La Paloma High (Continuation)

La Paloma High (Continuation), a very small 9-12 campus in Brentwood, California, one of the schools within Liberty Union High, enrolls 178 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

Within Liberty Union High, which oversees 5 schools and 8,203 students, La Paloma High (Continuation) is one campus in the system.

Demographically, La Paloma High (Continuation) lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 20% White, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Contra Costa County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Contra Costa County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household earnings sit near $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. La Paloma High (Continuation) is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Garin Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at La Paloma High (Continuation) has remained close to its prior level, going from 176 students in 2018 to 178 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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