Independent charter school · San Mateo Union High · Redwood City, California

Design Tech High — Rating & test scores

Redwood City · 9–12 · 567 students (2024–25)

275 Oracle Parkway, 94065designtechhighschool.org ↗(650) 231-2701
92ndpercentileStrong

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
78

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of six of the seven high school 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, 93% of the class graduated in four years (128 of 137); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 137
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 81% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 59% 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: 115 in English, 113 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 Design Tech how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Design Tech a good high school?

Design Tech High scores higher than 92 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 92nd percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 14 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 13 in 100 at the average high school in the San Mateo Union High district. 1.9% of students (11 of 568) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (6)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 22 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, 80% of White students in grade 11 at Design Tech High in Redwood City scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 68% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

186 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?

86% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $6.1 million is planned for 19 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 42% of its $14.5 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. 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, 81% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 59% 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: 115 in English, 113 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 · 115 tested

Advanced
54%
Proficient
27%
Below the standard
19%
This school81%
California57%
San Mateo Union High70%

81% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 113 tested

Advanced
36%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
41%
This school59%
California32%
San Mateo Union High51%

59% 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 22 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 lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 90% to 81% and math from 63% to 59%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202590%121 tested
→
202681%115 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202563%120 tested
→
202659%113 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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 school54%27%11%8%115
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Mateo Union High42%28%15%15%1,992
Math, grade 11 · This school36%23%19%22%113
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Mateo Union High32%19%17%32%1,957

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 20177 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%20172022202681%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202659%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 71% in 2017 to 81% in 2026. In math, it went from 62% in 2017 to 59% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201771%
130 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201967%
133 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202274%
133 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202374%
117 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202483%
126 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202590%
121 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202681%
115 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201762%
130 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201947%
133 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202251%
134 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202356%
118 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202465%
127 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202563%
120 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202659%
113 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Design Tech’s results?

Design Tech’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

San Mateo Union High authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

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

Life at school

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

93% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 73% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 86% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

93%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 128 of 137 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

73%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 100 of 137 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

98%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 125 of 128 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

86% enrolled in college within 12 months · 122 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓22 · 18%
  • California State University19 · 16%
  • California community college22 · 18%
  • In-state private9 · 7%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year33 · 27%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled17 · 14%

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?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
186 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 · 128 of 137 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 100 of 137 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 125 of 128 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 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
94
Admitted
76
Enrolled
24

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 81 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 72 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 9
  • UCLAApplied 72 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 69 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 68 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 5
  • UC IrvineApplied 63 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 54 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 36 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 27 · Admitted 27 · 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 2018

  • Fall 2025Applied 94 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2024Applied 84 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2023Applied 84 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2022Applied 84 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2021Applied 79 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2020Applied 65 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2019Applied 64 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2018Applied 57 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 14

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

14 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 13 in 100 at the average high school in the San Mateo Union High district: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 78 of 564 students counted for it; suspension: 11 of 568 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 high school in the San Mateo Union High district 2.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

14 in 100This school
13 in 100At the average high school in the San Mateo Union High district
22 in 100At the average California high school

78 of 564 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.9%

of students were suspended at least once (11 of 568). 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 Design Tech

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?

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

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).
Design TechSame group, California
  • WhiteEnglish · 45 tested80%Same group, California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 44 tested61%Same group, California 44%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 39%2. Asian: 23%3. Hispanic or Latino: 17%4. Two or more races: 16%5. Filipino: 2%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White39%
  2. Asian23%
  3. Hispanic or Latino17%
  4. Two or more races16%
  5. Filipino2%
  6. Black or African American—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share3%
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.

Who are the families and teachers?

7%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 41 of 567. California: 63%.

27teachers, 2024–25

12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

72%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Mateo Union Highvs California
White · 45 tested in English, 44 in math
English80%080%+1268%
Math61%+457%+1744%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Mateo Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and Asian students, students of two or more races and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
White39%
Asian23%
Hispanic or Latino17%
Two or more races16%
Filipino2%
Black or African American—
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: 72% of teaching positions, 18.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 25.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Design Tech how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: designtechhighschool.org ↗Office: (650) 231-2701Administrator: Ken Montgomery

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
275 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City 94065

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 90% in 2025 to 81% 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? 54% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (115 students tested); California: 27%
  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 (650) 231-2701275 Oracle Parkway, 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.

