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Which teacher or staff member at Dos Pueblos Senior High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,149
High
DISTRICT 1,239 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED·NCES 060141406017
Dos Pueblos Senior High
7266 Alameda Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 · (805) 968-2541 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,149 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.6:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
944 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 535 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 546 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 529 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 539 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.6pp since 2014
Math
45.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.8% | 28.8% | 14.9% | 16.5% |
| Math | 27.8% | 17.9% | 19.1% | 35.2% |
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 | 68.6% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 45.8% |
| 2021-22 | 69.7% | 47.1% |
| 2018-19 | 58.3% | 47.3% |
| 2017-18 | 66.6% | 54.1% |
| 2016-17 | 69.7% | 55.6% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Dos Pueblos Senior High
Dos Pueblos Senior High's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dos Pueblos Senior High this school | 2,149 | 43.9% | 57.4% |
| Murrieta Valley High Murrieta | 2,104 | 46.7% | 59.9% |
| Centennial High Bakersfield | 2,212 | 44.5% | 50.5% |
| Vacaville High Vacaville | 2,044 | 45.4% | 40.0% |
| Royal High Simi Valley | 1,835 | 43.1% | 41.8% |
| Liberty High Bakersfield | 2,369 | 43.1% | 51.2% |
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 Dos Pueblos Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #212 of 1,052 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #210 of 1,056 ▼ 34 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #280 of 1,056 ▼ 12 | #1 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #295 of 1,044 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,149 | #210 of 2,093 | #4 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #947 of 1,352 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #303 of 1,351 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #1,240 of 1,575 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #214 of 327 | N/A |
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
2,149
+131 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 2,149 | 95 | 22.6:1 | 44% (944) |
| 2023-24 | 2,075 | 92.3 | 22.5:1 | 46% (953) |
| 2022-23 | 2,034 | 95.6 | 21.3:1 | 44% (889) |
| 2020-21 | 2,018 | 81 | 24.9:1 | 38% (766) |
| 2017-18 | 2,057 | 84.1 | 24.5:1 | 35% (722) |
| 2015-16 | 2,130 | 87 | 24.5:1 | 28% (599) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dos Pueblos Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (2,057 to 2,149); teachers up 13% (84.1 to 95).
About Dos Pueblos Senior High
Dos Pueblos Senior High is a public large high school in Goleta, California. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 2,149 students. Enrollment is 156% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
The 20 schools of Santa Barbara Unified, including Dos Pueblos Senior High, enroll 12,247 students.
Dos Pueblos Senior High's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 42%. The remaining students are 42% White, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. By the diversity index, Dos Pueblos Senior High comes in at 64%.
A ratio of 22.6:1 comes from the school's 95 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 44% of students at Dos Pueblos Senior High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County is 24 points.
Measured against California public high schools, Dos Pueblos Senior High receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Dos Pueblos Senior High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.4% and a predicted 53.8%.
Census estimates describe Santa Barbara County this way: median household income is about $98,161, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Santa Barbara County number 129 and enroll about 66,191.
The school nearest to Dos Pueblos Senior High is Brandon Elementary, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Within five miles of Dos Pueblos Senior High, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.5%; Dos Pueblos Senior High's is 57.4%, ranking 4th of 9.
The NCES locale for Dos Pueblos Senior High is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Dos Pueblos Senior High went from 2,018 students to 2,149. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.9:1 to 22.6:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Other schools in Santa Barbara Unified
- San Marcos Senior HighHigh · 1,926 students
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- Washington ElementaryElementary · 477 students
Other schools in Goleta
- Goleta Valley Junior HighMiddle · 731 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 429 students
- Isla Vista ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Kellogg ElementaryElementary · 369 students
- La Patera ElementaryElementary · 369 students
- Ellwood ElementaryElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Brandon Elementary0.9 mi · 429
- Ellwood Elementary1.1 mi · 303
- Isla Vista Elementary1.6 mi · 418
- La Patera Elementary1.9 mi · 369
- Santa Barbara Charter2.6 mi · 269
- Goleta Valley Junior High2.6 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About Dos Pueblos Senior HighHow many students attend Dos Pueblos Senior High?
Dos Pueblos Senior High enrolls approximately 2,149 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dos Pueblos Senior High serve?
Dos Pueblos Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dos Pueblos Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dos Pueblos Senior High is approximately 22.6:1 (95 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dos Pueblos Senior High?
Dos Pueblos Senior High reports a student body of 42% White, 42% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Dos Pueblos Senior High?
Dos Pueblos Senior High is overseen by Santa Barbara Unified in Santa Barbara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.