Public school · Oakland Unified · Oakland, California

Castlemont High — Rating & test scores

Oakland · 9–12 · 719 students (2024–25)

8601 MacArthur Boulevard, 94605castlemont.ousd.org ↗(510) 879-2301
bottom1%Needs Support

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

Scope Score
19

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

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

In 2024–25, 64% of the class graduated in four years (146 of 227); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 227
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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54 in 100 students (399 of 734) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 34 in 100 at the average Oakland Unified high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 734. District and California figures are averages of school rates (21 Oakland Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Oakland Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Castlemont a good high school?

Castlemont High is in the bottom 1% of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 54 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 34 in 100 at the average Oakland Unified high school. 15.6% of students (123 of 790) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 9% of low-income students in grade 11 at Castlemont High in Oakland scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

29 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

55% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 9% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 3% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 90 in English, 91 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 90 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
9%
Below the standard
91%
This school9%
California57%
Oakland Unified44%

9% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 91 tested

Advanced
1%
Proficient
2%
Below the standard
97%
This school3%
California32%
Oakland Unified22%

3% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 6% to 9% and math from 6% to 3%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

20256%94 tested
→
20269%90 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20256%88 tested
→
20263%91 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school0%9%20%71%90
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Oakland Unified17%27%22%34%2,457
Math, grade 11 · This school1%2%10%87%91
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Oakland Unified9%13%17%61%2,499

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

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

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2017202220269%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2017202220263%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 1% in 2017 to 9% in 2026. In math, it went from 1% in 2017 to 3% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20171%
80 tested		60%
444,040 tested
20182%
84 tested		56%
439,134 tested
20199%
149 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202212%
76 tested		55%
427,007 tested
20233%
94 tested		55%
442,128 tested
20248%
122 tested		56%
435,296 tested
20256%
94 tested		57%
432,651 tested
20269%
90 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20171%
88 tested		32%
442,457 tested
20180%
105 tested		31%
437,883 tested
20190%
150 tested		32%
438,107 tested
20222%
62 tested		27%
424,390 tested
20231%
89 tested		27%
440,912 tested
20246%
125 tested		28%
434,711 tested
20256%
88 tested		30%
431,903 tested
20263%
91 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Castlemont’s results?

The state has Castlemont in its most intensive support; Oakland Unified’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

2025–26 is its 4th year in a row in this support. The state named it for its graduation rate. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them and look at how money and staff are divided among schools. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

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

The state is giving Oakland Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for English learners on two measures: English, and progress in learning English. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Oakland Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

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

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

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Oakland Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

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

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

That compares with 89% across California. 23% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 55% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

64%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 146 of 227 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

23%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 52 of 227 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

35%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 51 of 146 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

55% enrolled in college within 12 months · 126 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓13 · 10%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓10 · 8%
  • California community college44 · 35%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled57 · 45%

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

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

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

2023–24

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

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

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 146 of 227 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 · 52 of 227 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 · 51 of 146 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
26
Admitted
22
Enrolled
5

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa CruzApplied 20 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 19 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 19 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 14 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 9 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 8 · 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 26 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2024Applied 19 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 32 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2022Applied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 11 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2020Applied 19 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 22 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2018Applied 18 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2017Applied 14 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 31 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 16

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
62
Admitted
59
Enrolled
14

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 State East BayApplied 162 · Admitted 145 · Enrolled 17
  • San Francisco StateApplied 147 · Admitted 123 · Enrolled 11
  • San José StateApplied 117 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 108 · Admitted 100 · Enrolled 10
  • San Diego StateApplied 54 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 41 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 37 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 32 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 31 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 22 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 19 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 17 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 14 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 13 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 10 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 62 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2024Applied 60 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2023Applied 47 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2022Applied 25 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 24 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 6

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

54 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Oakland Unified high school, 34 in 100 were. 15.6% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 399 of 734 students counted for it; suspension: 123 of 790 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Oakland Unified high school 6.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

54 in 100This school
34 in 100At the average Oakland Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

399 of 734 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

15.6%

of students were suspended at least once (123 of 790). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Castlemont

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

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same groups across California.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

9% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 3% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 11% in English and 5% in math, against 49% and 21% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
CastlemontSame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 93 tested9%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 92 tested3%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 66 tested11%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 66 tested5%Same group, California 21%
  • English learnersEnglish · 53 tested4%Same group, California 8%
  • English learnersMath · 53 tested4%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 60%2. Black or African American: 27%3. White: 4%4. Pacific Islander: 4%5. Not reported: 2%6. Two or more races: 2%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino60%
  2. Black or African American27%
  3. White4%
  4. Pacific Islander4%
  5. Not reported2%
  6. Two or more races2%
  7. Asian—
  8. Filipino—
  9. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  10. Unallocated share1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

20% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 51 of 260 English learners20%
Oakland Unified · 3,379 of 8,21541%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

99%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 712 of 719. California: 63%.

55teachers, 2024–25

9 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

7%in their first year, 2024–25

35%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there for low-income and Hispanic or Latino students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Oakland Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 93 tested in English, 92 in math
English9%−2534%−4049%
Math3%−1316%−2023%
Hispanic or Latino · 66 tested
English11%−2233%−3849%
Math5%−813%−1621%
English learners · 53 tested
English4%−15%−48%
Math4%−15%−48%

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

Black or African American and homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races, 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino60%
Black or African American27%
White4%
Pacific Islander4%
Not reported2%
Two or more races2%
Asian—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 35% of teaching positions, 16.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 47.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Castlemont, and how do I get in?

