Independent charter school · Capistrano Unified · San Juan Capistrano, California

California Online Public Schools Southern California — Rating & test scores

San Juan Capistrano · TK–12 · 3,933 students (2024–25)

33272 Valle Road, 92675capousd.org ↗(800) 906-5166

24thpercentileNeeds Support

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

California Online Public Schools Southern Californiahigher than 24 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

California Online Public Schools Southern Californiahigher than 24 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

California Online Public Schools Southern Californiahigher than 24 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 79% of the class graduated in four years (621 of 788); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 788
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

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

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; 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask California Online Public Schools Southern California how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is California Online Public Schools Southern California a good school?

California Online Public Schools Southern California scores higher than 24 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 24th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025.

Grades 3–5: higher than 50 in 100 California elementary schools we score (50th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)
Grades 6–8: higher than 68 in 100 California middle schools we score (68th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 12 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average Capistrano Unified high school. 0 of 5,658 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 18 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, 38% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at California Online Public Schools Southern California in San Juan Capistrano scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

46% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $37.2 million is planned for 23 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 59% of its $62.8 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. 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?

Near California in English; above it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 59% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 41% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 574 in English, 568 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 · 574 tested

Advanced: 26%
Proficient: 33%
Below the standard: 41%

This school59%

California57%

Capistrano Unified72%

59% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 568 tested

Advanced: 23%
Proficient: 18%
Below the standard: 59%

This school41%

California32%

Capistrano Unified50%

41% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	29%	39%	37%
Advanced	16%	18%	14%
Proficient	13%	21%	23%
Developing level	23%	18%	20%
Minimal	48%	43%	43%
Tested	226	237	203
California	44%	46%	49%
Difference	−15	−7	−12

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	35%	40%	44%
Advanced	8%	10%	15%
Proficient	27%	30%	29%
Developing level	27%	26%	25%
Minimal	38%	34%	31%
Tested	278	391	415
California	48%	51%	49%
Difference	−13	−11	−5

English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	59%
Advanced	26%
Proficient	33%
Developing level	21%
Minimal	20%
Tested	574
California	57%
Difference	+2

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

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	28%	33%	21%
Advanced	10%	13%	13%
Proficient	18%	20%	8%
Developing level	25%	21%	23%
Minimal	47%	46%	56%
Tested	229	239	206
California	47%	42%	37%
Difference	−19	−9	−16

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	30%	38%	43%
Advanced	17%	24%	28%
Proficient	13%	14%	15%
Developing level	24%	23%	18%
Minimal	46%	39%	39%
Tested	279	392	418
California	37%	38%	36%
Difference	−7	0	+7

Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	41%
Advanced	23%
Proficient	18%
Developing level	19%
Minimal	40%
Tested	568
California	32%
Difference	+9

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

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

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

How do the elementary grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 35% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 28% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 50th percentile (Solid) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 666 tested

Advanced: 16%
Proficient: 19%
Below the standard: 65%

This school35%

California46%

Capistrano Unified65%

35% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 674 tested

Advanced: 12%
Proficient: 16%
Below the standard: 72%

This school28%

California42%

Capistrano Unified63%

28% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Below California in English; near it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 40% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 38% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 68th percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 1,084 tested

Advanced: 12%
Proficient: 28%
Below the standard: 60%

This school40%

California49%

Capistrano Unified69%

40% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 1,089 tested

Advanced: 24%
Proficient: 14%
Below the standard: 62%

This school38%

California37%

Capistrano Unified60%

38% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 18 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?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 56% to 59% and math from 40% to 41%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202556%623 tested

→

202659%574 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202540%616 tested

