Public school · Apple Valley Unified · Apple Valley, California

Granite Hills High — Rating & test scores

Apple Valley · 9–12 · 1,791 students (2024–25)

22ndpercentileNeeds 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
47

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, 92% of the class graduated in four years (356 of 387); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 387
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).

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

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35 in 100 students (660 of 1,894) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. 7.5% of students (147 of 1,964) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Sources
Sentence 1
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 1,894. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Apple Valley Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.
Sentence 2
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,964. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Apple Valley Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Apple Valley Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Granite Hills a good high school?

Granite Hills High scores higher than 22 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 22nd percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English (reading and writing) by 38 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 51% of low-income students in grade 11 at Granite Hills High in Apple Valley 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 15 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 150 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?

62% 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?

Near California in English; well below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 54% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 16% 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: 362 in English, 355 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 · 362 tested

Advanced
22%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
46%
This school54%
California57%
Apple Valley Unified52%

54% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 355 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
12%
Below the standard
84%
This school16%
California32%
Apple Valley Unified19%

16% 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 38 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 higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 45% to 54% and math from 15% to 16%.

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 school22%32%27%19%362
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Apple Valley Unified22%30%26%22%988
Math, grade 11 · This school4%12%23%61%355
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Apple Valley Unified7%12%22%59%979

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 below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202654%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202616%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201745%
310 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201848%
331 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201939%
330 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202237%
355 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202346%
370 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202447%
373 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202545%
406 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202654%
362 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201710%
309 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201814%
329 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201910%
325 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202210%
347 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202313%
369 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202415%
372 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202515%
408 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202616%
355 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Granite Hills’ results?

The state took Granite Hills out of extra targeted support; Apple Valley Unified’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

It came off the list for 2025–26; it was on it in 2024–25.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

The state is giving Apple Valley Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Apple Valley Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

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

Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

92% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 58% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 62% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

92%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 356 of 387 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

58%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 224 of 387 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

36%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 129 of 356 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

62% enrolled in college within 12 months · 378 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓24 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓18 · 5%
  • California community college166 · 44%
  • In-state private6 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year20 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled143 · 38%

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 15 AP courses in 6 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 Science2
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts2
Every approved AP course15 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • French Language and Culture
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Art History

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
150 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 · 356 of 387 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 · 224 of 387 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 · 129 of 356 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
59
Admitted
40
Enrolled
18

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 44 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 33 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 3
  • UC DavisApplied 31 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 29 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 27 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 25 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 4
  • UCLAApplied 22 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled 3
  • UC MercedApplied 17 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 17 · 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 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 59 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2024Applied 64 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2023Applied 68 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2022Applied 59 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2021Applied 54 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2020Applied 45 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2019Applied 42 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2018Applied 35 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2017Applied 41 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2016Applied 32 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 10

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
91
Admitted
83
Enrolled
20

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 San BernardinoApplied 209 · Admitted 192 · Enrolled 19
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 160 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 156 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 21
  • San Diego StateApplied 148 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 125 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 13
  • Chico StateApplied 82 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 13
  • Sacramento StateApplied 59 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 56 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 55 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 42 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 37 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 35 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 29 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 28 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 28 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 27 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 25 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 24 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 15 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 10 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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 91 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2024Applied 72 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2023Applied 84 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2022Applied 78 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2021Applied 74 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 16

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

35 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 7.5% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 36 in 100 at the average Apple Valley Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 660 of 1,894 students counted for it; suspension: 147 of 1,964 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 Apple Valley Unified high school 4.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

35 in 100This school
36 in 100At the average Apple Valley Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

660 of 1,894 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

7.5%

of students were suspended at least once (147 of 1,964). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Granite Hills

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 Apple Valley Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

13% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino and White students also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

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).
Granite HillsSame group, California
  • White80 tested26%Same group, California 44%
  • Low-income272 tested13%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or Latino217 tested12%Same group, California 21%
  • Black or African American34 tested12%Same group, California 19%
  • Students with disabilities46 tested11%Same group, California 8%
  • English learners36 tested6%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 19% to 69%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 62%2. White: 23%3. Black or African American: 10%4. Two or more races: 3%5. Asian: 2%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino62%
  2. White23%
  3. Black or African American10%
  4. Two or more races3%
  5. Asian2%
  6. Filipino—
  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?

36% 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 · 63 of 175 English learners36%
Apple Valley Unified · 474 of 1,20639%
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?

74%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,323 of 1,791. California: 63%.

81teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

72%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in math for low-income students and other student groups, 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 Apple Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 279 tested in English, 272 in math
English51%+744%+249%
Math13%−114%−1023%
Hispanic or Latino · 224 tested in English, 217 in math
English48%+444%−149%
Math12%012%−921%
White · 81 tested in English, 80 in math
English69%+1455%+168%
Math26%+224%−1844%
Black or African American · 34 tested
English53%+1241%+1142%
Math12%−113%−719%
English learners · 37 tested in English, 36 in math
English19%+316%+118%
Math6%−17%−28%
Students with disabilities · 46 tested
English20%+416%+119%
Math11%+38%+38%

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

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino62%
White23%
Black or African American10%
Two or more races3%
Asian2%
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: 72% of teaching positions, 53.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 74.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Granite Hills, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    21st · Needs Support · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  3. High · this school
    Granite Hills 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

  • Sycamore Rocks Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    21st percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

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

  • Desert Knolls Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    51st percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

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

  • Rancho Verde Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    1st percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    83% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    41st percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

    50% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Apple Valley Virtual Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Check how it admits students.

