Independent charter school · San Juan Unified · Sacramento, California

Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy — Rating & test scores

Sacramento · 6–12 · 464 students (2024–25)

23rdpercentileNeeds Support

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
47

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (44 of 49); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 49
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).

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy and Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy share this address in the state’s school directory. The California School Campus Database maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

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35 in 100 students (188 of 533) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a third times the rate at the average San Juan Unified high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 533. District and California figures are averages of school rates (14 San Juan Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy a good school?

Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy scores higher than 23 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 23rd percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 1 in 100 California middle schools we score (1st percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 35 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 26 in 100 at the average San Juan Unified high school. 10.9% of students (60 of 551) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 16 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 15% of low-income students in grades 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy in Sacramento scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 41% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

47% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $7.1 million is planned for 11 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 66% of its $10.7 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 16% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and none in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 45
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 45 tested

Advanced
2%
Proficient
14%
Below the standard
84%
This school16%
California57%
San Juan Unified49%

16% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 45 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
100%
This school0%
California32%
San Juan Unified32%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 6–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced12%16%14%
Advanced5%0%1%
Proficient7%16%13%
Developing level24%25%20%
Minimal64%59%66%
Tested667685
California48%51%49%
Difference−36−35−35
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced16%
Advanced2%
Proficient14%
Developing level31%
Minimal53%
Tested45
California57%
Difference−41

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

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced12%9%11%
Advanced0%1%5%
Proficient12%8%6%
Developing level20%17%17%
Minimal68%74%72%
Tested667685
California37%38%36%
Difference−25−29−25
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced0%
Advanced0%
Proficient0%
Developing level9%
Minimal91%
Tested45
California32%
Difference−32

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the middle grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 14% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 11% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 1st percentile (Needs Support) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 227 tested

Advanced
2%
Proficient
12%
Below the standard
86%
This school14%
California49%
San Juan Unified42%

14% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 227 tested

Advanced
2%
Proficient
9%
Below the standard
89%
This school11%
California37%
San Juan Unified29%

11% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 16 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.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 36% to 16% and math from 7% to 0%.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school2%14%31%53%45
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Juan Unified21%28%23%28%3,974
Math, grade 11 · This school0%0%9%91%45
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Juan Unified17%15%19%49%3,964
English, grades 6–8 · This school2%12%23%63%227
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · San Juan Unified14%28%23%35%10,549
Math, grades 6–8 · This school2%9%18%71%227
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · San Juan Unified15%14%24%47%10,594

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202616%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2017202220260%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

2026 was the lowest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201760%
15 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201843%
35 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201950%
30 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202235%
60 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202360%
48 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202448%
48 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202536%
55 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202616%
45 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201721%
14 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201826%
35 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201916%
25 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202212%
60 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202323%
48 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202411%
47 tested
28%
434,711 tested
20257%
56 tested
30%
431,903 tested
20260%
45 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy’s results?

The state has Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy in extra targeted support; its own board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

2025–26 is its 4th year in a row in this support. The state named it because results were low for students of two or more races. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them and look at how money and staff are divided among schools. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

San Juan Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

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

90% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 78% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 47% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

90%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 44 of 49 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

78%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 38 of 49 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

96%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 42 of 44 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

47% enrolled in college within 12 months · 53 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓4 · 8%
  • California State University13 · 24%
  • California community college8 · 15%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled28 · 53%

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.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 44 of 49 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 · 38 of 49 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 · 42 of 44 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 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
11
Admitted
9
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 11 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 10 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 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 2019

  • Fall 2025Applied 11 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2023Applied 27 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2022Applied 13 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

35 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average San Juan Unified high school, 26 in 100 were. 10.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 188 of 533 students counted for it; suspension: 60 of 551 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average San Juan Unified high school 5.1%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

35 in 100This school
26 in 100At the average San Juan Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

188 of 533 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

10.9%

of students were suspended at least once (60 of 551). Average California high school 2.9%.

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grade 6: 24 in 100, 18 of 74
  • Grades 7–8: 24 in 100, 44 of 181
  • Grades 9–12: 45 in 100, 126 of 278
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same groups across California.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

16% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 0% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 16% in English and 0% in math, against 49% and 21% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary AcademySame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 37 tested16%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 37 tested0%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 32 tested16%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 32 tested0%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 56%2. Black or African American: 17%3. Not reported: 12%4. White: 6%5. Two or more races: 5%6. Asian: 3%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino56%
  2. Black or African American17%
  3. Not reported12%
  4. White6%
  5. Two or more races5%
  6. Asian3%
  7. Filipino—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

53% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 75 of 142 English learners53%
San Juan Unified · 3,539 of 6,98751%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

82%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 379 of 464. California: 63%.

22teachers, 2024–25

3 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

64%in their first year, 2024–25

60%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there for low-income and Hispanic or Latino students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Juan Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 37 tested
English16%−2238%−3349%
Math0%−1919%−2323%
Hispanic or Latino · 32 tested
English16%−2642%−3349%
Math0%−1616%−2121%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Juan Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino56%
Black or African American17%
Not reported12%
White6%
Two or more races5%
Asian3%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 60% of teaching positions, 14 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 23.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: aspirepublicschools.org ↗Office: (916) 979-1788Administrator: Mercedes Macumber
2360 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento 95821

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 35 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (188 of 533 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 10.9% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (60 of 551 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 36% in 2025 to 16% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  4. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  5. What did Academic Program (Master Scheduling) pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $2.6 million less?
  6. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 0% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (69 students tested); the same group across California: 7%

Office (916) 979-17882360 El Camino Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,147 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #8 of 14 in San Juan Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate90%5325%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math5%3922%
Ready for college or career (state measure)78%7120%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math22%4018%
Chronically absent36 in 100465%
Suspension rate9.5% (51 of 536)295%
English learners: top level15%—5%

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.

