Public school · Bear Valley Unified

Big Bear High — Rating & test scores

351 Maple Lane, Big Bear City · 630 students · Grades 9–12

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Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap

Big Bear High and Chautauqua High (Continuation) share this address in the state’s school directory. OpenStreetMap maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

The California School Campus Database records Baldwin Lane Elementary on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

Drawn from OpenStreetMap. Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.

A picture of the campus, not an attendance boundary or a rating.

Schools maintain a closed campus policy. For students’ safety, visitors may enter a campus only with the school’s official permission; this drawing implies no permission to enter.

Scope Score 71

DevelopingScope Score · 30th percentile. Higher than 30 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

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

In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (130 of 144); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 144
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Big Bear a good high school?

Developing. Big Bear is higher than most California high schools on math test results. Big Bear is lower than most on English test results and attendance.

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

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced4858%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5428%
English, Advanced6029%
Math, Advanced468%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance2827 in 100
Big Bear’s place among California high schools, out of 100Bar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 69% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

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

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

In its own words

What does Big Bear say about itself?

We haven’t read Big Bear’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open bbhs.bearvalleyusd.org (opens in a new tab)

Schools like it

How does Big Bear compare with schools like it?

Big Bear’s Scope Score is 71. 223 California high schools, counting Big Bear, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Big Bear’s result is higher than 76 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 223

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

223 California public high schools where 60% to 72% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 60% to 72% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Big Bear’s share. The count includes Big Bear. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 58% to 69% and math from 28% to 33%.

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

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

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202655%69%Big BearBig Bear57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202628%33%Big BearBig Bear32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringBig BearCaliforniaTested here
201755%60%168
201851%56%153
201962%57%159
202241%55%133
202348%55%143
202450%56%125
202558%57%134
202669%57%114
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringBig BearCaliforniaTested here
201728%32%169
201821%31%154
201935%32%159
202214%27%133
202318%27%142
202422%28%125
202528%30%133
202633%32%115

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; near it in math.

English

69%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

17143930
Bear Valley Unified59%California57%

Math

33%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

41261716
Bear Valley Unified28%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 69% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school30%39%14%17%114
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Bear Valley Unified25%34%13%28%135
Math, grade 11 · This school16%17%26%41%115
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Bear Valley Unified13%15%22%50%136

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 114 tested in English, 115 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 48% of students. 198 of 652 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

30in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (198 of 652 students).

At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

No district average: Big Bear is the only regular high school we rank in the Bear Valley Unified district with an attendance record.

Suspensions: 4.1% of students were suspended at least once (28 of 688). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

630

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 48%White 47%Two or more races 4%

Family income

66%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 414 of 630. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

38

teachers, with 17 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

59% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

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 (19 of 65 students).

Bear Valley Unified: 37%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino48%
White47%
Two or more races4%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 19.2 of 32.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups at Big Bear have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 76 tested61%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 76 tested25%California 23%
  • WhiteEnglish · 57 tested81%California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 57 tested40%California 44%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 53 tested57%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 54 tested24%California 21%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Bear Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 76 tested
English61%+1249%+1249%
Math25%+520%+223%
White · 57 tested
English81%+873%+1368%
Math40%+337%−444%
Hispanic or Latino · 53 tested in English, 54 in math
English57%+1245%+849%
Math24%+519%+321%

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

Homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander 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.

After high school

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

90% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 35% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 42% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

35%

Across California: 52%.

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

32%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

90%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 130 of 144 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

35%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 51 of 144 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

32%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 42 of 130 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

42% enrolled in college within 12 months · 135 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓5 · 4%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓5 · 3%
  • California community college27 · 20%
  • In-state private8 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year12 · 9%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled78 · 58%

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

Where the class of 2023 went
42%enrolled in college within a year

135 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California5 (4%)
  • California State University5 (3%)
  • California community college27 (20%)
  • In-state private8 (6%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year12 (9%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled78 (58%)

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

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 130 of 144 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 · 51 of 144 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 130 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

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

Applied
18
Admitted
17
Enrolled
5

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 14 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 13 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 12 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 11 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3

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

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2024Applied 11 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2023Applied 16 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2022Applied 14 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2020Applied 10 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2019Applied 20 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2018Applied 25 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2017Applied 22 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2016Applied 14 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 7

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
24
Admitted
23
Enrolled
under 6

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • San Diego StateApplied 49 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 42 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 28 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 26 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 26 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 17 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 15 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 11 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 24 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 22 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 17 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2021Applied 15 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 6
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 5 AP courses in 4 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
  • Sciences1
  • English1
  • History & Social Science1
Every approved AP course5 courses in 4 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Statistics
Sciences 1
  • Biology
English 1
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 1
  • United States History

What other courses and pathways are on record?

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

2023–24

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

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Big Bear. These are not star ratings or reviews.

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

Families

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

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The neighborhood

What is the area around Big Bear like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92314. They are not figures for the families at Big Bear.

Typical household income in a year

$74,910

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92314.

Typical home value
$457,200
People who live in this ZIP code
9,334
Typical age
45.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
30%

What you can do

Who can act on Big Bear’s results?

The state has Big Bear in targeted support; Bear Valley Unified’s board decides its plan.

How to take part

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

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for students with disabilities. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

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

Extra state help for the district

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Big Bear. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. 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 (19 of 65 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?24% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (54 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

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

Getting in

Which schools feed into Big Bear, and how do I get in?

Ask Bear Valley Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    North Shore Elementary
    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Big Bear Middle
    Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    Big Bear High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 71Developing · 30th percentile

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

Not a next step: the school sharing this address. Chautauqua High (Continuation) has the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • North Shore Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 17th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Baldwin Lane Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 25th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Big Bear Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 45th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is Big Bear?

