Charter school · Vacaville Unified · Vacaville, California

Ernest Kimme Charter Academy — Rating & test scores

Vacaville · 9–12 · 194 students (2024–25)

194 Bella Vista Rd, 95687kimme.vacavilleusd.org ↗(707) 469-2305
bottom1%Needs Support

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
12

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

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

In 2024–25, 57% of the class graduated in four years (64 of 113); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 113
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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66 in 100 students (158 of 239) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 24 in 100 at the average Vacaville Unified high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 239. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Vacaville Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Ernest Kimme Charter Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Ernest Kimme Charter Academy a good high school?

Ernest Kimme Charter Academy is in the bottom 1% of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 66 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 24 in 100 at the average Vacaville Unified high school. 10.8% of students (27 of 250) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 11 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, 10% of low-income students in grade 11 at Ernest Kimme Charter Academy in Vacaville scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

25% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $774,859 is planned for 10 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 24% of its $3.3 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 12% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 1% 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: 68 in English, 67 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 68 tested

Advanced
1%
Proficient
11%
Below the standard
88%
This school12%
California57%
Vacaville Unified57%

12% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 67 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
1%
Below the standard
99%
This school1%
California32%
Vacaville Unified25%

1% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 11 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 10% to 12% and math from 0% to 1%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202510%69 tested
→
202612%68 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20250%70 tested
→
20261%67 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school1%11%25%63%68
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Vacaville Unified27%30%24%19%1,032
Math, grade 11 · This school0%1%5%94%67
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Vacaville Unified9%16%24%51%1,025

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202612%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2017202220261%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 28% in 2017 to 12% in 2026. In math, it went from 0% in 2017 to 1% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201728%
64 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201839%
51 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201958%
50 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202215%
110 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202327%
96 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202425%
113 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202510%
69 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202612%
68 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20170%
64 tested		32%
442,457 tested
20184%
51 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201917%
52 tested		32%
438,107 tested
20224%
100 tested		27%
424,390 tested
20230%
96 tested		27%
440,912 tested
20244%
114 tested		28%
434,711 tested
20250%
70 tested		30%
431,903 tested
20261%
67 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Ernest Kimme Charter Academy’s results?

Ernest Kimme Charter Academy’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

Ernest Kimme Charter Academy is a charter school that CDE lists as locally funded, through its district.

What its plan pays for ↓

Vacaville Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

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

Life at school

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

57% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 1% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 25% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

57%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 64 of 113 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

1%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 1 of 113 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

2%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 1 of 64 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

25% enrolled in college within 12 months · 112 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college25 · 22%
  • In-state private1 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled84 · 75%

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.

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 · 64 of 113 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 · 1 of 113 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 · 1 of 64 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?

66 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Vacaville Unified high school, 24 in 100 were. 10.8% 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: 158 of 239 students counted for it; suspension: 27 of 250 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 Vacaville Unified high school 5.3%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

66 in 100This school
24 in 100At the average Vacaville Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

158 of 239 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

10.8%

of students were suspended at least once (27 of 250). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Ernest Kimme Charter Academy

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

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

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

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

10% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 2% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 11% in English and 3% in math, against 49% and 21% for the same group across California.

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).
Ernest Kimme Charter AcademySame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 49 tested10%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 48 tested2%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 38 tested11%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 38 tested3%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 54%2. White: 23%3. Black or African American: 10%4. Two or more races: 9%Unallocated share: 4%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino54%
  2. White23%
  3. Black or African American10%
  4. Two or more races9%
  5. Asian—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share4%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

63%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 123 of 194. California: 63%.

18teachers, 2024–25

17 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

6%in their first year, 2024–25

57%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Vacaville Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 49 tested in English, 48 in math
English10%−3949%−3949%
Math2%−1315%−2123%
Hispanic or Latino · 38 tested
English11%−3849%−3849%
Math3%−1417%−1821%

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

White students and 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, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino54%
White23%
Black or African American10%
Two or more races9%
Asian—
Filipino—
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: 57% of teaching positions, 11.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 19.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Ernest Kimme Charter Academy, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

Ernest Kimme Charter Academy is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Elementary
    Eugene Padan Elementary
    5th · Needs Support · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle
    Willis Jepson Middle
    45th · Developing · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High · this school
    Ernest Kimme Charter Academy
    Grades 9–12

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

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Eugene Padan Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    5th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

  • Alamo Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    34th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

  • Hemlock Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    42nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Willis Jepson Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    45th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

  • Vaca Pena Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    34th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Ernest Kimme Charter Academy 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: kimme.vacavilleusd.org ↗Office: (707) 469-2305Administrator: Ami Blackstone

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
194 Bella Vista Rd, Vacaville 95687

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

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 66 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (158 of 239 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 10.8% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (27 of 250 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 88% in English and 99% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (68 tested in English, 67 in math); California: 43% and 68%
  4. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  5. Why did estimated spending on these services come in $144,570 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?
  6. What did Maintain and increase staffing for career and life readiness pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $116,416 less?

