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Griffin Academy High

Vallejo, CA · Grades 9-12 · 186 students · Vallejo City Unified

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63% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 26% in math. 85.5% graduate in four years. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.

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Math

26%

Grade 11 · Proficient or Advanced

English

63%

Grade 11 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

186

Total enrollment

Graduation

85.5%

Four-year graduation rate

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Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grade 11 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

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0%25%50%75%100%2023: 12%2024: 20%2025: 26%2023: 62%2024: 57%2025: 63%2023202420250%25%50%75%100%2023: 12%2024: 20%2025: 26%2023: 62%2024: 57%2025: 63%202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
202312%62%
202420%57%
202526%63%

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2023 to 2025

Has stayed near the 19th percentile since 2023.

Most rating sites would stop at “45% proficient” and call it done. Griffin Academy deserves a closer read. Two-thirds of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Griffin Academy's low-income kids hit 59.1% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

As a charter, Griffin Academy enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.

35 tested · 1 of 1 grade published

Griffin Academy High scores 42 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 19th percentile of 1,647 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Percentile among 1,647 high schools statewide
Year detailsYear2023 · 19th percentile · Scope Score 42 of 1002024 · 20th percentile · Scope Score 42 of 1002025 · 19th percentile · Scope Score 42 of 100
ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathYellow(Increased Significantly)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade202320242025
Grade 1162%57%63%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade202320242025
Grade 1112%20%26%
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

Two in five of students here meet the standard. One in five clear it by a lot.

ELA63% met or exceeded
Exceeded 31%Met 31%Nearly Met 26%Not Met 11%
Math26% met or exceeded
Exceeded 9%Met 18%Nearly Met 18%Not Met 56%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California high schools · average20% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2023–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+Grad rateCollege readinessAbsenceSuspension
This school4220%45%85.5%7.7%31.2%9.1%
CA average · High School5420%43%92.5%43.0%23.1%3.3%
This schoolCA avg
Scope4254
% Exceeded20%20%
% Met+45%43%
Grad rate85.5%92.5%
College readiness7.7%43.0%
Absence31.2%23.1%
Suspension9.1%3.3%

Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

How every group of students does here

At Griffin Academy High in Vallejo, 59.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 23.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Griffin Academy High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 36.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (18.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (68.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 3.8 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 22 students tested.

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 45% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 45%, district —, state 43%45%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 39%, district 20%, state 32%39% · −6 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 46%, district 24%, state 44%46% · +1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 42%, district 19%, state 32%42% · −3 vs school
MaleMale: this school 44%, district 20%, state 42%44% · −1 vs school

9 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Where graduates go

What happens after high school?

See the published graduate records below. Missing destination counts are not treated as zero.

College destinations and the full graduate record
Where graduates go · 2024–25

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 5 of Griffin Academy's 59 graduates enrolled in the University of California system.

Applied21fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted12
Enrolled5
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Where they landed (fall 2025)

9 of 9 campuses are masked below UC's privacy floor — a protection, not a verdict.

Campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several.

UC is one road of many — this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private, or an out-of-state campus. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom.

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 21 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher21 · district 24
Teaching staff16 teachers
Avg. experience8.3 years
Fully credentialed60%
PrincipalNick Driver
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Teacher salary schedule$59,813 – $111,308
Principal salary$140,845 – $157,447
Superintendent salary$306,368

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course breadth
AP exam qualifiers1 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here miss more school, and get suspended more, than the state average.

31.2% of students miss a month or more of school, versus 23.1% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — a school visit will tell you more than this number.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 31.2%, district 31.4%, state 23.1%31.2% · +8.1pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 9.1%, district —, state 3.3%9.1% · +5.8pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

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What gets spent · FY 2024–25

Its district spends $13,178 per student, less than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $13,178, CA average $14,491$13,178 · district average
District current expense · FY 2024–25$27,521 per student
District averageCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 63%Instruction support 9%Student services 9%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 11%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,178 per pupil
2019$12,777 per pupil
2018$13,268 per pupil
2017$11,239 per pupil
2016$11,022 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood · ACS 2024

Two-thirds of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

At 186 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 37% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino51.1% · district 54.8% · CA 56.1%
White6.5% · district 4.8% · CA 19.9%
Asian4.3% · district 2.5% · CA 10.2%
Black18.8% · district 19.4% · CA 4.8%
Other19.4% · district 18.5% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch71.5% · CA 64%
Median income$93K · CA $85K
Median home value$540K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+23% · CA 35%
ZIP population29,990
Median age41 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Culture & philosophy

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School-stated approach · questions for your visit

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What are the alternatives?

Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.

2025 · high schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

Private options →
SchoolTypePerformance bandAdvancedProficient or AdvancedDistanceSelect
Griffin Academy HighCharterNeeds Support20%45%School being viewed
American Canyon HighPublicSolid18%47%2.4 mi
MIT AcademyCharterDeveloping15%37%1.2 mi
Vallejo HighPublicNeeds Support9%27%1.3 mi
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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Griffin Academy High a good high school?
Griffin Academy High has a Scope Score of 42 out of 100, placing it in the 19th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,342 statewide. 20.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is near the California average of 19.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Griffin Academy High's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 44.7% of students at Griffin Academy High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 20.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 24.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 20.1% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 69 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Griffin Academy High rank in California?
Griffin Academy High ranks #1,342 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 19th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Griffin Academy High?
31.2% of students at Griffin Academy High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 9.1%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Griffin Academy High compare to other schools in Vallejo?
Griffin Academy High scores 42/100 (19th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 186 students. Use the schools in Vallejo page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Griffin Academy High serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Griffin Academy High in Vallejo, 59.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 23.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Griffin Academy High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 36.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (18.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (68.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 3.8 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 22 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
How many students from Griffin Academy High go to UC?
In fall 2025, 5 Griffin Academy High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

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How the Scope Score is calculated

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What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 6 things our score weighs

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Graduation rate85.5%92.5%25%
Exceeded standard20.1%19.8%22%
College readiness7.7%43.0%20%
Met or exceeded44.7%43.2%18%
Chronic absenteeism31.2%23.1%5%
Suspension rate9.1%3.3%5%

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures graduation, test performance, college readiness, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

Griffin Academy High: reading the evidence

Griffin Academy posts low test scores — and low-income students here beat the state average for their group by 21 points in ELA. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

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Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

Griffin Academy High is ranked #1,342 statewide · #3 of 4 in Vallejo City Unified.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate85.5%92.5%25%
Exceeded standard20.1%19.8%22%
College readiness7.7%43.0%20%
Met or exceeded44.7%43.2%18%
Chronic absenteeism31.2%23.1%5%
Suspension rate9.1%3.3%5%
Graduation rate
↓ vs CA 92.5% · index 49 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↑ vs CA 19.8% · index 54 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
College readiness
↓ vs CA 43.0% · index 35 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 43.2% · index 56 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 23.1% · index 49 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 2.6pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.3% · index 25 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 2.9pp higher vs 2024
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 113531%31%26%11%63%+14
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11349%18%18%56%26%+3

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide383%34%55%8%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2259.1%+36+21
Hispanic/Latino1968.4%+46+30
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Susp
Griffin Academy High ←—4220.1%44.7%9.1%
American Canyon High2.4 mi6118.4%46.9%3.0%
MIT Academy1.2 mi4914.8%36.9%3.8%
Vallejo High1.3 mi379.0%27.1%9.8%
California average—5419.8%43.2%3.3%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
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Graduation Rate
85.5%
AP Exam Prepared
7.7%
A-G Completion
8.5%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSusp
20234219#131520.6%36.8%35.8%9.4%
20244220#131017.9%38.4%28.6%6.2%
20254219#134220.1%44.7%31.2%9.1%
05UC admissions, universitywide2024–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
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YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
2025211253.563.783.92
202410533.934.20—

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

06UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
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CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20259‹3‹3
Berkeley20246‹3‹3
Davis2025174‹3
Davis202495‹3
Irvine20259‹3‹3
Los Angeles202510‹3‹3
Merced202597‹3
Riverside202576‹3
San Diego202510‹3‹3
Santa Barbara20257‹3‹3
Santa Cruz2025157‹3
Universitywide202521125
Universitywide20241053

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

07Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
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MeasureThis school
AP offerednot offered
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollmentnot reported
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 90 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Total enrollment (CRDC)104

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,647 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · UC Infocenter (annual refresh, summer) — ‹5/‹3 = masked, never summed across campuses · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · Data updated 2026-09-18

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