Pinnacle Coastal Valley High
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 45% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 38% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardPerformance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.3% | 21.7% | 17.4% | 56.5% |
| Math | 4.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 91.3% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 18.2% | 3.2% |
| 2022-23 | 21.6% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.3% | 0.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolEnrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77 | 3.8 | 20.3:1 | 86% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 4.6 | 30.3:1 | 94% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 87 | 3.8 | 23.2:1 | 95% (83) |
About Pinnacle Coastal Valley High
In King City, California, Pinnacle Coastal Valley High is a small high school. The school had 77 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 91% smaller than that.
Within South Monterey County Joint Union High, Pinnacle Coastal Valley High is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 2,665 students.
Federal enrollment data show Pinnacle Coastal Valley High is 96% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 4% White. Among all residents of Monterey County, the Hispanic share is about 62%. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 3.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 20.3 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 86%. The average for public schools in Monterey County is 76%.
Census Bureau estimates for Monterey County show that the median household income is $97,230, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 153 public schools in Monterey County, enrolling about 73,845 students in all.
The nearest public school is Portola-Butler Continuation High, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Pinnacle Coastal Valley High is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area. In federal data, Pinnacle Coastal Valley High is a virtual school.
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