Public school with a magnet program · San Bernardino City Unified

Cajon High — Rating & test scores

1200 Hill Drive, San Bernardino · 2,748 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 56th percentile. Higher than 56 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, 97% of the class graduated in four years (559 of 575); 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: 575
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 Cajon a good high school?

Solid. Cajon is higher than most California high schools on English test results. Cajon is lower than most on math test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced6264%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4624%
English, Advanced5929%
Math, Advanced448%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance4223 in 100
Cajon’s place among California high schools, out of 100San Bernardino City Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

29% of the 126 English learners tested here reached the top level of the state’s English test in 2025–26, against 18% at the average California high school.

Each bar is Cajon’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
CDE ELPAC Summative, Overall Performance Level 4, 2025–26. English learners who took the summative ELPAC: 126. The California figure is an average of school rates (1,306 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Cajon say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

“Cajon High School is committed to creating a collaborative community of college and career-ready students who are critical thinkers, effective communicators, and confident, responsible global citizens.”
cajon.sbcusd.com (opens in a new tab), read November 12, 2026

Every line here is from cajon.sbcusd.com, read November 12, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 4 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Cajon. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

5 high schools within 4.1 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. CajonScope Score 7656th
  2. PacificNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7235th
  3. Virtual AcademyMagnet · by applicationScope Score 7234th
  4. Arroyo ValleyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7131st
  5. San BernardinoNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6817th
San Bernardino City UnifiedMagnet or school of choice

A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

4 of 5 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Cajon compare with schools like it?

Cajon’s Scope Score is 76. 340 California high schools, counting Cajon, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Cajon’s result is higher than 257 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 340

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 81%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

340 California public high schools where 81% to 93% 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 81% to 93% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Cajon’s share. The count includes Cajon. 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?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 64% to 65% and math from 24% to 30%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202650%58%65%CajonCajon57%CaliforniaCalifornia48%San Bernardino City UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202618%19%32%CaliforniaCalifornia30%CajonCajon20%San Bernardino City UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. San Bernardino City Unified’s line combines its 10 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. 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. San Bernardino City Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCajonSan Bernardino City UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201758%50%60%611
201862%52%56%604
201955%48%57%627
202257%47%55%626
202351%42%55%634
202447%42%56%573
202564%46%57%651
202665%48%57%585
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCajonSan Bernardino City UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201719%18%32%608
201825%20%31%604
201924%19%32%630
202218%13%27%629
202321%15%27%634
202416%14%28%574
202524%17%30%634
202630%20%32%579

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in English; near it in math.

English

65%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

13223827
San Bernardino City Unified43%California57%

Math

30%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

44262010
San Bernardino City Unified18%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 65% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 30% 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. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 35 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 school27%38%22%13%585
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Bernardino City Unified15%28%26%31%3,187
Math, grade 11 · This school10%20%26%44%579
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Bernardino City Unified6%12%18%64%3,177

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 585 tested in English, 579 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 76% of students. 662 of 2,921 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

23in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (662 of 2,921 students).

At the average San Bernardino City Unified high school: 28 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 3.1% of students were suspended at least once (92 of 2,991). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,748

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 76%Black or African American 11%White 7%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%Not reported <1%Filipino <1%

Family income

87%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 2,380 of 2,748. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

113

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

16% were in their first year.

88% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

54%

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 (64 of 118 students).

San Bernardino City Unified: 46%. 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 Latino76%
Black or African American11%
White7%
Two or more races2%
Asian2%
Not reported<1%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
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: 104.6 of 119.3 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White48 tested67%California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino441 tested66%California 49%
  • Low-income365 tested61%California 49%
  • Black or African American57 tested49%California 42%
  • Homeless39 tested49%California 35%
  • Students with disabilities55 tested22%California 19%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 66% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 61% in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, 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 San Bernardino City Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 365 tested in English, 362 in math
English61%+2140%+1249%
Math25%+916%+223%
Hispanic or Latino · 441 tested in English, 436 in math
English66%+2343%+1749%
Math30%+1218%+921%
Black or African American · 57 tested in English, 56 in math
English49%+1435%+742%
Math14%+212%−519%
White · 48 tested
English67%+859%−168%
Math40%+1030%−444%
Students with disabilities · 55 tested
English22%+1111%+319%
Math5%−16%−38%
Homeless · 39 tested
English49%+2227%+1435%
Math15%+510%015%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Bernardino City Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Asian students, students of two or more races and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students 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?

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 61% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 66% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

61%

Across California: 52%.

