Independent charter school · Los Angeles Unified · Los Angeles, California

Central City Value — Rating & test scores

Los Angeles · 9–12 · 477 students (2024–25)

221 North Westmoreland Avenue, 90004ccvhs.valueschools.com ↗(213) 471-4686
51stpercentileSolid

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
56

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

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

In 2024–25, 87% of the class graduated in four years (90 of 103); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 103
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 76% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

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

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

Common questions

How do I get in?

Central City Value is an independent charter, so you apply on its own application, not through LAUSD Choices. It sets its own deadline and lottery date. Find both on the school’s site or ask the office. Evidence ↓

Is Central City Value a good high school?

Central City Value scores higher than 51 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 51st percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average Los Angeles Unified high school. 0 of 514 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 42 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 77% of low-income students in grade 11 at Central City Value in Los Angeles scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 13 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

57% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; near it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 76% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 34% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 106 in English, 105 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 · 106 tested

Advanced
31%
Proficient
45%
Below the standard
24%
This school76%
California57%
Los Angeles Unified59%

76% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 105 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
28%
Below the standard
66%
This school34%
California32%
Los Angeles Unified31%

34% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 42 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 68% to 76% and math stayed at 34%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202568%107 tested
→
202676%106 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202534%107 tested
→
202634%105 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 school31%45%19%5%106
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified26%33%21%20%34,143
Math, grade 11 · This school6%28%35%31%105
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified14%17%22%47%34,113

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202676%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202634%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 72% in 2017 to 76% in 2026. In math, it went from 25% in 2017 to 34% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201772%
112 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201869%
108 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201968%
93 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202246%
119 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202365%
105 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202461%
93 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202568%
107 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202676%
106 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201725%
113 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201823%
109 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201917%
94 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202217%
117 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202327%
102 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202438%
93 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202534%
107 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202634%
105 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Central City Value’s results?

Central City Value’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

Its 2025–26 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Los Angeles Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

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

87% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 54% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 57% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

87%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 90 of 103 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

54%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 56 of 103 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

68%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 61 of 90 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

57% enrolled in college within 12 months · 115 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓6 · 5%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓40 · 35%
  • California community college19 · 16%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled49 · 43%

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

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 13 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

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

  • Math & Computer Science2
  • Sciences1
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts3
Every approved AP course13 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Precalculus
Sciences 1
  • Biology
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Macroeconomics
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing

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 · 90 of 103 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 · 56 of 103 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 · 61 of 90 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
42
Admitted
38
Enrolled
7

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC RiversideApplied 37 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 4
  • UCLAApplied 31 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 30 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 21 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 18 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 12 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 10 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 8 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 8 · Admitted 4 · 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 42 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2024Applied 33 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 49 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 29 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2021Applied 41 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2020Applied 44 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2019Applied 52 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2018Applied 58 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2017Applied 63 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2016Applied 54 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 23

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
80
Admitted
76
Enrolled
19

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 LAApplied 425 · Admitted 356 · Enrolled 68
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 407 · Admitted 326 · Enrolled 13
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 299 · Admitted 232 · Enrolled 57
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 167 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 162 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 146 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 12
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 73 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 40 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 32 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 24 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 23 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 19 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 15 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 12 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 11 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 80 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2024Applied 93 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2023Applied 109 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2022Applied 103 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2021Applied 109 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 46

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

20 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Los Angeles Unified high school, 28 in 100 were. 0 of 514 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: 98 of 499 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 514 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 Los Angeles Unified high school 0.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

20 in 100This school
28 in 100At the average Los Angeles Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

98 of 499 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 514

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

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Central City Value

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 here scored well above the same groups across California.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 77% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 77% in English and 33% 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).
Central City ValueSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 98 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 77%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 97 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 33%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 98 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 77%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 97 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 33%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 94%2. Not reported: 3%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino94%
  2. Not reported3%
  3. White—
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. Two or more races—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share3%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “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?

43% 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 · 40 of 93 English learners43%
Los Angeles Unified · 24,781 of 47,33052%
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?

85%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 404 of 477. California: 63%.

27teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

86%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Los Angeles Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 98 tested in English, 97 in math
English77%+2354%+2849%
Math33%+726%+1023%
Hispanic or Latino · 98 tested in English, 97 in math
English77%+2453%+2849%
Math33%+825%+1221%

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

English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races 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 Latino94%
Not reported3%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

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: 86% of teaching positions, 19.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 22.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Central City Value, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

Central City Value is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Elementary
    Commonwealth Avenue Elementary
    79th · Strong · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle
    Virgil Middle
    65th · Solid · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High · this school
    Central City Value
    Grades 9–12

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

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • Virgil Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    65th percentile · Solid · middle · 2026

  • Vista Charter Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    16th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

  • Young Oak Kim Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    49th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

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.

Ask Central City Value how it admits students.