→

202641%568 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
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	26%	33%	21%	20%	574
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Capistrano Unified	42%	30%	16%	12%	3,669
Math, grade 11 · This school	23%	18%	19%	40%	568
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Capistrano Unified	27%	23%	20%	30%	3,634
English, grades 3–5 · This school	16%	19%	20%	45%	666
English, grades 3–5 · California	24%	22%	21%	33%	1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Capistrano Unified	40%	25%	17%	18%	9,488
Math, grades 3–5 · This school	12%	16%	22%	50%	674
Math, grades 3–5 · California	21%	21%	25%	33%	1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Capistrano Unified	37%	26%	20%	17%	9,516
English, grades 6–8 · This school	12%	28%	26%	34%	1,084
English, grades 6–8 · California	19%	30%	23%	28%	1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Capistrano Unified	34%	35%	17%	14%	9,907
Math, grades 6–8 · This school	24%	14%	21%	41%	1,089
Math, grades 6–8 · California	21%	16%	23%	40%	1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Capistrano Unified	39%	21%	20%	20%	9,909

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202659%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202641%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 71% in 2017 to 59% in 2026. In math, it went from 22% in 2017 to 41% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	71% 398 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	69% 410 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	67% 481 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	64% 446 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	60% 430 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	51% 488 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	56% 623 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	59% 574 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	22% 392 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	22% 397 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	20% 478 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	18% 440 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	15% 425 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	13% 492 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	40% 616 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	41% 568 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on California Online Public Schools Southern California’s results?

California Online Public Schools Southern California’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Capistrano Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

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

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

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

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

California Education Code § 53008. Source

Life at school

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

79% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 19% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 46% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

79%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 621 of 788 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

19%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 146 of 788 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

32%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 202 of 621 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

46% enrolled in college within 12 months · 597 students who finished high school

University of California23 · 4%
California State University CSU detail ↓20 · 3%
California community college165 · 28%
In-state private16 · 3%
Out-of-state, 4-year37 · 6%
Out-of-state, 2-year11 · 2%
Not enrolled325 · 54%

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

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 621 of 788 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 · 146 of 788 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 · 202 of 621 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

A closer look: CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 69
Admitted: 62
Enrolled: 23

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

San Diego StateApplied 125 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 11
Cal State Long BeachApplied 120 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 13
Cal State FullertonApplied 96 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 9
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 78 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 9
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 72 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 62 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 14
Cal State LAApplied 61 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 8
Cal State San MarcosApplied 42 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 11
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 39 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 34 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 8
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 21 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
Chico StateApplied 21 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 20 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
San Francisco StateApplied 20 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
San José StateApplied 18 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 17 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
Cal State East BayApplied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
Sonoma StateApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
Fresno StateApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
CSU BakersfieldApplied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
Sacramento StateApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
Stanislaus StateApplied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

Fall 2025Applied 69 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 23
Fall 2024Applied 63 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 17
Fall 2023Applied 54 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 22
Fall 2022Applied 61 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 15
Fall 2021Applied 56 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 19

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

12 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Capistrano Unified high school, 18 in 100 were. 0 of 5,658 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: 655 of 5,460 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 5,658 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 Capistrano Unified high school 1.1%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

12 in 100This school

18 in 100At the average Capistrano Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

655 of 5,460 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 5,658

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts

Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
Grades 4–6: 11 in 100, 98 of 909
Grades 7–8: 10 in 100, 103 of 993
Grades 9–12: 13 in 100, 327 of 2,545

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at California Online Public Schools Southern California

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

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

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 40% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 8% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 62% in English, against 49% for the same group across California. White students scored well below the same group across California in English. 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).

California Online Public Schools Southern CaliforniaSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students

Hispanic or Latino235 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 62%Same group, California 49%
Two or more races61 tested59%Same group, California 67%
White177 tested55%Same group, California 68%
Low-income305 tested55%Same group, California 49%
Black or African American58 tested50%Same group, California 42%
English learners40 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 40%Same group, California 8%
Students with disabilities95 tested28%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 24% to 50%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino50%
White22%
Black or African American12%
Two or more races9%
Asian5%
Filipino2%
Pacific Islander<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Not reported—

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

48% 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 · 129 of 268 English learners48%

Capistrano Unified · 1,370 of 2,55054%

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?

