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Alisal High

Q: Is Alisal High a good high school?

Alisal High is in the 42nd percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 53 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 92% of the class graduated in four years (583 of 634); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Alisal High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 57% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 20% the math standard; 23% and 5% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 642 students were tested in English and 643 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Alisal High rank in California?

Alisal High is in the 42nd percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Developing, 2025). Alisal High ranks #860 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Alisal High?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 12.0% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 338 chronically absent of 2,812 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 3.5%; 100 unduplicated suspended students of 2,872 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 12.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 3.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Alisal High compare to other schools in Salinas?

Alisal High is in the 42nd percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,742 students. Use the schools in Salinas page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

Q: What AP courses are offered at Alisal High?

Alisal High had own-school AP authorizations for 3 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: Calculus AB, Chemistry, Psychology. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: How many students from Alisal High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 49 Alisal High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Salinas · 9–12 · 2,742 students (2024–25)

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The dots are California’s 1,500 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score

53 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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Alisalhigher than 42 of the 100 California dots

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Alisalhigher than 42 of the 100 California dots

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In 2024–25, 92% of the class graduated in four years (583 of 634); across California, 89%. Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students in the four-year graduation cohort: 634
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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Academic achievement

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Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 23%
Met standard: 34%
Below standard: 43%

57% met or exceeded · 642 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Salinas Union High
Exceeded	23%	27%	21%
Met	34%	30%	32%
Nearly met	21%	20%	23%
Not met	22%	23%	24%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 5%
Met standard: 15%
Below standard: 80%

20% met or exceeded · 643 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Salinas Union High
Exceeded	5%	14%	7%
Met	15%	16%	13%
Nearly met	24%	21%	22%
Not met	56%	49%	58%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, preparation and college destinations answer different questions below.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence

In grade 11, 20% met or exceeded the standard in math, against 30% statewide.grade 11 · spring 2025

20%Math · met or exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grade 11
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 11 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 431,903 in math tested).

338 of 2,812 students missed 10% or more of school days, close to the average Salinas Union High school.2024–25

12 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 2,812
Comparison: 338 of 2,812. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Salinas Union High schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school57%

California57%

Tested: 642 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school57%

Salinas Union High53%

Tested: 642 here · 2,716 in Salinas Union High. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 7 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Salinas Union High
Exceeded	23%	27%	21%
Met	34%	30%	32%
Nearly met	21%	20%	23%
Not met	22%	23%	24%

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school20%

California30%

Tested: 643 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school20%

Salinas Union High20%

Tested: 643 here · 2,726 in Salinas Union High. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 7 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Salinas Union High
Exceeded	5%	14%	7%
Met	15%	16%	13%
Nearly met	24%	21%	22%
Not met	56%	49%	58%

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201943%666 tested

→

202557%642 tested

Alisal

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201920%665 tested

→

202520%643 tested

Alisal

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English met or exceeded, grade 11

AlisalCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202557%57%

Math met or exceeded, grade 11

AlisalCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202520%30%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 43% in 2019 to 57% in 2025. Math was 20% in both 2019 and 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	Alisal	California
2019	43% 666 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	53% 663 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	50% 672 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	53% 638 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	57% 642 tested	57% 432,651 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	Alisal	California
2019	20% 665 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	21% 662 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	19% 675 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	19% 638 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	20% 643 tested	30% 431,903 tested

Ask: Most students in grade 11 haven’t yet met the state’s standard in math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?

Life at school

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After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

92%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 583 of 634 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.

