Public school · Poway Unified · San Diego, California

Del Norte High — Rating & test scores

San Diego · 9–12 · 2,557 students (2024–25)

97thpercentileStrong

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

Scope Score
86

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

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

In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (626 of 639); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 639
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 79% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 74% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 550 in English, 549 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Poway Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Del Norte a good high school?

Del Norte High scores higher than 97 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 97th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 7 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 9 in 100 at the average Poway Unified high school. 0.6% of students (16 of 2,564) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 54% of low-income students in grade 11 at Del Norte High in San Diego scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

93% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 79% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 74% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 550 in English, 549 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 550 tested

Advanced
51%
Proficient
28%
Below the standard
21%
This school79%
California57%
Poway Unified75%

79% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 549 tested

Advanced
52%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
26%
This school74%
California32%
Poway Unified64%

74% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 84% to 79% and math stayed at 74%.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school51%28%12%9%550
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Poway Unified45%30%14%11%2,320
Math, grade 11 · This school52%22%13%13%549
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Poway Unified39%25%18%18%2,319

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

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

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202679%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202674%32%

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

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 90% in 2017 to 79% in 2026. In math, it went from 78% in 2017 to 74% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201790%
480 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201873%
501 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201987%
526 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202284%
564 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202385%
579 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202483%
596 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202584%
585 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202679%
550 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201778%
481 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201868%
496 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201982%
515 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202276%
556 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202377%
577 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202477%
593 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202574%
580 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202674%
549 tested
32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 87% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 93% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 626 of 639 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

87%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 559 of 639 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

89%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 555 of 626 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

93% enrolled in college within 12 months · 608 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓125 · 21%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓73 · 12%
  • California community college141 · 23%
  • In-state private34 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year190 · 31%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · <1%
  • Not enrolled43 · 7%

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

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 7 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 Science4
  • Sciences5
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts4
  • AP Capstone1
Every approved AP course22 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 4
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory
AP Capstone 1
  • Seminar

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

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 626 of 639 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 · 559 of 639 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 · 555 of 626 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
417
Admitted
364
Enrolled
185

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 366 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 12
  • UC IrvineApplied 362 · Admitted 174 · Enrolled 81
  • UCLAApplied 331 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 17
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 329 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 10
  • UC DavisApplied 306 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 9
  • UC RiversideApplied 295 · Admitted 275 · Enrolled 27
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 281 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 14
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 246 · Admitted 205 · Enrolled 13
  • UC MercedApplied 132 · Admitted 130 · 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 417 · Admitted 364 · Enrolled 185
  • Fall 2024Applied 343 · Admitted 269 · Enrolled 126
  • Fall 2023Applied 364 · Admitted 276 · Enrolled 125
  • Fall 2022Applied 394 · Admitted 263 · Enrolled 135
  • Fall 2021Applied 314 · Admitted 218 · Enrolled 127
  • Fall 2020Applied 298 · Admitted 250 · Enrolled 129
  • Fall 2019Applied 253 · Admitted 184 · Enrolled 85
  • Fall 2018Applied 272 · Admitted 195 · Enrolled 121
  • Fall 2017Applied 246 · Admitted 186 · Enrolled 98
  • Fall 2016Applied 230 · Admitted 184 · Enrolled 111

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
426
Admitted
415
Enrolled
53

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.

  • San Diego StateApplied 1,470 · Admitted 658 · Enrolled 122
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 1,200 · Admitted 189 · Enrolled 39
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 715 · Admitted 379 · Enrolled 15
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 662 · Admitted 641 · Enrolled 89
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 583 · Admitted 437 · Enrolled 20
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 412 · Admitted 357 · Enrolled 23
  • San José StateApplied 388 · Admitted 289 · Enrolled 17
  • San Francisco StateApplied 238 · Admitted 228 · Enrolled 16
  • Cal State LAApplied 126 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 120 · Admitted 111 · Enrolled 10
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 110 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled 8
  • Sacramento StateApplied 90 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 89 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 86 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 84 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 7
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 80 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 69 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 67 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 53 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 51 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 35 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · 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 426 · Admitted 415 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2024Applied 361 · Admitted 350 · Enrolled 84
  • Fall 2023Applied 357 · Admitted 329 · Enrolled 77
  • Fall 2022Applied 377 · Admitted 362 · Enrolled 98
  • Fall 2021Applied 320 · Admitted 293 · Enrolled 72