54%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 2,131 of 3,933. California: 63%.

301teachers, 2024–25

12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

91%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Capistrano Unified	vs California
Low-income · 305 tested in English, 303 in math
English	55%	−762%	+649%
Math	40%	+634%	+1723%
Hispanic or Latino · 235 tested in English, 231 in math
English	62%	+260%	+1349%
Math	39%	+930%	+1821%
White · 177 tested in English, 176 in math
English	55%	−2479%	−1368%
Math	41%	−1657%	−344%
Two or more races · 61 tested in English, 60 in math
English	59%	−2685%	−867%
Math	38%	−2765%	−543%
Black or African American · 58 tested
English	50%	−858%	+842%
Math	48%	+1335%	+2919%
English learners · 40 tested
English	40%	+337%	+328%
Math	50%	+419%	+428%
Students with disabilities · 95 tested in English, 93 in math
English	28%	−1038%	+919%
Math	24%	+1113%	+168%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Capistrano 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, Filipino and homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	50%
White	22%
Black or African American	12%
Two or more races	9%
Asian	5%
Filipino	2%
Pacific Islander	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	<1%
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: 91% of teaching positions, 166.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 183.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does California Online Public Schools Southern California’s own plan commit to?

Its 2026–27 plan

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

$37.2 million

planned for 23 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 59% of its $62.8 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 106 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 61% of the money. The plan itself puts 88% of it toward staff.

Teacher Collaboration for Academic Achievement $8.4 million
Track and Record Daily Student Participation $7.1 million
Diagnostic Assessments and MTSS Academic Interventions $7.1 million
20 other actions

Reading, math and catch-up help

5 of the plan’s 23 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Catch-up help $8.1 million
English learners $0.6 million

Largest of these

Diagnostic Assessments and MTSS Academic Interventions$7.1 million
Credit Recovery and Summer Intervention$952,945
English Learner Student Achievement$428,406

For high-need students

It plans $21.0 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $20.7 million and estimates it spent $21.0 million, $0.3 million (1%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $335,220 (1%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Diagnostic Assessments and MTSS Academic Interventions, which went from $8.1 million to $7.1 million.

Largest cuts

Diagnostic Assessments and MTSS Academic Interventions−⁠$1.0 million
Teacher Collaboration for Academic Achievement−⁠$843,322
Track and Record Daily Student Participation−⁠$374,402

Largest increases

Access to Technology, Internet Connectivity, and a Rigorous Curriculum+⁠$793,021
Foster and Homeless Youth Engagement Support+⁠$619,029
Synchronous and Asynchronous Instructional Tools+⁠$486,445

What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 59% in English and 41% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure	2024–25	2025–26	Change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1	33%	36%	up 3 pts
Chronically absentGoal 2	22 in 100	12 in 100	10 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2	0 of 5,477	0 of 5,658	no change

Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts

Teacher Collaboration for Academic Achievement · $8,383,014
Track and Record Daily Student Participation · $7,120,706
Diagnostic Assessments and MTSS Academic Interventions · $7,102,829

The full plan3 goals, 10 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($37.2 million).

Where does the money go?

45% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

fell 25% or more
fell 10–25%
fell 2–10%
within 2%
grew 2–10%
grew 10–25%
grew 25% or more
new or renamed title
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1All students will learn and achieve in a safe, secure, effective, and rigorous learning environment$16.9 million45% of action budgets

7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $18.1 million (−⁠$1.2 million) · p. 14 ↗

Largest funded actions

Teacher Collaboration for Academic Achievement$8.4 millionaction 1.3 · p. 65 ↗
Diagnostic Assessments and MTSS Academic Interventions$7.1 millionaction 1.2 · p. 65 ↗
Synchronous and Asynchronous Instructional Tools$0.7 millionaction 1.4 · p. 65 ↗
English Learner Student Achievement$0.4 millionaction 1.5 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
LTEL Support$0.1 millionaction 1.6 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

