Continuation high school · Newport-Mesa Unified · Costa Mesa, California

Back Bay High

Costa Mesa · 9–12 · 143 students (2024–25)

390 Monte Vista Avenue, 92627backbay.nmusd.us ↗(949) 515-6900

Back Bay High is a continuation high school: students are enrolled here to finish high school.

Compared only with other continuation schools: higher than 69 in 100 of California’s 277 continuation high schools we score.

69thpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 277 scored continuation 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
27

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, 88% of the class graduated in four years (84 of 96); across California’s continuation high schools, 75%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 96
Comparison
Continuation high schools with a graduation record: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 379 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 21,329 of 28,373). It counts every school with a graduation record, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank.
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95 in 100 students (150 of 158) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a third times the rate at the average California continuation high school we score.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 158. The California figure is an average of school rates (277 scored California continuation high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Newport-Mesa Unified how a transfer here works. Students come here from another high school to finish it, by their own choice or by district referral. Evidence ↓

Is Back Bay a good continuation high school?

Back Bay High scores higher than 69 in 100 of the 277 California continuation high schools we score, compared only within that group: 69th percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Why continuation high schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 95 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 74 in 100 at the average California continuation high school we score. 5.5% of students (9 of 165) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 6.3% at the average California continuation high school we score. Evidence ↓

More questions (3)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 10% of Hispanic or Latino students in grade 11 at Back Bay High in Costa Mesa scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 12% for the same group at California continuation high schools. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

27% 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 does Back Bay High compare with California continuation high schools?

Near California continuation high schools in English; well above them in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 9% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 17% in math, against 13% and 4% at California continuation high schools.

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: 35
Comparison
California continuation high schools with results in grade 11: the 328 such schools’ results combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 17,093 in English, 16,979 in math tested). It counts every school with results, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank. The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 35 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
3%
Below the standard
91%
This school9%
California continuation high schools13%

9% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 35 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
11%
Below the standard
83%
This school17%
California continuation high schools4%

17% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 12% to 9% and math from 4% to 17%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202512%48 tested
→
20269%35 tested

This school

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20254%47 tested
→
202617%35 tested

This school

Each year is a different group of students. Our comparison with California continuation high schools covers spring 2026 only, so this pair shows this school alone.

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%3%17%74%35
English, grade 11 · California continuation high schools2%11%23%64%17,093
Math, grade 11 · This school6%11%17%66%35
Math, grade 11 · California continuation high schools1%3%6%90%16,979

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The California continuation high schools row combines those schools’ results, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

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

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%2017202220269%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%20172022202617%

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 18% in 2017 to 9% in 2026. In math, it went from 3% in 2017 to 17% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
201718%
73 tested
20187%
70 tested
20192%
53 tested
20223%
36 tested
20232%
54 tested
20244%
57 tested
202512%
48 tested
20269%
35 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
20173%
74 tested
20180%
67 tested
20190%
51 tested
20220%
37 tested
20230%
53 tested
20240%
58 tested
20254%
47 tested
202617%
35 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Back Bay’s results?

Newport-Mesa Unified’s board decides Back Bay’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Newport-Mesa 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 Newport-Mesa Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

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

Newport-Mesa 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 Newport-Mesa Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

88% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 75% at California continuation high schools. 1% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 27% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

88%

California continuation high schools: 75%

2024–25 · 84 of 96 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

1%

California continuation high schools: 5%

2024–25 · 1 of 96 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

0%

California continuation high schools: 3%

2024–25 · 0 of 84 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

27% enrolled in college within 12 months · 77 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college20 · 26%
  • In-state private1 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled56 · 73%

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 · 84 of 96 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 · 1 of 96 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of Prepared students and indicator students across California continuation high schools, not a CDE figure.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 0 of 84 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates who finished the list across California continuation high schools, not a CDE figure.
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.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

95 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California continuation high school we score, 74 in 100 were. 5.5% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 6.3% at the average California continuation high school we score.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 150 of 158 students counted for it; suspension: 9 of 165 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

95 in 100This school
74 in 100At the average California continuation high school we score

150 of 158 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

5.5%

of students were suspended at least once (9 of 165). Average California continuation high school we score 6.3%.

Ask: How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Back Bay

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 ↓

Teach here? Tell us Newport-Mesa Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group at California continuation high schools in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

19% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 3% for the same group at California continuation high schools.

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 continuation high schools: the same group in the same grades at schools in this class, combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Back BaySame group, California continuation high schoolsAhead of the same group at California continuation high schools, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 31 tested10%Same group, Continuation 12%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 31 testedAhead of the same group at California continuation high schools, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 19%Same group, Continuation 3%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 78%2. White: 16%Unallocated share: 6%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino78%
  2. White16%
  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 share6%
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.

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

45% 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 · 13 of 29 English learners45%

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?

80%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 114 of 143.

23teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

9%in their first year, 2024–25

90%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results against California continuation high schools, with sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs California continuation high schools
Hispanic or Latino · 31 tested
English10%−212%
Math19%+163%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject at California continuation high schools. ■ Green: a group that is behind at California continuation high schools does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Low-income students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested 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, 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 Latino78%
White16%
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: 90% of teaching positions, 10.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 11.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Newport-Mesa Unified how a transfer here works. Students come here from another high school to finish it, by their own choice or by district referral.

School website: backbay.nmusd.us ↗Office: (949) 515-6900Administrator: Scott Mazurier

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
390 Monte Vista Avenue, Costa Mesa 92627

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with Newport-Mesa Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 91% in English and 83% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (35 students tested in each); Schools in its class: 87% and 96%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed? 95 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (150 of 158 students); average California continuation high school: 74 in 100
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (949) 515-6900390 Monte Vista 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. Each percentile listed compares a school with California high schools; Back Bay’s compares it only with California continuation high schools.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

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Source records

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

Score factorssource values and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #85 of 277 California continuation high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolWeight
Graduation rate88%25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math0%22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)1%20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math8%18%
Chronically absent83 in 1005%
Suspension rate5.0% (10 of 200)5%
English learners: top level15%5%

Back Bay High is ranked only among California continuation high schools, so this table sets it beside no other school; the chapters above compare each figure with that class. 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.

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. Earlier scores are shown under the earlier formula. The two formulas differ, so their scores do not form one trend.

Scope Score each year it was calculated

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2018–194299#3California continuation high schools · 343 schools · earlier formula
2021–224198#5California continuation high schools · 335 schools · earlier formula
2022–234097#10California continuation high schools · 346 schools · earlier formula
2023–244097#9California continuation high schools · 332 schools · earlier formula
2024–252769#85California continuation high schools · 277 schools · current formula

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

The earlier high-school formula uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2024–25 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The current formula instead uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure (its overall Prepared rate).

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

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1974 in 10013.7% (39 of 285)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2483 in 10016.7% (43 of 257)
2024–2583 in 1005.0% (10 of 200)

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

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

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 11356%3%17%74%9%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 11356%11%17%66%17%

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 · English356%9%
2026 · Math356%17%
2025 · English480%12%
2025 · Math470%4%
2024 · English570%4%
2024 · Math580%0%
2023 · English540%2%
2023 · Math530%0%
2022 · English360%3%
2022 · Math370%0%
2019 · English530%2%
2019 · Math510%0%
2018 · English700%7%
2018 · Math670%0%
2017 · English733%18%
2017 · Math740%3%

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English4812%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math474%
2024 · Grade 11 · English574%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math580%
2023 · Grade 11 · English542%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math530%
2022 · Grade 11 · English363%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math370%
2019 · Grade 11 · English532%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math510%
2018 · Grade 11 · English707%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math670%
2017 · Grade 11 · English7318%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math743%

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
Schoolwide393%10%62%26%

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
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Hispanic or Latino3110%

Each group is compared with the same group at California continuation high schools under Every learner.

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 · 83 in 100 → 2025–26 · 95 in 100 · +12 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 5.0% (10 of 200) → 2025–26 · 5.5% (9 of 165) · +0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female83 in 10096 in 100+13 in 100
Male70 in 10096 in 100+26 in 100
Hispanic or Latino70 in 10094 in 100+24 in 100
White86 in 10096 in 100+10 in 100
Students with disabilities84 in 10096 in 100+12 in 100
English learners67 in 10094 in 100+27 in 100
Low-income71 in 10096 in 100+25 in 100
All students74 in 10095 in 100+21 in 100
Homeless—100 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 1% · numerator 1 students classified Prepared · denominator 96 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 100% · AP-pathway numerator 1 · denominator 1 (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 1 of 96 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The school CCI rate has its own student cohort and source year.

Graduation rate
88%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
100%
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)
0%
This school may not offer A–G courses
College-going rate
27%

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 enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)147

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 University00%
California community college2026%
In-state private11%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled5673%

77 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 27% · % 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$17,937 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 18,559 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

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

School-level federal expenditures$1,099 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 143

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,077 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 143

District current expense · FY 2024–25$28,980 per ADA

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

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 56%Instruction support 15%Student services 8%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$270,043,63256.32%56%
Instruction support$70,734,15214.75%15%
Student services$35,734,0337.45%8%
Administration$40,261,9878.40%8%
Buildings & maintenance$57,328,61111.96%12%
Other$5,340,1691.11%1%
Total$479,442,584100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $479,442,584 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$17,937 per pupil
2020$15,765 per pupil
2019$15,125 per pupil
2018$14,459 per pupil
2017$13,433 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 92627 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92627 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$108,994
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)44%
ZIP-area population60,393
Median age36.0 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 92627 →

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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 277 continuation 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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