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Carlsbad High

Carlsbad · 9–12 · 2,336 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
72 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (524 of 533); across California, 89%. Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students in the four-year graduation cohort: 533
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
47%
Met standard
30%
Below standard
23%

77% met or exceeded · 502 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCarlsbad Unified
Exceeded47%27%45%
Met30%30%32%
Nearly met13%20%14%
Not met10%23%9%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
22%
Met standard
27%
Below standard
51%

49% met or exceeded · 499 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCarlsbad Unified
Exceeded22%14%25%
Met27%16%27%
Nearly met24%21%23%
Not met27%49%25%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

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

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence
In grade 11, 77% met or exceeded the standard in English and 49% in math, against 57% and 30% statewide.grade 11 · spring 2025
77%English · met or exceeded the standard49%Math · met or exceeded the standard
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 502 in English, 499 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 11 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 432,651 in English and 431,903 in math tested).
Low-income students here (173 tested in English, 172 in math, grade 11, spring 2025) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (49% and 21%).grade 11 · spring 2025
67%English · met or exceeded33%Math · met or exceeded
Source
CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2025
Students
low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grade 11: 173 in English, 172 in math
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 173 students in English and 172 in math.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school77%
California57%

Tested: 502 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school77%
Carlsbad Unified77%

Tested: 502 here · 818 in Carlsbad Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCarlsbad Unified
Exceeded47%27%45%
Met30%30%32%
Nearly met13%20%14%
Not met10%23%9%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school49%
California30%

Tested: 499 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school49%
Carlsbad Unified52%

Tested: 499 here · 812 in Carlsbad Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCarlsbad Unified
Exceeded22%14%25%
Met27%16%27%
Nearly met24%21%23%
Not met27%49%25%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201969%517 tested
→
202577%502 tested

Carlsbad

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201958%516 tested
→
202549%499 tested

Carlsbad

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grade 11
CarlsbadCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grade 11
CarlsbadCalifornia

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 69% in 2019 to 77% in 2025. Math went from 58% in 2019 to 49% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearCarlsbadCalifornia
201969%
517 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202265%
508 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202374%
565 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202468%
503 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202577%
502 tested		57%
432,651 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearCarlsbadCalifornia
201958%
516 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202239%
514 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202346%
562 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202442%
509 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202549%
499 tested		30%
431,903 tested

Ask: Math is lower than in 2019 here (58% to 49%) and across California (32% to 30%). How does the school check what’s working in math?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 524 of 533 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

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.

College / career Prepared

75%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

70%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

63% enrolled in college within 12 months · 535 high-school completers

  • University of California37 · 7%
  • California State University104 · 19%
  • California community college66 · 12%
  • In-state private18 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year109 · 20%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year4 · 1%
  • Not enrolled197 · 37%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied
157
Admitted
112
Enrolled
50

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

  • Fall 2025Applied 157 · Admitted 112 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2024Applied 170 · Admitted 102 · Enrolled 45
  • Fall 2023Applied 187 · Admitted 109 · Enrolled 39
  • Fall 2022Applied 168 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled 49
  • Fall 2021Applied 208 · Admitted 121 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2020Applied 155 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled 55
  • Fall 2019Applied 137 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2018Applied 136 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2017Applied 164 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled 51
  • Fall 2016Applied 216 · Admitted 149 · Enrolled 85
  • Fall 2015Applied 214 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 65
  • Fall 2014Applied 237 · Admitted 145 · Enrolled 65
  • Fall 2013Applied 180 · Admitted 109 · Enrolled 60
  • Fall 2012Applied 188 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 73
  • Fall 2011Applied 162 · Admitted 105 · Enrolled 62
  • Fall 2010Applied 171 · Admitted 160 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2009Applied 183 · Admitted 152 · Enrolled 75
  • Fall 2008Applied 189 · Admitted 171 · Enrolled 74
  • Fall 2007Applied 142 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 56
  • Fall 2006Applied 151 · Admitted 134 · Enrolled 59
  • Fall 2005Applied 129 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2004Applied 126 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 45
  • Fall 2003Applied 140 · Admitted 126 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2002Applied 140 · Admitted 113 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2001Applied 115 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2000Applied 107 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 1999Applied 106 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 56
  • Fall 1998Applied 95 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 39
  • Fall 1997Applied 88 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 1996Applied 87 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 45
  • Fall 1995Applied 91 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 1994Applied 72 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 43

