San Marcos High School

General Information

• Grades Served: 9-12
• Address: 4750 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 | Map
• Phone: (805) 967-4581
• Fax: (805) 967-8358
• TDD: (805) 967-4581 x256
• Principal: Mr. Ed Behrens
• E-mail: ebehrens@sbsdk12.org
• School Mascot: Royals
• School Colors: Blue and Red
• Web Page: www.smroyals.org

School Highlights

Established in 1958 on a 44.40-acre site, San Marcos High School is centered between Santa Barbara and Goleta.

The school’s varied curriculum offers over 200 academic and elective courses. Approximately 80% of San Marcos students go on to higher education, with 35% going directly to four-year colleges and universities and 45% attending two-year community colleges. Thirty-one percent of the graduating class of 1997-98 completed UC entrance requirements.

San Marcos moved from a traditional six-period day to a block schedule where students take three 90-minute classes a day with the option of a fourth class. Students may thus complete 16 classes a year instead of the traditional 12.

School Recognition

California Distinguished High School (1994, 2005)

Six-year accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (granted 2003-2004)

Feeder Schools and their District

• La Colina Junior High School – Santa Barbara Unified School District
• La Cumbre Junior High School –Santa Barbara Unified School District

School Accountability Report Card

Current Reports Index

Content Standards

Current Standards Index

Assessment Plan

Current Schedule

Assessment Results

California’s testing program seeks ways to create a cohesive system that is fair to all students, provides reliable comparisons, and measures what students are expected to know. The Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program is the centerpiece of state testing. STAR has three basic components, all of which are multiple-choice tests: California Standards Test (CST), which is an achievement test based on state standards, California Achievement Test, 6th Edition (CAT/6), which is a nationally normed achievement test, California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), for student with severe cognitive disabilities, and Spanish Assessment of Basic Education, Second Edition (SABE/2) for newly enrolled English learners. These “on demand” assessments are administered to all students in the grade level that is being tested. In addition to the “on demand” assessments, student achievement is continuously monitored by the classroom teacher(s). If you have additional questions regarding student testing, please direct them to the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Office of Research, Evaluation, and Technology.

Test Results

Academic Performance Index (API)

The Academic Performance Index is a system of measuring each school’s academic performance and progress in reaching established goals.

API Reports

School Safety / Disaster Preparedness

All schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District periodically conduct fire and earthquake drills. Each school has a disaster preparedness plan and works in coordination with local law enforcement and other public safety organizations.

School custodians address daily cleaning and maintenance needs. The District’s maintenance team visits each campus regularly, according to a defined rotation schedule, and addresses specialized needs (e.g., painting, carpentry, etc.). In the event of a facility emergency at the school site, the District maintenance team responds on an immediate basis.

Student Enrollment and Ethnic Distribution

Enrollment and ethnicity information is gathered from the California Basic Education Data System (CBEDS). CBEDS information is updated each October as a California Department of Education reporting requirement. Comprehensive and comparative CBEDS data for all Santa Barbara County schools is available at: http://www.sbceo.org/districts/cbeds.shtml