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Half Moon Bay High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 1,041 students

Lewis Foster Dr, Half Moon Bay CA 94019 (map) | 650-712-7200
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Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 251
  10th Grade: 279
  11th Grade: 247
  12th Grade: 264

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Half Moon Bay High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Grade 9

Algebra I

School
28%
  State
23%
  County
30%
  District
28%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 123 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

Biology

School
89%
  State
58%
  County
76%
  District
89%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 66 students tested - State percentile rank: 86.

Earth Science

School
56%
  State
36%
  County
38%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 93 students tested - State percentile rank: 86.

English Language Arts

School
53%
  State
55%
  County
64%
  District
53%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 245 students tested - State percentile rank: 50.

General Mathematics

School
2%
  State
17%
  County
5%
  District
2%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 44 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Geometry

School
61%
  State
48%
  County
69%
  District
61%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 76 students tested - State percentile rank: 69.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
8%
  State
13%
  County
15%
  District
8%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 36 students tested - State percentile rank: 33.

Algebra II

School
56%
  State
42%
  County
56%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 61 students tested - State percentile rank: 73.

Biology

School
75%
  State
41%
  County
37%
  District
75%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 77 students tested - State percentile rank: 93.

Chemistry

School
72%
  State
46%
  County
52%
  District
72%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 61 students tested - State percentile rank: 82.

Earth Science

School
24%
  State
32%
  County
23%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 25 students tested - State percentile rank: 40.

English Language Arts

School
54%
  State
48%
  County
58%
  District
52%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 207 students tested - State percentile rank: 71.

Geometry

School
25%
  State
17%
  County
25%
  District
25%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 87 students tested - State percentile rank: 74.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
58%
  State
50%
  County
57%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 206 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

World History

School
63%
  State
45%
  County
59%
  District
62%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 203 students tested - State percentile rank: 86.

Algebra II

School
16%
  State
16%
  County
17%
  District
16%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 74 students tested - State percentile rank: 56.

Biology

School
80%
  State
49%
  County
58%
  District
80%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 40 students tested - State percentile rank: 90.

Chemistry

School
27%
  State
29%
  County
26%
  District
27%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 59 students tested - State percentile rank: 48.

Earth Science

School
57%
  State
35%
  County
31%
  District
57%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 35 students tested - State percentile rank: 85.

English Language Arts

School
51%
  State
45%
  County
53%
  District
50%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 219 students tested - State percentile rank: 71.

Geometry

School
2%
  State
9%
  County
10%
  District
2%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 43 students tested - State percentile rank: 3.

Physics

School
79%
  State
56%
  County
63%
  District
79%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 24 students tested - State percentile rank: 77.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
71%
  State
50%
  County
57%
  District
71%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 62 students tested - State percentile rank: 87.

U.S. History

School
61%
  State
48%
  County
57%
  District
59%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 218 students tested - State percentile rank: 80.

Algebra I

School
21%
  State
33%
  County
39%
  District
38%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 183 students tested - State percentile rank: 31.

Algebra II

School
34%
  State
33%
  County
44%
  District
34%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 135 students tested - State percentile rank: 61.

Biology

School
81%
  State
49%
  County
58%
  District
81%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 183 students tested - State percentile rank: 93.

Chemistry

School
50%
  State
38%
  County
41%
  District
50%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 120 students tested - State percentile rank: 74.

Earth Science

School
51%
  State
35%
  County
35%
  District
51%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 153 students tested - State percentile rank: 81.

General Mathematics

School
2%
  State
28%
  County
28%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 44 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Geometry

School
33%
  State
30%
  County
42%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 206 students tested - State percentile rank: 54.

Physics

School
79%
  State
52%
  County
57%
  District
79%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 24 students tested - State percentile rank: 78.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
71%
  State
54%
  County
63%
  District
71%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 66 students tested - State percentile rank: 83.

World History

School
63%
  State
44%
  County
58%
  District
62%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 204 students tested - State percentile rank: 86.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 542
Black: 5
Hispanic: 406
Asian: 41
Hawaiian: 6
American Indian: 2
Multi-Ethnic: 39

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 22%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 4%

Other Schools Nearby

Alvin S. Hatch Elementary School (0.64 mi.)
490 Miramontes Ave, Half Moon Bay CA 94019

Pilarcitos Alternative High School (Continuation) (0.66 mi.)
498 Kelly Ave, Half Moon Bay CA 94019

Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate (0.66 mi.)
498 Kelly Ave, Half Moon Bay CA 94019

Kings Mountain Elementary School (0.66 mi.)
498 Kelly Ave, Half Moon Bay CA 94019

Sea Crest School (0.99 mi.)
901 Arnold Way, Half Moon Bay CA 94019

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $82,735 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $511,600 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 6,299 (Occupied: 96.8% - Stave Avg: 182,614.2%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1976 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 16% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 94019)
*NR - Not reported

20:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(1,041 students - 44 teachers)

Half Moon Bay High School has 20 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 24:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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