Public school · Sacramento City Unified · Sacramento, California

Capital City Independent Study — Rating & test scores

Sacramento · K–12 · 258 students (2024–25)

7222 24th Street, 95823capitalcity.scusd.edu ↗(916) 395-5020
1stpercentileNeeds 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
27

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

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 64% of the class graduated in four years (29 of 45); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 45
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 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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60 in 100 students (148 of 248) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 32 in 100 at the average Sacramento City Unified high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 248. District and California figures are averages of school rates (13 Sacramento City Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Sacramento City Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Capital City Independent Study a good school?

Capital City Independent Study scores higher than 1 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 1st percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 1 in 100 California middle schools we score (1st percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 60 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 32 in 100 at the average Sacramento City Unified high school. 0 of 274 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 23 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, 17% of low-income students in grades 7, 8 and 11 at Capital City Independent Study in Sacramento scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 43% for the same group across California.

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

47% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 26% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 3% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 34
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 · 34 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
17%
Below the standard
74%
This school26%
California57%
Sacramento City Unified40%

26% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 34 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
3%
Below the standard
97%
This school3%
California32%
Sacramento City Unified21%

3% 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
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancednone testednot on filesuppressed
Advancednone testednot on filesuppressed
Proficientnone testednot on filesuppressed
Developing levelnone testednot on filesuppressed
Minimalnone testednot on filesuppressed
Tested0not on file8
California44%46%49%
Difference———
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed8%16%
Advancedsuppressed0%0%
Proficientsuppressed8%16%
Developing levelsuppressed23%42%
Minimalsuppressed69%42%
Tested81319
California48%51%49%
Difference—−43−33
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced26%
Advanced9%
Proficient17%
Developing level39%
Minimal35%
Tested34
California57%
Difference−31

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
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancednone testednot on filesuppressed
Advancednone testednot on filesuppressed
Proficientnone testednot on filesuppressed
Developing levelnone testednot on filesuppressed
Minimalnone testednot on filesuppressed
Tested0not on file8
California47%42%37%
Difference———
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed0%5%
Advancedsuppressed0%0%
Proficientsuppressed0%5%
Developing levelsuppressed8%16%
Minimalsuppressed92%79%
Tested81319
California37%38%36%
Difference—−38−31
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced3%
Advanced0%
Proficient3%
Developing level9%
Minimal88%
Tested34
California32%
Difference−29

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 middle grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 12% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 3% in math, against 50% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 1st percentile (Needs Support) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 32 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
12%
Below the standard
88%
This school12%
California50%
Sacramento City Unified43%

12% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 32 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
3%
Below the standard
97%
This school3%
California37%
Sacramento City Unified31%

3% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 23 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English went from 30% to 26% and math from 7% to 3%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202530%30 tested
→
202626%34 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20257%29 tested
→
20263%34 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school9%17%39%35%34
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Sacramento City Unified17%23%24%36%2,684
Math, grade 11 · This school0%3%9%88%34
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Sacramento City Unified8%13%18%61%2,674
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school0%12%35%53%32
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Sacramento City Unified16%27%23%34%6,086
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school0%3%13%84%32
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Sacramento City Unified17%14%22%47%6,098

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 · English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202626%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2017202220263%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 20% in 2017 to 26% in 2026. In math, it went from 5% in 2017 to 3% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201720%
90 tested		60%
444,040 tested
20189%
85 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201924%
94 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202244%
25 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202352%
64 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202455%
22 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202530%
30 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202626%
34 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20175%
86 tested		32%
442,457 tested
20180%
79 tested		31%
437,883 tested
20192%
93 tested		32%
438,107 tested
20224%
25 tested		27%
424,390 tested
20230%
63 tested		27%
440,912 tested
20240%
22 tested		28%
434,711 tested
20257%
29 tested		30%
431,903 tested
20263%
34 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Capital City Independent Study’s results?

The state has Capital City Independent Study in targeted support; Sacramento City Unified’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

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

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

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

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

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

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Sacramento City Unified’s 2025–26 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
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?

64% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 7% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 47% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

64%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 29 of 45 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

7%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 3 of 45 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

31%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 9 of 29 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

47% enrolled in college within 12 months · 77 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓3 · 4%
  • California community college30 · 39%
  • In-state private3 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled41 · 53%

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 · 29 of 45 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 · 3 of 45 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 · 9 of 29 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
7
Admitted
7
Enrolled
under 6

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • Sacramento StateApplied 21 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 14
  • San Francisco StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San Diego StateApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2023Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2021Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

60 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Sacramento City Unified high school, 32 in 100 were. 0 of 274 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: 148 of 248 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 274 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 Sacramento City Unified high school 8.1%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

60 in 100This school
32 in 100At the average Sacramento City Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

148 of 248 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 274

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

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades K–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 42 in 100, 11 of 26
  • Grades 7–8: 69 in 100, 35 of 51
  • Grades 9–12: 62 in 100, 101 of 162
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Capital City Independent Study

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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Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 48%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 48%2. White: 16%3. Black or African American: 14%4. Asian: 13%5. Two or more races: 6%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino48%
  2. White16%
  3. Black or African American14%
  4. Asian13%
  5. Two or more races6%
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share3%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

77%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 198 of 258. California: 63%.

21teachers, 2024–25

21 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

74%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

25% 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 · 8 of 32 English learners25%
Sacramento City Unified · 2,338 of 5,64941%
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 ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino48%
White16%
Black or African American14%
Asian13%
Two or more races6%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 74% of teaching positions, 20.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 27.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Sacramento City Unified which school serves your address.

