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Del Norte High — Rating & test scores

1301 El Dorado Street, Crescent City · 918 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 69

Needs SupportScope Score · 21st percentile. Higher than 21 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, 90% of the class graduated in four years (183 of 203); 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: 203
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 Del Norte High a good high school?

Needs Support. Del Norte High is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced3251%
Math, Proficient or Advanced3520%
English, Advanced2817%
Math, Advanced356%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance4622 in 100
Del Norte High’s place among California high schools, out of 100Bar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

5.4% of students (53 of 983) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

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

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 983. The California figure is an average of school rates (1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Del Norte High say about itself?

We haven’t read Del Norte 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 Del Norte High. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

2 high schools within 0.2 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Del NorteScope Score 6921st
  2. Castle RockCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 647th
Del Norte County UnifiedCharter

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

Schools like it

How does Del Norte High compare with schools like it?

Del Norte High’s Scope Score is 69. 214 California high schools, counting Del Norte High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Del Norte High’s result is higher than 48 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 214

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

214 California public high schools where 53% to 65% 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 53% to 65% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Del Norte High’s share. The count includes Del Norte 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 lower than in 2025; math results were higher. English went from 51% to 44% and math from 20% to 25%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202658%57%CaliforniaCalifornia44%Del Norte HighThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202628%32%CaliforniaCalifornia25%Del Norte HighThis school

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

Each year’s results

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

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringDel Norte HighCaliforniaTested here
201758%60%184
201858%56%166
201944%57%168
202240%55%174
202343%55%168
202451%56%171
202551%57%166
202644%57%162
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringDel Norte HighCaliforniaTested here
201728%32%185
201827%31%165
201916%32%166
202217%27%172
202318%27%155
202422%28%170
202520%30%165
202625%32%160

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in English; below it in math.

English

44%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

29273113
Del Norte County Unified41%California57%

Math

25%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

512419
Del Norte County Unified22%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 25% 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. 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 does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 19 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 school13%31%27%29%162
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Del Norte County Unified12%29%27%32%193
Math, grade 11 · This school6%19%24%51%160
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Del Norte County Unified5%17%21%57%191

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 162 tested in English, 160 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 44% of students. 266 of 945 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

28in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (266 of 945 students).

At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

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

Suspensions: 5.4% of students were suspended at least once (53 of 983). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

918

students in grades 9–12.

White 44%Hispanic or Latino 28%American Indian or Alaska Native 13%Two or more races 10%Asian 4%

Family income

59%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 539 of 918. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

51

teachers, with 12 years of experience on average.

6% were in their first year.

73% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

51%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (19 of 37 students).

Del Norte County Unified: 50%. California: 47%.

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

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White44%
Hispanic or Latino28%
American Indian or Alaska Native13%
Two or more races10%
Asian4%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

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

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 32.2 of 44.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

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

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 76 tested28%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 75 tested14%California 23%
  • WhiteEnglish · 73 tested48%California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 73 tested27%California 44%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 51 tested35%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 51 tested24%California 21%

28% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. White students scored well below the same group across California in English and math.

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 Del Norte County Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 76 tested in English, 75 in math
English28%+226%−2149%
Math14%+212%−923%
White · 73 tested
English48%+444%−2068%
Math27%+225%−1744%
Hispanic or Latino · 51 tested
English35%−136%−1449%
Math24%+321%+321%

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

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

90% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 37% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 61% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

37%

Across California: 52%.

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

23%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

90%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 183 of 203 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

37%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 75 of 203 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

23%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 42 of 183 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

61% enrolled in college within 12 months · 187 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓7 · 4%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓12 · 6%
  • California community college89 · 48%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year5 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled73 · 39%

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
61%enrolled in college within a year

187 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California7 (4%)
  • California State University12 (6%)
  • California community college89 (48%)
  • In-state private0 (0%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year5 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (0%)
  • Not enrolled73 (39%)

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 · 183 of 203 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 · 75 of 203 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 · 42 of 183 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
9
Admitted
4
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 8 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

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

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 9 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 14 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2023Applied 15 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2022Applied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2021Applied 15 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2020Applied 17 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2019Applied 11 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2018Applied 21 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2017Applied 11 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 17 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 7

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
9
Admitted
8
Enrolled
6

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 HumboldtApplied 54 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 14
  • Sacramento StateApplied 40 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 34 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 33 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 17 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 12 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 12 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 26 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 28 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2022Applied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2021Applied 27 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 5 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26.

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

  • Math & Computer Science2
  • English2
  • History & Social Science1
Every approved AP course5 courses in 3 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 1
  • United States History

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
76 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 Del Norte 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.

Families

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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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Staff

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Money

Where does the money go?

$18,028 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Del Norte County Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $10 million.

$18,028

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,982
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,046
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,249
  • Del Norte High$18,028
  • Del Norte County Unified high schools$19,124
  • 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 ↓

Del Norte County Unified’s yearly plan

$10million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$9million

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 6 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $10 million of $79 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Del Norte County Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Del Norte High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95531. They are not figures for the families at Del Norte High.

Typical household income in a year

$67,458

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 95531.

Typical home value
$351,400
People who live in this ZIP code
22,291
Typical age
39.9 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
23%

What you can do

Who can act on Del Norte High’s results?

The state took Del Norte High out of extra targeted support; Del Norte County Unified’s board decides its plan.

When the plan is set

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

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

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

What has the state flagged?

The state took the school off the list for 2025–26. The school was on the list in 2024–25.

