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East Union High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

East Union posts 34% meeting the standard and 10.6% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

1700 North Union Road, 95336 (opens in new tab)·Manteca Unified·Manteca·Grades 9-12·1,524 students·62% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(209) 858-7270·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4647
% Exceeded11%16%
% Met+34%36%
Grad rate92.4%86.6%
College readiness21.9%33.9%
Absence22.3%30.2%
Suspension5.3%3.6%
Scope Score
46
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,222 statewide · #4 of 7 in Manteca Unified

East Union High scores 46 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 43rd percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “34% proficient” and call it done. East Union deserves a closer read. The school sits in Manteca, where three in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 43rd percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAGreen(Increased)MathYellow(Increased)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 34% meet the standard today, versus 39% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1157%48%44%49%51%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1121%13%14%17%17%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
34%
State 36%
Graduate
92%
State 87%
Pass an AP exam
22%
State 34%

Of 100 students here: 34 are proficient by 11th grade → 92 graduate → 22 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
92.4%
State 86.6%
5.8pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
10.6%
State 15.8%
5.2pp below state avg
College readiness
21.9%
State 33.9%
AP course or exam readiness below state avg
Met or exceeded
33.9%
State 35.7%
1.8pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
22.3%
State 30.2%
7.9pp below state avg
Suspension rate
5.3%
State 3.6%
1.7pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
27.8%
State 18.0%
9.9pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At East Union High in Manteca, 46.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 32.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. East Union High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 13.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (12.7% Math proficient); Hispanic students (45.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 48.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 235 students tested.

All students at this school: 34% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 34%, district —, state 36%34%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 29%, district 26%, state 32%29% · −5 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 29%, district 23%, state 32%29% · −5 vs school
MaleMale: this school 33%, district 28%, state 42%33% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 36%, district 31%, state 44%36% · +2 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 47%, district 33%, state 56%47% · +13 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 1%, district 8%, state 11%1% · −33 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 7%, district 7%, state 15%7% · −27 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 17%, district 18%, state 22%17% · −17 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 31%, district 46%, state 72%31% · −3 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 46%, district 49%, state 65%46% · +12 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 27%, district 36%, state 56%27% · −7 vs school

5 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored
Hispanic56.5% AP · 60.0% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native0.0% AP · 0.4% enroll.
Asian13.1% AP · 7.6% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.6% AP · 0.6% enroll.
Black2.4% AP · 2.7% enroll.
White25.6% AP · 25.7% enroll.
Two or more races1.8% AP · 2.9% enroll.
English learners1.8% AP · 13.8% enroll.
Students with disabilities1.2% AP · 13.2% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 22.3%, district 24.3%, state 30.2%22.3% · −7.9pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 5.3%, district —, state 3.6%5.3% · +1.7pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1221.9%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
No feeder data available for this level
▼
High School
East Union High
46/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
63%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of East Union's class of 2023, 63% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 326 completers, 63% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 10 (3%)California State University 36 (11%)California community college 134 (41%)In-state private 9 (3%)Out-of-state, 4-year 15 (5%)Out-of-state, 2-year 2 (1%)Not enrolled 120 (37%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 11 of East Union's 340 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Merced the most common landing, with 3 enrollees.

Applied34fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted27
Enrolled11
Where they landed (fall 2025)

7 of 9 campuses are masked below UC's privacy floor — a protection, not a verdict.

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

UC enrollees, universitywide, 2014–2025

Peak: 22 enrolled, 2020

UC publishes this trend back to 1994 — no other destination has a comparable multi-year record

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 63% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (134) than at UC (10).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 20:1, district 24:120:1
Teaching staff82 teachers
Avg. experience15.8 years
Fully credentialed80%
First-year teachers6%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$65,521 – $125,430
Principal salary$190,036 – $204,844
Superintendent salary$382,713

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers37 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers89 students
Advanced Coursework

East Union's teachers are authorized to teach 14 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — including Calculus BC, Calculus AB, and Statistics.

AP subjects taught14
Math & Computer Science (4)Calculus AB · Calculus BC · Precalculus · Statistics
Sciences (1)Biology
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (6)European History · Human Geography · Macroeconomics · Psychology · U.S. Government and Politics · United States History
World Languages & Cultures (1)Spanish Language and Culture

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $17,918, CA average $14,491$17,918 · spent at this school
Federal share$517 per student

$517 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,863 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction60%
Instruction support14%
Student services10%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$11,831 per pupil
2019$11,417 per pupil
2018$12,178 per pupil
2017$11,523 per pupil
2016$10,492 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic64.6%
District 55.4% · CA 56.1%
White22.6%
District 13.8% · CA 19.9%
Other6.4%
District 10.5% · CA 9.0%
Asian4.3%
District 14.7% · CA 10.2%
Black2.2%
District 5.5% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 62.4% (1pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$89K · CA $85K
Median home value$546K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+17% · CA 35%
ZIP population50,185
Median age38 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 21% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is East Union High a good high school?

