Public school · Coachella Valley Unified · Thermal, California

Desert Mirage High — Rating & test scores

Thermal · 9–12 · 1,875 students (2024–25)

86150 Avenue 66, 92274dmhs.cvusd.us ↗(760) 397-2255
22ndpercentileNeeds Support

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
47

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

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

In 2024–25, 91% of the class graduated in four years (398 of 435); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 435
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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Desert Mirage High, Las Palmitas Elementary and Toro Canyon Middle share this address in the state’s school directory. OpenStreetMap maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

Drawn from OpenStreetMap. Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.

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45 in 100 students (830 of 1,856) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 1,856. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Coachella Valley Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Coachella Valley Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Desert Mirage a good high school?

Desert Mirage High scores higher than 22 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 22nd percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 45 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 44 in 100 at the average Coachella Valley Unified high school. 3.3% of students (63 of 1,884) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 38 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 53% of low-income students in grade 11 at Desert Mirage High in Thermal 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 16 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 92 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

58% 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?

Near California in English; well below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 54% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 16% 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”).

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 432
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 · 432 tested

Advanced
22%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
46%
This school54%
California57%
Coachella Valley Unified44%

54% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 432 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
10%
Below the standard
84%
This school16%
California32%
Coachella Valley Unified15%

16% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 38 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 48% to 54% and math from 15% to 16%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202548%418 tested
→
202654%432 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202515%419 tested
→
202616%432 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school22%32%21%25%432
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Coachella Valley Unified15%29%24%32%1,114
Math, grade 11 · This school6%10%15%69%432
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Coachella Valley Unified6%9%17%68%1,106

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 been below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202654%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202616%32%

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

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201741%
500 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201844%
431 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201943%
441 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202231%
472 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202326%
501 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202442%
437 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202548%
418 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202654%
432 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201712%
501 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201813%
428 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201915%
439 tested		32%
438,107 tested
20228%
463 tested		27%
424,390 tested
20234%
502 tested		27%
440,912 tested
20247%
436 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202515%
419 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202616%
432 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Desert Mirage’s results?

Coachella Valley Unified’s board decides Desert Mirage’s plan.

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

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

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

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Coachella Valley Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

91% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 50% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 58% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 398 of 435 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

50%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 220 of 436 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

46%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 181 of 398 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

58% enrolled in college within 12 months · 388 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓33 · 9%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓63 · 16%
  • California community college123 · 32%
  • In-state private4 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · <1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 · 1%
  • Not enrolled161 · 41%

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 16 AP courses in 5 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 Science3
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures2
Every approved AP course16 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
92 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.

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 · 398 of 435 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 · 220 of 436 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 · 181 of 398 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
100
Admitted
87
Enrolled
34

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 80 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 79 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 11
  • UC San DiegoApplied 56 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 3
  • UCLAApplied 52 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 5
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 44 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 6
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 35 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
  • UC MercedApplied 31 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 24 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 23 · Admitted 17 · 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 100 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2024Applied 100 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2023Applied 115 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2022Applied 121 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 52
  • Fall 2021Applied 90 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2020Applied 121 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2019Applied 82 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2018Applied 72 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2017Applied 80 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2016Applied 94 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 40

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
410
Admitted
398
Enrolled
58

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 1,400 · Admitted 1,324 · Enrolled 157
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 848 · Admitted 316 · Enrolled 13
  • San Diego StateApplied 720 · Admitted 152 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 718 · Admitted 672 · Enrolled 25
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 712 · Admitted 588 · Enrolled 22
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 498 · Admitted 304 · Enrolled 20
  • Chico StateApplied 320 · Admitted 280 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 302 · Admitted 272 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 256 · Admitted 224 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 204 · Admitted 190 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 160 · Admitted 152 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 138 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 124 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 110 · Admitted 102 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 102 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 90 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 88 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 72 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 56 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 44 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 30 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 24 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 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 410 · Admitted 398 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2024Applied 368 · Admitted 360 · Enrolled 64
  • Fall 2023Applied 392 · Admitted 374 · Enrolled 64
  • Fall 2022Applied 374 · Admitted 354 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2021Applied 260 · Admitted 248 · Enrolled 41