College / career Prepared

57%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

50%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

83% enrolled in college within 12 months · 548 high-school completers

University of California45 · 8%
California State University81 · 15%
California community college319 · 58%
In-state private7 · 1%
Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 0%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled95 · 17%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 180
Admitted: 148
Enrolled: 49

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

Fall 2025Applied 180 · Admitted 148 · Enrolled 49
Fall 2024Applied 182 · Admitted 146 · Enrolled 51
Fall 2023Applied 170 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 45
Fall 2022Applied 181 · Admitted 138 · Enrolled 63
Fall 2021Applied 158 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 55
Fall 2020Applied 175 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 58
Fall 2019Applied 163 · Admitted 101 · Enrolled 42
Fall 2018Applied 148 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 49
Fall 2017Applied 106 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 39
Fall 2016Applied 47 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 17
Fall 2015Applied 69 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 21
Fall 2014Applied 60 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 16
Fall 2013Applied 65 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 18
Fall 2012Applied 66 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 31
Fall 2011Applied 53 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 21
Fall 2010Applied 40 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 10
Fall 2009Applied 39 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 12
Fall 2008Applied 48 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 23
Fall 2007Applied 41 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 14
Fall 2006Applied 47 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 17
Fall 2005Applied 45 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 20
Fall 2004Applied 38 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 12
Fall 2003Applied 48 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 18
Fall 2002Applied 24 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 6
Fall 2001Applied 31 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 11
Fall 2000Applied 21 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 9
Fall 1999Applied 11 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled Masked
Fall 1998Applied 26 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 7
Fall 1997Applied 33 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 15
Fall 1996Applied 38 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 12
Fall 1995Applied 58 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 27
Fall 1994Applied 44 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 17

Campus records · fall 2025

BerkeleyApplied 89 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 7
DavisApplied 131 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 17
IrvineApplied 75 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 4
Los AngelesApplied 73 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled Masked
MercedApplied 116 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 4
RiversideApplied 79 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 4
San DiegoApplied 73 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 4
Santa BarbaraApplied 76 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 5
Santa CruzApplied 83 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 3

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 1

Calculus AB

Sciences 1

Chemistry

History & Social Science 1

Psychology

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers: 178 of 363 Prepared students · 49.0%
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI, all students · 635 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.
Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers: 96 students
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.
Dual enrollment (historical): 51 students · offered
2020-21
Source and what this counts
Federal Civil Rights Data Collection historical snapshot, not confirmation of current availability.

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

12 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

15in 100 at the average Salinas Union High school22in 100 at the average California high school

338 of 2,812 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school12 in 100

at the average Salinas Union High school15 in 100

at the average California high school22 in 100

3.5%of students were suspended at least once (100 of 2,872), 2024–25

2.9%at the average Salinas Union High school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

613 English · 614 math tested

English56% / 49%

Math20% / 21%

Hispanic or Latino

631 English · 632 math tested

English56% / 49%

Math20% / 19%

English learners

105 English · 106 math tested

English5% / 8%

Math3% / 6%

Students with disabilities

60 tested per subject

English12% / 18%

Math2% / 6%

Homeless

33 English · 34 math tested

English42% / 36%

Math24% / 13%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Salinas Union High	vs California
Low-income · 613 tested in English, 614 in math
English	56%	+452%	+749%
Math	20%	+119%	−121%
Hispanic or Latino · 631 tested in English, 632 in math
English	56%	+551%	+749%
Math	20%	+218%	+119%
English learners · 105 tested in English, 106 in math
English	5%	+14%	−38%
Math	3%	03%	−36%
Students with disabilities · 60 tested
English	12%	+111%	−618%
Math	2%	−13%	−46%
Homeless · 33 tested in English, 34 in math
English	42%	+735%	+636%
Math	24%	+1212%	+1113%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Salinas Union High, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

How each student group did

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Alisal High in Salinas, 56.4% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 51.6% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Alisal High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 4.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (20.0% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (56.3% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 51.8 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 614 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino98%
Filipino1%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	98%
Filipino	1%
White	—
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 9 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (95%, 2,611 of 2,742). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers133

Average experience12 years

First-year teachers1%

83% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 83.13%: 102.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 123.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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Middle-school links

El Sausal Middle
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
La Paz Middle
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
67% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

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777 Williams Road, Salinas 93905

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Questions to ask

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Most students in grade 11 haven’t yet met the state’s standard in math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

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Fontana HighFontana Unified · 2,534 enrolled · 95.3% meal eligibility64thSolid
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How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 87.2–100% meal eligibility and 1,371–5,484 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Alisal High a good high school?

