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840 North Branciforte Avenue, Santa Cruz · 56 students · Grades 6–12

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Ark Independent Studies, Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch, Alternative Family Education and Costanoa Career Prep Continuation High share this address in the state’s school directory. OpenStreetMap maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

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Scope Score 67

Needs SupportScope Score · 12th percentile. Higher than 12 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, 89% of the class graduated in four years (31 of 35); 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: 35
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 Ark Independent Studies a good high school?

Needs Support. Ark Independent Studies is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced3853%
Math, Proficient or Advanced1913%
English, Advanced5427%
Math, Advanced387%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance1732 in 100
Ark Independent Studies’s place among California high schools, out of 100Santa Cruz City High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

34 of 95 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a half times the rate at the average high school in the Santa Cruz City High district.

Each bar is Ark Independent Studies’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): 95. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Santa Cruz City High schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

5 of the 6 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Ark Independent Studies. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

7 high schools within 5.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Pacific Collegiate CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 9698th
  2. Santa CruzNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8686th
  3. SoquelNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8072nd
  4. HarborNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7653rd
  5. California Online Public Schools Monterey BayCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6919th
  6. Ark Independent StudiesScope Score 6712th
  7. Delta CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 646th
Santa Cruz City HighCharter

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

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

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 7 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Ark Independent Studies compare with schools like it?

Ark Independent Studies’s Scope Score is 67. 207 California high schools, counting Ark Independent Studies, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 79. Ark Independent Studies’s result is higher than 8 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 207

  1. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 45%

    West Campus

    Sacramento

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

207 California public high schools where 35% to 47% 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 35% to 47% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Ark Independent Studies’s share. The count includes Ark Independent Studies. 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 53% to 21% and math from 13% to 6%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2022 to 2026

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

English

25%50%75%2022202320242025202664%74%64%Santa Cruz City HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia21%Ark Independent StudiesThis school

Math

25%50%2022202320242025202635%12%39%Santa Cruz City HighDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia6%Ark Independent StudiesThis school

Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 15 and 34 students were tested here each year in each subject. With 15 students, one student is 7 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. Santa Cruz City High’s line combines its 5 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 Cruz City High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringArk Independent StudiesSanta Cruz City HighCaliforniaTested here
202274%64%55%19
202370%64%55%20
202456%67%56%16
202553%65%57%15
202621%64%57%33
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringArk Independent StudiesSanta Cruz City HighCaliforniaTested here
202212%35%27%17
202335%33%27%17
202420%38%28%15
202513%35%30%15
20266%39%32%34

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

21%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

334621
Santa Cruz City High62%California57%

Math

6%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

7915
Santa Cruz City High38%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 21% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 6% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 15 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

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 school0%21%46%33%33
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Santa Cruz City High31%31%22%16%849
Math, grade 11 · This school3%3%15%79%34
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Santa Cruz City High19%19%23%39%840

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 33 tested in English, 34 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 46% of students. 34 of 95 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

34of 95

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. That is 36 in 100.

At the average high school in the Santa Cruz City High district: 25 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

56

students in grades 6–12.

Hispanic or Latino 46%White 46%

Family income

41%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 23 of 56. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

4

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

25% were in their first year.

17% 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 Latino46%
White46%
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: 0.4 of 2.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

After high school

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

89% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 11% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 55% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

11%

Across California: 52%.

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

16%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

89%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 31 of 35 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

11%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 4 of 35 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

16%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 5 of 31 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

55% enrolled in college within 12 months · 29 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University1 · 4%
  • California community college12 · 41%
  • In-state private1 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 3%
  • Not enrolled13 · 45%

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
55%enrolled in college within a year

29 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California0 (0%)
  • California State University1 (4%)
  • California community college12 (41%)
  • In-state private1 (4%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (3%)
  • Not enrolled13 (45%)

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 · 31 of 35 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 · 4 of 35 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 · 5 of 31 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.
Advanced courses on record

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
1 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 Ark Independent Studies. 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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  • 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
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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$21,443 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$21,443

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$14,593
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,850
Of the total, from federal funds
$585
  • Ark Independent Studies$21,443
  • Santa Cruz City High high schools$18,272
  • 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 ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Ark Independent Studies like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95062. They are not figures for the families at Ark Independent Studies.