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

45 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 3.3% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 44 in 100 at the average Coachella Valley Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 830 of 1,856 students counted for it; suspension: 63 of 1,884 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 Coachella Valley Unified high school 4.2%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

45 in 100This school
44 in 100At the average Coachella Valley Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

830 of 1,856 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.3%

of students were suspended at least once (63 of 1,884). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Desert Mirage

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Coachella Valley Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students scored below the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

16% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 17% in math, against 21% for the same group across California. Every group’s English 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).
Desert MirageSame group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino429 tested17%Same group, California 21%
  • Low-income421 tested16%Same group, California 23%
  • English learners105 tested7%Same group, California 8%
  • Students with disabilities47 tested4%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 13% to 54%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 98%2. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino98%
  2. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  3. White—
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. Two or more races—
  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?

45% 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 · 191 of 422 English learners45%
Coachella Valley Unified · 2,327 of 5,10946%
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?

97%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,824 of 1,875. California: 63%.

107teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

3%in their first year, 2024–25

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

Ask: What extra help is there in math for low-income and Hispanic or Latino students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Coachella Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 421 tested
English53%+1142%+449%
Math16%+214%−723%
Hispanic or Latino · 429 tested
English54%+1143%+549%
Math17%+215%−421%
English learners · 105 tested
English14%+77%+68%
Math7%+34%−18%
Students with disabilities · 47 tested
English13%+49%−619%
Math4%+13%−48%

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

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino98%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
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: 86% of teaching positions, 83.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 97.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Desert Mirage, and how do I get in?

From Toro Canyon Middle.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Toro Canyon Middle 4th · Needs Support · 2026

Fed by 6 elementary schools

High · this school
Desert Mirage High

Its middle school is assigned here.

From the district’s 2025 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

Not a next step: the schools sharing this address. Las Palmitas Elementary (15th percentile, Needs Support, among elementary schools, 2026) and Toro Canyon Middle (4th percentile, Needs Support, among middle schools, 2026) have the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All feeding elementary schools (6)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Toro Canyon Middle

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

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.

How do I get in?

Ask Coachella Valley Unified which school serves your address.

School website: dmhs.cvusd.us ↗Office: (760) 397-2255Administrator: Elizabeth Sotelo

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
86150 Avenue 66, Thermal 92274

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

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 45 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (830 of 1,856 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 84% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (432 students tested); California: 68%
  3. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  4. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  5. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 7% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (105 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (760) 397-225586150 Avenue 66, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,154 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 4 in Coachella Valley Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate92%5525%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math10%4322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)50%5420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math32%4718%
Chronically absent40 in 100425%
Suspension rate4.9% (97 of 1,975)445%
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.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

On the riseThe share of students at the state’s top two levels rose in both English and math across the three springs to 2025. The Every tested year record gives each year.
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
2024–254722#1154California 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
2018–1922 in 1007.8% (164 of 2,108)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2443 in 1004.9% (102 of 2,095)
2024–2540 in 1004.9% (97 of 1,975)

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 1143222%32%21%25%54%57%−3

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 114326%10%15%69%16%32%−16

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 · English43222%54%
2026 · Math4326%16%
2025 · English41817%48%
2025 · Math4193%15%
2024 · English43710%42%
2024 · Math4361%7%
2023 · English5015%26%
2023 · Math5020%4%
2022 · English4727%31%
2022 · Math4631%8%
2019 · English44112%43%
2019 · Math4395%15%
2018 · English43113%44%
2018 · Math4284%13%
2017 · English50010%41%
2017 · Math5011%12%

