Public school · Long Beach Unified · Santa Catalina, California

Avalon K-12 — Rating & test scores

Santa Catalina · TK–12 · 443 students (2024–25)

200 Falls Canyon Road, 90704avalon.lbschools.net ↗(310) 510-0790

Long Beach Unified’s 9th-grade applications close .

Applying for 2027–28. From Long Beach Unified’s site ↗.

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9thpercentileNeeds 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
40

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, 87% of the class graduated in four years (33 of 38); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 38
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 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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44 in 100 students (190 of 429) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a third times the rate at the average Long Beach Unified high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 429. District and California figures are averages of school rates (13 Long Beach Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Long Beach Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Avalon K-12 a good school?

Avalon K-12 scores higher than 9 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 9th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025.

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 7 in 100 California elementary schools we score (7th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 3 in 100 California middle schools we score (3rd percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 44 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 32 in 100 at the average Long Beach Unified high school. 1.9% of students (8 of 431) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

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How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 15% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Avalon K-12 in Santa Catalina scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California.

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 4 AP courses in 2 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 2 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

73% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. 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, 21% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 12% 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: 34
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 · 34 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
79%
This school21%
California57%
Long Beach Unified52%

21% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 34 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
12%
Below the standard
88%
This school12%
California32%
Long Beach Unified28%

12% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced20%13%31%
Advanced4%3%12%
Proficient16%10%19%
Developing level36%17%23%
Minimal44%70%46%
Tested253026
California44%46%49%
Difference−24−33−18
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced10%29%21%
Advanced0%7%3%
Proficient10%22%18%
Developing level27%21%27%
Minimal63%50%52%
Tested302833
California48%51%49%
Difference−38−22−28
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced21%
Advanced6%
Proficient15%
Developing level29%
Minimal50%
Tested34
California57%
Difference−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

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced28%17%27%
Advanced0%0%15%
Proficient28%17%12%
Developing level28%43%27%
Minimal44%40%46%
Tested253026
California47%42%37%
Difference−19−25−10
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced3%14%3%
Advanced3%0%0%
Proficient0%14%3%
Developing level20%36%12%
Minimal77%50%85%
Tested302833
California37%38%36%
Difference−34−24−33
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced12%
Advanced0%
Proficient12%
Developing level9%
Minimal79%
Tested34
California32%
Difference−20

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 elementary grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 21% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 23% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 7th percentile (Needs Support) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 81 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
79%
This school21%
California46%
Long Beach Unified49%

21% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 81 tested

Advanced
5%
Proficient
18%
Below the standard
77%
This school23%
California42%
Long Beach Unified45%

23% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 20% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 7% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 3rd percentile (Needs Support) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 91 tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
17%
Below the standard
80%
This school20%
California49%
Long Beach Unified53%

20% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 91 tested

Advanced
1%
Proficient
6%
Below the standard
93%
This school7%
California37%
Long Beach Unified39%

7% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Have results changed?

English went from 13% to 21% and math from 4% to 12%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202513%30 tested
→
202621%34 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20254%28 tested
→
202612%34 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

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 school6%15%29%50%34
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Long Beach Unified24%28%23%25%4,274
Math, grade 11 · This school0%12%9%79%34
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Long Beach Unified13%15%21%51%4,279
English, grades 3–5 · This school6%15%25%54%81
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Long Beach Unified26%23%21%30%13,036
Math, grades 3–5 · This school5%18%34%43%81
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Long Beach Unified23%22%26%29%13,039
English, grades 6–8 · This school3%17%25%55%91
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Long Beach Unified21%32%22%25%13,373
Math, grades 6–8 · This school1%6%22%71%91
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Long Beach Unified21%18%24%37%13,358

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%20172022202621%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202612%32%

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

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 50% in 2017 to 21% in 2026. In math, it went from 32% in 2017 to 12% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201750%
44 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201820%
20 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201962%
34 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202243%
35 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202327%
44 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202416%
32 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202513%
30 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202621%
34 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201732%
44 tested		32%
442,457 tested
20185%
21 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201926%
34 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202214%
35 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202316%
44 tested		27%
440,912 tested
20240%
32 tested		28%
434,711 tested
20254%
28 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202612%
34 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Avalon K-12’s results?