Office (707) 469-2305194 Bella Vista Rd, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

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 #1,497 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 4 in Vacaville Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate57%1825%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math1%3422%
Ready for college or career (state measure)1%2320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math5%2818%
Chronically absent67 in 100255%
Suspension rate8.8% (22 of 250)315%
English learners: top level17%—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 yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–25120#1497California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1918 in 1002.6% (8 of 303)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2461 in 1005.1% (24 of 473)
2024–2567 in 1008.8% (22 of 250)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 11681%11%25%63%12%57%−45

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 11670%1%5%94%1%32%−31

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

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

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English681%12%
2026 · Math670%1%
2025 · English691%10%
2025 · Math700%0%
2024 · English1357%26%
2024 · Math1350%4%
2023 · English1254%30%
2023 · Math1240%4%
2022 · English1394%19%
2022 · Math1261%6%
2019 · English8324%53%
2019 · Math834%19%
2018 · English878%39%
2018 · Math875%8%
2017 · English1025%29%
2017 · Math1001%5%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English6910%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math700%
2024 · Grade 7 · English6—
2024 · Grade 8 · English1631%
2024 · Grade 11 · English11325%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math6—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math157%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math1144%
2023 · Grade 7 · English9—
2023 · Grade 8 · English2035%
2023 · Grade 11 · English9627%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math2020%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math960%
2022 · Grade 7 · English1741%
2022 · Grade 8 · English1225%
2022 · Grade 11 · English11015%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math1429%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math120%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math1004%
2019 · Grade 4 · English——
2019 · Grade 5 · English——
2019 · Grade 6 · English6—
2019 · Grade 7 · English5—
2019 · Grade 8 · English1937%
2019 · Grade 11 · English5058%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math——
2019 · Grade 5 · Math——
2019 · Grade 6 · Math6—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math4—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math1811%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math5217%
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · English1145%
2018 · Grade 8 · English1533%
2018 · Grade 11 · English5139%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math1118%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math1520%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math514%
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English——
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English2030%
2017 · Grade 11 · English6428%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math——
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math1916%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math640%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide770%9%75%16%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income4910%−39−39
Hispanic or Latino3811%−38−38
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 · 67 in 100 → 2025–26 · 66 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 8.8% (22 of 250) → 2025–26 · 10.8% (27 of 250) · +2.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female17 in 10069 in 100+52 in 100
Male18 in 10063 in 100+45 in 100
Black or African American0 in 10078 in 100+78 in 100
Hispanic or Latino21 in 10069 in 100+48 in 100
Two or more races35 in 10054 in 100+19 in 100
White15 in 10065 in 100+50 in 100
Students with disabilities27 in 10062 in 100+35 in 100
Low-income21 in 10071 in 100+50 in 100
All students18 in 10066 in 100+48 in 100
English learners—81 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 1% · numerator 1 students classified Prepared · denominator 113 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 1 (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 1 of 113 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
57%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
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)
2%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
25%

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
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)341

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00%
California State University00%
California community college2522%
In-state private11%
Out-of-state, 4-year22%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled8475%

112 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 25% · % 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$12,908 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 12,447 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$1,244 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 194

Central federal expenditures attributed here$917 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 194

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,748 per ADA

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

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 60%Instruction support 11%Student services 13%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$102,905,02960.04%60%
Instruction support$18,180,11510.61%11%
Student services$22,169,65612.94%13%
Administration$11,551,8886.74%7%
Buildings & maintenance$15,640,4709.13%9%
Total$171,388,091100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $171,388,091 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$12,908 per pupil
2020$11,278 per pupil
2019$11,479 per pupil
2018$10,517 per pupil
2017$9,935 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 95687 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95687 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$109,566
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)25%
ZIP-area population69,390
Median age38.5 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-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 95687 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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