📍 215 E. Ortega St., Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, 93101
Alta Vista Alternative High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County. The school has 117 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carlos Cohen. It is part of the Santa Barbara Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
Alta Vista Alternative High enrolls 117 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 68% |
| White | 26 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 117 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alta Vista Alternative High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Alta Vista Alternative High is one of 21 schools in Santa Barbara Unified, based in Santa Barbara, California. The district serves 12,250 students district-wide and employs 658 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 117 students, Alta Vista Alternative High is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
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