Public school · Apple Valley Unified · Apple Valley, California

High Desert Premier Academy — Rating & test scores

Apple Valley · K–12 · 208 students (2024–25)

21950 Nisqually Road, 92308sites.google.com ↗(760) 240-4252
1stpercentileNeeds 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
28

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, 84% of the class graduated in four years (130 of 154); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 154
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).

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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73 in 100 students (303 of 413) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about twice the rate at the average Apple Valley Unified high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 413. 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 High Desert Premier Academy a good school?

High Desert Premier Academy scores higher than 1 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 1st percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 3 in 100 California middle schools we score (3rd percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 73 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 36 in 100 at the average Apple Valley Unified high school. 3.4% of students (15 of 446) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

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How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 10% of low-income students in grades 8 and 11 at High Desert Premier Academy in Apple Valley scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 44% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

24% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 9% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 1% 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: 79 in English, 78 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 · 79 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
9%
Below the standard
91%
This school9%
California57%
Apple Valley Unified52%

9% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 78 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
1%
Below the standard
99%
This school1%
California32%
Apple Valley Unified19%

1% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7, 8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed15%
Advancedsuppressed0%
Proficientsuppressed15%
Developing levelsuppressed39%
Minimalsuppressed46%
Tested413
California51%49%
Difference—−34
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced9%
Advanced0%
Proficient9%
Developing level26%
Minimal65%
Tested79
California57%
Difference−48

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

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed0%
Advancedsuppressed0%
Proficientsuppressed0%
Developing levelsuppressed23%
Minimalsuppressed77%
Tested513
California38%36%
Difference—−36
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced1%
Advanced0%
Proficient1%
Developing level3%
Minimal96%
Tested78
California32%
Difference−31

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the middle grades do?

In grade 8, spring 2026, 15% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and none in math, against 49% and 36% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years. The middle grades are placed separately: 3rd percentile (Needs Support) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grade 8 · spring 2026 · 13 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
85%
This school15%
California49%
Apple Valley Unified35%

15% Proficient or Advanced in grade 8.

Math

Grade 8 · spring 2026 · 13 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
100%
This school0%
California36%
Apple Valley Unified21%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grade 8.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English stayed at 9% and math stayed at 1%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

20259%95 tested
→
20269%79 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20251%93 tested
→
20261%78 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
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school0%9%26%65%79
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Apple Valley Unified22%30%26%22%988
Math, grade 11 · This school0%1%3%96%78
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Apple Valley Unified7%12%22%59%979
English, grade 8 · This school0%15%39%46%13
English, grade 8 · California19%30%24%27%421,354
English, grade 8 · Apple Valley Unified10%25%26%39%1,144
Math, grade 8 · This school0%0%23%77%13
Math, grade 8 · California22%14%22%42%421,472
Math, grade 8 · Apple Valley Unified9%12%23%56%1,145

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 stayed well below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2017202220269%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2017202220261%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 11% in 2017 to 9% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 4% in 2017 to 1% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201711%
28 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201814%
57 tested		56%
439,134 tested
20197%
42 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202220%
56 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202316%
113 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202411%
95 tested		56%
435,296 tested
20259%
95 tested		57%
432,651 tested
20269%
79 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20174%
28 tested		32%
442,457 tested
20182%
57 tested		31%
437,883 tested
20192%
44 tested		32%
438,107 tested
20220%
55 tested		27%
424,390 tested
20231%
115 tested		27%
440,912 tested
20240%
97 tested		28%
434,711 tested
20251%
93 tested		30%
431,903 tested
20261%
78 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on High Desert Premier Academy’s results?

Apple Valley Unified’s board decides High Desert Premier Academy’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

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) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

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

84% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 3% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 24% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

84%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 130 of 154 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

3%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 4 of 154 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

0%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 0 of 130 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

24% enrolled in college within 12 months · 119 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college26 · 22%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 2%
  • Not enrolled90 · 75%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 130 of 154 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 · 4 of 154 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 0 of 130 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

73 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Apple Valley Unified high school, 36 in 100 were. 3.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 303 of 413 students counted for it; suspension: 15 of 446 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

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

303 of 413 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.4%

of students were suspended at least once (15 of 446). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades K–6: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 7–8: 86 in 100, 24 of 28
  • Grades 9–12: 72 in 100, 279 of 385
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at High Desert Premier Academy

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 ↓

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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?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same groups across California.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

9% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 1% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 7% in English and 2% in math, against 49% and 21% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
High Desert Premier AcademySame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 68 tested9%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 67 tested1%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 54 tested7%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 53 tested2%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 63%2. White: 24%3. Black or African American: 8%Unallocated share: 5%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino63%
  2. White24%
  3. Black or African American8%
  4. Asian—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share5%
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?

