Public school · San Marcos Unified · San Marcos, California

Foothills High — Rating & test scores

San Marcos · 6–12 · 101 students (2024–25)

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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
36

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of six of the seven high school 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, 82% of the class graduated in four years (58 of 71); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 71
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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Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math. In grade 11, spring 2025, 44% met or exceeded the standard in English and 12% in math, against 57% and 30% across California. 96 in 100 students (108 of 113) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 42 in 100 at the average San Marcos Unified high school.

Sources
Sentence 1
Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025 Students: all students tested in grade 11: 34 Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 432,651 in English, 431,903 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
Sentence 2
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 113. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 San Marcos Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask San Marcos Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Foothills a good high school?

Foothills High scores higher than 5 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 5th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 96 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 42 in 100 at the average San Marcos Unified high school. 0 of 136 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (2)

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

50% 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 below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2025

In grade 11, spring 2025, 44% met or exceeded the standard in English and 12% in math, against 57% and 30% across California.

These are the school’s spring 2025 results, the latest in our records for these grades. Grades 6–8 results are in the source records: Every tested year ↓

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 34
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 432,651 in English, 431,903 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
Exceeded standardMet standardBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2025 · 34 tested

Exceeded
12%
Met
32%
Below the standard
56%
This school44%
California57%

44% met or exceeded in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2025 · 34 tested

Exceeded
6%
Met
6%
Below the standard
88%
This school12%
California30%

12% met or exceeded 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 2025, math trails English by 32 percentage points in the share who met or exceeded the standard, against 27 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

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 Exceeded, Met, Nearly met and Not met, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2025
StudentsExceededMetNearly metNot metTested
English, grade 11 · This school12%32%38%18%34
English, grade 11 · California27%30%20%23%432,651
Math, grade 11 · This school6%6%9%79%34
Math, grade 11 · California14%16%21%49%431,903

Below the standard combines the state’s two lowest test levels, Nearly met and Not met. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

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

What you can do

Who can act on Foothills’ results?

San Marcos Unified’s board decides Foothills’ plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving San Marcos Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and math; and for students with disabilities on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Marcos Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

San Marcos Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read San Marcos Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

82% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 4% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 50% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

82%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 58 of 71 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

4%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 3 of 71 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

0%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 0 of 58 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

50% enrolled in college within 12 months · 38 students who finished high school

  • University of California1 · 3%
  • California State University2 · 5%
  • California community college14 · 37%
  • In-state private1 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled19 · 50%

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 · 58 of 71 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 · 3 of 71 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 · 0 of 58 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?

96 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average San Marcos Unified high school, 42 in 100 were. 0 of 136 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: 108 of 113 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 136 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 San Marcos Unified high school 1.8%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

96 in 100This school
42 in 100At the average San Marcos Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

108 of 113 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 136

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grade 6: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 7–8: 83 in 100, 10 of 12
  • Grades 9–12: 97 in 100, 95 of 98
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Foothills

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 ↓

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

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 48%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 48%2. White: 42%Unallocated share: 10%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino48%
  2. White42%
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share10%
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?

57%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 58 of 101. California: 63%.

5teachers, 2024–25

12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

78%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino48%
White42%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
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: 78% of teaching positions, 4.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 5.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask San Marcos Unified which school serves your address.

School website: sanmarcosusd16.smartsiteshost.com ↗Office: (760) 290-2544Administrator: Garth Phillips
158 Cassou Road, San Marcos 92069

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

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? 96 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (108 of 113 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  3. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  4. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (760) 290-2544158 Cassou Road, 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.

