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Alta Vista Alternative High — Rating & test scores

215 East Ortega Street, Santa Barbara · 119 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 65

Needs SupportScope Score · 8th percentile. Higher than 8 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 83% of the class graduated in four years (53 of 64); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 64
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Alta Vista Alternative a good high school?

Needs Support. Alta Vista Alternative is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced326%
Math, Proficient or Advanced109%
English, Advanced2917%
Math, Advanced499%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance160 in 100
Alta Vista Alternative’s place among California high schools, out of 100Santa Barbara Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

68 in 100 students (92 of 136) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is twice the rate at the average Santa Barbara Unified high school.

Each bar is Alta Vista Alternative’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 136. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Santa Barbara Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 1 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Alta Vista Alternative. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

2 high schools within 1.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Santa BarbaraNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7339th
  2. Alta Vista AlternativeScope Score 658th
Santa Barbara Unified

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Schools like it

How does Alta Vista Alternative compare with schools like it?

Alta Vista Alternative’s Scope Score is 65. 214 California high schools, counting Alta Vista Alternative, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Alta Vista Alternative’s result is higher than 20 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 214

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

214 California public high schools where 54% to 66% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 54% to 66% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Alta Vista Alternative’s share. The count includes Alta Vista Alternative. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English went from 26% to 52% and math from 9% to 23%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202660%48%59%Santa Barbara UnifiedDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia52%Alta Vista AlternativeThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%2017201820192022202320242025202641%16%35%Santa Barbara UnifiedDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia23%Alta Vista AlternativeThis school

The hatched block marks years with no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 11 and 40 students were tested here each year in each subject. With 11 students, one student is 9 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. Santa Barbara Unified’s line combines its 4 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Santa Barbara Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringAlta Vista AlternativeSanta Barbara UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201748%60%60%40
201851%61%56%37
201969%62%57%39
202246%52%55%13
202347%56%55%15
202433%52%56%21
202526%57%57%23
202652%59%57%27
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringAlta Vista AlternativeSanta Barbara UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201716%41%32%37
201829%41%31%35
201926%42%32%39
20229%34%27%11
20237%32%27%14
202425%33%28%20
20259%33%30%22
202623%35%32%26

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

52% of the students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; 23% did in math.

English

52%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

33153319
Santa Barbara Unified58%California57%

Math

23%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

621523
Santa Barbara Unified35%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 52% of the 27 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 57% across California. In math, 23% of 26 did, against 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school19%33%15%33%27
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Santa Barbara Unified28%30%20%22%1,431
Math, grade 11 · This school0%23%15%62%26
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Santa Barbara Unified17%18%21%44%1,423

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 27 tested in English, 26 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 73% of students. 92 of 136 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

68in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (92 of 136 students).

At the average Santa Barbara Unified high school: 34 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

119

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 73%White 20%

Family income

60%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 71 of 119. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

13

teachers, with 21 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

54% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino73%
White20%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 5.9 of 11.1 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

83% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 38% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 56% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

38%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

23%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

83%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 53 of 64 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

38%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 25 of 66 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

23%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 12 of 53 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

56% enrolled in college within 12 months · 68 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓1 · 2%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓1 · 1%
  • California community college31 · 46%
  • In-state private1 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled30 · 44%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
56%enrolled in college within a year

68 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California1 (2%)
  • California State University1 (1%)
  • California community college31 (46%)
  • In-state private1 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 (6%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled30 (44%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 53 of 64 students who started 9th grade together. 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.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 25 of 66 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 12 of 53 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
7
Admitted
4
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 7 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 11 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2022Applied 9 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2021Applied 10 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2020Applied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2017Applied 6 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 5 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
6
Admitted
6
Enrolled
under 6

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 13 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 10 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 10 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 9 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Fall 2023Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
Advanced courses on record

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
8 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Alta Vista Alternative. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$17,370 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Santa Barbara Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $26 million.

$17,370

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$10,687
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,683
Of the total, from federal funds
$538
  • Alta Vista Alternative$17,370
  • Santa Barbara Unified high schools$18,146
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Santa Barbara Unified’s yearly plan

$26million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$22million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 4 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $26 million of $263 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Santa Barbara Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Alta Vista Alternative like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93101. They are not figures for the families at Alta Vista Alternative.

Typical household income in a year

$90,148

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93101.

Typical home value
$1,184,000
People who live in this ZIP code
31,554
Typical age
33.1 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
43%

What you can do

Who can act on Alta Vista Alternative’s results?

Santa Barbara Unified’s board decides Alta Vista Alternative’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Alta Vista Alternative in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Alta Vista Alternative. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?68 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (92 of 136 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?77% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (26 students tested); California: 68%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Alta Vista Alternative, and how do I get in?