2 more funded actions in this goal

Foster and Homeless Academic Achievement · action 1.7 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Professional Development for Academic Achievement · action 1.1 · p. 65 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Diagnostic Assessments and MTSS Academic Interventions−⁠$1.0 million$8.1 million → $7.1 million · p. 65 ↗
Teacher Collaboration for Academic Achievement−⁠$0.8 million$9.2 million → $8.4 million · p. 65 ↗
Synchronous and Asynchronous Instructional Tools+⁠$486,445$243,308 → $729,753 · p. 65 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

English Learner Student Achievement · $156,082 → $428,406 · p. 65 ↗+⁠$272,324
LTEL Support · $54,432 → $122,676 · p. 65 ↗+⁠$68,244
Foster and Homeless Academic Achievement · $64,624 → $72,782 · p. 65 ↗+⁠$8,158
Professional Development for Academic Achievement · $204,297 → $31,618 · p. 65 ↗−⁠$172,678

How the plan measures it · 3 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 14 ↗.

Goal 2All stakeholder groups will demonstrate active engagement in the school program$16.3 million44% of action budgets

8 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $15.6 million (+⁠$649,549) · p. 18 ↗

Largest funded actions

Track and Record Daily Student Participation$7.1 millionaction 2.2 · p. 66 ↗
Framework of Tiered Re-engagement Strategies for Students$4.7 millionaction 2.3 · p. 66 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $4.0 million is state funding counted toward those services
Access to Technology, Internet Connectivity, and a Rigorous Curriculum$2.5 millionaction 2.1 · p. 66 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.2 million is state funding counted toward those services
Social Emotional / Mental Health Supports$0.9 millionaction 2.5 · p. 66 ↗
Foster and Homeless Youth Engagement Support$0.7 millionaction 2.7 · p. 66 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

3 more funded actions in this goal

In-Person and Virtual Engagement and Enrichment · action 2.8 · p. 66 ↗$0.1 million
Caretaker Engagement Support · action 2.4 · p. 66 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Increasing Diversity and Inclusion · action 2.6 · p. 66 ↗$0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Access to Technology, Internet Connectivity, and a Rigorous Curriculum+⁠$0.8 million$1.7 million → $2.5 million · p. 66 ↗
Foster and Homeless Youth Engagement Support+⁠$619,029$56,442 → $675,471 · p. 66 ↗
Track and Record Daily Student Participation−⁠$0.4 million$7.5 million → $7.1 million · p. 66 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Framework of Tiered Re-engagement Strategies for Students · $4.8 million → $4.7 million · p. 66 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
Social Emotional / Mental Health Supports · $884,372 → $873,490 · p. 66 ↗−⁠$10,882
In-Person and Virtual Engagement and Enrichment · $61,066 → $148,345 · p. 66 ↗+⁠$87,278
Caretaker Engagement Support · $476,329 → $129,981 · p. 66 ↗−⁠$346,348
Increasing Diversity and Inclusion · $101,395 → $91,229 · p. 66 ↗−⁠$10,166

How the plan measures it · 3 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 18 ↗.

Goal 3All students will graduate with the knowledge and skills needed for college and careers$4.1 million11% of action budgets

8 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $3.9 million (+⁠$218,363) · p. 23 ↗

Largest funded actions

Graduation Rate Progress Monitoring$1.5 millionaction 3.6 · p. 66 ↗
College Preparation$1.0 millionaction 3.1 · p. 66 ↗
Credit Recovery and Summer Intervention$1.0 millionaction 3.4 · p. 66 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Transition Plans$0.4 millionaction 3.5 · p. 66 ↗
Early Intervention Program Development$0.1 millionaction 3.8 · p. 67 ↗