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Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #112 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 7 in San Mateo Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate93%5725%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math49%8622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)73%6820%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math77%8018%
Chronically absent12 in 100635%
Suspension rate3.4% (19 of 567)515%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

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
2024–257892#112California 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
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2414 in 1005.1% (28 of 553)
2024–2512 in 1003.4% (19 of 567)

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 1111554%27%11%8%81%57%+24

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 1111336%23%19%22%59%32%+27

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 · English11554%81%
2026 · Math11336%59%
2025 · English12161%90%
2025 · Math12037%63%
2024 · English12654%83%
2024 · Math12740%65%
2023 · English11744%74%
2023 · Math11835%56%
2022 · English13345%74%
2022 · Math13428%51%
2019 · English13338%67%
2019 · Math13329%47%
2018 · English———
2018 · Math———
2017 · English13045%71%
2017 · Math13035%62%

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 · English12190%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math12063%
2024 · Grade 11 · English12683%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math12765%
2023 · Grade 11 · English11774%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math11856%
2022 · Grade 11 · English13374%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math13451%
2019 · Grade 11 · English13367%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math13347%
2018 · Grade 11 · English——
2018 · Grade 11 · Math——
2017 · Grade 11 · English13071%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math13062%

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
Schoolwide9424%39%34%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
White4580%0+12
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 · 12 in 100 → 2025–26 · 14 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.4% (19 of 567) → 2025–26 · 1.9% (11 of 568) · −1.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—16 in 100—
Male—12 in 100—
Asian—9 in 100—
Filipino—8 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—14 in 100—
Two or more races—17 in 100—
White—16 in 100—
Students with disabilities—19 in 100—
English learners—27 in 100—
Low-income—31 in 100—
All students—14 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 73% · numerator 100 students classified Prepared · denominator 137 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 2% · AP-pathway numerator 2 · denominator 100 (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 100 of 137 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
93%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
2%
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)
98%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
86%

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 2018–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20259476244.024.084.14
20248461344.074.164.21
20238463254.094.144.29
20228456264.084.224.24
20217945184.014.114.21
20206552224.034.104.08
20196443224.004.124.12
20185740143.944.024.18

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 2018.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202572129
Berkeley202467127
Berkeley202361127
Berkeley202268115
Berkeley20215994
Davis202568225
Davis202467268
Davis202368283
Davis202258256
Davis202156205
Irvine20256310under 3
Irvine20246512under 3
Irvine2023629under 3
Irvine20224912under 3
Irvine2021443under 3
Los Angeles20257264
Los Angeles20246764
Los Angeles202362107
Los Angeles202261115
Los Angeles2021593under 3
Merced20252727under 3
Merced20241513under 3
Merced20232322under 3
Merced20221313under 3
Merced202199under 3
Riverside20253630under 3
Riverside20242721under 3
Riverside2023158under 3
Riverside2022127under 3
Riverside202196under 3
San Diego20258125under 3
San Diego202472184
San Diego202371194
San Diego20225711under 3
San Diego202156123
Santa Barbara20256921under 3
Santa Barbara202461193
Santa Barbara20236711under 3
Santa Barbara202250123
Santa Barbara20215013under 3
Santa Cruz202554353
Santa Cruz202459426
Santa Cruz20235330under 3
Santa Cruz202241163
Santa Cruz20213719under 3
Universitywide2025947624
Universitywide2024846134
Universitywide2023846325
Universitywide2022845626
Universitywide2021794518

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.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 186 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections5
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)529

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 California2218%
California State University1916%
California community college2218%
In-state private97%
Out-of-state, 4-year3327%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1714%

122 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 86% · % 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$19,450 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,203 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$28,924 per ADA

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

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 52%Instruction support 12%Student services 14%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$122,240,65851.45%52%
Instruction support$28,977,38912.20%12%
Student services$33,909,91614.27%14%
Administration$14,864,5066.26%6%
Buildings & maintenance$27,074,22011.39%11%
Other$10,544,1844.44%5%
Total$237,610,873100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $237,610,873 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$19,450 per pupil
2020$19,203 per pupil
2019$19,357 per pupil
2018$17,001 per pupil
2017$16,893 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 94065 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94065 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$215,955
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)82%
ZIP-area population11,673
Median age43.0 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 94065 →

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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 · 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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