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
2024–254723#1147California 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
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2433 in 10010.7% (56 of 522)
2024–2536 in 1009.5% (51 of 536)

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
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 · English2722%14%
2026 · Math2722%9%
2025 · English2984%21%
2025 · Math2972%8%
2024 · English3004%24%
2024 · Math2971%7%
2023 · English2935%26%
2023 · Math2933%6%
2022 · English3185%30%
2022 · Math3173%13%
2019 · English2906%26%
2019 · Math2846%18%
2018 · English3014%29%
2018 · Math2987%25%
2017 · English2764%25%
2017 · Math2776%18%

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 6 · English6818%
2025 · Grade 7 · English8815%
2025 · Grade 8 · English8720%
2025 · Grade 11 · English5536%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math6812%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math854%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math8810%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math567%
2024 · Grade 6 · English7515%
2024 · Grade 7 · English8520%
2024 · Grade 8 · English9222%
2024 · Grade 11 · English4848%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math738%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math858%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math923%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math4711%
2023 · Grade 6 · English7524%
2023 · Grade 7 · English8524%
2023 · Grade 8 · English8512%
2023 · Grade 11 · English4860%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math765%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math844%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math851%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math4823%
2022 · Grade 6 · English8123%
2022 · Grade 7 · English8637%
2022 · Grade 8 · English9126%
2022 · Grade 11 · English6035%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math809%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math8613%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math9116%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math6012%
2019 · Grade 6 · English8616%
2019 · Grade 7 · English9022%
2019 · Grade 8 · English8430%
2019 · Grade 11 · English3050%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math837%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math9121%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math8525%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math2516%
2018 · Grade 6 · English8819%
2018 · Grade 7 · English8629%
2018 · Grade 8 · English9234%
2018 · Grade 11 · English3543%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math8511%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math8527%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math9335%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math3526%
2017 · Grade 6 · English8617%
2017 · Grade 7 · English8629%
2017 · Grade 8 · English8924%
2017 · Grade 11 · English1560%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math889%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math8729%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math8817%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math1421%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide1381%9%55%34%

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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income20315%−17−26
Hispanic or Latino15213%−25−29
English learners (grades 6–8 only)690%−5−7
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−19200Moderate−3196Average
Low-income−19181Moderate−4177Average
Hispanic or Latino−15111Moderate−4108Average
English-only students−19105not categorized−5102not categorized
English learners−1575Moderate−674Moderate
English learners only−2041not categorized−941not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1139Moderate−839Moderate
Students with disabilities−2337Minimal−836Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1034not categorized−233not categorized
Black or African American−2431Minimal−1431Moderate
Two or more races−2215Minimal−1614Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−19 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

200 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −19 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−3 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

196 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −3 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is 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 · 36 in 100 → 2025–26 · 35 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 9.5% (51 of 536) → 2025–26 · 10.9% (60 of 551) · +1.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—39 in 100—
Male—32 in 100—
Asian—19 in 100—
Black or African American—38 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—39 in 100—
Two or more races—37 in 100—
White—20 in 100—
Students with disabilities—40 in 100—
English learners—32 in 100—
Low-income—39 in 100—
All students—35 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. 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 78% · numerator 38 students classified Prepared · denominator 49 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 38 (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 38 of 49 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
90%
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)
96%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
47%

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 2019–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025119under 33.713.77—
2024141243.783.89—
2023271853.523.693.93
2022131033.543.63—
201986under 33.603.83—

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 2019.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202510under 3under 3
Berkeley202411under 3under 3
Berkeley2023223under 3
Berkeley20226under 3under 3
Davis2025113under 3
Davis20241374
Davis20232373
Davis2022133under 3
Davis20197under 3under 3
Irvine20235under 3under 3
Irvine20226under 3under 3
Los Angeles20255under 3under 3
Los Angeles202412under 3under 3
Los Angeles202310under 3under 3
Los Angeles20227under 3under 3
Merced202566under 3
Merced202466under 3
Merced20231210under 3
Merced2022119under 3
Merced201986under 3
San Diego20255under 3under 3
San Diego2023166under 3
Santa Barbara20245under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20237under 3under 3
Santa Cruz20238under 3under 3
Santa Cruz20227under 3under 3
Santa Cruz20196under 3under 3
Universitywide2025119under 3
Universitywide202414124
Universitywide202327185
Universitywide202213103
Universitywide201986under 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 enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)419

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 California48%
California State University1324%
California community college815%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled2853%

53 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 47% · % 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$12,962 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 39,218 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,542 per ADA

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

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 59%Instruction support 16%Student services 8%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$418,433,91958.99%59%
Instruction support$110,639,40115.60%16%
Student services$59,626,3368.41%8%
Administration$58,357,0868.23%8%
Buildings & maintenance$55,928,3197.88%8%
Other$6,400,2890.90%1%
Total$709,385,351100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $709,385,351 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$12,962 per pupil
2020$12,705 per pupil
2019$13,148 per pupil
2018$11,096 per pupil
2017$10,446 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 holders2.1%

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 95821 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95821 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$64,963
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)31%
ZIP-area population38,064
Median age38.2 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 95821 →

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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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