Public school · Saddleback Valley Unified

El Toro High

Lake Forest · 9–12 · 1,902 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
63 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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In 2024–25, 95% of the class graduated in four years (450 of 475); across California, 89%. Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students in the four-year graduation cohort: 475
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
31%
Met standard
33%
Below standard
36%

64% met or exceeded · 439 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaSaddleback Valley Unified
Exceeded31%27%33%
Met33%30%32%
Nearly met20%20%18%
Not met16%23%17%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
18%
Met standard
22%
Below standard
60%

40% met or exceeded · 435 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaSaddleback Valley Unified
Exceeded18%14%21%
Met22%16%20%
Nearly met20%21%21%
Not met40%49%38%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence
0.7% of students (13 of 1,983) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, against 3.2% at the average California high school.2024–25
0.7%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25
Source
CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students
all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,983
Comparison
13 of 1,983. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Saddleback Valley Unified schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school64%
California57%

Tested: 439 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school64%
Saddleback Valley Unified65%

Tested: 439 here · 1,777 in Saddleback Valley Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 6 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaSaddleback Valley Unified
Exceeded31%27%33%
Met33%30%32%
Nearly met20%20%18%
Not met16%23%17%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school40%
California30%

Tested: 435 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school40%
Saddleback Valley Unified41%

Tested: 435 here · 1,785 in Saddleback Valley Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 6 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaSaddleback Valley Unified
Exceeded18%14%21%
Met22%16%20%
Nearly met20%21%21%
Not met40%49%38%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201972%546 tested
→
202564%439 tested

El Toro

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201952%555 tested
→
202540%435 tested

El Toro

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English and math have been above California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grade 11
El ToroCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grade 11
El ToroCalifornia

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 72% in 2019 to 64% in 2025. Math went from 52% in 2019 to 40% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearEl ToroCalifornia
201972%
546 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202270%
490 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202363%
490 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202467%
451 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202564%
439 tested		57%
432,651 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearEl ToroCalifornia
201952%
555 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202247%
484 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202339%
489 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202439%
454 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202540%
435 tested		30%
431,903 tested

Ask: Math is lower than in 2019 here (52% to 40%) and across California (32% to 30%). How does the school check what’s working in math?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 450 of 475 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

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.

College / career Prepared

62%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

52%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

80% enrolled in college within 12 months · 488 high-school completers

  • University of California34 · 7%
  • California State University47 · 10%
  • California community college245 · 50%
  • In-state private10 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year51 · 10%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 0%
  • Not enrolled99 · 20%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied
112
Admitted
65
Enrolled
26

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

  • Fall 2025Applied 112 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2024Applied 103 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2023Applied 128 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2022Applied 144 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2021Applied 125 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2020Applied 119 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2019Applied 86 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2018Applied 101 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2017Applied 117 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2016Applied 117 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2015Applied 114 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2014Applied 129 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 45
  • Fall 2013Applied 123 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 39
  • Fall 2012Applied 114 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2011Applied 120 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2010Applied 107 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 39
  • Fall 2009Applied 136 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 62
  • Fall 2008Applied 99 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2007Applied 108 · Admitted 102 · Enrolled 61
  • Fall 2006Applied 88 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2005Applied 92 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2004Applied 97 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 39
  • Fall 2003Applied 99 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled 45
  • Fall 2002Applied 110 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 56
  • Fall 2001Applied 101 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 45
  • Fall 2000Applied 117 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 68
  • Fall 1999Applied 115 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 52
  • Fall 1998Applied 81 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 1997Applied 89 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 1996Applied 97 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 1995Applied 104 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 59
  • Fall 1994Applied 93 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 41

Campus records · fall 2025

  • BerkeleyApplied 52 · Admitted Masked · Enrolled Masked
  • DavisApplied 44 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 3
  • IrvineApplied 94 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 4
  • Los AngelesApplied 76 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 5
  • MercedApplied 25 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled Masked
  • RiversideApplied 45 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 6
  • San DiegoApplied 81 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 4
  • Santa BarbaraApplied 68 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 3
  • Santa CruzApplied 37 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled Masked

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 6
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics C: Mechanics
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 3
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 4
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Art History
  • Drawing
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers
184 of 294 Prepared students · 62.6%

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI, all students · 476 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.

Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers
91 students

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.

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Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

19 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
22in 100 at the average Saddleback Valley Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

372 of 1,960 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school19 in 100
at the average Saddleback Valley Unified school22 in 100
at the average California high school22 in 100
0.7%of students were suspended at least once (13 of 1,983), 2024–25
0.9%at the average Saddleback Valley Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

Parent voices

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Teacher & staff voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

