Independent charter school · SBC - High Tech High · San Diego, California

High Tech High Mesa

San Diego · 9–12 · 435 students (2024–25)

5331 Mount Alifan, 92111hightechhigh.org ↗(619) 795-1810

Open enrollment ends: .

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

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91stpercentileStrong

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
76

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

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In 2024–25, 99% of the class graduated in four years (101 of 102); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 102
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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The California School Campus Database records High Tech Middle Mesa and High Tech Elementary Mesa on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

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Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math. In grade 11, spring 2025, 90% met or exceeded the standard in English and 49% in math, against 57% and 30% across California.

Sources
The sentence above
Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025 Students: all students tested in grade 11: 98 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 Mesa’s own application, by the dates its site lists. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is High Tech High Mesa a good high school?

High Tech High Mesa scores higher than 91 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 91st percentile, Strong, spring 2025. 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 ↓

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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 both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2025

In grade 11, spring 2025, 90% met or exceeded the standard in English and 49% 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: 98
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 · 98 tested

Exceeded
59%
Met
31%
Below the standard
10%
This school90%
California57%

90% met or exceeded in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2025 · 98 tested

Exceeded
26%
Met
23%
Below the standard
51%
This school49%
California30%

49% met or exceeded in grade 11.

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

School patterns · grade 11 · spring 2025 · What patterns mean

Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The English and math cards above give each figure.
On the riseThe share of students at the state’s top two levels rose in both English and math across the three springs to 2025. The Every tested year record gives each year.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2025, math trails English by 41 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 school59%31%4%6%98
English, grade 11 · California27%30%20%23%432,651
Math, grade 11 · This school26%23%22%29%98
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 Mesa’s results?

High Tech High Mesa’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed High Tech High Mesa 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. 70% 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

99%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 101 of 102 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

70%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 71 of 102 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

98%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 99 of 101 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 · 97 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓10 · 10%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓22 · 23%
  • California community college24 · 25%
  • In-state private8 · 8%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year10 · 10%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled23 · 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.

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 · 101 of 102 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 · 71 of 102 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 · 99 of 101 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
57
Admitted
44
Enrolled
10

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 43 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 34 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 28 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 27 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 26 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 24 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 22 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 3
  • UC DavisApplied 21 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 21 · Admitted 20 · 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 2022

  • Fall 2025Applied 57 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2024Applied 61 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2023Applied 63 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2022Applied 49 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 15

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
72
Admitted
72
Enrolled
36

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 267 · Admitted 157 · Enrolled 59
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 152 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 24
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 119 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 101 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 63 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 13
  • Chico StateApplied 52 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 51 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 39 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 28 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 24 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 23 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 16 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 10 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 72 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2024Applied 89 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2023Applied 63 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2022Applied 54 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2021Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —

How often do students miss school?

17 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: 73 of 436 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

17 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

73 of 436 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 Mesa

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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Every learner

Who goes here?

Students, families and teachers

Who are the families and teachers?

40%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 176 of 435. California: 63%.

25teachers, 2024–25

5 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

20%in their first year, 2024–25

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

47% 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 · 7 of 15 English learners47%
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 Mesa, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

High Tech High Mesa 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 Mesa
    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

  • High Tech Elementary Mesa

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

Middle-school links

  • High Tech Middle Mesa

    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 Mesa’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) 795-1810Administrator: Brett Peterson

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
5331 Mount Alifan, San Diego 92111

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) 795-18105331 Mount Alifan, 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.

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Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #134 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 3 in SBC - High Tech High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate99%6325%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math42%7822%
Ready for college or career (state measure)70%6620%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math69%7418%
Chronically absent17 in 100595%
Suspension rate0.7% (3 of 440)615%
English learners: top level14%—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 year2021–22 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
2024–257691#134California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

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
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2415 in 1001.6% (7 of 437)
2024–2517 in 1000.7% (3 of 440)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Every tested year2022–2025 · 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 · English9859%90%
2025 · Math9826%49%
2024 · English9848%78%
2024 · Math10023%41%
2023 · English9935%72%
2023 · Math9811%28%
2022 · English9531%65%
2022 · Math9517%29%

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 · English9890%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math9849%
2024 · Grade 11 · English9878%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math10041%
2023 · Grade 11 · English9972%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math9828%
2022 · Grade 11 · English9565%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math9529%

“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—16 in 100—
Male—17 in 100—
Asian—6 in 100—
Black or African American—19 in 100—
Filipino—0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—20 in 100—
Two or more races—27 in 100—
White—17 in 100—
Students with disabilities—19 in 100—
English learners—19 in 100—
Low-income—21 in 100—
All students—17 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 70% · numerator 71 students classified Prepared · denominator 102 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 71 (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 71 of 102 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)
98%
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.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2022–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20255744104.074.114.21
20246144104.004.034.04
20236327123.994.114.18
20224931154.094.144.25

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 2022.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202524under 3under 3
Berkeley2024353under 3
Berkeley2023273under 3
Berkeley2022256under 3
Davis20252113under 3
Davis2024164under 3
Davis2023125under 3
Davis20221774
Irvine2025345under 3
Irvine202427under 3under 3
Irvine2023304under 3
Irvine2022255under 3
Los Angeles2025283under 3
Los Angeles2024273under 3
Los Angeles20233533
Los Angeles2022314under 3
Merced20252120under 3
Merced202498under 3
Merced202377under 3
Merced202277under 3
Riverside20252724under 3
Riverside20242117under 3
Riverside2023115under 3
Riverside202275under 3
San Diego20254311under 3
San Diego2024446under 3
San Diego20234893
San Diego20223273
Santa Barbara20252283
Santa Barbara2024289under 3
Santa Barbara2023308under 3
Santa Barbara2022263under 3
Santa Cruz20252620under 3
Santa Cruz20242815under 3
Santa Cruz2023206under 3
Santa Cruz20222411under 3
Universitywide2025574410
Universitywide2024614410
Universitywide2023632712
Universitywide2022493115

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 enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections8
Chemistry sections4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)427

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 California1010%
California State University2223%
California community college2425%
In-state private88%
Out-of-state, 4-year1010%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled2324%

97 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 — 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 92111 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92111 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$99,644
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)46%
ZIP-area population45,249
Median age38.5 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 92111 →

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  • No student group comparison is shown for this school this year: either no group had 30 or more students tested in each subject, or no same-grade district or state rate was available for its groups.

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · 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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