Long Beach Unified’s board decides Avalon K-12’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Avalon K-12 in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Long Beach Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Long Beach Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Long Beach Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Long Beach Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

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

87% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 55% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 73% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

87%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 33 of 38 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

55%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 21 of 38 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

61%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 20 of 33 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

73% enrolled in college within 12 months · 33 students who finished high school

  • University of California3 · 9%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓3 · 9%
  • California community college17 · 52%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled9 · 27%

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.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 4 AP courses in 2 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science2
  • English2
Every approved AP course4 courses in 2 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
2 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.

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 · 33 of 38 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 · 21 of 38 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 · 20 of 33 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: CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
17
Admitted
17
Enrolled
10

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 State Long BeachApplied 51 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 16
  • San Diego StateApplied 33 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 20 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 18 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 11 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 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 17 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2024Applied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2023Applied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2021Applied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 6

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

44 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Long Beach Unified high school, 32 in 100 were. 1.9% 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: 190 of 429 students counted for it; suspension: 8 of 431 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 Long Beach Unified high school 3.3%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

44 in 100This school
32 in 100At the average Long Beach Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

190 of 429 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.9%

of students were suspended at least once (8 of 431). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 35 in 100, 31 of 89
  • Grades 7–8: 47 in 100, 31 of 66
  • Grades 9–12: 44 in 100, 65 of 148
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Avalon K-12

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 ↓

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Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 83%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 83%2. White: 15%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino83%
  2. White15%
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
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. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

58%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 258 of 443. California: 63%.

27teachers, 2024–25

7 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

33%in their first year, 2024–25

77%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

29% 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 · 28 of 95 English learners29%
Long Beach Unified · 3,165 of 7,09145%
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 ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino83%
White15%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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: 77% of teaching positions, 23.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 30.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Long Beach Unified which school serves your address.

School website: avalon.lbschools.net ↗Office: (310) 510-0790Administrator: Emma Peguero

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
200 Falls Canyon Road, Santa Catalina 90704

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Long Beach Unified.

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? 44 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (190 of 429 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 29% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (28 of 95 students); California: 47%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 79% in English and 88% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (34 students tested in each); California: 43% and 68%
  4. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  5. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (310) 510-0790200 Falls Canyon Road, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,349 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #12 of 13 in Long Beach Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate87%5025%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math3%3722%
Ready for college or career (state measure)55%5720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math8%3118%
Chronically absent39 in 100455%
Suspension rate0.7% (3 of 460)595%
English learners: top level10%445%

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
2024–25419#1349California 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
2018–1918 in 1005.9% (33 of 558)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2433 in 1001.3% (6 of 479)
2024–2539 in 1000.7% (3 of 460)

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 · English2065%20%
2026 · Math2062%14%
2025 · English2053%19%
2025 · Math1985%12%
2024 · English2235%24%
2024 · Math2263%13%
2023 · English2497%26%
2023 · Math2493%19%
2022 · English24913%32%
2022 · Math2507%19%
2019 · English2839%35%
2019 · Math2846%24%
2018 · English27510%28%
2018 · Math2767%24%
2017 · English29513%38%
2017 · Math2968%26%

