Public school with a magnet program · Fullerton Joint Union High · Buena Park, California

Buena Park High — Rating & test scores

Buena Park · 9–12 · 1,682 students (2024–25)

8833 Academy Drive, 90621buenaparkhs.org ↗(714) 992-8601
27thpercentileDeveloping

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
48

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

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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, 97% of the class graduated in four years (413 of 426); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 426
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).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 14% of students tested in English (reading and writing) scored Advanced, about half California’s rate (27%). Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Sources
The sentence above
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).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Fullerton Joint Union High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Buena Park High a good high school?

Buena Park High scores higher than 27 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 27th percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 14 in 100 at the average high school in the Fullerton Joint Union High district. 3.1% of students (52 of 1,682) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 26 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 48% of low-income students in grade 11 at Buena Park High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 107 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?

75% 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?

Below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 24% 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: 361 in English, 360 in math
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 · 361 tested

Advanced
14%
Proficient
36%
Below the standard
50%
This school50%
California57%
Fullerton Joint Union High65%

50% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 360 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
18%
Below the standard
76%
This school24%
California32%
Fullerton Joint Union High46%

24% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 26 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 41% to 50% and math from 20% to 24%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202541%382 tested
→
202650%361 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202520%391 tested
→
202624%360 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 school14%36%31%19%361
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Fullerton Joint Union High38%27%20%15%2,801
Math, grade 11 · This school6%18%24%52%360
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Fullerton Joint Union High26%20%19%35%2,805

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.

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202650%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202624%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 55% in 2017 to 50% in 2026. In math, it went from 23% in 2017 to 24% 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
201755%
424 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201847%
476 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201950%
385 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202246%
421 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202349%
384 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202446%
397 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202541%
382 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202650%
361 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201723%
430 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201821%
484 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201928%
387 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202224%
420 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202317%
383 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202424%
400 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202520%
391 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202624%
360 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Buena Park High’s results?

Fullerton Joint Union High’s board decides Buena Park High’s plan.

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

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

Fullerton Joint Union High’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 Fullerton Joint Union High’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 46% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 75% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 413 of 426 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

46%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 197 of 426 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

42%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 174 of 413 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

75% enrolled in college within 12 months · 406 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓26 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓67 · 17%
  • California community college186 · 46%
  • In-state private10 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year15 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled102 · 25%

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 19 AP courses in 7 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 Science4
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science2
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts4
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course19 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 2
  • Human Geography
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 4
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
107 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 · 413 of 426 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 · 197 of 426 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 · 174 of 413 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
83
Admitted
65
Enrolled
13

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 72 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 3
  • UCLAApplied 54 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 51 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 48 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 32 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 31 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 21 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 20 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 9 · Admitted 6 · 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 83 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2024Applied 67 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2023Applied 92 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2022Applied 82 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2021Applied 71 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2020Applied 64 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2019Applied 81 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2018Applied 57 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2017Applied 78 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2016Applied 86 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 29

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
121
Admitted
113
Enrolled
47

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 FullertonApplied 553 · Admitted 482 · Enrolled 152
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 519 · Admitted 248 · Enrolled 51
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 299 · Admitted 202 · Enrolled 31
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 193 · Admitted 179 · Enrolled 14
  • San Diego StateApplied 180 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 143 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 61 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 57 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 55 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 49 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 41 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 37 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 36 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 29 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 27 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 25 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

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 121 · Admitted 113 · Enrolled 47
  • Fall 2024Applied 128 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2023Applied 165 · Admitted 156 · Enrolled 60
  • Fall 2022Applied 151 · Admitted 145 · Enrolled 64
  • Fall 2021Applied 138 · Admitted 128 · Enrolled 50

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

18 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average high school in the Fullerton Joint Union High district, 14 in 100 were. 3.1% 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: 300 of 1,625 students counted for it; suspension: 52 of 1,682 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 high school in the Fullerton Joint Union High district 2.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

18 in 100This school
14 in 100At the average high school in the Fullerton Joint Union High district
22 in 100At the average California high school