240 English · 237 math tested

English49% / 49%
Math23% / 21%

Hispanic or Latino

200 English · 198 math tested

English44% / 49%
Math18% / 19%

White

131 English · 130 math tested

English78% / 68%
Math53% / 42%

Asian

44 tested per subject

English89% / 80%
Math82% / 67%

Two or more races

33 tested per subject

English91% / 67%
Math64% / 42%

English learners

43 tested per subject

English0% / 8%
Math2% / 6%

Students with disabilities

55 English · 54 math tested

English16% / 18%
Math6% / 6%

Homeless

51 tested per subject

English35% / 36%
Math12% / 13%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Saddleback Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 240 tested in English, 237 in math
English49%−251%049%
Math23%−124%+221%
Hispanic or Latino · 200 tested in English, 198 in math
English44%−448%−549%
Math18%−321%−119%
White · 131 tested in English, 130 in math
English78%+474%+1068%
Math53%+350%+1142%
Asian · 44 tested
English89%+188%+980%
Math82%+577%+1567%
Two or more races · 33 tested
English91%+1180%+2467%
Math64%+757%+2242%
English learners · 43 tested
English0%−22%−88%
Math2%+11%−46%
Students with disabilities · 55 tested in English, 54 in math
English16%−1127%−218%
Math6%−511%06%
Homeless · 51 tested
English35%−439%−136%
Math12%−214%−113%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Saddleback Valley Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

Filipino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students 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.

How each student group did

Read the student-group results as sentences

At El Toro High in Lake Forest, 49.2% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 50.8% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. El Toro High’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 1.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (23.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (44.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 64.5 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 240 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 45%2. White: 32%3. Asian: 10%4. Two or more races: 6%5. Filipino: 4%6. Black or African American: 2%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino45%
  2. White32%
  3. Asian10%
  4. Two or more races6%
  5. Filipino4%
  6. Black or African American2%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2024–25Here
Hispanic or Latino45%
White32%
Asian10%
Two or more races6%
Filipino4%
Black or African American2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

Half students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (50%, 955 of 1,902). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers88
Average experience18 years
First-year teachers5%
86% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 86.46%: 77.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 90 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

  1. ElementaryOlivewood ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
  3. High schoolEl Toro HighThis campus · grades 9-12
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Olivewood Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    25th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025

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

  • Rancho Canada Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    80th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

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

  • Lake Forest Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    73rd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

    91% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • La Madera Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    78th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    87% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Portola Hills Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    97th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    71% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary

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

    75th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

  • Foothill Ranch Elementary

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

    94th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

  • Trabuco Elementary

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

    50th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

Middle-school links

  • Serrano Intermediate

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    91% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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25255 Toledo Way, Lake Forest 92630

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. Math is lower than in 2019 here (52% to 40%) and across California (32% to 30%). How does the school check what’s working in math?
  2. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile
  • C. K. McClatchy HighSacramento City Unified · 2,569 enrolled · 50.3% meal eligibility23rdNeeds Support
  • Oxford AcademyAnaheim Union High · 1,315 enrolled · 50% meal eligibility99thStrong
  • Steele Canyon HighGrossmont Union High · 2,198 enrolled · 49.9% meal eligibility78thStrong
  • Roseville HighRoseville Joint Union High · 1,443 enrolled · 50.6% meal eligibility43rdDeveloping
  • Clovis HighClovis Unified · 2,779 enrolled · 49.5% meal eligibility80thStrong
  • Terra Linda HighSan Rafael City High · 1,248 enrolled · 49.4% meal eligibility73rdSolid
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 42.2–58.2% meal eligibility and 951–3,804 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is El Toro High a good high school?
El Toro High is in the 69th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 63 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 95% of the class graduated in four years (450 of 475); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are El Toro High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 64% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 40% the math standard; 31% and 18% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 439 students were tested in English and 435 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does El Toro High rank in California?
El Toro High is in the 69th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Solid, 2025). El Toro High ranks #453 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. 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 do attendance and suspension records show for El Toro High?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 19.0% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 372 chronically absent of 1,960 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 0.7%; 13 unduplicated suspended students of 1,983 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 19.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 0.8%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does El Toro High compare to other schools in Lake Forest?
El Toro High is in the 69th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,902 students. Use the schools in Lake Forest page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.
What do reported student-group results show at El Toro High?
At El Toro High in Lake Forest, 49.2% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 50.8% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. El Toro High’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 1.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (23.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (44.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 64.5 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 240 ELA grade test records. 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 El Toro High?
El Toro High had own-school AP authorizations for 27 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Physics C: Mechanics, Precalculus, Psychology, Research, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.
How many students from El Toro High go to UC?
In fall 2025, 26 El Toro 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.
Source records

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El Toro High is ranked #453 statewide · #3 of 5 in Saddleback Valley Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate94.7%92.9%25%
Exceeded standard24.7%20.3%22%
CCI overall Prepared61.8%51.7%20%
Met or exceeded52.2%43.8%18%
Chronic absenteeism19.4%22.7%5%
Suspension rate0.8%3.3%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)20.9%17.8%5%
Graduation rate
↑ vs CA 92.9% · index 59 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↑ vs CA 20.3% · index 60 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared
↑ vs CA 51.7% · index 61 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 43.8% · index 62 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 22.7% · index 59 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 1.4pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 63 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 0.9pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 58 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1143931%33%20%16%64%+16

