Independent charter school · SBC - High Tech High · Chula Vista, California

High Tech High Chula Vista

Chula Vista · 9–12 · 626 students (2024–25)

Open enrollment ends: .

Applying for 2027–28. From the school’s site ↗, read October 27, 2026. Later applications lose lottery priority.

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The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
63

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

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

In 2024–25, 99% of the class graduated in four years (149 of 150); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 150
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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Well above California in English (reading and writing); near it in math. In grade 11, spring 2025, 67% met or exceeded the standard in English and 30% in math, against 57% and 30% across California.

Sources
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Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025 Students: all students tested in grade 11: 139 in English, 138 in math Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 432,651 in English, 431,903 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Apply on High Tech High Chula Vista’s own application, by the dates its site lists. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is High Tech High Chula Vista a good high school?

High Tech High Chula Vista scores higher than 70 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 70th percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

24 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Evidence ↓

More questions (2)

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

79% 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 above California in English; near it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2025

In grade 11, spring 2025, 67% met or exceeded the standard in English and 30% in math, against 57% and 30% across California.

These are the school’s spring 2025 results, the latest in our records for these grades.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 139 in English, 138 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 432,651 in English, 431,903 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
Exceeded standardMet standardBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2025 · 139 tested

Exceeded
26%
Met
41%
Below the standard
33%
This school67%
California57%

67% met or exceeded in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2025 · 138 tested

Exceeded
6%
Met
24%
Below the standard
70%
This school30%
California30%

30% met or exceeded in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2025, math trails English by 37 percentage points in the share who met or exceeded the standard, against 27 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Exceeded, Met, Nearly met and Not met, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2025
StudentsExceededMetNearly metNot metTested
English, grade 11 · This school26%41%24%9%139
English, grade 11 · California27%30%20%23%432,651
Math, grade 11 · This school6%24%24%46%138
Math, grade 11 · California14%16%21%49%431,903

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

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

What you can do

Who can act on High Tech High Chula Vista’s results?

High Tech High Chula Vista’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

San Diego County Office of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2030.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

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

99% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going and attendance records

That compares with 89% across California. 77% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 79% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

99%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 149 of 150 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

77%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 116 of 150 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

99%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 148 of 149 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

79% enrolled in college within 12 months · 146 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓24 · 17%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓35 · 24%
  • California community college42 · 29%
  • In-state private5 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year9 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled31 · 21%

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)
24 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 · 149 of 150 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 · 116 of 150 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 · 148 of 149 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

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

Applied
78
Admitted
60
Enrolled
20

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 61 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 49 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 42 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 40 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 30 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 29 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 6
  • UC MercedApplied 23 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 19 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 78 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2024Applied 96 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2023Applied 83 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2022Applied 73 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2021Applied 78 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2020Applied 62 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2019Applied 82 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2018Applied 109 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2017Applied 96 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2016Applied 96 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 30

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
114
Admitted
110
Enrolled
48

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 487 · Admitted 344 · Enrolled 145
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 222 · Admitted 218 · Enrolled 25
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 190 · Admitted 128 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 162 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 125 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 9
  • San Francisco StateApplied 80 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 56 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 36 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 35 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 34 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 27 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 24 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 24 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 24 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 23 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 21 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 17 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • 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 114 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2024Applied 134 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled 60
  • Fall 2023Applied 99 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 41
  • Fall 2022Applied 96 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2021Applied 85 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 31

How often do students miss school?

20 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2024–25. That means they missed 10% or more of school days.

Context Close to the 17 in 100 at the average high school in the SBC - High Tech High district: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students
chronic absence: 124 of 633 students counted for it
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2024–25

20 in 100This school
17 in 100At the average high school in the SBC - High Tech High district
22 in 100At the average California high school

124 of 633 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at High Tech High Chula Vista

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 ↓

Every learner

Who goes here?

Students, families and teachers

Who are the families and teachers?

47%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 297 of 626. California: 63%.

38teachers, 2024–25

5 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

8%in their first year, 2024–25

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

49% 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 · 18 of 37 English learners49%
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 ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Next steps

Which schools feed into High Tech High Chula Vista, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

High Tech High Chula Vista is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Elementary
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  2. Middle
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  3. High · this school
    High Tech High Chula Vista
    Grades 9–12

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

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • High Tech Middle Chula Vista

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

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

How do I get in?