Applying to Central City Value for 2027–28

  1. Central City Value is an independent charter, so you apply on its own application, not through LAUSD Choices.

  2. It sets its own deadline and lottery date. Find both on the school’s site or ask the office.

Compare with other schools

How Choices, lotteries and waitlists work

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: ccvhs.valueschools.com ↗Office: (213) 471-4686Administrator: Joaquin Arroyo

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
221 North Westmoreland Avenue, Los Angeles 90004

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 66% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (105 students tested); California: 68%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (213) 471-4686221 North Westmoreland Avenue, 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 #724 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #104 of 191 in Los Angeles Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate87%5125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math19%5322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)54%5620%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math51%6118%
Chronically absent22 in 100565%
Suspension rate0.2% (1 of 504)645%
English learners: top level13%—5%

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
2024–255651#724California 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
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2418 in 1000.6% (3 of 504)
2024–2522 in 1000.2% (1 of 504)

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 1110631%45%19%5%76%57%+19

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 111056%28%35%31%34%32%+2

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 · English10631%76%
2026 · Math1056%34%
2025 · English10728%68%
2025 · Math10710%34%
2024 · English9330%61%
2024 · Math9312%38%
2023 · English10530%65%
2023 · Math1025%27%
2022 · English11916%46%
2022 · Math1179%17%
2019 · English9328%68%
2019 · Math944%17%
2018 · English10830%69%
2018 · Math10910%23%
2017 · English11229%72%
2017 · Math1134%25%

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 · English10768%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math10734%
2024 · Grade 11 · English9361%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math9338%
2023 · Grade 11 · English10565%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math10227%
2022 · Grade 11 · English11946%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math11717%
2019 · Grade 11 · English9368%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math9417%
2018 · Grade 11 · English10869%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math10923%
2017 · Grade 11 · English11272%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math11325%

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
Schoolwide1223%28%66%2%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income9877%+23+28
Hispanic or Latino9877%+24+28
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 · 20 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.2% (1 of 504) → 2025–26 · 0 of 514 · −0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—20 in 100—
Male—19 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—19 in 100—
Students with disabilities—25 in 100—
English learners—26 in 100—
Homeless—12 in 100—
Low-income—19 in 100—
All students—20 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 54% · numerator 56 students classified Prepared · denominator 103 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 68% · AP-pathway numerator 38 · denominator 56 (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 56 of 103 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
87%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
68%
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)
68%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
57%

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)
2025423873.453.483.89
2024333163.563.583.86
2023493463.573.653.76
2022292583.783.854.02
2021413073.513.654.00
2020443193.453.583.78
20195227113.513.794.02
2018581683.373.914.10
20176334163.613.833.90
20165428233.543.903.89

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
Berkeley202510under 3under 3
Berkeley20247under 3under 3
Berkeley202315under 3under 3
Berkeley2022115under 3
Berkeley20219under 3under 3
Davis202583under 3
Davis20247under 3under 3
Davis202393under 3
Davis2022149under 3
Davis2021145under 3
Irvine202530under 3under 3
Irvine202425under 3under 3
Irvine202333under 3under 3
Irvine202214under 3under 3
Irvine202125under 3under 3
Los Angeles202531under 3under 3
Los Angeles202421under 3under 3
Los Angeles202335under 3under 3
Los Angeles20222243
Los Angeles202129under 3under 3
Merced20252120under 3
Merced20241515under 3
Merced20231716under 3
Merced202287under 3
Merced20212623under 3
Riverside202537254
Riverside20242113under 3
Riverside20233817under 3
Riverside20222317under 3
Riverside20212610under 3
San Diego202512under 3under 3
San Diego20241583
San Diego2023146under 3
San Diego202284under 3
San Diego20217under 3under 3
Santa Barbara2025184under 3
Santa Barbara2024184under 3
Santa Barbara2023273under 3
Santa Barbara2022143under 3
Santa Barbara2021184under 3
Santa Cruz202584under 3
Santa Cruz2024127under 3
Santa Cruz2023123under 3
Santa Cruz2021154under 3
Universitywide202542387
Universitywide202433316
Universitywide202349346
Universitywide202229258
Universitywide202141307

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

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count10
AP enrollment (male/female)76
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections5
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)466

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 California65%
California State University4035%
California community college1916%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year11%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled4943%

115 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 57% · % 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$18,180 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 460,633 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

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 52%Instruction support 17%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$5,655,379,38451.81%52%
Instruction support$1,791,152,34816.41%17%
Student services$1,344,873,23212.32%12%
Administration$763,652,7807.00%7%
Buildings & maintenance$1,099,649,06210.07%10%
Other$260,356,5952.39%2%
Total$10,915,063,400100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $10,915,063,400 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$18,180 per pupil
2020$16,355 per pupil
2019$15,793 per pupil
2018$13,247 per pupil
2017$13,549 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 holders3.7%

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 90004 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90004 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$64,826
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)41%
ZIP-area population58,484
Median age36.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-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 90004 →

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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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