Public school · Grossmont Union High · La Mesa, California

Grossmont High — Rating & test scores

La Mesa · 9–12 · 2,172 students (2024–25)

1100 Murray Drive, 91944foothillers.com ↗(619) 668-6000

33rdpercentileDeveloping

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

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

Grossmont Highhigher than 33 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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

Grossmont Highhigher than 33 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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

Grossmont Highhigher than 33 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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

In 2024–25, 82% of the class graduated in four years (417 of 506); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 506
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 11% of students tested in math scored Advanced, about two thirds of California’s rate (16%). Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Sources

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

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Grossmont Union High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Grossmont High a good high school?

Grossmont High scores higher than 33 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 33rd percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 21 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average high school in the Grossmont Union High district. 4.0% of students (93 of 2,340) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 29 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 49% of low-income students in grade 11 at Grossmont High in La Mesa scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

143 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?

76% 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 both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 59% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 30% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 463 in English, 465 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 · 463 tested

Advanced: 29%
Proficient: 30%
Below the standard: 41%

This school59%

California57%

Grossmont Union High57%

59% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 465 tested

Advanced: 11%
Proficient: 19%
Below the standard: 70%

This school30%

California32%

Grossmont Union High35%

30% 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 29 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 56% to 59% and math from 25% to 30%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202556%457 tested

→

202659%463 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202525%430 tested

→

202630%465 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	29%	30%	17%	24%	463
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Grossmont Union High	27%	30%	20%	23%	4,683
Math, grade 11 · This school	11%	19%	19%	51%	465
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Grossmont Union High	15%	20%	22%	43%	4,670

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

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

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202659%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202630%32%

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

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 67% in 2017 to 59% in 2026. In math, it went from 34% in 2017 to 30% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	67% 550 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	72% 467 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	71% 480 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	66% 540 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	60% 467 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	61% 472 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	56% 457 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	59% 463 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	34% 544 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	37% 462 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	32% 479 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	32% 540 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	23% 461 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	24% 472 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	25% 430 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	30% 465 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Grossmont High’s results?

Grossmont Union High’s board decides Grossmont High’s plan.

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

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

Grossmont Union High’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 Grossmont Union High’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. 51% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 76% 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 · 417 of 506 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

51%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 257 of 506 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

55%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 230 of 417 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

76% enrolled in college within 12 months · 459 students who finished high school

University of California24 · 5%
California State University CSU detail ↓62 · 14%
California community college217 · 47%
In-state private11 · 3%
Out-of-state, 4-year28 · 6%
Out-of-state, 2-year6 · 1%
Not enrolled111 · 24%

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?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

143 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 · 417 of 506 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 · 257 of 506 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 · 230 of 417 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: CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 129
Admitted: 125
Enrolled: 50

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.

San Diego StateApplied 546 · Admitted 296 · Enrolled 153
Cal State Long BeachApplied 230 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled 13
Cal State San MarcosApplied 199 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 21
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 180 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 10
Cal State FullertonApplied 111 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled under 6
San Francisco StateApplied 102 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 10
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 88 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 60 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
Chico StateApplied 56 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State LAApplied 53 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 51 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
San José StateApplied 48 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 46 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
Sacramento StateApplied 36 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
Sonoma StateApplied 33 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 32 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
CSU BakersfieldApplied 31 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
Fresno StateApplied 21 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 21 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
Cal State East BayApplied 18 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 11 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
Stanislaus StateApplied 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 129 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 50
Fall 2024Applied 108 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 37
Fall 2023Applied 143 · Admitted 134 · Enrolled 61
Fall 2022Applied 127 · Admitted 122 · Enrolled 52
Fall 2021Applied 133 · Admitted 122 · Enrolled 42

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

21 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 4.0% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 22 in 100 at the average high school in the Grossmont Union High district: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 473 of 2,270 students counted for it; suspension: 93 of 2,340 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 high school in the Grossmont Union High district 3.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

21 in 100This school

22 in 100At the average high school in the Grossmont Union High district

22 in 100At the average California high school

473 of 2,270 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

4.0%

of students were suspended at least once (93 of 2,340). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Grossmont High

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Teach here? Tell us Grossmont Union High’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

60% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. White students scored below the same group across California in English. Every group’s math 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).

Grossmont HighSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students

Two or more races32 tested62%Same group, California 67%
Hispanic or Latino210 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 60%Same group, California 49%
White164 tested60%Same group, California 68%
Low-income291 tested49%Same group, California 49%
Students with disabilities65 tested31%Same group, California 19%
English learners71 tested6%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 1% to 32%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino46%
White33%
Black or African American7%
Two or more races6%
Asian5%
Filipino1%
Pacific Islander<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Not reported—
Unallocated share1%

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?

37% 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 · 98 of 268 English learners37%

Grossmont Union High · 691 of 2,02734%

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?

64%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,389 of 2,172. California: 63%.

