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Anacapa School vs Dos Pueblos High School

Anacapa School, a private high school in Santa Barbara, CA, and Dos Pueblos High School, a public high school in Goleta, CA, compared side by side on enrollment, published academic figures, AP participation, and the breadth of their sports and clubs.

MetricAnacapa School logoAnacapa SchoolDos Pueblos High School logoDos Pueblos High School
Overview
TypePrivatePublic
District / affiliationSanta Barbara Unified School District
Grades served7-12 (high-school grades 9-12)9-12
Enrollment522,187
Founded19811966
Student–teacher ratio~6:122.48:1
MascotIsland FoxChargers (Charlie the Charger Horse)
Tuition$29,000 (upper grades) / $28,000 (lower) (2025-26, PrivateSchoolReview)Free (public)
Academics
Graduation rate95.1% four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (446 of 469 cohort) (2023-24, CDE DataQuest ACGR, CDS 42767864231726; refreshes the prior 96% 2023 U.S. News figure)
CAASPP ELA proficiency68.61% met/exceeded standard (All Students; Level 4 39.84% + Level 3 28.77%) (2024-25, CAASPP/Smarter Balanced, caaspp-elpac.ets.org; ~68.6% in 2023-24 — holds)
CAASPP Math proficiency45.68% met/exceeded standard (All Students; Level 4 27.78% + Level 3 17.90%) (2024-25, CAASPP/Smarter Balanced, caaspp-elpac.ets.org; ~45.7% in 2023 — holds)
College-going rate86.8% 12-month college-going rate (414 of 477 high school completers enrolled in college within 12 months) (2022-23, CDE DataQuest College-Going Rate, CDS 42767864231726; latest published CGR year). This is the official state postsecondary-enrollment figure; the school's self-reported '~99% post-secondary enrollment' (Class of 2025 profile) counts a broader 'any post-secondary' definition.
U.S. News national rank#1,781 nationally; 242nd in California (2024, U.S. News)
AP participation rate46% (2024, U.S. News)
AP courses (listed)17
Programs & life
Academies / signature programs01
Sports offered623
Clubs & activities627
Notable facilities37
Has PTANoYes
Athletic boostersNoYes

A marker (●), in the leading school's colors, flags the stronger reported figure on objective, comparable measures only. A dash (—) means the figure isn't published for that school — private schools generally don't sit the state CAASPP tests, so their academic cells are often blank.