Address
351 Maple Lane, Big Bear City 92314Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Tina FulmerAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

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

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Bear Valley Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Big Bear a good high school?

Big Bear High has a Scope Score of 71. It scored higher than 30 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 30th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 30 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 4.1% of students (28 of 688) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 61% of low-income students in grade 11 at Big Bear High in Big Bear City scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 5 AP courses in 4 subjects for 2025–26.

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

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

42% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,044 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate90%5425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math19%5322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)35%4520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math43%5518%
Chronically absent27 in 100525%
Suspension rate8.0% (54 of 671)325%
English learners: top level19%545%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

On the riseThe share of students at the state’s top two levels rose in both English and math across the three springs to 2025. The Every tested year record gives each year.
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
2024–257130#1044California 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 1005.3% (40 of 753)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2429 in 1007.4% (50 of 678)
2024–2527 in 1008.0% (54 of 671)

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

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

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1111430%39%14%17%69%57%+12

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

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1111516%17%26%41%33%32%+1

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

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

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

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English11430%69%
2026 · Math11516%33%
2025 · English13429%58%
2025 · Math1338%28%
2024 · English12525%50%
2024 · Math1255%22%
2023 · English14319%48%
2023 · Math1424%18%
2022 · English13317%41%
2022 · Math1332%14%
2019 · English15917%62%
2019 · Math1599%35%
2018 · English15315%51%
2018 · Math1545%21%
2017 · English16821%55%
2017 · Math1699%28%

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 · English0—
2025 · Grade 7 · English0—
2025 · Grade 8 · English0—
2025 · Grade 11 · English13458%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math0—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math0—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math0—
2025 · Grade 11 · Math13328%
2024 · Grade 6 · English0—
2024 · Grade 7 · English0—
2024 · Grade 8 · English0—
2024 · Grade 11 · English12550%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math0—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math0—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math0—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math12522%
2023 · Grade 7 · English0—
2023 · Grade 11 · English14348%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math0—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math14218%
2022 · Grade 8 · English0—
2022 · Grade 11 · English13341%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math0—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math13314%
2019 · Grade 8 · English——
2019 · Grade 11 · English15962%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math——
2019 · Grade 11 · Math15935%
2018 · Grade 7 · English——
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 11 · English15351%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math——
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2018 · Grade 11 · Math15421%
2017 · Grade 8 · English——
2017 · Grade 11 · English16855%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 11 · Math16928%

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
Schoolwide1189%42%39%9%

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-income7661%+12+12
White5781%+8+13
Hispanic or Latino5357%+12+8
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 · 27 in 100 → 2025–26 · 30 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 8.0% (54 of 671) → 2025–26 · 4.1% (28 of 688) · −3.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female18 in 10029 in 100+11 in 100
Male17 in 10031 in 100+14 in 100
Hispanic or Latino16 in 10028 in 100+12 in 100
Two or more races3 of 203 of 24—
White18 in 10035 in 100+17 in 100
Students with disabilities33 of 9340 of 99—
English learners8 of 7619 of 81—
Homeless16 of 5630 of 58—
Low-income21 in 10033 in 100+12 in 100
All students18 in 10030 in 100+12 in 100

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 35% · numerator 51 students classified Prepared · denominator 144 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 61% · AP-pathway numerator 31 · denominator 51 (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 51 of 144 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
61%
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)
32%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
42%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025181753.813.864.13
202411733.523.83—
202316853.814.144.21
202214733.824.16—
2021121043.883.88—
202010954.094.114.20
2019201443.784.03—
2018251683.844.034.20
2017221073.523.973.85
201614773.643.983.98

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20255under 3under 3
Berkeley20237under 3under 3
Berkeley20225under 3under 3
Davis20255under 3under 3
Davis20236under 3under 3
Davis20225under 3under 3
Irvine202511under 3under 3
Irvine20249under 3under 3
Irvine202312under 3under 3
Irvine20226under 3under 3
Los Angeles20256under 3under 3
Los Angeles20248under 3under 3
Los Angeles20236under 3under 3
Los Angeles20228under 3under 3
Los Angeles20216under 3under 3
Merced202555under 3
Riverside202587under 3
Riverside202465under 3
Riverside202364under 3
Riverside202263under 3
San Diego2025144under 3
San Diego20249under 3under 3
San Diego202314under 3under 3
San Diego2022113under 3
San Diego20216under 3under 3
Santa Barbara2025124under 3
Santa Barbara2024104under 3
Santa Barbara20231353
Santa Barbara2022106under 3
Santa Cruz20251310under 3
Santa Cruz202374under 3
Universitywide202518175
Universitywide20241173
Universitywide20231685
Universitywide20221473
Universitywide202112104

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.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Statisticsthis school
United States Historythis 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)68
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 14 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not offered
Calculus sections1
Physics sections4
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)634

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 California54%
California State University53%
California community college2720%
In-state private86%
Out-of-state, 4-year129%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled7858%

135 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 42% · % 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$13,203 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,238 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$18,648 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 61%Instruction support 9%Student services 9%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$22,356,99560.57%61%
Instruction support$3,269,9028.86%9%
Student services$3,363,4409.11%9%
Administration$3,716,29210.07%10%
Buildings & maintenance$3,664,9989.93%10%
Other$538,3321.46%1%
Total$36,909,960100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $36,909,960 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$13,203 per pupil
2020$12,184 per pupil
2019$12,197 per pupil
2018$12,137 per pupil
2017$11,468 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 holders2.0%

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 92314 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92314 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$74,910
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)30%
ZIP-area population9,334
Median age45.8 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 92314 →

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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 · 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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