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

Extra state help for the district

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

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Del Norte 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?5.4% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (53 of 983 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?14% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (75 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

Which schools feed into Del Norte High, and how do I get in?

Ask Del Norte County Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Bess Maxwell Elementary
    Scope Score 66Needs Support · 4th percentile · 2026Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder
  2. Middle
    Crescent Elk Middle
    Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High · this school
    Del Norte High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 69Needs Support · 21st percentile

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

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Bess Maxwell Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 66 · Needs Support · 4th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Joe Hamilton Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 66 · Needs Support · 2nd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Pine Grove Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 5th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Mary Peacock Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 37th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Crescent Elk Middle

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

    Scope Score 66 · Needs Support · 3rd percentile · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Del Norte High?

Address
1301 El Dorado Street, Crescent City 95531Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Alison EckartAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

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

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Del Norte County Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Del Norte High a good high school?

Del Norte High has a Scope Score of 69. It scored higher than 21 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 21st percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 28 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 5.4% of students (53 of 983) 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 19 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, 28% of low-income students in grade 11 at Del Norte High in Crescent City 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 5 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 76 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?

61% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

The full record

Source records

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

Data updated

October 15, 2026

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

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,175 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate90%5425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math12%4522%
Ready for college or career (state measure)37%4620%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math35%4918%
Chronically absent21 in 100575%
Suspension rate4.4% (43 of 981)475%
English learners: top level15%485%

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

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

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

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–256921#1175California 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
2018–1925 in 1008.8% (88 of 1,003)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2432 in 10010.9% (108 of 988)
2024–2521 in 1004.4% (43 of 981)

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 1116213%31%27%29%44%57%−13

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 111606%19%24%51%25%32%−7

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 · English16213%44%
2026 · Math1606%25%
2025 · English16617%51%
2025 · Math1656%20%
2024 · English17121%51%
2024 · Math1708%22%
2023 · English16812%43%
2023 · Math1555%18%
2022 · English17413%40%
2022 · Math1724%17%
2019 · English16815%44%
2019 · Math1663%16%
2018 · English16617%58%
2018 · Math1658%27%
2017 · English18418%58%
2017 · Math18511%28%

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 · English16651%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math16520%
2024 · Grade 11 · English17151%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math17022%
2023 · Grade 11 · English16843%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math15518%
2022 · Grade 11 · English17440%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math17217%
2019 · Grade 11 · English16844%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math16616%
2018 · Grade 11 · English16658%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math16527%
2017 · Grade 11 · English18458%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math18528%

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
Schoolwide19010%31%46%13%

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-income7628%+2−21
White7348%+4−20
Hispanic or Latino5135%−1−14
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 · 21 in 100 → 2025–26 · 28 in 100 · +7 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.4% (43 of 981) → 2025–26 · 5.4% (53 of 983) · +1.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female26 in 10032 in 100+6 in 100
Male24 in 10025 in 100+1 in 100
Asian9 of 565 of 38—
Black or African American3 of 13——
Hispanic or Latino23 in 10026 in 100+3 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native39 in 10041 in 100+2 in 100
Two or more races14 of 4531 of 93—
White23 in 10026 in 100+3 in 100
Students with disabilities36 in 10039 in 100+3 in 100
English learners8 of 5811 of 49—
Foster youth8 of 167 of 14—
Homeless28 of 4328 of 49—
Low-income32 in 10036 in 100+4 in 100
All students25 in 10028 in 100+3 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 37% · numerator 75 students classified Prepared · denominator 203 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 23% · AP-pathway numerator 17 · denominator 75 (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 75 of 203 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
90%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
23%
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)
23%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
61%

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)
202594under 33.36——
2024141143.823.93—
202315973.833.893.96
20229844.114.15—
2021151383.713.793.94
2020171283.693.843.87
2019113under 33.54——
2018211563.894.014.06
201711933.873.89—
2016171473.813.813.89

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20247under 3under 3
Berkeley20235under 3under 3
Berkeley20219under 3under 3
Davis20258under 3under 3
Davis20241263
Davis20231043
Davis202284under 3
Davis2021954
Los Angeles20247under 3under 3
Los Angeles20225under 3under 3
Los Angeles20215under 3under 3
Merced202455under 3
Merced202354under 3
Merced202155under 3
San Diego20235under 3under 3
Santa Barbara202354under 3
Santa Barbara202175under 3
Santa Cruz20255under 3under 3
Santa Cruz202454under 3
Santa Cruz20235under 3under 3
Santa Cruz2021115under 3
Universitywide202594under 3
Universitywide202414114
Universitywide20231597
Universitywide2022984
Universitywide202115138

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
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
United States Historythis 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 count3
AP enrollment (male/female)76
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 76 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)920

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 University126%
California community college8948%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year53%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled7339%

187 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 61% · % 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$13,668 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,564 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$653 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 918

Central federal expenditures attributed here$596 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 918

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,171 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 62%Instruction support 9%Student services 10%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 12%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$44,036,42362.18%62%
Instruction support$6,539,4189.23%9%
Student services$7,253,85010.24%10%
Administration$4,788,8366.76%7%
Buildings & maintenance$8,097,44011.43%12%
Total$70,817,853100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $70,817,853 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$13,668 per pupil
2020$13,576 per pupil
2019$13,551 per pupil
2018$12,863 per pupil
2017$11,544 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 holders2.2%

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 95531 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95531 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$67,458
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23%
ZIP-area population22,291
Median age39.9 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 95531 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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