"Cal Hills" is a designated California Model Continuation High School. You'll find this high school in the 300 and 600 wings of the Samuel Ayer Educational Center in the Milpitas Unified School District. Students, ages 16 to 18, behind in high school graduation credits are referred here by Milpitas High, but enrollment is voluntary.
The principal is Ms. Katie Martinez.
- Number of faculty: 11 teachers
- FY 2007-2008 total expenditures per pupil: $4403
- Percentage of parents who are college graduates: 24
- Percentage of students who are English learners: 14
- Students with disabilities: 8
- Percentage of students who are: Asian, 8; Filipino, 14; Hispanic, 39; White, 22; African-American, 8; Pacific Islander, 6; two or more races, 4
- Percentage who students who receive free or reduced-priced lunches: 51
- Number of expulsions/suspensions: expulsions, 2, both drug/violence related; suspensions, 88, 10 were drug/violence related
- Truancy rate: 109 percent, where there were three unexcused absences or tardies
Sources: California Department of Education, Ed-Data and the Milpitas Unified School District SARC. All data is from 2008-2009 unless otherwise noted.