3 more funded actions in this goal

Career Preparation (CTE) · action 3.2 · p. 66 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
AVID Program Implementation · action 3.3 · p. 66 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Dual Enrollment Options · action 3.7 · p. 66 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Transition Plans+⁠$92,579$323,400 → $415,979 · p. 66 ↗
Credit Recovery and Summer Intervention+⁠$61,739$891,206 → $952,945 · p. 66 ↗
Career Preparation (CTE)+⁠$42,202$17,472 → $59,674 · p. 66 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Graduation Rate Progress Monitoring · $1.6 million → $1.5 million · p. 66 ↗−⁠$38,917
College Preparation · $966,920 → $992,799 · p. 66 ↗+⁠$25,879
Early Intervention Program Development · $78,540 → $79,230 · p. 67 ↗+⁠$690
AVID Program Implementation · $10,313 → $43,005 · p. 66 ↗+⁠$32,692
Dual Enrollment Options · $37,825 → $39,323 · p. 66 ↗+⁠$1,498

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 23 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Next steps

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The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

School website: capousd.org ↗Office: (800) 906-5166Administrator: Richard Savage

Location and visiting

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33272 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano 92675

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Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 59% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (568 students tested); California: 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (800) 906-516633272 Valle Road, 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

California Preparatory Academy0.5 mi
66thSolidScope Score 62
Dana Hills High1.5 mi
70thSolidScope Score 63

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

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Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,133 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #8 of 8 in Capistrano Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	79%	42	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	25%	60	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	19%	34	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	48%	59	18%
Chronically absent	22 in 100	57	5%
Suspension rate	0 of 5,477	66	5%
English learners: top level	23%	—	5%

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 year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	47	24	#1133	California 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	not on file	not on file
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	26 in 100	0 of 6,176
2024–25	22 in 100	0 of 5,477

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

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

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

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	2,324	16%	43%
2026 · Math	2,331	20%	36%
2025 · English	2,221	18%	44%
2025 · Math	2,216	17%	33%
2024 · English	1,995	12%	39%
2024 · Math	2,009	7%	20%
2023 · English	1,828	18%	48%
2023 · Math	1,817	8%	21%
2022 · English	1,940	21%	52%
2022 · Math	1,922	9%	24%
2019 · English	1,723	25%	60%
2019 · Math	1,710	10%	26%
2018 · English	1,653	21%	57%
2018 · Math	1,624	10%	26%
2017 · English	1,500	24%	58%
2017 · Math	1,481	9%	28%

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English	198	39%
2025 · Grade 4 · English	195	35%
2025 · Grade 5 · English	223	34%
2025 · Grade 6 · English	265	32%
2025 · Grade 7 · English	330	47%
2025 · Grade 8 · English	387	41%
2025 · Grade 11 · English	623	56%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math	199	40%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	196	26%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	231	22%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	256	27%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	331	33%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	387	34%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	616	40%
2024 · Grade 3 · English	181	25%
2024 · Grade 4 · English	181	25%
2024 · Grade 5 · English	211	28%
2024 · Grade 6 · English	230	41%
2024 · Grade 7 · English	323	37%
2024 · Grade 8 · English	381	43%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	488	51%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	181	26%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	184	21%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	212	21%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	233	21%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	325	21%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	382	23%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	492	13%
2023 · Grade 3 · English	150	33%
2023 · Grade 4 · English	169	32%
2023 · Grade 5 · English	172	51%
2023 · Grade 6 · English	230	37%
2023 · Grade 7 · English	318	52%
2023 · Grade 8 · English	359	49%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	430	60%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math	149	22%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	168	32%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	171	29%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	229	17%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	318	22%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	357	20%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	425	15%
2022 · Grade 3 · English	179	41%
2022 · Grade 4 · English	193	48%
2022 · Grade 5 · English	165	48%
2022 · Grade 6 · English	269	49%
2022 · Grade 7 · English	318	50%
2022 · Grade 8 · English	370	53%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	446	64%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	179	28%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	190	41%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	164	24%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	267	22%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	315	22%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	367	22%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	440	18%
2019 · Grade 3 · English	112	45%
2019 · Grade 4 · English	126	44%
2019 · Grade 5 · English	144	56%
2019 · Grade 6 · English	218	59%
2019 · Grade 7 · English	283	65%
2019 · Grade 8 · English	359	60%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	481	67%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math	112	34%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math	125	35%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math	142	29%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	219	27%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	276	30%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	358	23%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	478	20%
2018 · Grade 3 · English	133	46%
2018 · Grade 4 · English	106	39%
2018 · Grade 5 · English	175	52%
2018 · Grade 6 · English	205	53%
2018 · Grade 7 · English	285	59%
2018 · Grade 8 · English	339	54%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	410	69%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math	130	34%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math	105	25%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math	174	26%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	203	25%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	282	28%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	333	26%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	397	22%
2017 · Grade 3 · English	99	38%
2017 · Grade 4 · English	143	43%
2017 · Grade 5 · English	155	50%
2017 · Grade 6 · English	180	60%
2017 · Grade 7 · English	228	59%
2017 · Grade 8 · English	297	59%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	398	71%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math	99	34%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math	139	30%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math	153	24%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	178	37%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	225	30%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	295	30%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	392	22%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	1,246	14%	29%	45%	12%