Alisal High is in the 42nd percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 53 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 92% of the class graduated in four years (583 of 634); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Alisal High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 57% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 20% the math standard; 23% and 5% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 642 students were tested in English and 643 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Alisal High rank in California?

Alisal High is in the 42nd percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Developing, 2025). Alisal High ranks #860 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Alisal High?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 12.0% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 338 chronically absent of 2,812 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 3.5%; 100 unduplicated suspended students of 2,872 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 12.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 3.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Alisal High compare to other schools in Salinas?

Alisal High is in the 42nd percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,742 students. Use the schools in Salinas page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Alisal High?

What AP courses are offered at Alisal High?

Alisal High had own-school AP authorizations for 3 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: Calculus AB, Chemistry, Psychology. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Alisal High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 49 Alisal High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

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Alisal High is ranked #860 statewide · #3 of 5 in Salinas Union High.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Graduation rate	92.0%	92.9%	25%
Exceeded standard	14.2%	20.3%	22%
CCI overall Prepared	57.2%	51.7%	20%
Met or exceeded	38.4%	43.8%	18%
Chronic absenteeism	12.4%	22.7%	5%
Suspension rate	3.5%	3.3%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	15.3%	17.8%	5%

Graduation rate: ↓ vs CA 92.9% · index 56 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 20.3% · index 48 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared: ↑ vs CA 51.7% · index 58 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 43.8% · index 52 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 22.7% · index 64 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 4.3pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.3% · index 51 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 0.2pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 49 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	642	23%	33%	22%	22%	57%	+8

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	643	5%	15%	24%	56%	20%	−4

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA	638	53.1%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	638	19.3%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA	672	49.9%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	675	18.7%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA	663	52.9%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	662	21.3%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA	666	42.6%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	665	19.7%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	785	4%	24%	65%	7%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	614	56.4%	+5	+8
Hispanic/Latino	632	56.3%	+6	+7
English Learners	106	4.8%	+1	−4

Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Susp
Alisal High ←	—	5342nd percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	14.2%	38.4%	3.5%
Everett Alvarez High	2.1 mi	5031st percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	9.9%	31.3%	4.7%
California average	—	57School average · no percentile	20.3%	43.8%	3.3%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders2.4%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$61,054 – $143,305

Average middle school principal salary$169,942

Average high school principal salary$178,447

Superintendent salary$308,000

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 53/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 57.2% · numerator 363 students classified Prepared · denominator 635 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 49.0% · AP-pathway numerator 178 · denominator 363 (CCI Prepared students).This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 363 of 635 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	49/100	33	#998	California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
2022	52/100	51	#773	California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
2023	51/100	47	#864	California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
2024	52/100	50	#819	California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 7.6% → 2025 · 12.0% · +4.4pp
Suspension rate2024 · 3.7% → 2025 · 3.5% · −0.2pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	642	23.1%	56.5%
2025 · Math	643	5.3%	20.2%
2024 · ELA	638	19.3%	53.1%
2024 · Math	638	5.2%	19.3%
2023 · ELA	672	17.3%	49.9%
2023 · Math	675	3.9%	18.7%
2022 · ELA	663	21.1%	52.9%
2022 · Math	662	5.7%	21.3%
2019 · ELA	666	13.7%	42.6%
2019 · Math	665	3.5%	19.7%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate

92.0%

AP pathway among Prepared

49.0%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings

A-G Completion

50.1%

A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-Going Rate

82.7%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A-G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