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

55%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 559 of 575 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

61%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 348 of 575 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

55%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 308 of 559 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

66% enrolled in college within 12 months · 604 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓62 · 10%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓101 · 17%
  • California community college177 · 29%
  • In-state private26 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year33 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled205 · 34%

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
66%enrolled in college within a year

604 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California62 (10%)
  • California State University101 (17%)
  • California community college177 (29%)
  • In-state private26 (4%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year33 (6%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled205 (34%)

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 · 559 of 575 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 · 348 of 575 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 · 308 of 559 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
145
Admitted
116
Enrolled
56

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC RiversideApplied 127 · Admitted 102 · Enrolled 33
  • UC IrvineApplied 89 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 87 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 83 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 4
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 52 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 3
  • UC DavisApplied 51 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 5
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 41 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 3
  • UC MercedApplied 34 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 28 · Admitted 17 · 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 145 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled 56
  • Fall 2024Applied 173 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2023Applied 166 · Admitted 119 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2022Applied 146 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2021Applied 140 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 67
  • Fall 2020Applied 134 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 52
  • Fall 2019Applied 128 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2018Applied 154 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2017Applied 196 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 60
  • Fall 2016Applied 129 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 45

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
268
Admitted
249
Enrolled
93

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 San BernardinoApplied 1,018 · Admitted 942 · Enrolled 367
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 411 · Admitted 258 · Enrolled 40
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 396 · Admitted 157 · Enrolled 13
  • San Diego StateApplied 386 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 331 · Admitted 255 · Enrolled 21
  • Cal State LAApplied 177 · Admitted 163 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 115 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 99 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 76 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 73 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 70 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 69 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 57 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 53 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 51 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 51 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 49 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 40 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 38 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 33 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 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 268 · Admitted 249 · Enrolled 93
  • Fall 2024Applied 272 · Admitted 259 · Enrolled 108
  • Fall 2023Applied 269 · Admitted 244 · Enrolled 103
  • Fall 2022Applied 215 · Admitted 195 · Enrolled 89
  • Fall 2021Applied 218 · Admitted 204 · Enrolled 100
Advanced courses on record

International Baccalaureate

  • Middle Years Programme
  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
364 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 Cajon. 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.
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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$23,664 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$23,664

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,040
The school’s share of district office costs
$14,624
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,681
  • Cajon$23,664
  • San Bernardino City Unified high schools$25,305
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Cajon like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92407. They are not figures for the families at Cajon.

Typical household income in a year

$94,032

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 92407.

Typical home value
$514,800
People who live in this ZIP code
71,711
Typical age
30.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
20%

What you can do

Who can act on Cajon’s results?

San Bernardino City Unified’s board decides Cajon’s plan.

When the plan is set

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

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

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.

State support

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

Extra state help for the district

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Cajon. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do Black students get, and how do you know it’s working?14% of Black students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (56 students tested); the same group across California: 19%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  5. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.
  6. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

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 Cajon, and how do I get in?

Ask San Bernardino City Unified which school serves your address. From Paakuma K-8 and parts of Shandin Hills Middle and Cesar E. Chavez Middle.

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

Middle · assigned
Paakuma K-8
Middle · part of its area
Shandin Hills Middle Scope Score 68Needs Support · 8th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 5 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Cesar E. Chavez Middle Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Cajon High

5 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. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. 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 (13)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Shandin Hills Middle

Into Cesar E. Chavez Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • Paakuma K-8

    Assigned

  • Shandin Hills Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 8th percentile · middle · 2026

    76% of the zone’s children

  • Cesar E. Chavez Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 48th percentile · middle · 2026

    43% 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.

Where it is

Where is Cajon?

Address
1200 Hill Drive, San Bernardino 92407Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Christopher JacksonAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated June 12, 2024.

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 San Bernardino City Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Cajon a good high school?

Cajon High has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 56 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 56th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 23 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average San Bernardino City Unified high school. 3.1% of students (92 of 2,991) 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 35 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 Cajon High in San Bernardino scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

364 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?

66% 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?