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 · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	1,411	38%	−15	−1
Hispanic or Latino	1,048	41%	−10	+1
White	591	47%	−30	−15

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	+15	818	Accelerated	+21	818	Exceptional
English-only students	+14	703	not categorized	+19	702	not categorized
Low-income	+11	470	Accelerated	+22	469	Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino	+18	313	Accelerated	+21	313	Exceptional
White	+4	236	Average	+19	237	Accelerated
Students with disabilities	−13	149	Moderate	+6	147	Accelerated
Two or more races	+14	109	Accelerated	+16	109	Accelerated
Black or African American	+4	85	Average	−1	85	Average
English learners	+5	67	Accelerated	+25	67	Exceptional
Asian	+5	44	Accelerated	+15	43	Accelerated
Homeless	+2	37	Average	+6	37	Accelerated
English learners only	−12	34	not categorized	+23	34	not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English	+12	33	not categorized	+14	33	not categorized
Filipino	+18	24	Accelerated	+28	24	Exceptional
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)	+1	21	Average	+21	21	Exceptional

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+15 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

818 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

State model · math+21 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

818 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 22 in 100 → 2025–26 · 12 in 100 · −10 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 5,477 → 2025–26 · 0 of 5,658 · 0.0 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	12 in 100	—
Male	—	12 in 100	—
Asian	—	10 in 100	—
Black or African American	—	17 in 100	—
Filipino	—	4 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	12 in 100	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—	4 in 100	—
Pacific Islander	—	14 in 100	—
Two or more races	—	11 in 100	—
White	—	11 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	19 in 100	—
English learners	—	15 in 100	—
Foster youth	—	25 in 100	—
Homeless	—	20 in 100	—
Low-income	—	15 in 100	—
All students	—	12 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

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 19% · numerator 146 students classified Prepared · denominator 788 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 20% · AP-pathway numerator 29 · denominator 146 (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 146 of 788 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

79%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

20%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings

Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)

32%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

46%

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.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	23	4%
California State University	20	3%
California community college	165	28%
In-state private	16	3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	37	6%
Out-of-state, 2-year	11	2%
Not enrolled	325	54%

597 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 46% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,431 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 43,719 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,166 per ADA

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 64%Instruction support 10%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$417,584,956	63.80%	64%
Instruction support	$68,375,155	10.45%	10%
Student services	$66,378,183	10.14%	10%
Administration	$35,692,663	5.45%	6%
Buildings & maintenance	$60,549,006	9.25%	9%
Other	$5,980,092	0.91%	1%
Total	$654,560,054	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $654,560,054 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$12,431 per pupil

2020$11,341 per pupil

2019$10,665 per pupil

2018$9,388 per pupil

2017$8,875 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

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Properly assigned intern credential holders0.3%

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 92675 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92675 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$129,457
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	43%
ZIP-area population	35,095
Median age	46.2 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 92675 →

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