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 3 · English2924%
2025 · Grade 4 · English2715%
2025 · Grade 5 · English3219%
2025 · Grade 6 · English3017%
2025 · Grade 7 · English3212%
2025 · Grade 8 · English2536%
2025 · Grade 11 · English3013%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math2917%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math2719%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math3013%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math307%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math313%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math2322%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math284%
2024 · Grade 3 · English2741%
2024 · Grade 4 · English2818%
2024 · Grade 5 · English3231%
2024 · Grade 6 · English3418%
2024 · Grade 7 · English3129%
2024 · Grade 8 · English3918%
2024 · Grade 11 · English3216%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math2938%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math2818%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math3212%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math346%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math3116%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math405%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math320%
2023 · Grade 3 · English2726%
2023 · Grade 4 · English3013%
2023 · Grade 5 · English3933%
2023 · Grade 6 · English3126%
2023 · Grade 7 · English4032%
2023 · Grade 8 · English3821%
2023 · Grade 11 · English4427%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math2733%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math3020%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math3926%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math3116%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math4015%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math3813%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math4416%
2022 · Grade 3 · English3119%
2022 · Grade 4 · English3837%
2022 · Grade 5 · English3139%
2022 · Grade 6 · English4117%
2022 · Grade 7 · English4045%
2022 · Grade 8 · English3321%
2022 · Grade 11 · English3543%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math3231%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math3834%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math3116%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math4110%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math4028%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math330%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math3514%
2019 · Grade 3 · English4738%
2019 · Grade 4 · English4520%
2019 · Grade 5 · English3714%
2019 · Grade 6 · English3727%
2019 · Grade 7 · English4736%
2019 · Grade 8 · English3653%
2019 · Grade 11 · English3462%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math4736%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math4524%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math378%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math3722%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math4726%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math3719%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math3426%
2018 · Grade 3 · English4622%
2018 · Grade 4 · English4134%
2018 · Grade 5 · English4328%
2018 · Grade 6 · English4819%
2018 · Grade 7 · English3732%
2018 · Grade 8 · English4042%
2018 · Grade 11 · English2020%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math4531%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math4129%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math4326%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math4831%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math3813%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math4018%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math215%
2017 · Grade 3 · English3724%
2017 · Grade 4 · English4129%
2017 · Grade 5 · English5026%
2017 · Grade 6 · English3826%
2017 · Grade 7 · English3956%
2017 · Grade 8 · English4650%
2017 · Grade 11 · English4450%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math3738%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math4129%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math5026%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math3811%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math4028%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math4622%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math4432%

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
Schoolwide900%8%61%31%

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-income11715%−25−24
Hispanic or Latino16518%−26−22
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−29134Minimal−21131Minimal
Hispanic or Latino−31107Minimal−19105Moderate
Low-income−3086Minimal−2184Minimal
English-only students−2474not categorized−2672not categorized
English learners−3840Minimal−2039Moderate
English learners only−4325not categorized−2424not categorized
White−2425Minimal−3424Minimal
Students with disabilities−4321Minimal−3219Minimal
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−2615not categorized−1115not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−2013Moderate−1212Moderate

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. 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−29 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

134 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, English: −29 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−21 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

131 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −21 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary 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 elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 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, 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 · 39 in 100 → 2025–26 · 44 in 100 · +5 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.7% (3 of 460) → 2025–26 · 1.9% (8 of 431) · +1.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female22 in 10046 in 100+24 in 100
Male14 in 10043 in 100+29 in 100
Hispanic or Latino16 in 10044 in 100+28 in 100
White22 in 10046 in 100+24 in 100
Students with disabilities15 in 10054 in 100+39 in 100
English learners13 in 10051 in 100+38 in 100
Homeless25 in 10053 in 100+28 in 100
Low-income19 in 10051 in 100+32 in 100
All students18 in 10044 in 100+26 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 55% · numerator 21 students classified Prepared · denominator 38 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 62% · AP-pathway numerator 13 · denominator 21 (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 21 of 38 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
87%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
62%
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)
61%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
73%

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.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Precalculusthis school
Statisticsthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count6
AP enrollment (male/female)39
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 2 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections1
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)455

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 California39%
California State University39%
California community college1752%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year13%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled927%

33 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 73% · % 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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,498 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 69,413 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$131 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 443

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,949 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 443

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,199 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 60%Instruction support 13%Student services 11%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$736,219,82160.54%60%
Instruction support$153,542,20912.63%13%
Student services$131,230,78810.79%11%
Administration$60,939,0305.01%5%
Buildings & maintenance$126,665,71510.42%10%
Other$7,400,6280.61%1%
Total$1,215,998,191100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,215,998,191 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$13,498 per pupil
2020$12,985 per pupil
2019$13,175 per pupil
2018$12,489 per pupil
2017$12,227 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 90704 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90704 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$105,139
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26%
ZIP-area population3,421
Median age40.9 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 90704 →

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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 · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · 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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