Independent charter school · Helendale Elementary · Temecula, California

Empire Springs Charter — Rating & test scores

Temecula · TK–12 · 1,854 students (2024–25)

27740 Jefferson Avenue, 92590springscs.org ↗(951) 252-8800

45thpercentileDeveloping

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

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

Empire Springs Charterhigher than 45 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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

Empire Springs Charterhigher than 45 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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

Empire Springs Charterhigher than 45 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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

In 2024–25, 86% of the class graduated in four years (87 of 101); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 101
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).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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Empire Springs Charter, River Springs Charter and Harbor Springs Charter share this address in the state’s school directory. The California School Campus Database maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

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150 of 2,136 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26: about two thirds of the rate at the average high school in the Helendale Elementary district.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 2,136. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Helendale Elementary schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Empire Springs Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Empire Springs Charter a good school?

Empire Springs Charter scores higher than 45 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 45th percentile, Developing, spring 2025.

Grades 3–5: higher than 55 in 100 California elementary schools we score (55th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)
Grades 6–8: higher than 65 in 100 California middle schools we score (65th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 7 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 11 in 100 at the average high school in the Helendale Elementary district. 0.1% of students (2 of 2,283) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 25 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, 43% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Empire Springs Charter in Temecula scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

84 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?

38% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 62% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 37% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 124
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 · 124 tested

Advanced: 29%
Proficient: 33%
Below the standard: 38%

This school62%

California57%

Helendale Elementary59%

62% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 124 tested

Advanced: 23%
Proficient: 14%
Below the standard: 63%

This school37%

California32%

Helendale Elementary38%

37% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	40%	45%	51%
Advanced	15%	23%	19%
Proficient	25%	22%	32%
Developing level	25%	19%	13%
Minimal	35%	36%	36%
Tested	133	127	126
California	44%	46%	49%
Difference	−4	−1	+2

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	43%	53%	54%
Advanced	18%	16%	15%
Proficient	25%	37%	39%
Developing level	24%	16%	21%
Minimal	33%	31%	25%
Tested	123	171	128
California	48%	51%	49%
Difference	−5	+2	+5

English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	62%
Advanced	29%
Proficient	33%
Developing level	23%
Minimal	15%
Tested	124
California	57%
Difference	+5

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

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	32%	34%	20%
Advanced	14%	12%	11%
Proficient	18%	22%	9%
Developing level	25%	25%	34%
Minimal	43%	41%	46%
Tested	133	128	125
California	47%	42%	37%
Difference	−15	−8	−17

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	27%	35%	38%
Advanced	14%	22%	25%
Proficient	13%	13%	13%
Developing level	26%	31%	24%
Minimal	47%	34%	38%
Tested	122	171	129
California	37%	38%	36%
Difference	−10	−3	+2

Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	37%
Advanced	23%
Proficient	14%
Developing level	26%
Minimal	37%
Tested	124
California	32%
Difference	+5

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.

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

How do the elementary grades do?

Near California in English; well below it in math. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 45% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 29% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 55th percentile (Solid) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 386 tested

Advanced: 19%
Proficient: 26%
Below the standard: 55%

This school45%

California46%

Helendale Elementary47%

45% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 386 tested

Advanced: 12%
Proficient: 17%
Below the standard: 71%

This school29%

California42%

Helendale Elementary38%

29% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Near California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 34% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 65th percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 422 tested

Advanced: 16%
Proficient: 34%
Below the standard: 50%

This school50%

California49%

Helendale Elementary53%

50% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 422 tested

Advanced: 21%
Proficient: 13%
Below the standard: 66%

This school34%

California37%

Helendale Elementary40%

34% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 25 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?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 61% to 62% and math from 34% to 37%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202561%100 tested

→

202662%124 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202534%100 tested

→

202637%124 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	29%	33%	23%	15%	124
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Helendale Elementary	29%	30%	22%	19%	552
Math, grade 11 · This school	23%	14%	26%	37%	124
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Helendale Elementary	21%	17%	17%	45%	552
English, grades 3–5 · This school	19%	26%	20%	35%	386
English, grades 3–5 · California	24%	22%	21%	33%	1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Helendale Elementary	22%	25%	24%	29%	1,838
Math, grades 3–5 · This school	12%	17%	28%	43%	386
Math, grades 3–5 · California	21%	21%	25%	33%	1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Helendale Elementary	17%	21%	29%	33%	1,836
English, grades 6–8 · This school	16%	34%	20%	30%	422
English, grades 6–8 · California	19%	30%	23%	28%	1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Helendale Elementary	18%	35%	23%	24%	1,825
Math, grades 6–8 · This school	21%	13%	27%	39%	422
Math, grades 6–8 · California	21%	16%	23%	40%	1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Helendale Elementary	23%	17%	26%	34%	1,820

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.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202662%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202637%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 58% in 2017 to 62% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 23% in 2017 to 37% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	58% 31 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	57% 30 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	56% 43 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	60% 55 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	62% 69 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	66% 74 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	61% 100 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	62% 124 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	23% 31 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	23% 30 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	16% 43 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	13% 55 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	20% 69 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	24% 74 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	34% 100 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	37% 124 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Empire Springs Charter’s results?