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The full record

Source records

This page is built from 16 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
16
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsInternational BaccalaureateNational 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 #651 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 10 in San Bernardino City Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math18%5222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)61%6020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math44%5618%
Chronically absent23 in 100565%
Suspension rate4.5% (134 of 2,972)465%
English learners: top level17%525%

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
2024–257656#651California 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
2018–1916 in 1007.2% (221 of 3,063)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2424 in 1004.9% (141 of 2,897)
2024–2523 in 1004.5% (134 of 2,972)

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 1158527%38%22%13%65%57%+8

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 1157910%20%26%44%30%32%−2

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 · English58527%65%
2026 · Math57910%30%
2025 · English65129%64%
2025 · Math6348%24%
2024 · English57317%47%
2024 · Math5743%16%
2023 · English63421%51%
2023 · Math6345%21%
2022 · English62621%57%
2022 · Math6294%18%
2019 · English62722%55%
2019 · Math6307%24%
2018 · English60426%62%
2018 · Math6045%25%
2017 · English61122%58%
2017 · Math6083%19%

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 · English65164%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math63424%
2024 · Grade 11 · English57347%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math57416%
2023 · Grade 11 · English63451%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math63421%
2022 · Grade 11 · English62657%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math62918%
2019 · Grade 11 · English62755%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math63024%
2018 · Grade 11 · English60462%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math60425%
2017 · Grade 11 · English61158%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math60819%

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
Schoolwide6105%26%62%7%

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-income36561%+21+12
Hispanic or Latino44166%+23+17
Black or African American5749%+14+7
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 · 23 in 100 → 2025–26 · 23 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.5% (134 of 2,972) → 2025–26 · 3.1% (92 of 2,991) · −1.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female18 in 10025 in 100+7 in 100
Male15 in 10021 in 100+6 in 100
Asian5 of 507 of 50—
Black or African American22 in 10032 in 100+10 in 100
Filipino2 of 185 of 16—
Hispanic or Latino15 in 10021 in 100+6 in 100
Pacific Islander1 of 17——
Two or more races7 of 4516 of 73—
White16 in 10024 in 100+8 in 100
Students with disabilities22 in 10030 in 100+8 in 100
English learners20 in 10027 in 100+7 in 100
Foster youth11 of 338 of 35—
Homeless21 in 10033 in 100+12 in 100
Low-income17 in 10025 in 100+8 in 100
All students16 in 10023 in 100+7 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 61% · numerator 348 students classified Prepared · denominator 575 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 7% · AP-pathway numerator 23 · denominator 348 (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 348 of 575 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
7%
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)
55%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
66%

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)
2025145116563.663.783.89
2024173129543.653.843.96
2023166119633.653.873.93
202214687483.673.984.03
2021140110673.783.873.94
202013491523.693.893.93
201912869353.703.953.97
201815472343.513.873.92
2017196110603.513.753.83
201612973453.593.873.85

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
Berkeley20255243
Berkeley202477199
Berkeley202373218
Berkeley202248148
Berkeley202147105
Davis202551245
Davis20244420under 3
Davis20233618under 3
Davis2022218under 3
Davis20212711under 3
Irvine20258919under 3
Irvine2024100225
Irvine2023104204
Irvine202210323under 3
Irvine2021832614
Los Angeles202587103
Los Angeles2024103127
Los Angeles202387106
Los Angeles2022836under 3
Los Angeles202181104
Merced20253433under 3
Merced20242318under 3
Merced20232921under 3
Merced2022128under 3
Merced20211916under 3
Riverside202512710233
Riverside20241138519
Riverside20231187928
Riverside2022996120
Riverside2021997031
San Diego202583274
San Diego2024903710
San Diego202397467
San Diego2022863211
San Diego202176279
Santa Barbara202541193
Santa Barbara20245217under 3
Santa Barbara202343193
Santa Barbara202254205
Santa Barbara20215517under 3
Santa Cruz20252817under 3
Santa Cruz20245026under 3
Santa Cruz202334193
Santa Cruz20222812under 3
Santa Cruz20213826under 3
Universitywide202514511656
Universitywide202417312954
Universitywide202316611963
Universitywide20221468748
Universitywide202114011067

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationoffered · 529 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 364 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections25
Chemistry sections28
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,661

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 California6210%
California State University10117%
California community college17729%
In-state private264%
Out-of-state, 4-year336%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled20534%

604 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 66% · % 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$16,530 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 46,693 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$392 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,748

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,289 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,748

District current expense · FY 2024–25$26,775 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 62%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$671,043,96062.00%62%
Instruction support$125,846,32511.63%12%
Student services$131,494,71212.15%12%
Administration$53,036,4564.90%5%
Buildings & maintenance$100,899,0109.32%9%
Total$1,082,327,441100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,082,327,441 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$16,530 per pupil
2020$15,782 per pupil
2019$15,714 per pupil
2018$13,451 per pupil
2017$12,603 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 holders0.2%

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 92407 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92407 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$94,032
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20%
ZIP-area population71,711
Median age30.4 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 92407 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · IB World Schools directory (matched by name at a 0.90 similarity cutoff) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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