East Union High has a Scope Score of 46 out of 100, placing it in the 43rd percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,222 statewide. 10.6% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 5.2 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are East Union High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 33.9% of students at East Union High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 10.6% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 23.3% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 10.6% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 697 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does East Union High rank in California?

East Union High ranks #1,222 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 43rd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at East Union High?

22.3% of students at East Union High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 5.3%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does East Union High compare to other schools in Manteca?

East Union High scores 46/100 (43rd percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,524 students. Use the schools in Manteca page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does East Union High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At East Union High in Manteca, 46.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 32.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. East Union High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 13.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (12.7% Math proficient); Hispanic students (45.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 48.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 235 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What AP courses are offered at East Union High?

East Union High's teachers are authorized to teach 14 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, European History, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Precalculus, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from East Union High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 11 East Union High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

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Private alternatives nearby

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
92.4%
↑ vs CA 86.6% · 56th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
10.6%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 44th pctile
College readiness · 20%
21.9%
↓ vs CA 33.9% · 43th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
33.9%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 48th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
22.3%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 56th pctile
▲ 1.4pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
5.3%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 42th pctile
▼ 0.2pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
27.8%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 69th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1134716%35%27%22%51%+2
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 113505%11%25%58%17%−7

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide3582%20%69%10%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged23546.0%+13+8
Hispanic/Latino21345.5%+15+7
White8365.1%+24+3
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = the same students tracked across grades, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
East Union High ←—4610.6%33.9%——5.3%
Sierra High2 mi5723.5%51.7%——2.4%
Manteca High2.1 mi4814.1%38.6%——5.4%
California average—4715.8%35.7%——3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
92.4%
AP Exam Prepared
21.9%
A-G Completion
30.0%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
63.2%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20194849#105015.1%39.0%10.4%5.9%—
20224341#12369.1%30.7%30.9%5.9%—
20234340#12828.9%29.0%25.6%6.2%—
20244441#12628.3%32.8%20.9%5.5%—
20254643#122210.6%33.9%22.3%5.3%—
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female9.9%22.6%+12.7pp
Male9.8%21.3%+11.5pp
Asian1.3%20.5%+19.2pp
Black/African American11.9%27.5%+15.6pp
White5.4%11.1%+5.7pp
Hispanic/Latino10.1%23.2%+13.1pp
American Indian/Alaska Native18.2%——
Pacific Islander25.0%——
Two or More Races15.2%23.8%+8.6pp
Students with Disabilities18.4%30.6%+12.2pp
English Learners8.3%21.7%+13.4pp
Homeless33.3%30.8%-2.5pp
Military-Connected1.8%12.5%+10.7pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged11.1%23.7%+12.6pp
All Students9.8%21.9%+12.1pp
Foster Youth—66.7%—
06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
20253427113.763.863.98
20243327163.833.943.98
20234430123.753.874.05
20225440133.673.743.91
20214431193.683.853.89
20204737223.573.693.65
20195331123.683.854.06
20184724103.643.924.05
20173422133.673.883.79
20164026153.703.863.90
2015282093.683.813.87
2014201293.583.883.90

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202519‹3‹3
Berkeley202420‹3‹3
Berkeley20232863
Berkeley202224‹3‹3
Berkeley20212355
Davis2025249‹3
Davis202424148
Davis20233711‹3
Davis20223893
Davis202126135
Irvine2025177‹3
Irvine20249‹3‹3
Irvine2023133‹3
Irvine202221‹3‹3
Irvine202116‹3‹3
Los Angeles202516‹3‹3
Los Angeles202417‹3‹3
Los Angeles202317‹3‹3
Los Angeles202220‹3‹3
Los Angeles202114‹3‹3
Merced202513123
Merced202465‹3
Merced20231614‹3
Merced20222422‹3
Merced202120176
Riverside202564‹3
Riverside202453‹3
Riverside202253‹3
Riverside20217‹3‹3
San Diego2025113‹3
San Diego2024177‹3
San Diego2023163‹3
San Diego2022213‹3
San Diego2021163‹3
Santa Barbara20251373
Santa Barbara202414103
Santa Barbara202320113
Santa Barbara202221123
Santa Barbara20211311‹3
Santa Cruz2025106‹3
Santa Cruz20242116‹3
Santa Cruz20232110‹3
Santa Cruz202231103
Santa Cruz2021167‹3
Universitywide2025342711
Universitywide2024332716
Universitywide2023443012
Universitywide2022544013
Universitywide2021443119

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026
SubjectTaught by
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

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

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count9
AP enrollment168
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections9
Total enrollment (CRDC)1,566

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California103.1%
California State University3611.0%
California community college13441.1%
In-state private92.8%
Out-of-state, 4-year154.6%
Out-of-state, 2-year20.6%
Not enrolled12036.8%

326 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 63% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · 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 in tables 06-07 above.

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