La Costa Canyon High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Encinitas, California
La Costa Canyon High in Encinitas, California enrolled 1,774 students in 2024-25 with 80.2 full-time teachers, 22.1 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
1,642 students in 2022-23, 1,768 students in 2023-24, 1,774 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 73.0 to 80.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,642 | 73.0 | 22.5 |
| 2023-24 | 1,768 | 79.5 | 22.2 |
| 2024-25 | 1,774 | 80.2 | 22.1 |
22.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
23 AP courses and one counselor per 411 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection La Costa Canyon High enrolled 1,643 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 39 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses23
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 411 of the 1,643 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions39
- Chronically absent17.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.5% of students were White, 17.9% Hispanic, 6.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White69.5%
- Hispanic17.9%
- Two or more races6.9%
- Asian4.1%
- Black1.1%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at La Costa Canyon High scored proficient or above: 49% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 49% | 70% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
92% of the 379 students in La Costa Canyon High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 92% | 96% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 379 | 2,279 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Encinitas
3 public high schools in Encinitas report 2024-25 enrollment; La Costa Canyon High is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Dieguito HS Academy | 1,843 | 24.4 | 19.7% |
| La Costa Canyon High | 1,774 | 22.1 | 14.1% |
| Sunset High (Continuation) | 87 | 12.4 | 28.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about La Costa Canyon High
- Sunset High (Continuation)The nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 87 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- San Dieguito HS AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 3.6 miles away: 1,843 students, 24.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare La Costa Canyon High with Sunset High (Continuation)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much San Dieguito Union High School District spends per student$14,491 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,491
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaLa Costa Canyon High is the number 406 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#406 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher22.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.22.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about La Costa Canyon High
How many students attend La Costa Canyon High?
1,774 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,642 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Encinitas, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at La Costa Canyon High?
22.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is La Costa Canyon High a Title I school?
La Costa Canyon High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at La Costa Canyon High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at La Costa Canyon High scored proficient or above: 49% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at La Costa Canyon High?
92% of the 379 students in La Costa Canyon High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is La Costa Canyon High in?
San Dieguito Union High School District, NCES district ID 0634380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063438006516 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.