Campus records · fall 2025

  • BerkeleyApplied 79 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 3
  • DavisApplied 74 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled Masked
  • IrvineApplied 72 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 4
  • Los AngelesApplied 108 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 11
  • MercedApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled Masked
  • RiversideApplied 35 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled Masked
  • San DiegoApplied 100 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 13
  • Santa BarbaraApplied 108 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 9
  • Santa CruzApplied 74 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 5

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 7
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 4
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Art History
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers
248 of 402 Prepared students · 61.7%

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI, all students · 533 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.

Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers
78 students

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.

Ask before choosing courses

Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

21 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
18in 100 at the average Carlsbad Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

499 of 2,370 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school21 in 100
at the average Carlsbad Unified school18 in 100
at the average California high school22 in 100
1.8%of students were suspended at least once (43 of 2,392), 2024–25
1.8%at the average Carlsbad Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

Parent voices

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Teacher & staff voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

173 English · 172 math tested

English67% / 49%
Math33% / 21%

White

297 English · 295 math tested

English81% / 68%
Math53% / 42%

Hispanic or Latino

129 English · 128 math tested

English68% / 49%
Math32% / 19%

Two or more races

44 tested per subject

English86% / 67%
Math75% / 42%

Students with disabilities

69 tested per subject

English29% / 18%
Math10% / 6%

Military families

30 tested per subject

English63% / 58%
Math37% / 30%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Carlsbad Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 173 tested in English, 172 in math
English67%067%+1849%
Math33%−538%+1221%
White · 297 tested in English, 295 in math
English81%+180%+1368%
Math53%−356%+1142%
Hispanic or Latino · 129 tested in English, 128 in math
English68%+167%+1949%
Math32%−133%+1319%
Two or more races · 44 tested
English86%−288%+1967%
Math75%+174%+3342%
Students with disabilities · 69 tested
English29%−332%+1118%
Math10%−414%+46%
Military families · 30 tested
English63%−568%+558%
Math37%−1047%+730%

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

Asian students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless 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.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here did far better than the same groups statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Carlsbad High in Carlsbad, 67.0% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 67.0% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Carlsbad High’s rate for low-income students differs from its district average in ELA by less than 0.1 percentage points. Other subgroups: low-income students (32.6% met or exceeded the Math standard); White students (81.1% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 51.9 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 173 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. White: 61%2. Hispanic or Latino: 26%3. Two or more races: 8%4. Asian: 2%5. Black or African American: 2%6. Filipino: <1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. White61%
  2. Hispanic or Latino26%
  3. Two or more races8%
  4. Asian2%
  5. Black or African American2%
  6. Filipino<1%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2024–25Here
White61%
Hispanic or Latino26%
Two or more races8%
Asian2%
Black or African American2%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 3 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (32%, 737 of 2,336). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers105
Average experience16 years
First-year teachers2%
92% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 92.20%: 90.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 98.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

  1. ElementaryPacific Rim ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleValley MiddleHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  3. High schoolCarlsbad HighThis campus · grades 9-12
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Pacific Rim Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    97th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Aviara Oaks Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    95th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Poinsettia Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    90th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Hope Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    79th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Calavera Hills Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    84th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Buena Vista Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    88th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Jefferson Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    62nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Kelly Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    96th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Magnolia Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    90th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Valley Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    51st percentile · Solid · middle · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Aviara Oaks Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    85th percentile · Strong · middle · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Calavera Hills Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    77th percentile · Strong · middle · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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3557 Lancer Way, Carlsbad 92008

