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What advice would you give to incoming students at Hollister High?
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Enrollment
3,316
High
DISTRICT 1,695 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BENITO HIGH·NCES 063414005344
Hollister High
1220 Monterey St., Hollister, CA 95023 · (831) 637-5831 · San Benito County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,316 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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.
- DThree-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
23.1:1
144 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
2,044 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 7 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 781 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 805 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 841 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 888 | 27% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
52.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.7pp since 2014
Math
16.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 5 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 | 21.8% | 30.9% | 25.9% | 21.4% |
| Math | 5.9% | 10.8% | 22.8% | 60.5% |
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 | 52.7% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 20.6% |
| 2022-23 | 45.1% | 19.5% |
| 2021-22 | 52.5% | 23.9% |
| 2018-19 | 59.4% | 31.8% |
| 2017-18 | 57.9% | 34.8% |
| 2016-17 | 63.9% | 32.1% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Hollister High
Hollister High's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollister High this school | 3,316 | 61.6% | 37.0% |
| La Serna High Whittier | 2,372 | 58.4% | 57.6% |
| Ernest Righetti High Santa Maria | 2,416 | 55.5% | 41.3% |
| El Diamante High Visalia | 1,890 | 62.6% | 47.2% |
| La Habra High La Habra | 1,881 | 65.1% | 39.9% |
| Sanger High Sanger | 2,426 | 69.6% | 55.3% |
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 Hollister High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #611 of 1,052 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #786 of 1,056 ▼ 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #648 of 1,056 ▼ 176 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #190 of 1,044 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,316 | #15 of 2,093 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #1,005 of 1,352 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #900 of 1,351 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #1,017 of 1,575 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #111 of 327 |
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
3,316
+31 (+1%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 1,726
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 3,316 | 143.6 | 23.1:1 | 62% (2,044) |
| 2023-24 | 3,448 | 143.4 | 24.1:1 | 62% (2,129) |
| 2022-23 | 3,465 | 111.6 | 31.0:1 | 44% (1,523) |
| 2020-21 | 3,285 | 128 | 25.7:1 | 53% (1,753) |
| 2017-18 | 2,975 | 107.3 | 27.7:1 | 53% (1,591) |
| 2015-16 | 2,897 | 120 | 24.1:1 | 51% (1,471) |
| 2010-11 | 2,881 | N/A | N/A | 36% (1,050) |
| 2000-01 | 2,660 | 114 | 23.3:1 | 30% (790) |
| 1990-91 | 1,726 | 70 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hollister High.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (2,975 to 3,316); teachers up 34% (107.3 to 143.6).
About Hollister High
Hollister High is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in Hollister, California. It has an enrollment of 3,316 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 296% above average.
San Benito High, which runs Hollister High, has 2 schools and 3,390 students.
The student body at Hollister High is 78% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 16% White and 3% Asian. Among all residents of San Benito County, the Hispanic share is about 62%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Based on 143.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Hollister High has a ratio of 23.1:1. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 4.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 62%. The figure for public schools in San Benito County is close, at 60%.
Hollister High earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of California public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.4%.
The school's county is San Benito County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $114,394, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 11,633, Hollister High among them.
Rancho San Justo, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Hollister High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Hollister High is 2nd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Hollister High is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 3,285 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 3,316. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 23.1:1, from 25.7:1.
Hollister High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
San Benito County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Ladd Lane ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Spring Grove ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Rancho San JustoMiddle · 653 students
- Cerra Vista ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Other Hollister High schools
One other US public school is named Hollister High. Hollister High is the largest of the 2.
- HOLLISTER HIGHHOLLISTER, MO · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Rancho San Justo0.5 mi · 653
- R. O. Hardin Elementary0.6 mi · 461
- Hollister Prep0.6 mi · 538
- Ladd Lane Elementary1.0 mi · 767
- San Andreas Continuation High1.0 mi · 74
- San Benito County Opportunity1.0 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Hollister HighWhat is the total enrollment at Hollister High?
Hollister High enrolls approximately 3,316 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hollister High serve?
Hollister High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Hollister High?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Hollister High.
What is the student diversity at Hollister High?
Student demographics at Hollister High are roughly 16% White, 78% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hollister High?
Hollister High is overseen by San Benito High in San Benito County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.