Charter school · Summerville Union High

Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy — Rating & test scores

17555 Tuolumne Road, Tuolumne · 117 students · Grades 7–12

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Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap

Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy and Summerville High share this address in the state’s school directory. The California School Campus Database maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

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Scope Score 84

StrongScope Score · 83rd percentile. Higher than 83 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, 97% of the class graduated in four years (30 of 31); 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: 31
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).

This rating covers grade 11. Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy teaches 7–12.

Overview

Is this school a good high school?

Strong. Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy is higher than most California high schools on test results. Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy is lower than most on attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced9688%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6836%
English, Advanced9764%
Math, Advanced5912%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance2429 in 100
Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy’s place among California high schools, out of 100Summerville Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

24 in 100 students (27 of 113) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 17 in 100 at the average high school in the Summerville Union High district.

Each bar is Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 113. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Summerville Union High schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does this school say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

“Committed to excellence through innovative teaching and learning. Inspiring and empowering all students by providing the tools they need to be prepared for their future in an ever-changing world.”
summbears.net (opens in a new tab), read November 12, 2026

Every line here is from summbears.net, read November 12, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 2 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

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

  1. Connections Visual and Performing Arts AcademyScope Score 8483rd
  2. SummervilleNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7551st
  3. Gold Rush Home Study CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6815th
Summerville Union HighCharter

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

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

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does this school compare with schools like it?

Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy’s Scope Score is 84. 131 California high schools, counting Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 82. Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy’s result is higher than 77 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 131

  1. Students from low-income families: 31%

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 27%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 32%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

131 California public high schools where 25% to 37% 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 25% to 37% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy’s share. The count includes Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy. 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 went from 88% to 82% and math from 36% to 41%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202657%84%82%Connections Visual and Performing Arts AcademyThis school62%Summerville Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202624%45%41%Connections Visual and Performing Arts AcademyThis school32%CaliforniaCalifornia24%Summerville Union HighDistrict

The hatched block marks years with no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 17 and 55 students were tested here each year in each subject. With 17 students, one student is 6 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. Summerville Union High’s line combines its 3 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. Summerville Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringConnections Visual and Performing Arts AcademySummerville Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201784%57%60%55
201887%58%56%45
201980%59%57%41
202263%55%55%30
202374%58%55%34
202483%60%56%30
202588%68%57%25
202682%62%57%17
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringConnections Visual and Performing Arts AcademySummerville Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201745%24%32%55
201844%26%31%45
201939%24%32%44
202247%24%27%30
202335%22%27%34
202453%31%28%30
202536%27%30%25
202641%24%32%17

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

82% of the 17 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; 41% did in math.

English

82%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

124141
Summerville Union High62%California57%

Math

41%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

411835
Summerville Union High24%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 82% of the 17 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 57% across California. In math, 41% did, against 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How do the middle grades do?

In grade 8, spring 2026, 82% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 73% in math, against 49% and 36% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

English

82%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

995527
Summerville Union High62%California49%

Math

73%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

1893736
Summerville Union High41%California36%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed82%
Advancedsuppressed27%
Proficientsuppressed55%
Developing levelsuppressed9%
Minimalsuppressed9%
Tested711
California51%49%
Difference—+33
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced82%
Advanced41%
Proficient41%
Developing level12%
Minimal6%
Tested17
California57%
Difference+25

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

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed73%
Advancedsuppressed36%
Proficientsuppressed37%
Developing levelsuppressed9%
Minimalsuppressed18%
Tested711
California38%36%
Difference—+37
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced41%
Advanced6%
Proficient35%
Developing level18%
Minimal41%
Tested17
California32%
Difference+9

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

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

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 school41%41%12%6%17
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Summerville Union High31%31%21%17%177
Math, grade 11 · This school6%35%18%41%17
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Summerville Union High9%15%24%52%175
English, grade 8 · This school27%55%9%9%11
English, grade 8 · California19%30%24%27%421,354
English, grade 8 · Summerville Union High20%42%34%4%45
Math, grade 8 · This school36%37%9%18%11
Math, grade 8 · California22%14%22%42%421,472
Math, grade 8 · Summerville Union High25%16%25%34%44

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 17 tested in English, 17 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 73% of students. 27 of 113 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

24in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (27 of 113 students).