Empire Springs Charter’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

Its 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Helendale Elementary authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2028.

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

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source

Life at school

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

86% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 45% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 38% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

86%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 87 of 101 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

45%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 45 of 101 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

47%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 41 of 87 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

38% enrolled in college within 12 months · 60 students who finished high school

University of California1 · 2%
California State University2 · 3%
California community college18 · 30%
In-state private0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 2%
Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 2%
Not enrolled37 · 61%

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)

84 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 · 87 of 101 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 · 45 of 101 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 · 41 of 87 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.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

7 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average high school in the Helendale Elementary district, 11 in 100 were. 0.1% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 150 of 2,136 students counted for it; suspension: 2 of 2,283 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 Helendale Elementary district 2.1%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

7 in 100This school

11 in 100At the average high school in the Helendale Elementary district

22 in 100At the average California high school

150 of 2,136 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.1%

of students were suspended at least once (2 of 2,283). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts

Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
Grades 4–6: 6 in 100, 25 of 436
Grades 7–8: 7 in 100, 24 of 343
Grades 9–12: 10 in 100, 64 of 642

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Empire Springs Charter

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?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

65% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in math.

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).

Empire Springs CharterSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students

Low-incomeEnglish · 71 tested59%Same group, California 49%
Low-incomeMath · 71 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 39%Same group, California 23%
Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 65 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 65%Same group, California 49%
Hispanic or LatinoMath · 65 tested32%Same group, California 21%
WhiteEnglish · 37 tested59%Same group, California 68%
WhiteMath · 37 tested38%Same group, California 44%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino57%
White26%
Black or African American8%
Two or more races6%
Asian2%
Filipino1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

40% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

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

This school · 23 of 58 English learners40%

Helendale Elementary · 12 of 2941%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

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

Who are the families and teachers?

61%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,123 of 1,854. California: 63%.

131teachers, 2024–25

13 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

3%in their first year, 2024–25

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

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Helendale Elementary	vs California
Low-income · 71 tested
English	59%	+455%	+1049%
Math	39%	+534%	+1623%
Hispanic or Latino · 65 tested
English	65%	+164%	+1649%
Math	32%	+824%	+1121%
White · 37 tested
English	59%	+1445%	−968%
Math	38%	−442%	−644%

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

Students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, 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, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	57%
White	26%
Black or African American	8%
Two or more races	6%
Asian	2%
Filipino	1%
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: 86% of teaching positions, 48 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 55.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Empire Springs Charter 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: springscs.org ↗Office: (951) 252-8800Administrator: Kathleen Hermsmeyer

Location and visiting

Get directions

27740 Jefferson Avenue, Temecula 92590

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

Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 63% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (124 students tested); California: 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (951) 252-880027740 Jefferson Avenue, 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

River Springs CharterRiverside County Office of Education · 0.0 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
56thSolidScope Score 58
Elite Academic Academy - LucerneLucerne Valley Unified · 0.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
63rdSolidScope Score 61
Elite Academic Academy - Mountain EmpireMountain Empire Unified · 0.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
65thSolidScope Score 61
Method Schools, LAActon-Agua Dulce Unified · 1.5 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
33rdDevelopingScope Score 50
MethodSchoolsDehesa Elementary · 1.5 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
29thDevelopingScope Score 49

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #812 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 4 in Helendale Elementary

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	86%	49	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	20%	55	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	45%	50	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	48%	58	18%
Chronically absent	5 in 100	68	5%
Suspension rate	0 of 2,481	64	5%
English learners: top level	26%	—	5%

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.

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 year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	54	45	#812	California 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	not on file	not on file
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	5 in 100	0.5% (10 of 1,934)
2024–25	5 in 100	0 of 2,481

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

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	932	19%	50%
2026 · Math	932	18%	32%
2025 · English	1,043	18%	46%
2025 · Math	1,039	15%	31%
2024 · English	881	17%	47%
2024 · Math	880	9%	25%
2023 · English	886	15%	43%
2023 · Math	889	10%	26%
2022 · English	821	16%	46%
2022 · Math	823	9%	27%
2019 · English	738	14%	46%
2019 · Math	738	9%	24%
2018 · English	654	15%	46%
2018 · Math	654	10%	26%
2017 · English	533	13%	41%
2017 · Math	535	9%	29%

