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Colfax High — Rating & test scores

24995 Ben Taylor Road, Colfax · 611 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 82

StrongScope Score · 78th percentile. Higher than 78 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, 100% of the class graduated in four years (137 of 137); 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: 137
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 Colfax High a good high school?

Strong. Colfax High is higher than most California high schools on 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 Advanced5662%
Math, Proficient or Advanced8550%
English, Advanced5025%
Math, Advanced7620%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance8113 in 100
Colfax High’s place among California high schools, out of 100Placer Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 78% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California. 5.0% of students (31 of 617) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Each bar is Colfax 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.

Sentence 1
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).
Sentence 2
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 617. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Placer Union High schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Colfax High say about itself?

We haven’t read Colfax 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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Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 1 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Colfax High. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

2 high schools within 3.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. ColfaxScope Score 8278th
  2. Bear RiverNevada Joint Union High · by addressScope Score 7969th
Placer Union HighA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Schools like it

How does Colfax High compare with schools like it?

Colfax High’s Scope Score is 82. 111 California high schools, counting Colfax High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 85. Colfax High’s result is higher than 34 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 111

  1. Students from low-income families: 27%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 21%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 21%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 18%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 15%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

111 California public high schools where 15% to 27% 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 15% to 27% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Colfax High’s share. The count includes Colfax 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?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were lower. English went from 62% to 78% and math from 50% to 38%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202681%82%78%Colfax HighColfax High73%Placer Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202654%50%44%Placer Union HighDistrict38%Colfax HighColfax High32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Placer Union High’s line combines its 5 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. 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. Placer Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringColfax HighPlacer Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201782%81%60%151
201877%77%56%122
201974%70%57%138
202266%70%55%166
202360%74%55%135
202468%73%56%139
202562%68%57%141
202678%73%57%138
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringColfax HighPlacer Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201750%54%32%151
201845%48%31%122
201942%40%32%137
202240%44%27%166
202338%46%27%134
202450%40%28%141
202550%43%30%141
202638%44%32%138

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; above it in math.

English

78%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

9134731
Placer Union High70%California57%

Math

38%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

39232117
Placer Union High42%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 78% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 38% 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 40 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 school31%47%13%9%138
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Placer Union High36%34%17%13%885
Math, grade 11 · This school17%21%23%39%138
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Placer Union High19%23%24%34%893

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 138 tested in English, 138 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?

White students are the largest group here, at 78% of students. 76 of 610 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

12in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (76 of 610 students).

At the average high school in the Placer Union High district: 13 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

611

students in grades 9–12.

White 78%Hispanic or Latino 11%Two or more races 5%Not reported 3%

Family income

21%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 130 of 611. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

31

teachers, with 19 years of experience on average.

3% were in their first year.

88% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

5.0%

of students were suspended at least once (31 of 617). Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White78%
Hispanic or Latino11%
Two or more races5%
Not reported3%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
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. 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: 24.3 of 27.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 30 tested73%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 30 tested30%California 23%
  • WhiteEnglish · 113 tested76%California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 113 tested38%California 44%

73% of low-income 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 Placer Union Highvs California
Low-income · 30 tested
English73%+1558%+2449%
Math30%+624%+723%
White · 113 tested
English76%+373%+868%
Math38%−846%−644%

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

Students of two or more races and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners 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?

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 80% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 71% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

80%

Across California: 52%.

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

80%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 137 of 137 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

80%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 110 of 137 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

80%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 109 of 137 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

71% enrolled in college within 12 months · 163 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓7 · 4%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓14 · 9%
  • California community college74 · 45%
  • In-state private4 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year16 · 10%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 1%
  • Not enrolled47 · 29%

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
71%enrolled in college within a year

163 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California7 (4%)
  • California State University14 (9%)
  • California community college74 (45%)
  • In-state private4 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year16 (10%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (1%)
  • Not enrolled47 (29%)

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 · 137 of 137 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 · 110 of 137 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 · 109 of 137 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
29
Admitted
23
Enrolled
9

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 18 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 17 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 13 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 12 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 12 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 11 · Admitted 7 · 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 29 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2024Applied 20 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2023Applied 24 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2022Applied 22 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 20 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2020Applied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 28 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2018Applied 28 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2017Applied 23 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2016Applied 23 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 6

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
43
Admitted
42
Enrolled
17

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 88 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 10
  • San Diego StateApplied 85 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 11
  • Sacramento StateApplied 62 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 10
  • Chico StateApplied 54 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 52 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 47 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 44 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 33 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 27 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 19 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 10 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 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 43 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2024Applied 33 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 35 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2022Applied 46 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2021Applied 38 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 15
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 2 AP courses in 2 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.

  • Sciences1
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course2 courses in 2 subjects
Sciences 1
  • Chemistry
Arts 1
  • 2-D Art and Design

International Baccalaureate

  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
80 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 Colfax 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.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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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?

$20,155 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Placer Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $65 million.

$20,155

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$13,898
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,257
Of the total, from federal funds
$700
  • Colfax High$20,155
  • Placer Union High high schools$17,510
  • 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 ↓

Placer Union High’s yearly plan

$65million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$3million

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 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $65 million of $68 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Placer Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Colfax High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95713. They are not figures for the families at Colfax High.

Typical household income in a year

$87,839

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 95713.

Typical home value
$487,000
People who live in this ZIP code
9,448
Typical age
46.1 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
27%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Colfax 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?5.0% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (31 of 617 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?30% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (30 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. 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

How do I get in?