Typical household income in a year

$112,106

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 95062.

Typical home value
$1,076,500
People who live in this ZIP code
35,607
Typical age
43.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
50%

What you can do

Who can act on Ark Independent Studies’ results?

Santa Cruz City High’s board decides Ark Independent Studies’ 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 Ark Independent Studies 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 Ark Independent Studies. 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?34 of 95 students chronically absent, 2025–26; average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What help do students get in math?6% in math and 21% in English scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026 (34 tested in math, 33 in English)
  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 Ark Independent Studies, and how do I get in?

Ask Santa Cruz City High which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  2. Middle
    Branciforte Middle
    Scope Score 78Solid · 67th percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High · this school
    Ark Independent Studies
    Grades 6–12Scope Score 67Needs Support · 12th 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

Not a next step: the schools sharing this address. Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch (65th percentile, Solid, among elementary schools, 2026), Alternative Family Education (55th percentile, Solid, among middle schools, 2026) and Costanoa Career Prep Continuation High (37th percentile, Developing, within continuation schools, 2025) have the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Branciforte Middle

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

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 67th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Mission Hill Middle

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

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 80th percentile · middle · 2026

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 Ark Independent Studies?

Address
840 North Branciforte Avenue, Santa Cruz 95062Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Cynthia ParrisAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated November 10, 2025.

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 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Cruz City High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Ark Independent Studies a good high school?

Ark Independent Studies has a Scope Score of 67. It scored higher than 12 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 12th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 34 of 95 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 25 in 100 at the average high school in the Santa Cruz City High district. 0 of 102 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 15 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

1 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?

55% 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 13 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
13
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauU.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 #1,310 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 5 in Santa Cruz City High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate89%5225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math17%5122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)11%3020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math33%4818%
Chronically absent30 of 93495%
Suspension rate1.0% (1 of 99)565%

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 year2021–22 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
2024–256712#1310California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

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
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2417 of 801.1% (1 of 92)
2024–2530 of 931.0% (1 of 99)

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

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 11330%21%46%33%21%57%−36

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 11343%3%15%79%6%32%−26

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 · English330%21%
2026 · Math343%6%
2025 · English1527%53%
2025 · Math157%13%
2024 · English1612%56%
2024 · Math150%20%
2023 · English2045%70%
2023 · Math170%35%
2022 · English2524%68%
2022 · Math234%17%
2019 · English———
2019 · Math———
2018 · English———
2018 · Math———
2017 · English———
2017 · Math———

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 4 · English0—
2025 · Grade 11 · English1553%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math0—
2025 · Grade 11 · Math1513%
2024 · Grade 11 · English1656%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math1520%
2023 · Grade 11 · English2070%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math1735%
2022 · Grade 6 · English——
2022 · Grade 7 · English——
2022 · Grade 8 · English4—
2022 · Grade 11 · English1974%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math——
2022 · Grade 7 · Math——
2022 · Grade 8 · Math4—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math1712%
2019 · Grade 11 · English——
2019 · Grade 11 · Math——
2018 · Grade 11 · English——
2018 · Grade 11 · Math——
2017 · Grade 11 · English——
2017 · Grade 11 · Math——

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
Schoolwide383%16%71%11%

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 · 30 of 93 → 2025–26 · 34 of 95
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.0% (1 of 99) → 2025–26 · 0 of 102 · −1.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female26 of 5219 of 58—
Male16 of 2715 of 37—
Hispanic or Latino28 of 3912 of 44—
White13 of 3720 of 44—
Students with disabilities6 of 9——
Low-income26 of 4022 of 61—
All students42 of 7934 of 95—

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 11% · numerator 4 students classified Prepared · denominator 35 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 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 4 (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 4 of 35 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
89%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
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)
16%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
55%

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.

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 · 1 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)52

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 California00%
California State University14%
California community college1241%
In-state private14%
Out-of-state, 4-year13%
Out-of-state, 2-year13%
Not enrolled1345%

29 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 55% · % 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.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure
School-level federal expenditures$133 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 56

Central federal expenditures attributed here$452 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 56

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 95062 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95062 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$112,106
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)50%
ZIP-area population35,607
Median age43.3 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 95062 →

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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 · 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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