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English	141	33%
2025 · Grade 4 · English	126	37%
2025 · Grade 5 · English	123	44%
2025 · Grade 6 · English	174	40%
2025 · Grade 7 · English	190	55%
2025 · Grade 8 · English	189	50%
2025 · Grade 11 · English	100	61%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math	141	33%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	125	25%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	122	21%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	174	33%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	189	40%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	188	30%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	100	34%
2024 · Grade 3 · English	124	37%
2024 · Grade 4 · English	126	36%
2024 · Grade 5 · English	124	46%
2024 · Grade 6 · English	133	48%
2024 · Grade 7 · English	157	50%
2024 · Grade 8 · English	143	52%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	74	66%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	124	31%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	126	26%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	123	24%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	133	23%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	157	25%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	143	23%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	74	24%
2023 · Grade 3 · English	142	36%
2023 · Grade 4 · English	119	41%
2023 · Grade 5 · English	129	43%
2023 · Grade 6 · English	139	37%
2023 · Grade 7 · English	155	43%
2023 · Grade 8 · English	133	50%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	69	62%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math	142	34%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	119	32%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	129	19%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	139	22%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	155	27%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	136	27%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	69	20%
2022 · Grade 3 · English	134	39%
2022 · Grade 4 · English	117	41%
2022 · Grade 5 · English	128	49%
2022 · Grade 6 · English	124	39%
2022 · Grade 7 · English	130	55%
2022 · Grade 8 · English	133	48%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	55	60%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	135	35%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	118	25%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	128	23%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	123	28%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	130	32%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	134	25%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	55	13%
2019 · Grade 3 · English	90	38%
2019 · Grade 4 · English	97	44%
2019 · Grade 5 · English	127	39%
2019 · Grade 6 · English	123	50%
2019 · Grade 7 · English	140	48%
2019 · Grade 8 · English	118	51%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	43	56%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math	90	31%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math	98	32%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math	127	19%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	123	26%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	139	22%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	118	19%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	43	16%
2018 · Grade 3 · English	99	40%
2018 · Grade 4 · English	116	41%
2018 · Grade 5 · English	102	49%
2018 · Grade 6 · English	104	38%
2018 · Grade 7 · English	99	60%
2018 · Grade 8 · English	104	49%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	30	57%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math	99	35%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math	116	32%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math	102	23%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	103	21%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	100	25%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	104	21%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	30	23%
2017 · Grade 3 · English	94	34%
2017 · Grade 4 · English	81	44%
2017 · Grade 5 · English	81	32%
2017 · Grade 6 · English	82	40%
2017 · Grade 7 · English	90	48%
2017 · Grade 8 · English	74	39%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	31	58%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math	94	38%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math	82	30%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math	81	23%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	82	27%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	90	31%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	75	25%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	31	23%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	382	9%	27%	49%	14%

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 · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	558	43%	+10	+4
Hispanic or Latino	516	46%	+6	+6
White	243	58%	+14	−4

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	+15	516	Accelerated	+6	513	Accelerated
English-only students	+15	456	not categorized	+6	453	not categorized
Low-income	+16	280	Accelerated	+9	279	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	+20	273	Exceptional	+5	273	Accelerated
White	+7	162	Accelerated	+4	159	Average
Students with disabilities	+2	63	Average	−9	62	Moderate
Two or more races	+14	35	Accelerated	+12	35	Accelerated
English learners	+3	32	Average	−2	32	Average
Black or African American	+23	21	Exceptional	−8	21	Moderate
English learners only	−4	21	not categorized	−5	21	not categorized
Asian	+28	14	Exceptional	+16	14	Accelerated
Homeless	+8	12	Accelerated	−19	12	Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English	+10	11	not categorized	−3	11	not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+15 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

516 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

State model · math+6 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

513 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 5 in 100 → 2025–26 · 7 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 2,481 → 2025–26 · 0.1% (2 of 2,283) · +0.1 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	7 in 100	—
Male	—	7 in 100	—
Asian	—	9 in 100	—
Black or African American	—	11 in 100	—
Filipino	—	4 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	6 in 100	—
Two or more races	—	3 in 100	—
White	—	8 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	8 in 100	—
English learners	—	9 in 100	—
Foster youth	—	7 in 100	—
Homeless	—	8 in 100	—
Low-income	—	10 in 100	—
All students	—	7 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

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 45% · numerator 45 students classified Prepared · denominator 101 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 1 · denominator 45 (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 45 of 101 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

86%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

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)

47%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

38%

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.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	not reported
AP course count	not reported
AP enrollment (male/female)	not reported
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 84 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	offered
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	2
Chemistry sections	7
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	1,556

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

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	1	2%
California State University	2	3%
California community college	18	30%
In-state private	0	0%
Out-of-state, 4-year	1	2%
Out-of-state, 2-year	1	2%
Not enrolled	37	61%

60 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 38% · % 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.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$11,199 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,163 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$18,003 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 61%Instruction support 10%Student services 7%Administration 14%Buildings & maintenance 8%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$7,035,214	60.37%	61%
Instruction support	$1,205,341	10.34%	10%
Student services	$786,519	6.75%	7%
Administration	$1,650,640	14.17%	14%
Buildings & maintenance	$949,905	8.15%	8%
Total	$11,652,727	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $11,652,727 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$11,199 per pupil

2020$11,312 per pupil

2019$11,793 per pupil

2018$10,508 per pupil

2017$11,851 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 92590 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92590 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$85,253
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	32%
ZIP-area population	5,089
Median age	38.8 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 92590 →

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