Public school with a magnet program · Long Beach Unified · Long Beach, California

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High — Rating & test scores

Long Beach · 9–12 · 682 students (2024–25)

7025 East Parkcrest Street, 90808mcbride.lbschools.net ↗(562) 425-3539

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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
75

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

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

In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (170 of 178); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 178
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 84% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 50% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 145. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Long Beach Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Ernest S. McBride, Sr. a good high school?

Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High scores higher than 89 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 89th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 17 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 32 in 100 at the average Long Beach Unified high school. 2.3% of students (15 of 664) 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 34 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, 81% of low-income students in grade 11 at Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High in Long Beach scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 12 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 38 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?

91% 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?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 84% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 50% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 145
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 · 145 tested

Advanced
48%
Proficient
36%
Below the standard
16%
This school84%
California57%
Long Beach Unified52%

84% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 145 tested

Advanced
19%
Proficient
31%
Below the standard
50%
This school50%
California32%
Long Beach Unified28%

50% 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 34 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 83% to 84% and math from 45% to 50%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202583%164 tested
→
202684%145 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202545%164 tested
→
202650%145 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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

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 school48%36%15%1%145
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Long Beach Unified24%28%23%25%4,274
Math, grade 11 · This school19%31%24%26%145
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Long Beach Unified13%15%21%51%4,279

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 · English and math have been above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202684%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202650%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 77% in 2017 to 84% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 48% in 2017 to 50% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201777%
167 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201877%
165 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201984%
169 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202273%
163 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202369%
165 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202479%
179 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202583%
164 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202684%
145 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201748%
163 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201850%
167 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201953%
159 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202232%
164 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202335%
167 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202445%
178 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202545%
164 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202650%
145 tested		32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

96% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 91% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 91% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 170 of 178 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

91%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 162 of 178 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

83%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 141 of 170 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

91% enrolled in college within 12 months · 157 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓11 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓56 · 36%
  • California community college61 · 39%
  • In-state private6 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year8 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled14 · 9%

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?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 12 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science3
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science3
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course12 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
38 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 · 170 of 178 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 · 162 of 178 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 · 141 of 170 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
75
Admitted
58
Enrolled
32

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 67 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 6
  • UC IrvineApplied 63 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 9
  • UC San DiegoApplied 53 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 4
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 40 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 6
  • UC RiversideApplied 31 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 29 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 27 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 4
  • UC MercedApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2017

  • Fall 2025Applied 75 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2024Applied 61 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2023Applied 72 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2022Applied 68 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2021Applied 60 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2020Applied 77 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2019Applied 87 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2018Applied 73 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2017Applied 45 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 10

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
108
Admitted
104
Enrolled
48

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 451 · Admitted 412 · Enrolled 170
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 200 · Admitted 170 · Enrolled 15
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 175 · Admitted 128 · Enrolled 17
  • San Diego StateApplied 146 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 142 · Admitted 131 · Enrolled 13
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 128 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 85 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 46 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 34 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 25 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 15 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 12 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 10 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 10 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 108 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2024Applied 96 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2023Applied 91 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 56
  • Fall 2022Applied 99 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2021Applied 82 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 45

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

17 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Long Beach Unified high school, 32 in 100 were. 2.3% 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: 110 of 655 students counted for it; suspension: 15 of 664 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 Long Beach Unified high school 3.3%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

17 in 100This school
32 in 100At the average Long Beach Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

110 of 655 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.3%

of students were suspended at least once (15 of 664). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Ernest S. McBride, Sr.

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.

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students here scored well above the same groups across California.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 81% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 42% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 21% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 81% in English and 48% in math, against 49% and 23% 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 S. McBride, Sr.Same group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 63 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 81%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 63 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 48%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 80 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 81%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 80 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 42%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 58%2. White: 16%3. Black or African American: 7%4. Asian: 7%5. Two or more races: 6%6. Filipino: 6%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino58%
  2. White16%
  3. Black or African American7%
  4. Asian7%
  5. Two or more races6%
  6. Filipino6%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. 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?

64% 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 · 9 of 14 English learners64%
Long Beach Unified · 3,165 of 7,09145%
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?

40%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 275 of 682. California: 63%.

29teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

94%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino and low-income 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 subjectHerevs Long Beach Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 63 tested
English81%+3843%+3249%
Math48%+2919%+2523%
Hispanic or Latino · 80 tested
English81%+3546%+3249%
Math42%+2121%+2121%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Long Beach Unified, 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.

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino58%
White16%
Black or African American7%
Asian7%
Two or more races6%
Filipino6%
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: 94% of teaching positions, 27.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 29.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Ernest S. McBride, Sr., and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Henry
    78th · Strong · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle
    Helen Keller Middle
    88th · Strong · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High · this school
    Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High
    Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Henry

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

    78th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

  • Cleveland Elementary

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

    83rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

  • MacArthur Elementary

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

    73rd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Helen Keller Middle

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

    88th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

  • Marshall Academy of the Arts

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

    76th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

  • Bancroft Middle

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

    70th percentile · Solid · 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 Long Beach Unified which school serves your address.