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

7 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0.6% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 9 in 100 at the average Poway Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 189 of 2,540 students counted for it; suspension: 16 of 2,564 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Poway Unified high school 1.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

7 in 100This school
9 in 100At the average Poway Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

189 of 2,540 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.6%

of students were suspended at least once (16 of 2,564). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Del Norte

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

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Students with disabilities here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

35% of students with disabilities scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 19% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Del NorteSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Filipino32 tested97%Same group, California 77%
  • Asian239 tested86%Same group, California 79%
  • Two or more races57 tested77%Same group, California 67%
  • White181 tested72%Same group, California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino39 tested54%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-income54 tested54%Same group, California 49%
  • Students with disabilities49 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 35%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 18% to 88%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Asian: 39%2. White: 35%3. Two or more races: 10%4. Hispanic or Latino: 9%5. Filipino: 5%6. Black or African American: 1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Asian39%
  2. White35%
  3. Two or more races10%
  4. Hispanic or Latino9%
  5. Filipino5%
  6. Black or African American1%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

57% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

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

This school · 12 of 21 English learners57%
Poway Unified · 793 of 1,36458%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

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

Who are the families and teachers?

10%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 244 of 2,557. California: 63%.

118teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

3%in their first year, 2024–25

88%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep students with disabilities on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Poway Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 54 tested in English, 53 in math
English54%−357%+549%
Math53%+1340%+3023%
Asian · 239 tested
English86%−187%+779%
Math88%+385%+2167%
White · 181 tested
English72%−274%+468%
Math64%+361%+2044%
Two or more races · 57 tested
English77%−380%+1067%
Math67%+463%+2443%
Hispanic or Latino · 39 tested in English, 38 in math
English54%−155%+549%
Math45%+936%+2421%
Filipino · 32 tested
English97%+1285%+2077%
Math81%+1170%+3249%
Students with disabilities · 49 tested
English35%+134%+1619%
Math18%+216%+108%

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

No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Asian39%
White35%
Two or more races10%
Hispanic or Latino9%
Filipino5%
Black or African American1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 88% of teaching positions, 88.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 100.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

  1. Elementary
    86th · Strong · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    93rd · Strong · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    Del Norte High
    Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment 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

  • Los Penasquitos Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    86th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Rolling Hills Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    95th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Sunset Hills Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    90th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Willow Grove Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    99th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Stone Ranch Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    93rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Monterey Ridge Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    94th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Del Sur Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    96th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Adobe Bluffs Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    99th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    98% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Park Village Elementary

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

    97th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

  • Turtleback Elementary

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

    72nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

  • Design 39 Campus

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    99th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    55% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Oak Valley Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    93rd percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Design 39 Campus

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

  • Black Mountain Middle

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    82nd percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

    40% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Poway Unified which school serves your address.

School website: powayusd.com ↗Office: (858) 487-0877Administrator: Ty Eveleth
16601 Nighthawk Lane, San Diego 92127

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 84% in 2025 to 79% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. How do you stretch students who are already ahead? 52% scored Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (549 students tested); California: 16%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (858) 487-087716601 Nighthawk Lane, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #39 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 6 in Poway Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math52%9022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)87%7720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math79%8218%
Chronically absent9 in 100675%
Suspension rate0.8% (20 of 2,596)625%
English learners: top level32%775%

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.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.
Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
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
2024–258697#39California 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
2018–195 in 1001.8% (43 of 2,389)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2410 in 1000.8% (20 of 2,596)
2024–259 in 1000.8% (20 of 2,596)

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 1155051%28%12%9%79%57%+22

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 1154952%22%13%13%74%32%+42

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 · English55051%79%
2026 · Math54952%74%
2025 · English58555%84%
2025 · Math58048%74%
2024 · English59654%83%
2024 · Math59352%77%
2023 · English57959%85%
2023 · Math57751%77%
2022 · English56454%84%
2022 · Math55652%76%
2019 · English52667%87%
2019 · Math51556%82%
2018 · English50144%73%
2018 · Math49635%68%
2017 · English48066%90%
2017 · Math48147%78%