At the average high school in the Summerville Union High district: 17 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

117

students in grades 7–12.

White 73%Hispanic or Latino 15%

Family income

31%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 36 of 117. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

33

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

83% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.4%

of students were suspended at least once (4 of 117). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Missing school, by grade
Grades 7–8
9 of 23 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.
Grades 9–12
18 of 90 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent.
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White73%
Hispanic or Latino15%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. 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: 9.3 of 11.3 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

After high school

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

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 74% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 88% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

74%

Across California: 52%.

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

53%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 30 of 31 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

74%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 23 of 31 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

53%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 16 of 30 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

88% enrolled in college within 12 months · 32 students who finished high school

  • University of California3 · 10%
  • California State University2 · 6%
  • California community college19 · 59%
  • In-state private2 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled4 · 13%

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
88%enrolled in college within a year

32 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California3 (10%)
  • California State University2 (6%)
  • California community college19 (59%)
  • In-state private2 (6%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 (6%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled4 (13%)

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 · 30 of 31 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 · 23 of 31 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 · 16 of 30 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.
Advanced courses on record

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
13 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 Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy. 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.
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  • 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
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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$13,179 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$13,179

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,476
The school’s share of district office costs
$1,703
Of the total, from federal funds
$0
  • Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy$13,179
  • Summerville Union High high schools$18,450
  • 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 ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around this school like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95379. They are not figures for the families at Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy.

Typical household income in a year

$74,230

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 95379.

Typical home value
$416,000
People who live in this ZIP code
3,598
Typical age
49.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
19%

What you can do

Who can act on this school’s results?

Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy’s own board decides its plan.

Where is its yearly plan?

Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy is a charter school that CDE lists as locally funded, through its district. Summerville Union High authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

What its plan pays for ↓

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

State support

The state hasn’t placed Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 10 questions to Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?24 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (27 of 113 students); average high school in the Summerville Union High district: 17 in 100
  2. What help do students get in math?41% in math and 82% in English scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026 (17 students tested in each)
  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?
  6. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is this school?

Address
17555 Tuolumne Road, Tuolumne 95379Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Brett ChristopherAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated April 22, 2024.

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 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy a good high school?

Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy has a Scope Score of 84. It scored higher than 83 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 83rd percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 24 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 17 in 100 at the average high school in the Summerville Union High district. 3.4% of students (4 of 117) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

13 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?

88% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $72,870 is planned for 4 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 7% of its $996,668 general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Its own plan

What does this school’s own plan commit to?

$72,870 is planned for 4 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 7% of its $996,668 general fund budget.

$72,870

planned in the school’s own plan for 2026–27

The three largest actions in the plan

  • CTE Pathways Work toward making all CTE courses a part of a pathway that allows for students to be program completers after completing the pathway$20,862
  • Provide Mental Health Supports Use of the Wellness Center as a hub for students to access mental health support and provide opportunities for students to meet and support one another$13,958
  • UC/​CSU A-G Courses Continue to work on making sure that all classes are meeting a-g status. Provide more opportunity for students to access dual enrollment courses both on campus and through Columbia College courses$8,434

These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 88 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

The whole plan: every goal, what it measures and what it pays for

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 88 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

CTE Pathways Work toward making all CTE courses a part of a pathway that allows for students to be program completers after completing the pathway; Provide Mental Health Supports Use of the Wellness Center as a hub for students to access mental health support and provide opportunities for students to meet and support one another; and UC/​CSU A-G Courses Continue to work on making sure that all classes are meeting a-g status. Provide more opportunity for students to access dual enrollment courses both on campus and through Columbia College courses take 59% of the money. The plan itself puts 100% of it toward staff.

Reading, math and catch-up help

No action title in this plan names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners.

For high-need students

It plans $72,870 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $153,832 and estimates it spent $126,498, $27,334 (18%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $27,334 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $80,962 (53%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Provide Mental Health Supports Use of the Wellness Center as a hub for students to access mental health support and provide opportunities for students to meet and support one another, which went from $33,462 to $13,958.