Ask Placer Union High which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is Colfax High?

Address
24995 Ben Taylor Road, Colfax 95713Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Trent WilsonAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated September 29, 2025.

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 Placer Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Colfax High a good high school?

Colfax High has a Scope Score of 82. It scored higher than 78 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 78th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 12 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 13 in 100 at the average high school in the Placer Union High district. 5.0% of students (31 of 617) 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 40 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, 73% of low-income students in grade 11 at Colfax 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 2 AP courses in 2 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 80 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?

71% 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 RightsInternational BaccalaureateNational 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 #326 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 5 in Placer Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math22%5722%
Ready for college or career (state measure)80%7220%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math56%6418%
Chronically absent11 in 100645%
Suspension rate7.0% (44 of 629)365%

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. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

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
2024–258278#326California 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
2018–1911 in 1006.6% (40 of 606)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2415 in 1006.8% (44 of 651)
2024–2511 in 1007.0% (44 of 629)

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 1113831%47%13%9%78%57%+21

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 1113817%21%23%39%38%32%+6

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 · English13831%78%
2026 · Math13817%38%
2025 · English14125%62%
2025 · Math14120%50%
2024 · English13931%68%
2024 · Math14121%50%
2023 · English13527%60%
2023 · Math13412%38%
2022 · English16637%66%
2022 · Math16617%40%
2019 · English13843%74%
2019 · Math13715%42%
2018 · English12238%77%
2018 · Math12212%45%
2017 · English15142%82%
2017 · Math15118%50%

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 · English14162%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math14150%
2024 · Grade 11 · English13968%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math14150%
2023 · Grade 11 · English13560%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math13438%
2022 · Grade 11 · English16666%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math16640%
2019 · Grade 11 · English13874%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math13742%
2018 · Grade 11 · English12277%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math12245%
2017 · Grade 11 · English15182%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math15150%

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
Schoolwide1388%42%47%3%

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-income3073%+15+24
White11376%+3+8
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 11 in 100 → 2025–26 · 12 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 7.0% (44 of 629) → 2025–26 · 5.0% (31 of 617) · −2.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female7 in 10014 in 100+7 in 100
Male14 in 10012 in 100−2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino7 of 5510 of 70—
Two or more races4 of 443 of 33—
White10 in 10013 in 100+3 in 100
Students with disabilities10 of 4713 of 74—
Homeless10 of 203 of 15—
Low-income21 in 10029 in 100+8 in 100
All students11 in 10012 in 100+1 in 100

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 80% · numerator 110 students classified Prepared · denominator 137 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 7% · AP-pathway numerator 8 · denominator 110 (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 110 of 137 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
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
7%
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)
80%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
71%

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)
2025292394.104.154.13
2024201394.014.164.21
2023241774.014.154.18
2022221264.074.234.26
2021201534.104.24—
202086under 34.154.24—
2019281464.014.134.16
2018281994.044.174.19
2017231453.994.184.19
2016231864.094.134.19

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
Berkeley2025134under 3
Berkeley202410under 3under 3
Berkeley202311under 3under 3
Berkeley202210under 3under 3
Berkeley2021103under 3
Davis20251810under 3
Davis2024953
Davis2023148under 3
Davis2022134under 3
Davis202194under 3
Irvine2025124under 3
Irvine2024103under 3
Irvine202310under 3under 3
Irvine20225under 3under 3
Irvine20216under 3under 3
Los Angeles20251254
Los Angeles20246under 3under 3
Los Angeles202311under 3under 3
Los Angeles202211under 3under 3
Los Angeles202112under 3under 3
San Diego2025176under 3
San Diego20248under 3under 3
San Diego202313under 3under 3
San Diego202212under 3under 3
San Diego20211614under 3
Santa Barbara2025117under 3
Santa Barbara202474under 3
Santa Barbara202385under 3
Santa Barbara2022134under 3
Santa Barbara2021185under 3
Santa Cruz20251412under 3
Santa Cruz2024159under 3
Santa Cruz2023116under 3
Santa Cruz20221683
Santa Cruz202154under 3
Universitywide202529239
Universitywide202420139
Universitywide202324177
Universitywide202222126
Universitywide202120153

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
Chemistrythis 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 count5
AP enrollment (male/female)64
IB participationoffered · 137 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 80 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)624

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 California74%
California State University149%
California community college7445%
In-state private42%
Out-of-state, 4-year1610%
Out-of-state, 2-year11%
Not enrolled4729%

163 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 71% · % 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$11,892 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 4,071 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$583 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 611

Central federal expenditures attributed here$117 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 611

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,190 per ADA

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

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 53%Instruction support 13%Student services 11%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 3%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$34,083,69452.64%53%
Instruction support$8,460,60013.07%13%
Student services$7,035,71610.87%11%
Administration$5,329,8808.23%8%
Buildings & maintenance$7,734,10011.94%12%
Other$2,105,1693.25%3%
Total$64,749,160100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $64,749,160 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$11,892 per pupil
2020$12,390 per pupil
2019$12,944 per pupil
2018$12,206 per pupil
2017$11,748 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 holders5.0%

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 95713 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95713 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$87,839
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)27%
ZIP-area population9,448
Median age46.1 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 95713 →

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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 · IB World Schools directory (matched by name at a 0.90 similarity cutoff) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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