📍 840 N. Branciforte Ave., Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, 95062
Costanoa Continuation High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County. The school has 90 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Santa Cruz City High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Costanoa Continuation High enrolls 90 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 3.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 73% |
| White | 18 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
44 of the school's 90 students (49%) 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.
Costanoa Continuation High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Costanoa Continuation High is one of 9 schools in Santa Cruz City High, based in Santa Cruz, California. The district serves 4,467 students district-wide and employs 223 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 90 students, Costanoa Continuation High is smaller than the district average of about 496 students per school.
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