Public school with a magnet program · Sequoia Union High · Belmont, California

Carlmont High — Rating & test scores

Belmont · 9–12 · 2,360 students (2024–25)

96thpercentileStrong

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
84

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

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

In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (578 of 589); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 589
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 87% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 75% 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”).

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 506 in English, 492 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Sequoia Union High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Carlmont a good high school?

Carlmont High scores higher than 96 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 96th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 10 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 21 in 100 at the average high school in the Sequoia Union High district. 2.4% of students (58 of 2,415) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 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, 67% of low-income students in grade 11 at Carlmont High in Belmont scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

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

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

87% 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 above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 87% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 75% 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: 506 in English, 492 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 · 506 tested

Advanced
63%
Proficient
24%
Below the standard
13%
This school87%
California57%
Sequoia Union High66%

87% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 492 tested

Advanced
52%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
25%
This school75%
California32%
Sequoia Union High49%

75% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 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 85% to 87% and math from 72% to 75%.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

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 school63%24%8%5%506
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Sequoia Union High40%26%16%18%2,026
Math, grade 11 · This school52%23%13%12%492
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Sequoia Union High32%17%17%34%2,004

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

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

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202687%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202675%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 85% in 2017 to 87% in 2026. In math, it went from 68% in 2017 to 75% 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
201785%
541 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201884%
497 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201986%
511 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202288%
533 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202392%
526 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202487%
544 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202585%
547 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202687%
506 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201768%
533 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201871%
496 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201974%
494 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202270%
532 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202375%
524 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202474%
553 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202572%
529 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202675%
492 tested
32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 84% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 87% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 578 of 589 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

84%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 492 of 589 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

78%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 449 of 578 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

87% enrolled in college within 12 months · 580 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓109 · 19%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓82 · 14%
  • California community college149 · 26%
  • In-state private33 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year129 · 22%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled77 · 13%

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

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences5
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • Arts3
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course24 courses in 7 subjects, 11 through outside providers
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar
11 authorizations through outside providers
  • Calculus ABEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • English Language and CompositionEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • English Language and CompositionSubject Virtual School · 2025–26
  • English Literature and CompositionEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • Environmental ScienceEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • PsychologyEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • StatisticsEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • StatisticsSubject Virtual School · 2025–26
  • U.S. Government and PoliticsEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • U.S. Government and PoliticsSubject Virtual School · 2025–26
  • United States HistoryEdgenuity · 2025–26

What other courses and pathways are on record?

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

2023–24

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

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

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 578 of 589 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 · 492 of 589 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 · 449 of 578 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

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

Applied
361
Admitted
279
Enrolled
132

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 309 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 15
  • UC San DiegoApplied 309 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 7
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 307 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 18
  • UCLAApplied 303 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 13
  • UC IrvineApplied 295 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 9
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 288 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 32
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 227 · Admitted 170 · Enrolled 24
  • UC RiversideApplied 150 · Admitted 133 · Enrolled 10
  • UC MercedApplied 98 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 4

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

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 361 · Admitted 279 · Enrolled 132
  • Fall 2024Applied 367 · Admitted 281 · Enrolled 134
  • Fall 2023Applied 355 · Admitted 258 · Enrolled 112
  • Fall 2022Applied 334 · Admitted 230 · Enrolled 112
  • Fall 2021Applied 318 · Admitted 220 · Enrolled 116
  • Fall 2020Applied 285 · Admitted 214 · Enrolled 115
  • Fall 2019Applied 278 · Admitted 163 · Enrolled 87
  • Fall 2018Applied 314 · Admitted 209 · Enrolled 122
  • Fall 2017Applied 249 · Admitted 166 · Enrolled 93
  • Fall 2016Applied 241 · Admitted 191 · Enrolled 113

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
373
Admitted
348
Enrolled
58

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 1,265 · Admitted 292 · Enrolled 83
  • San Diego StateApplied 1,139 · Admitted 423 · Enrolled 76
  • San José StateApplied 741 · Admitted 603 · Enrolled 76
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 703 · Admitted 336 · Enrolled 17
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 500 · Admitted 388 · Enrolled 19
  • San Francisco StateApplied 457 · Admitted 432 · Enrolled 25
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 348 · Admitted 310 · Enrolled 19
  • Chico StateApplied 300 · Admitted 291 · Enrolled 22
  • Sonoma StateApplied 199 · Admitted 193 · Enrolled 10
  • Sacramento StateApplied 160 · Admitted 154 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 158 · Admitted 148 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 152 · Admitted 150 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 130 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 123 · Admitted 113 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 115 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 67 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 62 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 56 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 32 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 30 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 26 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 8 · 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 373 · Admitted 348 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2024Applied 368 · Admitted 357 · Enrolled 86
  • Fall 2023Applied 336 · Admitted 307 · Enrolled 82
  • Fall 2022Applied 322 · Admitted 306 · Enrolled 89
  • Fall 2021Applied 295 · Admitted 275 · Enrolled 69

