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Enrollment
1,546
High
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLEDAD UNIFIED·NCES 063705008225
Soledad High
425 Gabilan Dr., Soledad, CA 93960 · (831) 678-6400 · Monterey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,546 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
21.9:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
1,315 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 408 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 377 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 374 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 387 | 25% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
41.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.5pp since 2014
Math
7.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.9% | 27.5% | 28.1% | 30.4% |
| Math | 2.3% | 4.7% | 14.9% | 78.1% |
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 | 41.5% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 11.4% |
| 2022-23 | 39.1% | 9.2% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 9.5% |
| 2018-19 | 40.8% | 8.5% |
| 2017-18 | 37.7% | 9.6% |
| 2016-17 | 46.7% | 6.5% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Soledad High
Soledad High's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soledad High this school | 1,546 | 85.1% | 27.6% |
| Santa Paula High Santa Paula | 1,494 | 83.5% | 33.3% |
| Pajaro Valley High Watsonville | 1,293 | 84.3% | 25.1% |
| Sylmar Charter High Sylmar | 1,463 | 87.1% | 32.8% |
| Whittier High Whittier | 1,652 | 85.5% | 53.0% |
| Rancho San Juan High Salinas | 1,600 | 84.1% | 35.5% |
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 Soledad High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #871 of 1,052 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #1,020 of 1,056 ▼ 141 | #15 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #876 of 1,056 ▼ 236 | #14 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #264 of 1,044 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,546 | #546 of 2,093 | #6 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #844 of 1,352 | #13 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #1,260 of 1,351 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #467 of 1,575 | #8 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #162 of 327 | #4 of 6 |
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
1,546
-49 (-3%) vs 2020
+109% since 2000-01, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 1,546 | 70.5 | 21.9:1 | 85% (1,315) |
| 2023-24 | 1,503 | 72.4 | 20.8:1 | 83% (1,250) |
| 2022-23 | 1,534 | 73.4 | 20.9:1 | 73% (1,117) |
| 2020-21 | 1,595 | 69 | 23.1:1 | 89% (1,417) |
| 2017-18 | 1,437 | 64.5 | 22.3:1 | 89% (1,279) |
| 2015-16 | 1,429 | 62 | 23.1:1 | 71% (1,015) |
| 2010-11 | 1,206 | N/A | N/A | 86% (1,034) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 32 | 23.1:1 | 84% (620) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soledad High.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,437 to 1,546); teachers up 9% (64.5 to 70.5).
About Soledad High
Soledad, California, is home to Soledad High, a high-enrollment high school. The latest federal count shows 1,546 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 84% higher.
Soledad High is one of 10 schools in Soledad Unified, which enrolls 4,805 students in total.
About 96% of the student body at Soledad High is Hispanic. County-wide, 62% of Monterey County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Soledad High's 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.9:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 21.9:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 85%. That is higher than the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.
allk12 grades Soledad High a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.7% for Soledad High. The school posts 27.6%, 2.1 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Monterey County show that the median household income is $97,230, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Soledad High, Monterey County has 152 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Pinnacles High, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Soledad High ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 1,595 in 2020-21 to 1,546 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.1:1 in 2020-21 to 21.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Soledad Unified
- Main Street MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Rose Ferrero ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- San Vicente ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Frank Ledesma ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- Gabilan ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Jack Franscioni ElementaryElementary · 439 students
Other schools in Soledad
- Main Street MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Rose Ferrero ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- San Vicente ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Frank Ledesma ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- Gabilan ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Jack Franscioni ElementaryElementary · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Pinnacles High0.2 mi · 41
- Soledad Virtual Academy0.2 mi · 62
- Frank Ledesma Elementary0.3 mi · 464
- Rose Ferrero Elementary0.3 mi · 530
- Main Street Middle0.5 mi · 754
- Soledad Transition Center0.6 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Soledad HighWhat is the total enrollment at Soledad High?
Soledad High enrolls approximately 1,546 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Soledad High serve?
Soledad High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Soledad High?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Soledad High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Soledad High?
At Soledad High, the student body is approximately 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Soledad High public or private?
Soledad High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Soledad Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.