School website: capitalcity.scusd.edu ↗Office: (916) 395-5020Administrator: Kelly Dunkley

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
7222 24th Street, Sacramento 95823

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Sacramento City Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 60 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (148 of 248 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 25% 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 (8 of 32 students); California: 47%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 74% in English and 97% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (34 students tested in each); California: 43% and 68%
  4. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  5. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (916) 395-50207222 24th Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,477 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #13 of 13 in Sacramento City Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate64%2625%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math10%4422%
Ready for college or career (state measure)7%2720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math18%3818%
Chronically absent49 in 100395%
Suspension rate0.5% (2 of 375)595%
English learners: top level14%485%

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
2024–25271#1477California 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
2018–1947 in 1000.3% (2 of 629)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2449 in 1000.2% (1 of 482)
2024–2549 in 1000.5% (2 of 375)

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 · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English854%20%
2026 · Math850%4%
2025 · English1295%16%
2025 · Math1272%6%
2024 · English1467%31%
2024 · Math1472%8%
2023 · English3039%36%
2023 · Math3005%13%
2022 · English4269%34%
2022 · Math4307%20%
2019 · English1724%24%
2019 · Math1712%5%
2018 · English1691%15%
2018 · Math1651%5%
2017 · English1883%20%
2017 · Math1811%4%

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 3 · English6—
2025 · Grade 4 · English9—
2025 · Grade 5 · English157%
2025 · Grade 6 · English186%
2025 · Grade 7 · English2524%
2025 · Grade 8 · English268%
2025 · Grade 11 · English3030%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math6—
2025 · Grade 4 · Math9—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math157%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math170%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math254%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math264%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math297%
2024 · Grade 3 · English10—
2024 · Grade 4 · English1540%
2024 · Grade 5 · English8—
2024 · Grade 6 · English329%
2024 · Grade 7 · English2433%
2024 · Grade 8 · English3546%
2024 · Grade 11 · English2255%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math10—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math1513%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math8—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math326%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math254%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math3517%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math220%
2023 · Grade 3 · English3228%
2023 · Grade 4 · English3020%
2023 · Grade 5 · English4335%
2023 · Grade 6 · English3622%
2023 · Grade 7 · English5242%
2023 · Grade 8 · English4633%
2023 · Grade 11 · English6452%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math3228%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math2914%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math4316%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math3614%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math5217%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math4513%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math630%
2022 · Grade 3 · English5325%
2022 · Grade 4 · English7229%
2022 · Grade 5 · English8028%
2022 · Grade 6 · English7135%
2022 · Grade 7 · English5242%
2022 · Grade 8 · English7341%
2022 · Grade 11 · English2544%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math5740%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math7426%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math798%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math6626%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math5313%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math7617%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math254%
2019 · Grade 3 · English7—
2019 · Grade 4 · English——
2019 · Grade 5 · English6—
2019 · Grade 6 · English1724%
2019 · Grade 7 · English1911%
2019 · Grade 8 · English2631%
2019 · Grade 11 · English9424%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math7—
2019 · Grade 4 · Math——
2019 · Grade 5 · Math6—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math170%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math195%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math2612%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math932%
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English110%
2018 · Grade 6 · English1916%
2018 · Grade 7 · English2438%
2018 · Grade 8 · English1926%
2018 · Grade 11 · English859%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math110%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math2010%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math239%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math1926%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math790%
2017 · Grade 3 · English1118%
2017 · Grade 4 · English——
2017 · Grade 5 · English1612%
2017 · Grade 6 · English1811%
2017 · Grade 7 · English1625%
2017 · Grade 8 · English2924%
2017 · Grade 11 · English9020%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math——
2017 · Grade 5 · Math160%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math180%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math1612%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math284%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math865%

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)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide913%16%64%16%

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-income4817%−16−26
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−2058Moderate−4258Minimal
Low-income−1849Moderate−4449Minimal
English-only students−1236not categorized−3736not categorized
Asian−2523Minimal−3623Minimal
Hispanic or Latino−1321Moderate−4321Minimal
English learners−2819Minimal−4719Minimal
English learners only−3913not categorized−4413not categorized

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. 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; here that is grades 7 and 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−20 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

58 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −20 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−42 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

58 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −42 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

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; here that is grades 7 and 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 · 49 in 100 → 2025–26 · 60 in 100 · +11 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.5% (2 of 375) → 2025–26 · 0 of 274 · −0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female43 in 10066 in 100+23 in 100
Male50 in 10052 in 100+2 in 100
Asian46 in 10067 in 100+21 in 100
Black or African American56 in 10062 in 100+6 in 100
Hispanic or Latino44 in 10057 in 100+13 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native50 in 100——
Pacific Islander46 in 100——
Two or more races50 in 10064 in 100+14 in 100
White38 in 10062 in 100+24 in 100
Students with disabilities25 in 10068 in 100+43 in 100
English learners47 in 10058 in 100+11 in 100
Low-income47 in 10060 in 100+13 in 100
All students47 in 10060 in 100+13 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 7% · numerator 3 students classified Prepared · denominator 45 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 33% · AP-pathway numerator 1 · denominator 3 (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 3 of 45 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
64%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
33%
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)
31%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
47%

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)355

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00%
California State University34%
California community college3039%
In-state private34%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled4153%

77 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 47% · % 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$15,654 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 40,711 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$758 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 258

Central federal expenditures attributed here$2,859 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 258

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,421 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 13%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$506,760,54162.13%62%
Instruction support$107,070,69713.13%13%
Student services$94,256,79211.56%12%
Administration$39,104,7294.79%5%
Buildings & maintenance$67,145,8158.23%8%
Total$815,598,118100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $815,598,118 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$15,654 per pupil
2020$13,792 per pupil
2019$14,667 per pupil
2018$12,722 per pupil
2017$11,601 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 holders1.2%

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 95823 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95823 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$66,895
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17%
ZIP-area population83,607
Median age33.3 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 95823 →

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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 · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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