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Central Coast High

200 Coe Ave., Seaside, CA 93955 · (831) 392-3560 · Monterey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL103 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
103
High
DISTRICT 660 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
94 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 114746%
Grade 125654%
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
1313%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
8078%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Asian
22%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
22%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
33%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
22%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
6563%
Female
3736%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
8.2%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts4.1%4.1%10.2%81.6%
Math0.0%0.0%1.9%98.1%
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
2024-258.2%0.0%
2023-243.5%0.0%
2022-236.0%2.0%
2021-223.7%0.0%
2018-197.1%0.0%
2017-189.8%3.9%
2016-176.5%1.6%
2015-1619.0%2.0%
2014-150.0%0.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Central Coast High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Monterey County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
103#1,571 of 2,093#20 of 31
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
91.3%#252 of 1,575#6 of 21
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 2024-25
Enrollment
103
-74 (-42%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 117
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2510311.88.8:191% (94)
2023-2411412.39.3:188% (100)
2022-2311614.18.2:193% (108)
2020-211771116.1:184% (148)
2017-188511.27.6:175% (64)
2015-1692127.7:166% (61)
2010-11212N/AN/A62% (131)
2000-013592017.9:141% (146)
1990-91117814.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Coast High.

Since 2017-18: students up 21% (85 to 103); teachers up 5% (11.2 to 11.8).

About Central Coast High

Central Coast High is a public high school in Seaside, California. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 103 students. That puts enrollment 88% below the 838-student average for high schools in California.

Within Monterey Peninsula Unified, Central Coast High is one of 18 schools. The district enrolls 9,308 students.

More than half of the students at Central Coast High are Hispanic (78%). The rest of enrollment is 13% White and 3% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Monterey County's population at about 62%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Central Coast High scores 37%.

Central Coast High has 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.8:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 91% at Central Coast High. That is 15 points above the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.

Census data for Monterey County show median household income comes to about $97,230, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 153 public schools in the county, enrolling about 73,845, Central Coast High among them.

Among nearby public schools, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

NCES describes the area around Central Coast High as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Reported enrollment: 177 (2020-21) and 103 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Students per teacher dropped from 16.1 in 2020-21 to 8.8 in 2024-25.

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Monterey County at a glance

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Population
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students

Quick facts

School name
Central Coast High
District
Monterey Peninsula Unified
Address
200 Coe Ave., Seaside, CA 93955
Phone
(831) 392-3560
County
Monterey County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
103
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
8.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
94 (91%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
062553003821
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Central Coast High
How large is Central Coast High?
Central Coast High enrolls approximately 103 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Central Coast High serve?
Central Coast High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Central Coast High have?
Central Coast High employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Coast High?
At Central Coast High, the student body is approximately 13% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Central Coast High in?
Central Coast High is part of Monterey Peninsula Unified.
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