Central Coast New Tech High

Located at 523 North Thompson Ave., in Nipomo, California, Central Coast New Tech High is a minimally staffed four-year high school that caters to 318 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Lucia Mar Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 62% below the state mean of about 838.

Lucia Mar Unified runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 9,590 students. Central Coast New Tech High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Central Coast New Tech High reports that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 39% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Central Coast New Tech High logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Central Coast New Tech High sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.5%; actual is 70.7%, +21.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Luis Obispo County) records that median household earnings sit near $97,446, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across San Luis Obispo County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,339 students), Central Coast New Tech High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Nipomo High, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Central Coast New Tech High comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Central Coast New Tech High's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 318). The White share of enrollment contracted from 62% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

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