Largest cuts

  • Provide Mental Health Supports Use of the Wellness Center as a hub for students to access mental health support and provide opportunities for students to meet and support one another−⁠$19,503
  • UC/​CSU A-G Courses Continue to work on making sure that all classes are meeting a-g status. Provide more opportunity for students to access dual enrollment courses both on campus and through Columbia College courses−⁠$17,303

Largest increases

  • CTE Pathways Work toward making all CTE courses a part of a pathway that allows for students to be program completers after completing the pathway+⁠$360
What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 82% in English and 41% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 147%49%up 2 pts
Suspended at least onceGoal 24.8%3.4%down 1.4 pts

Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • CTE Pathways Work toward making all CTE courses a part of a pathway that allows for students to be program completers after completing the pathway · $20,862
  • Provide Mental Health Supports Use of the Wellness Center as a hub for students to access mental health support and provide opportunities for students to meet and support one another · $13,959
  • UC/​CSU A-G Courses Continue to work on making sure that all classes are meeting a-g status. Provide more opportunity for students to access dual enrollment courses both on campus and through Columbia College courses · $8,434
The full plan3 goals, 19 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($72,870).

Where does the money go?

81% to Goal 3. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G2
G3

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Increase Academic Rigor and Relevance through curriculum alignment, professional development, use of CAASPP…$00% of action budgets

“Increase Academic Rigor and Relevance through curriculum alignment, professional development, use of CAASPP aligned interim assessments and other formative and summative assessments. ALL students will participate in highly engaging, rigorous, and relevant learning experiences by highly prepared teachers and support staff, materials, instruction, and technology in a safe and clean environment to promote exemplary teaching and learning and college/​career readiness” p. 14 ↗

No funded actions in this plan · 2025–26 plan: $2,000 (−⁠$2,000)

How the plan measures it · 6 measures · 1 quoted

  • Reduce student need for summer school credit recovery p. 14 ↗
    Baseline
    2024, 50 students required summer school for credit recovery
    Target for year 3
    0 students will require summer school for credit recovery

5 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2Provide engaging instruction and opportunities, increase parental involvement, improve student attendance…$13,95819% of action budgets

“Provide engaging instruction and opportunities, increase parental involvement, improve student attendance rates and maintain a safe and welcoming school environment. Foster a welcoming and supportive environment for all parents, families, and community stakeholders as learning partners in the education and support of all students’ success in school” p. 21 ↗

1 funded action · 2025–26 plan: $46,462 (−⁠$32,503)

Largest funded actions

  1. Provide Mental Health Supports Use of the Wellness Center as a hub for students to access mental health support and provide opportunities for students to meet and support one another$13,958action 2.3 · p. 45 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Provide Mental Health Supports Use of the Wellness Center as a hub for students to access mental health support and provide opportunities for students to meet and support one another−⁠$19,503$33,462 → $13,958 · p. 45 ↗

How the plan measures it · 7 measures · 3 quoted

  • Attendance Rate p. 21 ↗
    Baseline
    90.4% attendance for 2022-2023
    Target for year 3
    95% or better Attendance
  • High School Dropout Rate p. 23 ↗
    Baseline
    0% in the 2022-23 school year
    Target for year 3
    0% dropout rate
  • Suspension Rate p. 23 ↗
    Baseline
    3.8% of all students were suspended in the 2022-23 school year.
    Target for year 3
    0% suspension rate

4 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3The Summerville Union High School District will provide support for all students to be college/​career ready…$58,91181% of action budgets

“The Summerville Union High School District will provide support for all students to be college/​career ready upon graduation by: • Providing access to a broad course of study, including Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways, Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and dual enrollment courses, leading to postsecondary employment and educational opportunities • Providing access to high-quality educationally-related technological tools • Providing increased learning opportunities outside of the regular classroom schedule to close learning gaps, with a focus on our unduplicated students. Improve College and Career Readiness for students through course selection on campus and dual enrollment. Use of College and Career Center for resume writing, application completion, visitations and work experience opportunities” p. 27 ↗

3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $105,370 (−⁠$46,459)