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 · English41848%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math41915%
2024 · Grade 11 · English43742%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math4367%
2023 · Grade 11 · English50126%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math5024%
2022 · Grade 11 · English47231%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math4638%
2019 · Grade 11 · English44143%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math43915%
2018 · Grade 11 · English43144%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math42813%
2017 · Grade 11 · English50041%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math50112%

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
Schoolwide4475%19%63%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-income42153%+11+4
Hispanic or Latino42954%+11+5
English learners10514%+7+6
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 · 40 in 100 → 2025–26 · 45 in 100 · +5 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.9% (97 of 1,975) → 2025–26 · 3.3% (63 of 1,884) · −1.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female21 in 10047 in 100+26 in 100
Male23 in 10043 in 100+20 in 100
Hispanic or Latino22 in 10044 in 100+22 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native52 in 10071 in 100+19 in 100
Students with disabilities33 in 10049 in 100+16 in 100
English learners32 in 10055 in 100+23 in 100
Homeless29 in 10060 in 100+31 in 100
Military families19 in 10044 in 100+25 in 100
Low-income22 in 10045 in 100+23 in 100
All students22 in 10045 in 100+23 in 100
Foster youth—82 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 50% · numerator 220 students classified Prepared · denominator 436 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 60% · AP-pathway numerator 131 · denominator 220 (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 220 of 436 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
92%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
60%
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)
46%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
58%

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)
202510087343.873.974.12
202410081323.713.864.05
202311591333.793.904.06
202212193523.793.964.06
20219074363.753.863.99
202012182333.753.904.15
20198248173.713.944.07
20187238183.683.984.02
20178046243.613.904.12
20169457403.693.913.93

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
Berkeley20253574
Berkeley20242754
Berkeley2023324under 3
Berkeley2022416under 3
Berkeley2021307under 3
Davis20252317under 3
Davis20243111under 3
Davis2023269under 3
Davis2022249under 3
Davis20212711under 3
Irvine202580253
Irvine202473167
Irvine2023952914
Irvine2022863727
Irvine2021594122
Los Angeles20255275
Los Angeles2024384under 3
Los Angeles2023423under 3
Los Angeles20224954
Los Angeles2021304under 3
Merced20253129under 3
Merced20242523under 3
Merced20232019under 3
Merced20222522under 3
Merced20213025under 3
Riverside2025796911
Riverside2024725412
Riverside2023795511
Riverside202290628
Riverside202159375
San Diego202556243
San Diego202449163
San Diego202362293
San Diego202274363
San Diego20215218under 3
Santa Barbara202544226
Santa Barbara20244217under 3
Santa Barbara20234214under 3
Santa Barbara202252315
Santa Barbara20213611under 3
Santa Cruz20252419under 3
Santa Cruz20242912under 3
Santa Cruz20234121under 3
Santa Cruz20223521under 3
Santa Cruz20212614under 3
Universitywide20251008734
Universitywide20241008132
Universitywide20231159133
Universitywide20221219352
Universitywide2021907436

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
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature 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 count10
AP enrollment (male/female)364
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 92 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections12
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,976

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 California339%
California State University6316%
California community college12332%
In-state private41%
Out-of-state, 4-year10%
Out-of-state, 2-year31%
Not enrolled16141%

388 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 59% · % 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$16,179 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 17,299 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$79 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,875

Central federal expenditures attributed here$5,143 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,875

District current expense · FY 2024–25$25,961 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 64%Instruction support 11%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$238,337,99564.30%64%
Instruction support$40,089,12110.82%11%
Student services$41,699,21111.25%11%
Administration$20,366,2345.49%6%
Buildings & maintenance$30,148,1208.13%8%
Total$370,648,486100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $370,648,486 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$16,179 per pupil
2020$14,627 per pupil
2019$14,846 per pupil
2018$14,930 per pupil
2017$14,857 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders3.9%

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 92274 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92274 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$38,654
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)6%
ZIP-area population18,167
Median age35.0 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 92274 →

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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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