School website: mcbride.lbschools.net ↗Office: (562) 425-3539Administrator: Gonzalo Moraga

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
7025 East Parkcrest Street, Long Beach 90808

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Long Beach Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (562) 425-35397025 East Parkcrest Street, 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 #152 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 13 in Long Beach Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate96%6025%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math33%6822%
Ready for college or career (state measure)91%7920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math64%7118%
Chronically absent19 in 100585%
Suspension rate3.3% (23 of 698)515%
English learners: top level42%905%

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
2024–257589#152California 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
2018–198 in 1001.2% (9 of 755)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2419 in 1003.9% (29 of 736)
2024–2519 in 1003.3% (23 of 698)

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 1114548%36%15%1%84%57%+27

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 1114519%31%24%26%50%32%+18

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 · English14548%84%
2026 · Math14519%50%
2025 · English16446%83%
2025 · Math16420%45%
2024 · English17942%79%
2024 · Math17819%45%
2023 · English16529%69%
2023 · Math1677%35%
2022 · English16339%73%
2022 · Math16410%32%
2019 · English16951%84%
2019 · Math15918%53%
2018 · English16536%77%
2018 · Math16719%50%
2017 · English16740%77%
2017 · Math16317%48%

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 · English16483%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math16445%
2024 · Grade 11 · English17979%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math17845%
2023 · Grade 11 · English16569%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math16735%
2022 · Grade 11 · English16373%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math16432%
2019 · Grade 11 · English16984%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math15953%
2018 · Grade 11 · English16577%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math16750%
2017 · Grade 11 · English16777%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math16348%

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
Schoolwide15915%38%43%4%

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-income6381%+38+32
Hispanic or Latino8081%+35+32
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 · 19 in 100 → 2025–26 · 17 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.3% (23 of 698) → 2025–26 · 2.3% (15 of 664) · −1.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 10020 in 100+11 in 100
Male7 in 10013 in 100+6 in 100
Asian0 in 1004 in 100+4 in 100
Black or African American8 in 10022 in 100+14 in 100
Filipino7 in 1008 in 100+1 in 100
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10019 in 100+9 in 100
Two or more races10 in 10020 in 100+10 in 100
White7 in 10011 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities25 in 10027 in 100+2 in 100
English learners28 in 10029 in 100+1 in 100
Homeless21 in 10029 in 100+8 in 100
Low-income10 in 10022 in 100+12 in 100
All students8 in 10017 in 100+9 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 91% · numerator 162 students classified Prepared · denominator 178 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 97% · AP-pathway numerator 157 · denominator 162 (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 162 of 178 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
96%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
97%
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)
83%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
91%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2017–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20257558324.084.184.23
20246142173.994.064.11
20237240123.894.074.22
20226839154.044.264.36
20216032143.854.084.18
20207747233.803.973.94
20198748193.734.004.22
20187340163.804.004.09
20174522103.944.154.25

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2017.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20254096
Berkeley2024326under 3
Berkeley2023333under 3
Berkeley2022253under 3
Berkeley20213254
Davis202527184
Davis2024199under 3
Davis2023147under 3
Davis2022188under 3
Davis2021155under 3
Irvine202563239
Irvine202450158
Irvine20236683
Irvine202258147
Irvine20215163
Los Angeles20256786
Los Angeles20245565
Los Angeles20235975
Los Angeles20225465
Los Angeles202143under 3under 3
Merced20251919under 3
Merced202466under 3
Merced202399under 3
Merced202153under 3
Riverside20253130under 3
Riverside20241514under 3
Riverside20231813under 3
Riverside20221413under 3
Riverside2021108under 3
San Diego202553214
San Diego2024457under 3
San Diego2023373under 3
San Diego20223510under 3
San Diego2021376under 3
Santa Barbara20252912under 3
Santa Barbara20243112under 3
Santa Barbara2023285under 3
Santa Barbara20222510under 3
Santa Barbara2021185under 3
Santa Cruz20251413under 3
Santa Cruz20241715under 3
Santa Cruz202385under 3
Santa Cruz2022167under 3
Santa Cruz20211310under 3
Universitywide2025755832
Universitywide2024614217
Universitywide2023724012
Universitywide2022683915
Universitywide2021603214

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Precalculusthis 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, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count12
AP enrollment (male/female)505
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 38 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections6
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)706

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 California117%
California State University5636%
California community college6139%
In-state private64%
Out-of-state, 4-year85%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled149%

157 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 91% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,498 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 69,413 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$1,185 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 682

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,171 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 682

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,199 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 13%Student services 11%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$736,219,82160.54%60%
Instruction support$153,542,20912.63%13%
Student services$131,230,78810.79%11%
Administration$60,939,0305.01%5%
Buildings & maintenance$126,665,71510.42%10%
Other$7,400,6280.61%1%
Total$1,215,998,191100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,215,998,191 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$13,498 per pupil
2020$12,985 per pupil
2019$13,175 per pupil
2018$12,489 per pupil
2017$12,227 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 90808 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90808 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$137,855
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)47%
ZIP-area population39,317
Median age44.8 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 90808 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · 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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