43% 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 · 12 of 28 English learners43%
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?

81%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 168 of 208. California: 63%.

14teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

40%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there for low-income and Hispanic or Latino students, 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 · 68 tested in English, 67 in math
English9%−3544%−4049%
Math1%−1314%−2223%
Hispanic or Latino · 54 tested in English, 53 in math
English7%−3744%−4249%
Math2%−1012%−1921%

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.

White students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, students with disabilities 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 Latino63%
White24%
Black or African American8%
Asian—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 40% of teaching positions, 4.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 10.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into High Desert Premier Academy, and how do I get in?

  1. Grades K–12 · this school
    High Desert Premier Academy

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Apple Valley Unified which school serves your address.

School website: sites.google.com ↗Office: (760) 240-4252Administrator: Sarah Kennedy-Garcia

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
21950 Nisqually Road, Apple Valley 92308

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? 73 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (303 of 413 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 91% in English and 99% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (79 tested in English, 78 in math); California: 43% and 68%
  3. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  4. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (760) 240-425221950 Nisqually 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.

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 #1,473 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 4 in Apple Valley Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate84%4825%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math2%3422%
Ready for college or career (state measure)3%2420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math5%2818%
Chronically absent76 in 100175%
Suspension rate1.7% (7 of 412)575%
English learners: top level32%745%

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
2024–25281#1473California 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
2018–1962 in 10010.3% (52 of 506)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2480 in 1005.8% (27 of 468)
2024–2576 in 1001.7% (7 of 412)

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
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 · English960%10%
2026 · Math960%1%
2025 · English1193%9%
2025 · Math1190%1%
2024 · English1134%12%
2024 · Math1150%1%
2023 · English1552%15%
2023 · Math1571%2%
2022 · English863%21%
2022 · Math840%5%
2019 · English1292%19%
2019 · Math1302%7%
2018 · English1521%21%
2018 · Math1521%5%
2017 · English1255%14%
2017 · Math1272%6%

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 7 · English119%
2025 · Grade 8 · English138%
2025 · Grade 11 · English959%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math110%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math150%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math931%
2024 · Grade 7 · English9—
2024 · Grade 8 · English9—
2024 · Grade 11 · English9511%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math9—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math9—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math970%
2023 · Grade 6 · English——
2023 · Grade 7 · English1421%
2023 · Grade 8 · English2711%
2023 · Grade 11 · English11316%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math——
2023 · Grade 7 · Math1414%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math270%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math1151%
2022 · Grade 7 · English1414%
2022 · Grade 8 · English1631%
2022 · Grade 11 · English5620%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math1414%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math1513%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math550%
2019 · Grade 3 · English——
2019 · Grade 4 · English——
2019 · Grade 5 · English5—
2019 · Grade 6 · English1822%
2019 · Grade 7 · English1921%
2019 · Grade 8 · English4124%
2019 · Grade 11 · English427%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math——
2019 · Grade 4 · Math——
2019 · Grade 5 · Math5—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math1718%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math200%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math4010%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math442%
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · English2733%
2018 · Grade 8 · English3918%
2018 · Grade 11 · English5714%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math2811%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math380%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math572%
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English——
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English176%
2017 · Grade 7 · English2715%
2017 · Grade 8 · English3110%
2017 · Grade 11 · English2811%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math——
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math160%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math297%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math330%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math284%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide850%5%75%20%

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-income8010%−24−34
Hispanic or Latino (grade 11 only)547%−37−42
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 · 76 in 100 → 2025–26 · 73 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.7% (7 of 412) → 2025–26 · 3.4% (15 of 446) · +1.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female62 in 10076 in 100+14 in 100
Male62 in 10071 in 100+9 in 100
Black or African American73 in 10071 in 100−2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino66 in 10078 in 100+12 in 100
White24 in 10060 in 100+36 in 100
English learners67 in 10091 in 100+24 in 100
Foster youth79 in 100——
Homeless82 in 10078 in 100−4 in 100
Low-income66 in 10074 in 100+8 in 100
All students62 in 10073 in 100+11 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 3% · numerator 4 students classified Prepared · denominator 154 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 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 4 (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 4 of 154 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
84%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
0%
This school may not offer A–G courses
College-going rate
24%

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)190

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 California00%
California State University00%
California community college2622%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year11%
Out-of-state, 2-year22%
Not enrolled9075%

119 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 24% · % 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$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$299 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 208

Central federal expenditures attributed here$308 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 208

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 holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92308 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92308 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$66,568
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17%
ZIP-area population42,709
Median age38.4 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 92308 →

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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 · 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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