300 of 1,625 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.1%

of students were suspended at least once (52 of 1,682). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Buena Park High

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Fullerton Joint Union High’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Military-family students scored well below the same group across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

34% of military-family students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 58% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Buena Park HighSame group, California
  • Low-income324 tested48%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino304 tested48%Same group, California 49%
  • Military families35 tested34%Same group, California 58%
  • Students with disabilities41 tested15%Same group, California 19%
  • English learners59 tested8%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 2% to 22%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 85%2. Asian: 4%3. White: 4%4. Filipino: 2%5. Black or African American: 2%6. Two or more races: 2%7. Pacific Islander: <1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino85%
  2. Asian4%
  3. White4%
  4. Filipino2%
  5. Black or African American2%
  6. Two or more races2%
  7. Pacific Islander<1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
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?

54% 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 · 139 of 257 English learners54%
Fullerton Joint Union High · 367 of 77647%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

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

Who are the families and teachers?

91%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,524 of 1,682. California: 63%.

77teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

3%in their first year, 2024–25

89%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for military-family students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Fullerton Joint Union Highvs California
Low-income · 324 tested in English, 325 in math
English48%−755%−149%
Math22%−1133%−123%
Hispanic or Latino · 304 tested
English48%−654%−149%
Math20%−828%−121%
English learners · 59 tested in English, 58 in math
English8%08%08%
Math5%−27%−38%
Students with disabilities · 41 tested in English, 40 in math
English15%+114%−419%
Math2%−24%−68%
Military families · 35 tested in English, 34 in math
English34%−2458%−2458%
Math18%−1937%−1432%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Fullerton Joint Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Asian, Filipino, White and homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander students, students of two or more races 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 Latino85%
Asian4%
White4%
Filipino2%
Black or African American2%
Two or more races2%
Pacific Islander<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
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: 89% of teaching positions, 67.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 76.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Buena Park High, and how do I get in?

From parts of Nicolas Junior High and D. Russell Parks Junior High.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · part of its area
Nicolas Junior High 30th · Developing · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
D. Russell Parks Junior High 88th · Strong · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 1 elementary school

High · this school
Buena Park High

7 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (10)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Nicolas Junior High

Into D. Russell Parks Junior High

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • Nicolas Junior High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    30th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

    34% of the zone’s children

  • D. Russell Parks Junior High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    88th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

    12% of the zone’s children

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.

How do I get in?

Ask Fullerton Joint Union High which school serves your address.

School website: buenaparkhs.org ↗Office: (714) 992-8601Administrator: Sonje Berg

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
8833 Academy Drive, Buena Park 90621

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Fullerton Joint Union High.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 76% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (360 students tested); California: 68%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 18 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (300 of 1,625 students); average high school in the Fullerton Joint Union High district: 14 in 100
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 5% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (58 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (714) 992-86018833 Academy Drive, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,088 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #6 of 6 in Fullerton Joint Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math8%4122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)46%5120%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math30%4618%
Chronically absent17 in 100605%
Suspension rate6.4% (117 of 1,814)385%
English learners: top level18%535%

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
2024–254827#1088California 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
2018–1910 in 1005.7% (120 of 2,089)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2416 in 1008.1% (150 of 1,863)
2024–2517 in 1006.4% (117 of 1,814)

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 1136114%36%31%19%50%57%−7

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 113606%18%24%52%24%32%−8

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 · English36114%50%
2026 · Math3606%24%
2025 · English38211%41%
2025 · Math3914%20%
2024 · English39713%46%
2024 · Math4006%24%
2023 · English38414%49%
2023 · Math3835%17%
2022 · English42112%46%
2022 · Math4205%24%
2019 · English38514%50%
2019 · Math3877%28%
2018 · English47617%47%
2018 · Math4846%21%
2017 · English42418%55%
2017 · Math4304%23%