From parts of Elmhurst United Middle, Frick United Academy of Language Middle and Greenleaf.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · part of its area
Elmhurst United Middle 7th · Needs Support · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 8 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Frick United Academy of Language Middle 3rd · Needs Support · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 6 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Greenleaf

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 6 elementary schools

High · this school
Castlemont High

8 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (21)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Elmhurst United Middle

Into Frick United Academy of Language Middle

Into Greenleaf

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

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.

How do I get in?

Ask Oakland Unified which school serves your address.

School website: castlemont.ousd.org ↗Office: (510) 879-2301Administrator: Joseph Blasher

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
8601 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland 94605

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

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 54 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (399 of 734 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 15.6% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (123 of 790 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 20% 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 (51 of 260 students); California: 47%
  4. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 91% in English and 97% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (90 tested in English, 91 in math); California: 43% and 68%
  5. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (510) 879-23018601 MacArthur Boulevard, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,492 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #23 of 23 in Oakland Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate64%2625%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math1%3422%
Ready for college or career (state measure)23%3720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math6%2818%
Chronically absent58 in 100305%
Suspension rate10.9% (94 of 862)225%
English learners: top level7%375%

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
2024–25190#1492California 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
2018–1960 in 1004.4% (46 of 1,039)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2460 in 10010.2% (92 of 901)
2024–2558 in 10010.9% (94 of 862)

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 11900%9%20%71%9%57%−48

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 11911%2%10%87%3%32%−29

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

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

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 · English900%9%
2026 · Math911%3%
2025 · English940%6%
2025 · Math882%6%
2024 · English1220%8%
2024 · Math1253%6%
2023 · English941%3%
2023 · Math890%1%
2022 · English761%12%
2022 · Math620%2%
2019 · English1491%9%
2019 · Math1500%0%
2018 · English840%2%
2018 · Math1050%0%
2017 · English800%1%
2017 · Math880%1%

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 · English946%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math886%
2024 · Grade 11 · English1228%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math1256%
2023 · Grade 11 · English943%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math891%
2022 · Grade 11 · English7612%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math622%
2019 · Grade 11 · English1499%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math1500%
2018 · Grade 11 · English842%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math1050%
2017 · Grade 11 · English801%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math881%

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
Schoolwide1230%4%60%36%

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-income939%−25−40
Hispanic or Latino6611%−22−38
English learners534%−1−4
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 · 58 in 100 → 2025–26 · 54 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 10.9% (94 of 862) → 2025–26 · 15.6% (123 of 790) · +4.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female61 in 10060 in 100−1 in 100
Male60 in 10049 in 100−11 in 100
Asian57 in 100——
Black or African American66 in 10064 in 100−2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino58 in 10048 in 100−10 in 100
Pacific Islander68 in 10083 in 100+15 in 100
Students with disabilities66 in 10058 in 100−8 in 100
English learners59 in 10046 in 100−13 in 100
Foster youth81 in 100——
Homeless61 in 10053 in 100−8 in 100
Low-income60 in 10054 in 100−6 in 100
All students60 in 10054 in 100−6 in 100
Two or more races—58 in 100—
White—31 in 100—

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 23% · numerator 52 students classified Prepared · denominator 227 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 2% · AP-pathway numerator 1 · denominator 52 (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 52 of 227 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
64%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
2%
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)
35%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
55%

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)
2025262253.533.563.83
2024191763.563.633.67
20233226133.633.683.76
2022141233.713.75—
202111963.643.793.90
2020191033.633.72—
201922533.523.64—
201818833.533.86—
201714733.583.81—
20163119163.743.903.94

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
Berkeley202519under 3under 3
Berkeley202415under 3under 3
Berkeley202326under 3under 3
Berkeley202211under 3under 3
Berkeley202110under 3under 3
Davis2025195under 3
Davis202484under 3
Davis2023175under 3
Davis2022114under 3
Davis20211173
Irvine20259under 3under 3
Irvine20248under 3under 3
Los Angeles20258under 3under 3
Los Angeles20245under 3under 3
Los Angeles202316under 3under 3
Los Angeles20226under 3under 3
Los Angeles20215under 3under 3
Merced20251816under 3
Merced2024109under 3
Merced202319195
Merced202299under 3
Riverside202454under 3
Riverside202394under 3
San Diego2025146under 3
San Diego20246under 3under 3
San Diego2023113under 3
Santa Barbara202463under 3
Santa Barbara202383under 3
Santa Cruz2025207under 3
Santa Cruz2024167under 3
Santa Cruz2023198under 3
Santa Cruz2022105under 3
Santa Cruz202196under 3
Universitywide202526225
Universitywide202419176
Universitywide2023322613
Universitywide202214123
Universitywide20211196

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.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 29 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections7
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)696

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 California1310%
California State University108%
California community college4435%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year22%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled5745%

126 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 55% · % 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$18,173 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,489 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$1,090 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 719

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,620 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 719

District current expense · FY 2024–25$28,286 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 57%Instruction support 19%Student services 7%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$491,255,72157.08%57%
Instruction support$164,121,98719.07%19%
Student services$55,003,2496.39%7%
Administration$54,466,8586.33%6%
Buildings & maintenance$76,415,9438.88%9%
Other$19,349,7682.25%2%
Total$860,613,526100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $860,613,526 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$18,173 per pupil
2020$16,594 per pupil
2019$15,652 per pupil
2018$11,195 per pupil
2017$11,617 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 holders6.5%

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 94605 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94605 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$106,068
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)44%
ZIP-area population44,103
Median age38.6 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 94605 →

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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 · 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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