Largest funded actions

  1. CTE Pathways Work toward making all CTE courses a part of a pathway that allows for students to be program completers after completing the pathway$20,862action 3.2 · p. 45 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. UC/​CSU A-G Courses Continue to work on making sure that all classes are meeting a-g status. Provide more opportunity for students to access dual enrollment courses both on campus and through Columbia College courses$8,434action 3.1 · p. 45 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 46 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. UC/​CSU A-G Courses Continue to work on making sure that all classes are meeting a-g status. Provide more opportunity for students to access dual enrollment courses both on campus and through Columbia College courses−⁠$17,303$25,737 → $8,434 · p. 45 ↗
  2. CTE Pathways Work toward making all CTE courses a part of a pathway that allows for students to be program completers after completing the pathway+⁠$360$20,502 → $20,862 · p. 45 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Title not confirmed · $29,615 · p. 46 ↗not compared

How the plan measures it · 6 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 27 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 14 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
14
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #245 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 3 in Summerville Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math38%7222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)74%6920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math62%6818%
Chronically absent27 in 100515%
Suspension rate4.8% (6 of 124)475%

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
2024–258483#245California 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
2018–190 in 1000 of 221
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2419 in 1000 of 141
2024–2527 in 1004.8% (6 of 124)

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
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 · English3534%83%
2026 · Math3520%49%
2025 · English4947%86%
2025 · Math4920%47%
2024 · English5831%76%
2024 · Math5829%57%
2023 · English6229%69%
2023 · Math6215%42%
2022 · English5716%58%
2022 · Math5719%46%
2019 · English7131%80%
2019 · Math4411%39%
2018 · English8040%79%
2018 · Math8019%46%
2017 · English8349%83%
2017 · Math8211%44%

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 7 · English1182%
2025 · Grade 8 · English1385%
2025 · Grade 11 · English2588%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math1173%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math1346%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math2536%
2024 · Grade 7 · English8—
2024 · Grade 8 · English2060%
2024 · Grade 11 · English3083%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math8—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math2060%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math3053%
2023 · Grade 7 · English1362%
2023 · Grade 8 · English1567%
2023 · Grade 11 · English3474%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math1354%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math1547%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math3435%
2022 · Grade 7 · English10—
2022 · Grade 8 · English1741%
2022 · Grade 11 · English3063%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math10—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math1735%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math3047%
2019 · Grade 7 · English9—
2019 · Grade 8 · English2186%
2019 · Grade 11 · English4180%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math——
2019 · Grade 8 · Math——
2019 · Grade 11 · Math4439%
2018 · Grade 7 · English1765%
2018 · Grade 8 · English1872%
2018 · Grade 11 · English4587%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math1747%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math1850%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math4544%
2017 · Grade 7 · English1788%
2017 · Grade 8 · English1173%
2017 · Grade 11 · English5584%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math1656%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math1118%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math5545%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide2821%32%43%4%

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

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+2818Exceptional+1118Accelerated
English-only students+2818not categorized+1118not categorized
White+2612Exceptional+512Accelerated

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grade 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+28 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grade 8

18 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, English: +28 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's +1-point median for California high school records.

State model · math+11 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grade 8

18 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −6-point median for California high school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California high school records, the median English estimate is +1 and the middle half fall between −9 and +7 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grade 8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 27 in 100 → 2025–26 · 24 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.8% (6 of 124) → 2025–26 · 3.4% (4 of 117) · −1.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female0 in 10021 of 79—
Male0 of 706 of 34—
Hispanic or Latino0 of 329 of 17—
White0 in 10015 of 82—
Low-income0 of 4313 of 34—
All students0 in 10024 in 100+24 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 74% · numerator 23 students classified Prepared · denominator 31 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 35% · AP-pathway numerator 8 · denominator 23 (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 23 of 31 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
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
35%
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)
53%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
88%

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.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count6
AP enrollment (male/female)22
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 13 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections1
Physics sections9
Chemistry sections4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)138

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 California310%
California State University26%
California community college1959%
In-state private26%
Out-of-state, 4-year26%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled413%

32 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 88% · % 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.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,247 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 631 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$20,821 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 9%Student services 13%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$5,598,60756.64%57%
Instruction support$872,6828.83%9%
Student services$1,251,08212.66%13%
Administration$851,7678.62%8%
Buildings & maintenance$1,155,55911.69%12%
Other$154,5491.56%1%
Total$9,884,247100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $9,884,247 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$14,247 per pupil
2020$14,383 per pupil
2018$11,859 per pupil
2017$11,496 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 holders5.8%

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 95379 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95379 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$74,230
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)19%
ZIP-area population3,598
Median age49.8 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 95379 →

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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 · 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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