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 · English38241%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math39120%
2024 · Grade 11 · English39746%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math40024%
2023 · Grade 11 · English38449%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math38317%
2022 · Grade 11 · English42146%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math42024%
2019 · Grade 11 · English38550%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math38728%
2018 · Grade 11 · English47647%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math48421%
2017 · Grade 11 · English42455%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math43023%

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
Schoolwide3723%22%66%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-income32448%−7−1
Hispanic or Latino30448%−6−1
English learners598%00
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 · 17 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 6.4% (117 of 1,814) → 2025–26 · 3.1% (52 of 1,682) · −3.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female11 in 10020 in 100+9 in 100
Male9 in 10018 in 100+9 in 100
Asian2 in 10013 in 100+11 in 100
Black or African American15 in 10027 in 100+12 in 100
Filipino8 in 10016 in 100+8 in 100
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10019 in 100+9 in 100
Pacific Islander10 in 10017 in 100+7 in 100
Two or more races12 in 10022 in 100+10 in 100
White18 in 10017 in 100−1 in 100
Students with disabilities20 in 10027 in 100+7 in 100
English learners10 in 10021 in 100+11 in 100
Foster youth18 in 100——
Homeless18 in 10029 in 100+11 in 100
Low-income10 in 10019 in 100+9 in 100
All students10 in 10018 in 100+8 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 46% · numerator 197 students classified Prepared · denominator 426 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 58% · AP-pathway numerator 114 · denominator 197 (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 197 of 426 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
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
58%
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)
42%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
75%

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)
20258365133.833.904.09
20246744173.793.964.12
20239261263.753.934.05
20228239133.814.024.13
20217146143.753.934.12
20206443233.813.974.00
20198143203.713.974.11
2018573193.593.793.97
20177847193.653.873.94
20168656293.723.954.05

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
Berkeley2025317under 3
Berkeley202421under 3under 3
Berkeley20234294
Berkeley202244under 3under 3
Berkeley20213093
Davis2025205under 3
Davis2024177under 3
Davis20232693
Davis2022268under 3
Davis2021218under 3
Irvine202572133
Irvine202455166
Irvine2023812010
Irvine202263123
Irvine202163178
Los Angeles20255473
Los Angeles20244843
Los Angeles2023644under 3
Los Angeles2022543under 3
Los Angeles2021533under 3
Merced20252120under 3
Merced20241412under 3
Merced202317173
Merced20221111under 3
Merced2021118under 3
Riverside20255143under 3
Riverside20242718under 3
Riverside202345264
Riverside20222014under 3
Riverside20213021under 3
San Diego202548203
San Diego20243718under 3
San Diego2023515under 3
San Diego2022478under 3
San Diego20213912under 3
Santa Barbara20253216under 3
Santa Barbara202422133
Santa Barbara20233314under 3
Santa Barbara202239143
Santa Barbara20211713under 3
Santa Cruz202596under 3
Santa Cruz2024126under 3
Santa Cruz2023144under 3
Santa Cruz2022174under 3
Santa Cruz202174under 3
Universitywide2025836513
Universitywide2024674417
Universitywide2023926126
Universitywide2022823913
Universitywide2021714614

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
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Human Geographythis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis 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 count18
AP enrollment (male/female)330
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 107 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections8
Physics sections4
Chemistry sections16
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,715

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 California266%
California State University6717%
California community college18646%
In-state private102%
Out-of-state, 4-year154%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled10225%

406 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 75% · % 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$13,487 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 13,473 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$234 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,682

Central federal expenditures attributed here$603 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,682

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,258 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 57%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$124,263,25957.12%57%
Instruction support$25,527,18511.73%12%
Student services$26,710,11612.28%12%
Administration$15,789,6497.26%7%
Buildings & maintenance$21,540,1299.90%10%
Other$3,725,7401.71%2%
Total$217,556,078100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $217,556,078 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$13,487 per pupil
2020$12,294 per pupil
2019$12,063 per pupil
2018$11,514 per pupil
2017$11,827 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 90621 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90621 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$97,612
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33%
ZIP-area population35,984
Median age36.2 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90621 →

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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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