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. Math is lower than in 2019 here (58% to 49%) and across California (32% to 30%). How does the school check what’s working in math?
  2. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile
  • Canyon HighOrange Unified · 2,183 enrolled · 31.5% meal eligibility89thStrong
  • Branham HighCampbell Union High · 1,820 enrolled · 31.4% meal eligibility90thStrong
  • San Marcos HighSan Marcos Unified · 3,067 enrolled · 32% meal eligibility59thSolid
  • Davis Senior HighDavis Joint Unified · 1,755 enrolled · 31.1% meal eligibility93rdStrong
  • Pioneer HighSan Jose Unified · 1,393 enrolled · 30.8% meal eligibility83rdStrong
  • Millikan HighLong Beach Unified · 3,408 enrolled · 32.5% meal eligibility63rdSolid
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 23.5–39.5% meal eligibility and 1,168–4,672 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Carlsbad High a good high school?
Carlsbad High is in the 86th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 72 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (524 of 533); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Carlsbad High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 77% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 49% the math standard; 47% and 22% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 502 students were tested in English and 499 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Carlsbad High rank in California?
Carlsbad High is in the 86th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Strong, 2025). Carlsbad High ranks #208 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Carlsbad High?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 21.1% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 499 chronically absent of 2,370 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.8%; 43 unduplicated suspended students of 2,392 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 21.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.9%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Carlsbad High compare to other schools in Carlsbad?
Carlsbad High is in the 86th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,336 students. Use the schools in Carlsbad page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Carlsbad High?
At Carlsbad High in Carlsbad, 67.0% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 67.0% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Carlsbad High’s rate for low-income students differs from its district average in ELA by less than 0.1 percentage points. Other subgroups: low-income students (32.6% met or exceeded the Math standard); White students (81.1% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 51.9 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 173 ELA grade test records. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What AP courses are offered at Carlsbad High?
Carlsbad High had own-school AP authorizations for 25 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, European History, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Music Theory, Physics 1, Precalculus, Psychology, Research, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.
How many students from Carlsbad High go to UC?
In fall 2025, 50 Carlsbad High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.
Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

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Carlsbad High is ranked #208 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate98.3%92.9%25%
Exceeded standard34.9%20.3%22%
CCI overall Prepared75.4%51.7%20%
Met or exceeded63.0%43.8%18%
Chronic absenteeism21.4%22.7%5%
Suspension rate1.9%3.3%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)19.1%17.8%5%
Graduation rate
↑ vs CA 92.9% · index 63 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↑ vs CA 20.3% · index 71 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared
↑ vs CA 51.7% · index 69 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 43.8% · index 70 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 22.7% · index 57 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 3.2pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 58 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 0.4pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 55 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1150247%29%13%10%77%+28

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1149922%27%23%27%49%+25

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA50367.8%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math50942.2%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA56573.8%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math56245.9%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA508—
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA50865.2%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math514—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math51439.3%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA517—
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA51768.7%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math516—
2019 · Grade 11 · Math51658.3%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide51414%37%45%4%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged17367.0%+0+18
White29781.1%+1+14
Hispanic/Latino12968.2%+2+19
Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Susp
Carlsbad High ←—7286th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202534.9%63.0%1.9%
California average—57School average · no percentile20.3%43.8%3.3%
Carlsbad Village Academyscored within its class, not statewide0 mi3496th percentile · Strong · within class · 202511.1%36.4%5.7%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

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.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$57,513 – $130,671
Average elementary principal salary$161,132
Average middle school principal salary$172,023
Average high school principal salary$181,110
Superintendent salary$286,801