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1143518%22%20%40%40%+16

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA45167.0%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math45438.5%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA49063.3%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math48939.5%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA49069.6%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math48446.9%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA54672.2%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math55551.7%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide45212%30%51%8%

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 Disadvantaged24049.2%−2+1
Hispanic/Latino20044.0%−4−5
White13177.9%+4+10
Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Susp
El Toro High ←—6369th percentile · Solid · statewide · 202524.7%52.2%0.8%
Trabuco Hills High2.5 mi7083rd percentile · Strong · statewide · 202535.5%64.1%1.6%
Mission Viejo High2.7 mi6981st percentile · Strong · statewide · 202529.4%57.5%1.0%
California average—57School average · no percentile20.3%43.8%3.3%
Silverado Highscored within its class, not statewide1.1 mi2559th percentile · Solid · within class · 20250.8%8.2%8.0%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

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.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$30,000 – $133,169
Average elementary principal salary$162,720
Average middle school principal salary$174,885
Average high school principal salary$187,915
Superintendent salary$356,227

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 63/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (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 61.8% · numerator 294 students classified Prepared · denominator 476 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 62.6% · AP-pathway numerator 184 · denominator 294 (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 this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 294 of 476 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.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201969/10083#246California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
202268/10085#238California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
202364/10077#367California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
202466/10081#301California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 17.6% → 2025 · 19.0% · +1.4pp
Suspension rate2024 · 1.6% → 2025 · 0.7% · −0.9pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA43931.4%64.5%
2025 · Math43517.9%40.0%
2024 · ELA45136.8%67.0%
2024 · Math45421.4%38.5%
2023 · ELA49030.2%63.3%
2023 · Math48916.8%39.5%
2022 · ELA49039.2%69.6%
2022 · Math48422.3%46.9%
2019 · ELA54639.7%72.2%
2019 · Math55524.9%51.7%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate
94.7%
AP pathway among Prepared
62.6%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings
A-G Completion
52.4%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
79.7%

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.

YearExcMet+AbsentSusp
201932.3%61.9%11.9%1.4%
202230.7%58.3%17.9%1.6%
202323.5%51.4%17.6%1.6%
202429.1%52.8%18.1%1.7%
202524.7%52.2%19.4%0.8%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female12.8%20.0%+7.2pp
Male10.2%17.8%+7.6pp
Asian2.9%9.1%+6.2pp
Black/African American20.5%20.0%-0.5pp
Filipino9.4%16.3%+6.9pp
Hispanic/Latino13.3%22.7%+9.4pp
Two or More Races10.9%16.8%+5.9pp
White11.4%17.3%+5.9pp
Students with Disabilities18.4%28.0%+9.6pp
English Learners17.7%26.5%+8.8pp
Homeless24.7%31.5%+6.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged15.5%23.8%+8.3pp
All Students11.5%19.0%+7.5pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202511265263.823.954.07
202410355303.794.014.14
202312874363.753.893.95
202214483343.864.014.10
202112571383.924.054.13
202011980373.914.004.14
20198650303.904.024.04
201810160333.793.944.00
201711773383.833.933.95
201611777483.763.913.94
201511463443.753.964.00
201412979453.733.913.97

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202552maskedmasked
Berkeley202441maskedmasked
Berkeley20236363
Berkeley20227265
Berkeley2021523masked
Davis20254483
Davis2024288masked
Davis20235015masked
Davis20225185
Davis20214514masked
Irvine20259484
Irvine202478178
Irvine2023101155
Irvine20221082411
Irvine2021792312
Los Angeles20257665
Los Angeles20246653
Los Angeles2023824masked
Los Angeles20221005masked
Los Angeles2021765masked
Merced20252521masked
Merced20241010masked
Merced20232220masked
Merced20222322masked
Merced20211212masked
Riverside202545376
Riverside202434253
Riverside2023563310
Riverside202255385
Riverside202136225
San Diego202581104
San Diego202463167
San Diego202396123
San Diego2022876masked
San Diego202178143
Santa Barbara202568173
Santa Barbara202454163
Santa Barbara202371164
Santa Barbara202283165
Santa Barbara202170198
Santa Cruz20253731masked
Santa Cruz20243021masked
Santa Cruz202353335
Santa Cruz20225016masked
Santa Cruz202136213
Universitywide20251126526
Universitywide20241035530
Universitywide20231287436
Universitywide20221448334
Universitywide20211257138

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count21
AP enrollment767
IB participationoffered · 68 enrolled
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections17
Total enrollment (CRDC)2,219

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.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California347.0%
California State University479.6%
California community college24550.2%
In-state private102.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year5110.4%
Out-of-state, 2-year20.4%
Not enrolled9920.3%

488 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 80% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ 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 in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,689 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 24,954 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$1 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,902

Central federal expenditures attributed here$926 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,902

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,633 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.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 65%Instruction support 12%Student services 9%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%

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.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,689 per pupil
2020$11,164 per pupil
2019$11,797 per pupil
2018$10,660 per pupil
2017$10,377 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92630
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92630
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$125,853
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)47.37%
ZCTA population67,152
Median age39.5 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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