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 · English58584%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math58074%
2024 · Grade 11 · English59683%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math59377%
2023 · Grade 11 · English57985%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math57777%
2022 · Grade 11 · English56484%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math55676%
2019 · Grade 11 · English52687%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math51582%
2018 · Grade 11 · English50173%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math49668%
2017 · Grade 11 · English48090%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math48178%

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
Schoolwide56234%34%30%2%

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

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income5454%−3+5
Asian23986%−1+7
White18172%−2+4
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 9 in 100 → 2025–26 · 7 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.8% (20 of 2,596) → 2025–26 · 0.6% (16 of 2,564) · −0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female5 in 1008 in 100+3 in 100
Male5 in 1007 in 100+2 in 100
Asian2 in 1005 in 100+3 in 100
Black or African American14 in 1008 in 100−6 in 100
Filipino3 in 1002 in 100−1 in 100
Hispanic or Latino6 in 10013 in 100+7 in 100
Two or more races6 in 1009 in 100+3 in 100
White7 in 1009 in 100+2 in 100
Students with disabilities16 in 10022 in 100+6 in 100
English learners8 in 10020 in 100+12 in 100
Low-income11 in 10015 in 100+4 in 100
All students5 in 1007 in 100+2 in 100

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 87% · numerator 559 students classified Prepared · denominator 639 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 85% · AP-pathway numerator 473 · denominator 559 (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 559 of 639 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
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
85%
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)
89%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
93%

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)
20254173641853.953.994.04
20243432691263.964.034.10
20233642761253.944.014.05
20223942631353.964.074.15
20213142181273.944.054.10
20202982501293.933.963.98
2019253184853.853.974.07
20182721951213.864.034.06
2017246186983.863.984.01
20162301841113.903.984.04

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
Berkeley20252813314
Berkeley20242403930
Berkeley20232413117
Berkeley20222452715
Berkeley20211872210
Davis2025306769
Davis2024247594
Davis20232275615
Davis20222446513
Davis20211826611
Irvine202536217481
Irvine20242939726
Irvine20232965322
Irvine2022316387
Irvine2021237576
Los Angeles20253312817
Los Angeles20242822312
Los Angeles20232682312
Los Angeles20223052710
Los Angeles20212352314
Merced2025132130under 3
Merced20246563under 3
Merced20237774under 3
Merced202287834
Merced202143403
Riverside202529527527
Riverside202419616321
Riverside202320215821
Riverside202220316028
Riverside20211259714
San Diego20253665212
San Diego20242964810
San Diego2023327365
San Diego20223387129
San Diego202125411452
Santa Barbara202532911010
Santa Barbara202428510420
Santa Barbara20232767316
Santa Barbara20223028117
Santa Barbara2021231798
Santa Cruz202524620513
Santa Cruz2024202144under 3
Santa Cruz202320914316
Santa Cruz20221946712
Santa Cruz2021127549
Universitywide2025417364185
Universitywide2024343269126
Universitywide2023364276125
Universitywide2022394263135
Universitywide2021314218127

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

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Psychologythis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count22
AP enrollment (male/female)1,395
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections21
Physics sections20
Chemistry sections24
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,559

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 California12521%
California State University7312%
California community college14123%
In-state private346%
Out-of-state, 4-year19031%
Out-of-state, 2-year20%
Not enrolled437%

608 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 93% · % 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$12,246 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,663 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$244 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,557

Central federal expenditures attributed here$92 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,557

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,880 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 65%Instruction support 12%Student services 8%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$337,551,09064.77%65%
Instruction support$61,432,53511.79%12%
Student services$43,598,1308.37%8%
Administration$26,542,5645.09%5%
Buildings & maintenance$48,943,9859.39%9%
Other$3,119,8970.60%1%
Total$521,188,202100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $521,188,202 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$12,246 per pupil
2020$11,959 per pupil
2019$12,266 per pupil
2018$11,181 per pupil
2017$10,952 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 holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92127 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92127 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$195,520
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)73%
ZIP-area population50,555
Median age39.0 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 92127 →

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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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