Apply on High Tech High Chula Vista’s own application, by the dates its site lists. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: hightechhigh.org ↗Office: (619) 591-2500Administrator: Edrick Macalaguim
1945 Discovery Falls Drive, Chula Vista 91915

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
  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 (619) 591-25001945 Discovery Falls 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

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

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #446 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 3 in SBC - High Tech High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate99%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math16%5022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)77%7020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math49%5918%
Chronically absent20 in 100585%
Suspension rate2.7% (17 of 638)545%
English learners: top level18%—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 yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–256370#446California 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
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2422 in 1001.5% (10 of 659)
2024–2520 in 1002.7% (17 of 638)

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 year2016–2025 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

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.

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExceededMet or exceeded
2025 · English13926%67%
2025 · Math1386%30%
2024 · English15023%68%
2024 · Math1517%32%
2023 · English15831%68%
2023 · Math1589%25%
2022 · English14928%67%
2022 · Math1496%28%
2019 · English13118%63%
2019 · Math1314%18%
2018 · English14933%68%
2018 · Math14711%28%
2017 · English16028%72%
2017 · Math1616%32%
2016 · English15828%72%
2016 · Math1589%30%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English13967%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math13830%
2024 · Grade 11 · English15068%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math15132%
2023 · Grade 11 · English15868%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math15825%
2022 · Grade 11 · English14967%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math14928%
2019 · Grade 11 · English13163%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math13118%
2018 · Grade 11 · English14968%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math14728%
2017 · Grade 11 · English16072%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math16132%
2016 · Grade 11 · English15872%
2016 · Grade 11 · Math15830%

“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.

Chronic absence by student groupState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2024–25
Group2018–192024–25Change
Female—18 in 100—
Male—21 in 100—
Asian—33 in 100—
Black or African American—23 in 100—
Filipino—13 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—20 in 100—
Two or more races—33 in 100—
White—20 in 100—
Students with disabilities—27 in 100—
English learners—24 in 100—
Low-income—23 in 100—
All students—20 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 77% · numerator 116 students classified Prepared · denominator 150 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 116 (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 116 of 150 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
99%
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)
99%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
79%

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

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20257860204.054.134.21
20249665274.094.194.24
20238350284.074.264.32
20227345244.044.184.28
20217858323.984.134.23
20206246294.114.244.26
20198258364.104.244.29
201810966384.084.294.31
20179664253.924.034.13
20169666303.914.074.16

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025303under 3
Berkeley202447124
Berkeley2023556under 3
Berkeley20223073
Berkeley202137106
Davis2025199under 3
Davis20242511under 3
Davis202326134
Davis202216under 3under 3
Davis20212213under 3
Irvine20254915under 3
Irvine202463245
Irvine202352188
Irvine202246104
Irvine202144265
Los Angeles2025423under 3
Los Angeles20246896
Los Angeles20235686
Los Angeles2022455under 3
Los Angeles20214984
Merced20252322under 3
Merced202465under 3
Merced202377under 3
Merced2022109under 3
Merced20211212under 3
Riverside202529283
Riverside20241915under 3
Riverside202384under 3
Riverside2022199under 3
Riverside20211711under 3
San Diego20256173
San Diego202472153
San Diego202372186
San Diego202257155
San Diego2021652511
Santa Barbara202540183
Santa Barbara20245120under 3
Santa Barbara20232510under 3
Santa Barbara202233104
Santa Barbara2021297under 3
Santa Cruz202529256
Santa Cruz202434244
Santa Cruz202323133
Santa Cruz202229156
Santa Cruz202122154
Universitywide2025786020
Universitywide2024966527
Universitywide2023835028
Universitywide2022734524
Universitywide2021785832

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

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 enrollmentoffered · 24 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections6
Chemistry sections4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)639

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 California2417%
California State University3524%
California community college4229%
In-state private53%
Out-of-state, 4-year96%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled3121%

146 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 79% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$10,180 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 333 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

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.

59% of district spending reaches instruction — CA average is 60%.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2019–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$10,180 per pupil
2020$9,919 per pupil
2019$9,921 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 91915 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91915 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$139,503
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)52%
ZIP-area population35,322
Median age35.4 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 91915 →

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