria Senior High's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpinteria Senior High this school | 593 | 65.3% | 36.4% |
| Colusa High Colusa | 431 | 66.1% | 33.4% |
| Visalia Charter Independent Study Visalia | 515 | 70.3% | 30.3% |
| Harmony Magnet Academy Strathmore | 509 | 73.1% | 70.3% |
| Linden High Linden | 743 | 69.3% | 34.4% |
| Nipomo High Nipomo | 819 | 70.2% | 37.2% |
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 Carpinteria Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #626 of 1,052 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #420 of 1,056 ▲ 78 | #4 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #706 of 1,056 ▲ 148 | #6 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #483 of 1,044 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #951 of 2,093 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #312 of 1,352 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #867 of 1,351 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #949 of 1,575 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #700 of 802 | #6 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
593
-69 (-10%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 593 | 32.5 | 18.2:1 | 65% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 34.6 | 17.6:1 | 69% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 35.8 | 18.2:1 | 70% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 70% (464) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 33.6 | 18.2:1 | 56% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 60% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | N/A | N/A | 53% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 840 | 40 | 21.0:1 | 29% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 34 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carpinteria Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (612 to 593); teachers down 3% (33.6 to 32.5).
About Carpinteria Senior High
Carpinteria Senior High is a low-enrollment high school found in Carpinteria, California. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 593 students. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 29% below average.
Carpinteria Senior High is one school in a 6-school district, Carpinteria Unified, which enrolls 1,912 students.
The largest group at Carpinteria Senior High is Hispanic students, at 76%. Other students are 20% White and 2% Asian. By comparison, Santa Barbara County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
Staffing at Carpinteria Senior High comes to 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.2:1. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is close to this figure. Carpinteria Senior High counts 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Carpinteria Senior High lands at C+, ahead of 36% of California public high schools.
Carpinteria Senior High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.4%, compared with a predicted 41.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Santa Barbara County, median household income comes to about $98,161, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 129, with about 66,191 students.
Canalino Elementary is the nearest public school to Carpinteria Senior High, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Carpinteria Senior High, there are 5 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Carpinteria Senior High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Carpinteria Senior High had a net loss of 69 students, or 10%. By 2024-25, the school had 18.2 students per teacher, compared with 19.5 in 2020-21.
The Carpinteria Senior High discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Santa Barbara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
443,701
Census ACS
Median income
$98,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
66,191 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carpinteria Unified
- Canalino ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Carpinteria MiddleMiddle · 437 students
- Aliso ElementaryElementary · 315 students
- Summerland ElementaryElementary · 51 students
- Carpinteria FamilyElementary · 45 students
Other schools in Carpinteria
- Canalino ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Carpinteria MiddleMiddle · 437 students
- Aliso ElementaryElementary · 315 students
- Carpinteria FamilyElementary · 45 students
Nearby schools
- Canalino Elementary0.4 mi · 471
- Carpinteria Family0.5 mi · 45
- Aliso Elementary0.9 mi · 315
- Carpinteria Middle1.0 mi · 437
- Summerland Elementary4.7 mi · 51
- Montecito Union6.8 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Carpinteria Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Carpinteria Senior High?
Carpinteria Senior High enrolls approximately 593 students in grades 09-12.
Is Carpinteria Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carpinteria Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Carpinteria Senior High have?
Carpinteria Senior High employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Carpinteria Senior High?
Student demographics at Carpinteria Senior High are roughly 20% White, 76% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Carpinteria Senior High in?
Carpinteria Senior High is part of Carpinteria Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.