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 72/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (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 75.4% · numerator 402 students classified Prepared · denominator 533 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 61.7% · AP-pathway numerator 248 · denominator 402 (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 this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 402 of 533 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.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201970/10085#224California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
202264/10078#346California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
202369/10086#226California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
202467/10083#270California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 17.8% → 2025 · 21.1% · +3.3pp
Suspension rate2024 · 2.2% → 2025 · 1.8% · −0.4pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA50247.4%76.9%
2025 · Math49922.4%49.1%
2024 · ELA50336.6%67.8%
2024 · Math50919.6%42.2%
2023 · ELA56539.6%73.8%
2023 · Math56219.6%45.9%
2022 · ELA50829.9%65.2%
2022 · Math51414.0%39.3%
2019 · ELA51737.5%68.7%
2019 · Math51625.2%58.3%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate
98.3%
AP pathway among Prepared
61.7%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings
A-G Completion
69.8%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
63.2%

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.

YearExcMet+AbsentSusp
201931.4%63.5%11.2%2.4%
202222.0%52.2%27.3%3.0%
202329.6%59.9%20.9%3.1%
202428.1%55.0%18.2%2.3%
202534.9%63.0%21.4%1.9%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female11.9%24.1%+12.2pp
Male9.7%18.1%+8.4pp
Asian3.1%19.2%+16.1pp
Black/African American18.8%32.4%+13.6pp
Filipino0.0%0.0%+0.0pp
Hispanic/Latino11.5%28.5%+17.0pp
Two or More Races9.1%17.0%+7.9pp
White11.1%18.3%+7.2pp
Students with Disabilities18.9%30.3%+11.4pp
English Learners10.2%32.7%+22.5pp
Homeless37.5%55.6%+18.1pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.3%28.6%+14.3pp
All Students10.8%21.1%+10.3pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025157112503.974.064.12
2024170102453.904.044.08
2023187109393.874.004.12
202216881493.984.134.16
2021208121583.964.124.18
2020155104553.884.024.04
201913785423.924.094.13
201813680433.924.044.04
201716486513.854.054.05
2016216149853.863.984.01
2015214125653.854.024.07
2014237145653.813.984.05

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20257983
Berkeley202468156
Berkeley202386104
Berkeley20228293
Berkeley2021111117
Davis20257434masked
Davis2024833710
Davis20239221masked
Davis202289309
Davis202189345
Irvine202572134
Irvine202475164
Irvine2023102103
Irvine202278104
Irvine20218816masked
Los Angeles20251081611
Los Angeles2024108116
Los Angeles2023123118
Los Angeles2022105117
Los Angeles2021126148
Merced20252222masked
Merced20241615masked
Merced20231313masked
Merced202287masked
Merced202199masked
Riverside20253531masked
Riverside20243325masked
Riverside202338264
Riverside20221610masked
Riverside202127203
San Diego20251003913
San Diego202493173
San Diego2023135215
San Diego2022102219
San Diego20211326219
Santa Barbara2025108419
Santa Barbara20241143210
Santa Barbara2023145246
Santa Barbara2022131246
Santa Barbara2021143339
Santa Cruz202574565
Santa Cruz202479404
Santa Cruz202391587
Santa Cruz202279229
Santa Cruz202191445
Universitywide202515711250
Universitywide202417010245
Universitywide202318710939
Universitywide20221688149
Universitywide202120812158

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis 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

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

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count37
AP enrollment697
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections11
Chemistry sections7
Total enrollment (CRDC)2,296

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California376.9%
California State University10419.4%
California community college6612.3%
In-state private183.4%
Out-of-state, 4-year10920.4%
Out-of-state, 2-year40.8%
Not enrolled19736.8%

535 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 63% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ 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 in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,544 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,863 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$128 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,336

Central federal expenditures attributed here$324 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,336

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,482 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.

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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 10%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

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.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,544 per pupil
2020$11,073 per pupil
2019$11,270 per pupil
2018$10,420 per pupil
2017$9,856 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92008
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92008
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$104,995
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)53.64%
ZCTA population27,955
Median age41.7 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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