112teachers, 2024–25

17 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

80%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Grossmont Union High	vs California
Low-income · 291 tested in English, 292 in math
English	49%	+445%	049%
Math	21%	−122%	−223%
Hispanic or Latino · 210 tested in English, 211 in math
English	60%	+1149%	+1149%
Math	31%	+823%	+1021%
White · 164 tested
English	60%	+456%	−868%
Math	32%	−133%	−1244%
Two or more races · 32 tested
English	62%	+260%	−567%
Math	31%	−536%	−1243%
English learners · 71 tested in English, 72 in math
English	6%	06%	−28%
Math	1%	−34%	−78%
Students with disabilities · 65 tested in English, 66 in math
English	31%	+823%	+1219%
Math	5%	−27%	−38%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Grossmont Union High, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Asian and Black or African American students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless 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, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	46%
White	33%
Black or African American	7%
Two or more races	6%
Asian	5%
Filipino	1%
Pacific Islander	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
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: 80% of teaching positions, 78.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 98.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Grossmont Union High which school serves your address.

School website: foothillers.com ↗Office: (619) 668-6000Administrator: Dan Barnes

Location and visiting

Get directions

1100 Murray Drive, La Mesa 91944

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Grossmont Union High.

Questions for your visit

How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 37% 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 (98 of 268 students); California: 47%
What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 70% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (465 students tested); California: 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (619) 668-60001100 Murray Drive, 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

Literacy First CharterSan Diego County Office of Education · 2.0 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
82ndStrongScope Score 70
The Learning Choice Academy - East County2.4 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
18thNeeds SupportScope Score 45
IDEA Center2.5 mi
1stNeeds SupportScope Score 26
El Cajon Valley High2.6 mi
2ndNeeds SupportScope Score 30

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,003 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #6 of 13 in Grossmont Union High

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	82%	45	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	20%	55	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	51%	54	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	41%	53	18%
Chronically absent	22 in 100	57	5%
Suspension rate	3.6% (84 of 2,307)	50	5%
English learners: top level	14%	47	5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	50	33	#1003	California 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	14 in 100	3.0% (69 of 2,335)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	21 in 100	4.3% (97 of 2,242)
2024–25	22 in 100	3.6% (84 of 2,307)

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
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	463	29%	30%	17%	24%	59%	57%	+2

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
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	465	11%	19%	19%	51%	30%	32%	−2

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 · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	463	29%	59%
2026 · Math	465	11%	30%
2025 · English	457	29%	56%
2025 · Math	430	12%	25%
2024 · English	472	24%	61%
2024 · Math	472	6%	24%
2023 · English	467	26%	60%
2023 · Math	461	9%	23%
2022 · English	540	33%	66%
2022 · Math	540	11%	32%
2019 · English	480	31%	71%
2019 · Math	479	10%	32%
2018 · English	467	32%	72%
2018 · Math	462	12%	37%
2017 · English	550	31%	67%
2017 · Math	544	11%	34%

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	457	56%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	430	25%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	472	61%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	472	24%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	467	60%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	461	23%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	540	66%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	540	32%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	480	71%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	479	32%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	467	72%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	462	37%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	550	67%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	544	34%

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	489	9%	32%	50%	10%

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 · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	291	49%	+4	0
Hispanic or Latino	210	60%	+11	+11
White	164	60%	+4	−8

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 · 22 in 100 → 2025–26 · 21 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.6% (84 of 2,307) → 2025–26 · 4.0% (93 of 2,340) · +0.4 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	15 in 100	20 in 100	+5 in 100
Male	13 in 100	22 in 100	+9 in 100
Asian	7 in 100	22 in 100	+15 in 100
Black or African American	19 in 100	23 in 100	+4 in 100
Filipino	11 in 100	23 in 100	+12 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	14 in 100	22 in 100	+8 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native	36 in 100	—	—
Pacific Islander	12 in 100	12 in 100	0 in 100
Two or more races	15 in 100	18 in 100	+3 in 100
White	12 in 100	20 in 100	+8 in 100
Students with disabilities	23 in 100	27 in 100	+4 in 100
English learners	17 in 100	32 in 100	+15 in 100
Homeless	32 in 100	50 in 100	+18 in 100
Low-income	16 in 100	24 in 100	+8 in 100
All students	14 in 100	21 in 100	+7 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

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 51% · numerator 257 students classified Prepared · denominator 506 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 59% · AP-pathway numerator 151 · denominator 257 (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 257 of 506 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

59%

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)

55%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

76%

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

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	16
AP enrollment (male/female)	463
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 143 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	3
Physics sections	6
Chemistry sections	17
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	2,066

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

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	24	5%
California State University	62	14%
California community college	217	47%
In-state private	11	3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	28	6%
Out-of-state, 2-year	6	1%
Not enrolled	111	24%

459 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 76% · % 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$15,094 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 16,996 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$630 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,172

Central federal expenditures attributed here$535 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,172

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,618 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 59%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$190,081,010	59.06%	59%
Instruction support	$38,029,510	11.82%	12%
Student services	$34,439,150	10.70%	11%
Administration	$23,787,186	7.39%	7%
Buildings & maintenance	$32,547,217	10.11%	10%
Other	$2,975,208	0.92%	1%
Total	$321,859,282	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $321,859,282 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$15,094 per pupil

2020$14,426 per pupil

2019$14,539 per pupil

2018$10,759 per pupil

2017$10,591 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 holders1.1%

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.

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