High Schools in Soledad Unified

The Soledad Unified School District in California is home to two high schools: Soledad High and Pinnacles High. While both schools serve students in grades 9-12, they exhibit significant differences in their performance, demographics, and overall characteristics.

Soledad High is the larger of the two schools, with an enrollment of 1,534 students, compared to Pinnacles High's 16 students. Soledad High also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 20.8, while Pinnacles High has a much lower ratio of 5.1. Academically, Soledad High outperforms Pinnacles High in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, as well as in its higher four-year graduation rate of 93.2% compared to Pinnacles High's 86.5%.

Both Soledad High and Pinnacles High face challenges, with high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients (over 70%) and concerning levels of chronic absenteeism, particularly at Pinnacles High with a 75.3% rate. The Soledad Unified School District as a whole appears to be underperforming, with both high schools ranking in the bottom half of California high schools according to the SchoolDigger rankings, suggesting systemic issues that need to be addressed.