📍 1 Lewis Foster Dr., Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, 94019
Half Moon Bay High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County. The school has 1,024 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Boysen. It is part of the Cabrillo Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Half Moon Bay High enrolls 1,024 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 519 | 51% |
| White | 417 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 22 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 1,024 students (32%) 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.
Half Moon Bay High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe).
Half Moon Bay High is one of 7 schools in Cabrillo Unified, based in Half Moon Bay, California. The district serves 2,562 students district-wide and employs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,024 students, Half Moon Bay High is larger than the district average of about 366 students per school.