📍 333 N. Palm Ave., Santa Paula, Ventura County, 93060
Renaissance High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Santa Paula, Ventura County. The school has 121 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Robert Decandia. It is part of the Santa Paula Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
Renaissance High enrolls 121 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 116 | 96% |
| White | 4 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 121 students (90%) 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.
Renaissance High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Renaissance High is one of 9 schools in Santa Paula Unified, based in Santa Paula, California. The district serves 4,575 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 121 students, Renaissance High is smaller than the district average of about 508 students per school.