    10th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Phoenix Academy

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    48% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Vanguard Preparatory

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    45% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Sandia Academy

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    41% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Sitting Bull Academy

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    25% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Apple Valley Unified which school serves your address.

School website: sites.google.com ↗Office: (760) 961-2290Administrator: Adam Powell
22900 Esaws Road, Apple Valley 92307

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Apple Valley 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? 35 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (660 of 1,894 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 7.5% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (147 of 1,964 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 36% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (63 of 175 students); California: 47%
  4. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 84% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (355 students tested); California: 68%
  5. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (760) 961-229022900 Esaws 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 #1,163 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 4 in Apple Valley Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate92%5625%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math9%4222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)58%5820%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math30%4618%
Chronically absent38 in 100445%
Suspension rate9.1% (179 of 1,970)265%
English learners: top level16%505%

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
2024–254722#1163California 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
2018–1920 in 10010.4% (181 of 1,739)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2439 in 10010.1% (194 of 1,912)
2024–2538 in 1009.1% (179 of 1,970)

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 1136222%32%27%19%54%57%−3

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 113554%12%23%61%16%32%−16

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 · English36222%54%
2026 · Math3554%16%
2025 · English40615%45%
2025 · Math4083%15%
2024 · English37317%47%
2024 · Math3721%15%
2023 · English37012%46%
2023 · Math3695%13%
2022 · English35513%37%
2022 · Math3472%10%
2019 · English33011%39%
2019 · Math3252%10%
2018 · English33118%48%
2018 · Math3295%14%
2017 · English31017%45%
2017 · Math3093%10%

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 · English40645%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math40815%
2024 · Grade 11 · English37347%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math37215%
2023 · Grade 11 · English37046%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math36913%
2022 · Grade 11 · English35537%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math34710%
2019 · Grade 11 · English33039%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math32510%
2018 · Grade 11 · English33148%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math32914%
2017 · Grade 11 · English31045%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math30910%

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
Schoolwide3714%22%68%7%

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-income27951%+7+2
Hispanic or Latino22448%+4−1
White8169%+14+1
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 · 38 in 100 → 2025–26 · 35 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 9.1% (179 of 1,970) → 2025–26 · 7.5% (147 of 1,964) · −1.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female21 in 10038 in 100+17 in 100
Male20 in 10032 in 100+12 in 100
Asian10 in 10018 in 100+8 in 100
Black or African American26 in 10044 in 100+18 in 100
Filipino0 in 100——
Hispanic or Latino20 in 10035 in 100+15 in 100
Two or more races30 in 10036 in 100+6 in 100
White18 in 10032 in 100+14 in 100
Students with disabilities29 in 10042 in 100+13 in 100
English learners21 in 10032 in 100+11 in 100
Foster youth54 in 10039 in 100−15 in 100
Homeless39 in 10052 in 100+13 in 100
Low-income23 in 10038 in 100+15 in 100
All students20 in 10035 in 100+15 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 58% · numerator 224 students classified Prepared · denominator 387 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 42% · AP-pathway numerator 93 · denominator 224 (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 224 of 387 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
92%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
42%
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)
36%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
62%

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 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20255940183.633.823.98
20246436203.523.833.98
20236847273.713.964.00
20225937223.793.974.05
20215443243.733.924.07
20204528153.673.843.79
20194225113.663.864.06
20183521123.844.064.13
20174124133.713.923.95
20163220103.433.723.85

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 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025274under 3
Berkeley2024183under 3
Berkeley20232153
Berkeley202222under 3under 3
Berkeley2021113under 3
Davis202531153
Davis2024225under 3
Davis2023148under 3
Davis202217under 3under 3
Davis20211910under 3
Irvine2025446under 3
Irvine20244683
Irvine20234793
Irvine20224463
Irvine2021419under 3
Los Angeles20252233
Los Angeles202424under 3under 3
Los Angeles20234443
Los Angeles202233under 3under 3
Los Angeles2021344under 3
Merced20251717under 3
Merced20241110under 3
Merced20231310under 3
Merced202255under 3
Merced20211110under 3
Riverside202533253
Riverside202438184
Riverside202337258
Riverside202237284
Riverside2021322513
San Diego20252993
San Diego202442115
San Diego202335206
San Diego202230158
San Diego202136196
Santa Barbara202525114
Santa Barbara202425114
Santa Barbara20233113under 3
Santa Barbara202212104
Santa Barbara20211710under 3
Santa Cruz20251713under 3
Santa Cruz20243213under 3
Santa Cruz20232015under 3
Santa Cruz20229under 3under 3
Universitywide2025594018
Universitywide2024643620
Universitywide2023684727
Universitywide2022593722
Universitywide2021544324

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
2-D Art and Designthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Psychologythis 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 count6
AP enrollment (male/female)113
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 150 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections7
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,733

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 California246%
California State University185%
California community college16644%
In-state private62%
Out-of-state, 4-year205%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled14338%

378 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 62% · % 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$11,653 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 12,892 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$1,375 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,791

Central federal expenditures attributed here$308 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,791

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,836 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 65%Instruction support 10%Student services 8%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 11%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$160,902,30765.43%65%
Instruction support$23,654,8579.62%10%
Student services$19,012,8077.73%8%
Administration$14,374,8285.85%6%
Buildings & maintenance$27,956,78511.37%11%
Total$245,901,585100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $245,901,585 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$11,653 per pupil
2020$9,934 per pupil
2019$10,396 per pupil
2018$8,812 per pupil
2017$8,939 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 holders2.7%

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 92307 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92307 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$77,106
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22%
ZIP-area population41,180
Median age35.7 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 92307 →

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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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