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,415 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 3 in San Marcos Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate82%4525%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math9%4322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)4%2520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math28%4418%
Chronically absent2 in 100665%
Suspension rate0 of 241615%

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. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

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
2024–25365#1415California 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
2018–190 in 1000 of 242
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2490 in 1000 of 230
2024–252 in 1000 of 241

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 · grades 6–8 and 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 6not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file48%—
Grade 7not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file51%—
Grade 8not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file49%—
Grade 116suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed57%—

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 6not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file37%—
Grade 7not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file38%—
Grade 8not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file36%—
Grade 116suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed32%—

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 · English1315%38%
2026 · Math138%15%
2025 · English4713%43%
2025 · Math464%9%
2024 · English494%37%
2024 · Math490%8%
2023 · English4416%50%
2023 · Math442%11%
2022 · English7731%61%
2022 · Math7321%36%
2019 · English3023%43%
2019 · Math244%8%
2018 · English1911%26%
2018 · Math170%6%
2017 · English2110%33%
2017 · Math190%0%

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 5 · English0—
2025 · Grade 6 · English4—
2025 · Grade 7 · English4—
2025 · Grade 8 · English5—
2025 · Grade 11 · English3444%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math0—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math——
2025 · Grade 7 · Math4—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math5—
2025 · Grade 11 · Math3412%
2024 · Grade 6 · English5—
2024 · Grade 7 · English——
2024 · Grade 8 · English4—
2024 · Grade 11 · English3842%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math5—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math——
2024 · Grade 8 · Math4—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math388%
2023 · Grade 3 · English0—
2023 · Grade 5 · English0—
2023 · Grade 6 · English4—
2023 · Grade 7 · English4—
2023 · Grade 8 · English9—
2023 · Grade 11 · English2759%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math0—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math0—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math4—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math5—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math9—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math268%
2022 · Grade 3 · English6—
2022 · Grade 4 · English9—
2022 · Grade 5 · English——
2022 · Grade 6 · English1258%
2022 · Grade 7 · English1354%
2022 · Grade 8 · English1861%
2022 · Grade 11 · English1669%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math5—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math9—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math——
2022 · Grade 6 · Math1127%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math1323%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math1833%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math1421%
2019 · Grade 11 · English3043%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math248%
2018 · Grade 11 · English1926%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math176%
2017 · Grade 11 · English2133%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math190%

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.

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 · 2 in 100 → 2025–26 · 96 in 100 · +94 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 241 → 2025–26 · 0 of 136 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female0 in 10094 in 100+94 in 100
Male0 in 10098 in 100+98 in 100
Hispanic or Latino0 in 10094 in 100+94 in 100
White0 in 10096 in 100+96 in 100
Students with disabilities0 in 100100 in 100+100 in 100
English learners0 in 100——
Foster youth0 in 100——
Low-income0 in 10097 in 100+97 in 100
All students0 in 10096 in 100+96 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 4% · numerator 3 students classified Prepared · denominator 71 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 33% · AP-pathway numerator 1 · denominator 3 (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 3 of 71 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
82%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
33%
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)
0%
This school may not offer A–G courses
College-going rate
50%

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 sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)102

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 California13%
California State University25%
California community college1437%
In-state private13%
Out-of-state, 4-year12%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1950%

38 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 50% · % 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$13,048 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 19,767 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$254 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 101

Central federal expenditures attributed here$322 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 101

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,110 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 63%Instruction support 10%Student services 10%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$190,342,65962.62%63%
Instruction support$31,519,31410.37%10%
Student services$29,922,9039.84%10%
Administration$16,446,8385.41%5%
Buildings & maintenance$29,610,6729.74%10%
Other$6,118,0122.01%2%
Total$303,960,400100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $303,960,400 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$13,048 per pupil
2020$12,040 per pupil
2019$11,775 per pupil
2018$11,157 per pupil
2017$10,669 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 92069 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92069 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$96,771
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)36%
ZIP-area population47,335
Median age36.1 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 92069 →

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  • No student group comparison is shown for this school this year: either no group had 30 or more students tested in each subject, or no same-grade district or state rate was available for its groups.
  • Its Scope Score is a high school score; results for its other grades are in these records.

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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