Ask Santa Barbara Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    McKinley Elementary
    Scope Score 69Needs Support · 12th percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  3. High · this school
    Alta Vista Alternative High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 65Needs Support · 8th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • McKinley Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 12th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Harding University Partnership

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 81 · Solid · 74th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Roosevelt Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 81 · Strong · 76th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Alta Vista

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Check how it admits students.

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Alta Vista Alternative?

Address
215 East Ortega Street, Santa Barbara 93101Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Carlos CohenAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 29, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Barbara Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Alta Vista Alternative a good high school?

Alta Vista Alternative High has a Scope Score of 65. It scored higher than 8 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 8th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 68 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 34 in 100 at the average Santa Barbara Unified high school. 0 of 144 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

8 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

56% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 15 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
15
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,369 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 4 in Santa Barbara Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate83%4625%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math13%4722%
Ready for college or career (state measure)38%4620%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math18%3718%
Chronically absent79 in 100265%
Suspension rate2.0% (4 of 205)545%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–25658#1369California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1952 in 1005.0% (10 of 202)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2474 in 1001.8% (4 of 222)
2024–2579 in 1002.0% (4 of 205)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 112719%33%15%33%52%57%−5

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 11260%23%15%62%23%32%−9

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English2719%52%
2026 · Math260%23%
2025 · English2317%26%
2025 · Math229%9%
2024 · English2124%33%
2024 · Math2020%25%
2023 · English1513%47%
2023 · Math147%7%
2022 · English138%46%
2022 · Math110%9%
2019 · English3926%69%
2019 · Math398%26%
2018 · English3724%51%
2018 · Math359%29%
2017 · English4012%48%
2017 · Math370%16%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English2326%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math229%
2024 · Grade 11 · English2133%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math2025%
2023 · Grade 8 · English0—
2023 · Grade 11 · English1547%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math0—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math147%
2022 · Grade 8 · English0—
2022 · Grade 11 · English1346%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math0—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math119%
2019 · Grade 11 · English3969%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math3926%
2018 · Grade 11 · English3751%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math3529%
2017 · Grade 11 · English4048%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math3716%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide274%30%52%15%

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.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 79 in 100 → 2025–26 · 68 in 100 · −11 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.0% (4 of 205) → 2025–26 · 0 of 144 · −2.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female47 in 10049 of 74—
Male40 of 6743 of 62—
Hispanic or Latino60 of 9581 of 99—
White24 of 617 of 27—
Students with disabilities23 of 3227 of 29—
English learners15 of 1613 of 15—
Homeless13 of 16——
Low-income54 of 8980 in 100—
All students52 in 10068 in 100+16 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · 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 38% · numerator 25 students classified Prepared · denominator 66 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 12% · AP-pathway numerator 3 · denominator 25 (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 the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 25 of 66 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.

Graduation rate
83%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
12%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
23%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
56%

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.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202574under 33.98——
2024115under 33.823.87—
20229744.194.22—
2021104under 33.95——
20201110under 34.054.10—
20195534.044.04—
20176534.044.04—
20165333.40——

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. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. 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 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20246under 3under 3
Berkeley202273under 3
Berkeley20215under 3under 3
Berkeley20206under 3under 3
Davis202264under 3
Davis202086under 3
Irvine20246under 3under 3
Irvine20216under 3under 3
Los Angeles20255under 3under 3
Los Angeles20247under 3under 3
Los Angeles20226under 3under 3
Los Angeles20209under 3under 3
San Diego20225under 3under 3
San Diego202063under 3
Santa Barbara202473under 3
Santa Barbara20217under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20205under 3under 3
Santa Cruz202454under 3
Santa Cruz202284under 3
Santa Cruz202163under 3
Santa Cruz202076under 3
Universitywide202574under 3
Universitywide2024115under 3
Universitywide2022974
Universitywide2021104under 3
Universitywide20201110under 3

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. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. 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.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 8 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)113

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California12%
California State University11%
California community college3146%
In-state private11%
Out-of-state, 4-year46%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled3044%

68 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 56% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them 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 above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,447 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 13,188 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$285 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 119

Central federal expenditures attributed here$253 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 119

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,939 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.

How the California mean was selected

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 56%Instruction support 15%Student services 12%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$135,008,41655.95%56%
Instruction support$35,369,38014.66%15%
Student services$28,490,70911.81%12%
Administration$15,394,4586.38%6%
Buildings & maintenance$25,228,43310.46%10%
Other$1,806,6190.75%1%
Total$241,298,016100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $241,298,016 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. 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.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,447 per pupil
2020$13,462 per pupil
2019$13,495 per pupil
2018$11,638 per pupil
2017$10,981 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93101 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93101 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$90,148
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)43%
ZIP-area population31,554
Median age33.1 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-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93101 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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