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Carpinteria Senior High — Rating & test scores

4810 Foothill Road, Carpinteria · 593 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 74

DevelopingScope Score · 44th percentile. Higher than 44 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 93% of the class graduated in four years (140 of 151); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 151
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Carpinteria Senior High a good high school?

Developing. Carpinteria Senior High is higher than most California high schools on math test results. Carpinteria Senior High is lower than most on English test results and attendance.

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

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced3050%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5931%
English, Advanced3921%
Math, Advanced5912%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance4023 in 100
Carpinteria Senior High’s place among California high schools, out of 100Bar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

Each bar is Carpinteria Senior High’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

In its own words

What does Carpinteria Senior High say about itself?

We haven’t read Carpinteria Senior High’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Schools like it

How does Carpinteria Senior High compare with schools like it?

Carpinteria Senior High’s Scope Score is 74. 210 California high schools, counting Carpinteria Senior High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Carpinteria Senior High’s result is higher than 106 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 210

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 59%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

210 California public high schools where 59% to 71% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 59% to 71% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Carpinteria Senior High’s share. The count includes Carpinteria Senior High. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 50% to 41% and math from 31% to 23%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202659%57%CaliforniaCalifornia41%Carpinteria Senior HighThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202646%32%CaliforniaCalifornia23%Carpinteria Senior HighThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCarpinteria Senior HighCaliforniaTested here
201759%60%136
201840%56%133
201961%57%135
202251%55%152
202339%55%150
202441%56%128
202550%57%132
202641%57%109
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringCarpinteria Senior HighCaliforniaTested here
201746%32%136
201837%31%134
201944%32%138
202224%27%148
202327%27%150
202424%28%129
202531%30%133
202623%32%111

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in English; below it in math.

English

41%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

35242417
California57%

Math

23%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

502717
California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 23% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 18 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school17%24%24%35%109
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
Math, grade 11 · This school6%17%27%50%111
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 109 tested in English, 111 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 73% of students. 132 of 607 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

22in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (132 of 607 students).

At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

No district average: Carpinteria Senior High is the only regular high school we rank in the Carpinteria Unified district with an attendance record.

Suspensions: 7.4% of students were suspended at least once (45 of 611). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

593

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 73%White 23%Asian 2%

Family income

65%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 387 of 593. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

33

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

3% were in their first year.

94% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

25%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (9 of 36 students).

Carpinteria Unified: 45%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino73%
White23%
Asian2%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 34.9 of 37 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 81 tested38%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 82 tested23%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 87 tested34%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 88 tested17%California 21%

34% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Carpinteria Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 81 tested in English, 82 in math
English38%038%−1149%
Math23%023%023%
Hispanic or Latino · 87 tested in English, 88 in math
English34%034%−1549%
Math17%017%−421%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Carpinteria Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

White students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

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

93% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 70% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 82% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

70%

Across California: 52%.

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

59%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

93%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 140 of 151 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

70%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 106 of 151 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

59%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 83 of 140 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

82% enrolled in college within 12 months · 159 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓10 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓18 · 12%
  • California community college91 · 57%
  • In-state private5 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year6 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled29 · 18%

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

Where the class of 2023 went
82%enrolled in college within a year

159 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California10 (6%)
  • California State University18 (12%)
  • California community college91 (57%)
  • In-state private5 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year6 (4%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled29 (18%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 140 of 151 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 · 106 of 151 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 · 83 of 140 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
35
Admitted
24
Enrolled
11

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 23 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 23 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 4
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 16 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 15 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 14 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 13 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 12 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

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

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 35 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2024Applied 61 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2023Applied 51 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2022Applied 45 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2021Applied 26 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2020Applied 35 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2019Applied 37 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2018Applied 36 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2017Applied 30 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2016Applied 39 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 10

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
56
Admitted
54
Enrolled
9

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 146 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 16
  • San Diego StateApplied 121 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 120 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 85 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 83 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 12
  • Chico StateApplied 65 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 64 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 53 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 41 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 41 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 38 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 34 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 30 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 22 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 56 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2024Applied 73 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2023Applied 65 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2022Applied 49 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2021Applied 34 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 7
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 11 AP courses in 5 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.

  • Sciences2
  • English2
  • History & Social Science3
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts3
Every approved AP course11 courses in 5 subjects
Sciences 2
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing

What other courses and pathways are on record?

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

2023–24

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

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Carpinteria Senior High. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$20,558 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Carpinteria Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $9 million.

$20,558

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,051
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,507
Of the total, from federal funds
$681
  • Carpinteria Senior High$20,558
  • California high schools$20,309

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

Carpinteria Unified’s yearly plan

$9million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$7million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 4 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $9 million of $43 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Carpinteria Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Carpinteria Senior High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93013. They are not figures for the families at Carpinteria Senior High.

Typical household income in a year

$110,359

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93013.

Typical home value
$1,153,600
People who live in this ZIP code
16,317
Typical age
45.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
45%

What you can do

Who can act on Carpinteria Senior High’s results?

Carpinteria Unified’s board decides Carpinteria Senior High’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

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

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Carpinteria Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Carpinteria Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Carpinteria Senior High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?7.4% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (45 of 611 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?25% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (9 of 36 students); California: 47%
  3. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?17% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (88 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Carpinteria Senior High, and how do I get in?