Year	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp
2019	8.6%	31.2%	6.4%	5.2%
2022	13.4%	37.1%	20.2%	4.0%
2023	10.6%	34.3%	11.1%	3.4%
2024	12.2%	36.2%	8.2%	3.7%
2025	14.2%	38.4%	12.4%	3.5%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	5.3%	11.8%	+6.5pp
Male	6.7%	12.2%	+5.5pp
Filipino	3.8%	17.2%	+13.4pp
Hispanic/Latino	6.0%	12.0%	+6.0pp
White	9.1%	—	—
Students with Disabilities	13.0%	21.8%	+8.8pp
English Learners	11.7%	20.6%	+8.9pp
Military-Connected	6.1%	14.0%	+7.9pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	6.2%	12.2%	+6.0pp
All Students	6.0%	12.0%	+6.0pp
Homeless	—	21.3%	—

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	180	148	49	3.62	3.73	3.89
2024	182	146	51	3.61	3.75	3.90
2023	170	124	45	3.62	3.79	3.94
2022	181	138	63	3.62	3.77	3.84
2021	158	124	55	3.58	3.69	3.81
2020	175	125	58	3.52	3.69	3.82
2019	163	101	42	3.46	3.64	3.71
2018	148	89	49	3.58	3.79	3.89
2017	106	63	39	3.48	3.70	3.73
2016	47	28	17	3.58	3.80	3.85
2015	69	35	21	3.56	3.82	3.88
2014	60	29	16	3.36	3.66	3.74

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	89	11	7
Berkeley	2024	89	14	5
Berkeley	2023	91	24	14
Berkeley	2022	93	13	6
Berkeley	2021	65	11	7
Davis	2025	131	48	17
Davis	2024	127	58	12
Davis	2023	110	49	15
Davis	2022	128	51	16
Davis	2021	104	42	16
Irvine	2025	75	19	4
Irvine	2024	60	18	3
Irvine	2023	59	7	masked
Irvine	2022	55	4	masked
Irvine	2021	60	8	masked
Los Angeles	2025	73	5	masked
Los Angeles	2024	61	4	masked
Los Angeles	2023	68	7	4
Los Angeles	2022	66	6	masked
Los Angeles	2021	62	5	masked
Merced	2025	116	106	4
Merced	2024	88	79	6
Merced	2023	76	60	masked
Merced	2022	89	77	16
Merced	2021	92	80	12
Riverside	2025	79	71	4
Riverside	2024	40	27	masked
Riverside	2023	36	25	masked
Riverside	2022	33	12	masked
Riverside	2021	21	7	masked
San Diego	2025	73	28	4
San Diego	2024	71	28	6
San Diego	2023	53	20	masked
San Diego	2022	70	38	6
San Diego	2021	63	34	7
Santa Barbara	2025	76	22	5
Santa Barbara	2024	81	24	6
Santa Barbara	2023	87	25	4
Santa Barbara	2022	57	16	masked
Santa Barbara	2021	51	18	masked
Santa Cruz	2025	83	37	3
Santa Cruz	2024	112	61	11
Santa Cruz	2023	109	60	4
Santa Cruz	2022	111	52	15
Santa Cruz	2021	72	32	9
Universitywide	2025	180	148	49
Universitywide	2024	182	146	51
Universitywide	2023	170	124	45
Universitywide	2022	181	138	63
Universitywide	2021	158	124	55

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026

Subject	Authorization recorded for
Calculus AB	this school
Chemistry	this school
Psychology	this school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	14
AP enrollment	613
IB participation	not offered
Dual enrollment	offered · 51 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	3
Physics sections	15
Chemistry sections	52
Total enrollment (CRDC)	3,125

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	45	8.2%
California State University	81	14.8%
California community college	319	58.2%
In-state private	7	1.3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	1	0.2%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0.0%
Not enrolled	95	17.3%

548 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 83% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,447 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 16,423 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,263 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,742

Central federal expenditures attributed here$224 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,742

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,171 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 55%Instruction support 16%Student services 14%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$13,447 per pupil

2020$12,621 per pupil

2019$12,953 per pupil

2018$12,363 per pupil

2017$11,928 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 93905

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93905
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$80,126
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	7.35%
ZCTA population	63,898
Median age	28.8 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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