Palomar High School
4 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 441 middle and high school students from grades 7-12
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 480 Palomar St., Chula Vista, CA 91911
School Operational Details
- Alternative School
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- Sweetwater Union High School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,219
- Graduation Rate: 83.5%
- Dropout Rate: 3.9%
- Students Per Teacher: 23.4
- Enrolled Students: 42,224
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 441
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 30.1
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.7
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 281 (63.7%)
- Females: 160 (36.3%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 9 (2.0%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 119 (27.0%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 128 (29.0%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 3 | 0.7% |
| Black | 22 | 5.0% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic | 372 | 84.4% |
| White | 29 | 6.6% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th Grade | 29 | 6.6% |
| 11th Grade | 128 | 29.0% |
| 12th Grade | 284 | 64.4% |
Graduates Information (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
85.0%
District:
85.0%
State:
78.6%
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Ph.D.
School:
2.9%
District:
6.8%
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
31.4%
District:
37.9%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
8.6%
District:
5.6%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.8%
Number of Certificated Staff: 35.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 12.8
Average Age
School:
45.3
District:
46.5
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 4
4 out of 5 | 1 Review
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1 review for Palomar High School
- Reviewed by Student on July 14, 2007
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - As a student and ASB President of Palomar High School, I feel somewhat obliged to review it. Although it has a bad reputation, PHS has got to be the greatest continuation school in the state. The teachers are all patient and get along with the students on a friendly basis, without losing their strictness and authority. The students come in from all over the county, so you get a diverse population unlike any other schools. Even though it sounds like trouble, everyone gets along pretty well. Getting credits and graduating is the goal for every student, of course, and it shows. I've seen kids graduate a year early, in some cases even more. We have so many projects for students to participate in, and a ton of field trip opportunity. Palomar High isn't about punishing kids who couldn't function in a normal high school environment; It's about helping us prove to others that we won't be type-casted as "bad kids" and get us back onto the right track.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Palomar High School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:
- CST Algebra I
- CST Earth Science
- CST English-Language Arts
- CST Geometry
- CST Science
- CST U.S. History
- CST World History
AYP Results (2010)
Overall AYP Met: No
ELA AYP Met: No
Math AYP Met: No
SAT Exam Results (2009)
Percent of Students Taking SAT Exam: 0.3%
CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 5.0% | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 7.0% | 45.0% | 45.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | 40.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | 37.0% | 41.0% |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 9.0% | 40.0% | 42.0% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | 34.0% | 38.0% |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2009 | 8.0% | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | 35.0% | 40.0% |
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 9.0% | 12.0% | 8.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| CST Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 17.0% | 23.0% | 32.0% |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 13.0% | 41.0% | 42.0% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | 36.0% | 40.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | 32.0% | 37.0% |
| CST U.S. History Test | |||
| 2010 | 7.0% | 42.0% | 45.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | 38.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | 34.0% | 38.0% |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 10.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 7.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2008 | 17.0% | 3.0% | 6.0% |
End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 8.0% | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | 34.0% | 28.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| CST Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 15.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 10.0% | 40.0% | 41.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | 34.0% | 38.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2008 | 17.0% | 15.0% | 24.0% |
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010
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