Ask Carpinteria Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Aliso Elementary
    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Carpinteria Middle
    Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    Carpinteria Senior High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 74Developing · 44th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Aliso Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 21st percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Canalino Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 59th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Summerland Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 85 · Strong · 86th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

Middle-school links

  • Carpinteria Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 50th percentile · middle · 2026

    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 it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is Carpinteria Senior High?

Address
4810 Foothill Road, Carpinteria 93013Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Gerardo CornejoAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Carpinteria Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Carpinteria Senior High a good high school?

Carpinteria Senior High has a Scope Score of 74. It scored higher than 44 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 44th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 22 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 7.4% of students (45 of 611) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 18 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 38% of low-income students in grade 11 at Carpinteria Senior High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 11 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

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

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

82% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #833 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate93%5725%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math17%5122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)70%6620%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math40%5318%
Chronically absent22 in 100565%
Suspension rate8.9% (54 of 610)295%
English learners: top level6%345%

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

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257444#833California 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
2018–1914 in 1004.8% (31 of 640)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2420 in 10010.4% (65 of 628)
2024–2522 in 1008.9% (54 of 610)

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 1110917%24%24%35%41%57%−16

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 111116%17%27%50%23%32%−9

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

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

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 · English10917%41%
2026 · Math1116%23%
2025 · English13221%50%
2025 · Math13312%31%
2024 · English12812%41%
2024 · Math1294%24%
2023 · English15019%39%
2023 · Math15011%27%
2022 · English15217%51%
2022 · Math1487%24%
2019 · English13532%61%
2019 · Math13815%44%
2018 · English13319%40%
2018 · Math13416%37%
2017 · English13618%59%
2017 · Math13613%46%

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 · English13250%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math13331%
2024 · Grade 11 · English12841%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math12924%
2023 · Grade 11 · English15039%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math15027%
2022 · Grade 11 · English15251%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math14824%
2019 · Grade 11 · English13561%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math13844%
2018 · Grade 11 · English13340%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math13437%
2017 · Grade 11 · English13659%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math13646%

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
Schoolwide1133%18%70%10%

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-income8138%0−11
Hispanic or Latino8734%0−15
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 22 in 100 → 2025–26 · 22 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 8.9% (54 of 610) → 2025–26 · 7.4% (45 of 611) · −1.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female18 in 10022 in 100+4 in 100
Male9 in 10021 in 100+12 in 100
Hispanic or Latino14 in 10024 in 100+10 in 100
White13 in 10014 in 100+1 in 100
Students with disabilities23 of 8638 of 85—
English learners16 in 10019 of 45—
Homeless2 of 187 of 31—
Low-income14 in 10025 in 100+11 in 100
All students14 in 10022 in 100+8 in 100
Asian—0 of 11—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 70% · numerator 106 students classified Prepared · denominator 151 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 63% · AP-pathway numerator 67 · denominator 106 (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 106 of 151 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
93%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
63%
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)
59%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
82%

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)
20253524113.984.114.21
20246137123.843.984.09
20235128103.763.934.16
2022452573.903.984.11
2021261673.994.174.18
20203523113.964.124.20
20193720113.713.984.06
2018361573.614.044.17
20173017103.763.924.08
20163922103.693.863.89

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
Berkeley202516under 3under 3
Berkeley202426103
Berkeley202316under 3under 3
Berkeley202218under 3under 3
Berkeley20219under 3under 3
Davis2025126under 3
Davis202435173
Davis20231794
Davis2022184under 3
Davis2021106under 3
Irvine202515under 3under 3
Irvine2024353under 3
Irvine202330under 3under 3
Irvine2022235under 3
Irvine202114under 3under 3
Los Angeles20252353
Los Angeles2024356under 3
Los Angeles202329under 3under 3
Los Angeles2022223under 3
Los Angeles202112under 3under 3
Merced202555under 3
Merced202476under 3
Merced20231414under 3
Merced2022109under 3
Riverside20255under 3under 3
Riverside20242117under 3
Riverside202363under 3
San Diego2025145under 3
San Diego2024348under 3
San Diego202321under 3under 3
San Diego2022163under 3
San Diego2021114under 3
Santa Barbara202523144
Santa Barbara2024409under 3
Santa Barbara2023409under 3
Santa Barbara2022277under 3
Santa Barbara20212293
Santa Cruz2025139under 3
Santa Cruz20242817under 3
Santa Cruz20232812under 3
Santa Cruz2022218under 3
Santa Cruz202165under 3
Universitywide2025352411
Universitywide2024613712
Universitywide2023512810
Universitywide202245257
Universitywide202126167

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
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
World History: Modernthis school

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 count11
AP enrollment (male/female)229
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 204 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections7
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)598

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 California106%
California State University1812%
California community college9157%
In-state private53%
Out-of-state, 4-year64%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled2918%

159 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 82% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$16,461 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,091 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$233 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 593

Central federal expenditures attributed here$448 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 593

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,506 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 51%Instruction support 10%Student services 13%Administration 11%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$20,720,52251.06%51%
Instruction support$3,965,7219.77%10%
Student services$5,204,62112.82%13%
Administration$4,306,07610.61%11%
Buildings & maintenance$4,259,06710.49%10%
Other$2,127,9865.24%5%
Total$40,583,993100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $40,583,993 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$16,461 per pupil
2020$15,177 per pupil
2019$14,972 per pupil
2018$14,403 per pupil
2017$12,572 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 93013 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93013 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$110,359
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)45%
ZIP-area population16,317
Median age45.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93013 →

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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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