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

10 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average high school in the Sequoia Union High district, 21 in 100 were. 2.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 242 of 2,406 students counted for it; suspension: 58 of 2,415 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average high school in the Sequoia Union High district 4.8%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

10 in 100This school
21 in 100At the average high school in the Sequoia Union High district
22 in 100At the average California high school

242 of 2,406 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.4%

of students were suspended at least once (58 of 2,415). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Carlmont

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.

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students and students with disabilities all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 57% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s English 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).
CarlmontSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Asian149 tested91%Same group, California 67%
  • Two or more races74 tested80%Same group, California 43%
  • White166 tested76%Same group, California 44%
  • Low-income58 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 57%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or Latino74 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 42%Same group, California 21%
  • Students with disabilities36 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 25%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 50% to 94%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 38%2. Asian: 31%3. Hispanic or Latino: 15%4. Two or more races: 12%5. Filipino: 2%6. Black or African American: <1%7. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%8. Pacific Islander: <1%Reported shares2025–26
  1. White38%
  2. Asian31%
  3. Hispanic or Latino15%
  4. Two or more races12%
  5. Filipino2%
  6. Black or African American<1%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  8. Pacific Islander<1%
  9. 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?

51% 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 · 38 of 74 English learners51%
Sequoia Union High · 318 of 84438%
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?

9%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 220 of 2,360. California: 63%.

138teachers, 2024–25

17 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

1%in their first year, 2024–25

90%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students and other student groups on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Sequoia Union Highvs California
Low-income · 58 tested
English67%+2938%+1849%
Math57%+3819%+3423%
White · 171 tested in English, 166 in math
English87%+285%+1968%
Math76%+571%+3244%
Asian · 156 tested in English, 149 in math
English92%+191%+1379%
Math91%+190%+2467%
Two or more races · 77 tested in English, 74 in math
English94%+292%+2767%
Math80%+278%+3743%
Hispanic or Latino · 73 tested in English, 74 in math
English71%+2744%+2249%
Math42%+2121%+2121%
Students with disabilities · 36 tested
English50%+2129%+3119%
Math25%+1213%+178%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sequoia Union High, 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.

Filipino students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless 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, 2025–26Here
White38%
Asian31%
Hispanic or Latino15%
Two or more races12%
Filipino2%
Black or African American<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Pacific Islander<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: 90% of teaching positions, 99.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 111.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Sequoia Union High which school serves your address.

School website: carlmonths.org ↗Office: (650) 595-0210Administrator: Gay Buckland-Murray
1400 Alameda de Las Pulgas, Belmont 94002

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. How do you stretch students who are already ahead? 63% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (506 students tested); California: 27%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (650) 595-02101400 Alameda de Las Pulgas, 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
  • Design Tech HighSan Mateo Union High · 2.2 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    92ndStrongScope Score 78
  • Hillsdale HighSan Mateo Union High · 2.2 mi
    75thStrongScope Score 66

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

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #58 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 8 in Sequoia Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math52%9022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)84%7420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math79%8218%
Chronically absent11 in 100655%
Suspension rate2.0% (48 of 2,389)575%
English learners: top level21%585%

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

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.
Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
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
2024–258496#58California 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
2018–198 in 1004.1% (93 of 2,258)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2410 in 1002.5% (59 of 2,403)
2024–2511 in 1002.0% (48 of 2,389)

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

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

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1150663%24%8%5%87%57%+30

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

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1149252%23%13%12%75%32%+43

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

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

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

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English50663%87%
2026 · Math49252%75%
2025 · English54759%85%
2025 · Math52945%72%
2024 · English54466%87%
2024 · Math55354%74%
2023 · English52667%92%
2023 · Math52452%75%
2022 · English53365%88%
2022 · Math53247%70%
2019 · English51161%86%
2019 · Math49447%74%
2018 · English49757%84%
2018 · Math49644%71%
2017 · English54157%85%
2017 · Math53341%68%

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English54785%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math52972%
2024 · Grade 11 · English54487%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math55374%
2023 · Grade 11 · English52692%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math52475%
2022 · Grade 11 · English53388%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math53270%
2019 · Grade 11 · English51186%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math49474%
2018 · Grade 11 · English49784%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math49671%
2017 · Grade 11 · English54185%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math53368%

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

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide50340%35%22%2%

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-income5867%+29+18
White17187%+2+19
Asian15692%+1+13
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 · 11 in 100 → 2025–26 · 10 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.0% (48 of 2,389) → 2025–26 · 2.4% (58 of 2,415) · +0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 10012 in 100+4 in 100
Male9 in 1009 in 1000 in 100
Asian4 in 1006 in 100+2 in 100
Black or African American11 in 10013 in 100+2 in 100
Filipino7 in 1005 in 100−2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino13 in 10019 in 100+6 in 100
Pacific Islander24 in 10038 in 100+14 in 100
Two or more races6 in 1008 in 100+2 in 100
White9 in 10010 in 100+1 in 100
Students with disabilities24 in 10034 in 100+10 in 100
English learners17 in 10023 in 100+6 in 100
Homeless19 in 100——
Low-income17 in 10023 in 100+6 in 100
All students8 in 10010 in 100+2 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native—21 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 84% · numerator 492 students classified Prepared · denominator 589 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 81% · AP-pathway numerator 399 · denominator 492 (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 492 of 589 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
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
81%
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)
78%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
87%

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

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20253612791323.974.024.08
20243672811343.943.994.06
20233552581123.964.014.07
20223342301124.044.134.23
20213182201163.904.004.12
20202852141153.903.974.05
2019278163873.904.074.11
20183142091223.954.084.12
2017249166933.843.994.07
20162411911133.873.984.06

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

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20252884532
Berkeley20242835036
Berkeley20232763526
Berkeley20222492820
Berkeley20212113725
Davis20253097615
Davis20243107820
Davis20232848418
Davis20222708529
Davis20212439336
Irvine2025295489
Irvine20242954611
Irvine20232744211
Irvine2022242224
Irvine2021234378
Los Angeles20253032413
Los Angeles20242942210
Los Angeles20232732111
Los Angeles20222781811
Los Angeles2021235178
Merced202598964
Merced202487835
Merced20237876under 3
Merced20226967under 3
Merced202175713
Riverside202515013310
Riverside202415112910
Riverside2023129979
Riverside2022115986
Riverside2021101699
San Diego2025309467
San Diego20243163710
San Diego2023285408
San Diego2022280287
San Diego2021248418
Santa Barbara20253078318
Santa Barbara20243057816
Santa Barbara2023293406
Santa Barbara20222846318
Santa Barbara20212556315
Santa Cruz202522717024
Santa Cruz202427316416
Santa Cruz202324215122
Santa Cruz20222418915
Santa Cruz2021192734
Universitywide2025361279132
Universitywide2024367281134
Universitywide2023355258112
Universitywide2022334230112
Universitywide2021318220116

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

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school
Calculus ABonline provider (Edgenuity)
English Language and Compositiononline provider (Edgenuity)
English Language and Compositiononline provider (Subject Virtual School)
English Literature and Compositiononline provider (Edgenuity)
Environmental Scienceonline provider (Edgenuity)
Psychologyonline provider (Edgenuity)
Statisticsonline provider (Edgenuity)
Statisticsonline provider (Subject Virtual School)
U.S. Government and Politicsonline provider (Edgenuity)
U.S. Government and Politicsonline provider (Subject Virtual School)
United States Historyonline provider (Edgenuity)

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count20
AP enrollment (male/female)1,037
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 538 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections11
Physics sections13
Chemistry sections17
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,347

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 California10919%
California State University8214%
California community college14926%
In-state private336%
Out-of-state, 4-year12922%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled7713%

580 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 87% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$20,527 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,424 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$333 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,360

Central federal expenditures attributed here$17 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,360

District current expense · FY 2024–25$31,271 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 53%Instruction support 13%Student services 16%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$129,781,47952.88%53%
Instruction support$31,718,60812.92%13%
Student services$38,157,34015.55%16%
Administration$18,138,3917.39%7%
Buildings & maintenance$22,893,7299.33%9%
Other$4,726,5391.93%2%
Total$245,416,087100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $245,416,087 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$20,527 per pupil
2020$19,977 per pupil
2019$19,367 per pupil
2018$16,314 per pupil
2017$15,522 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94002 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94002 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$203,965
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)69%
ZIP-area population27,534
Median age39.8 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94002 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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