Public school with a magnet program · East Side Union High · San Jose, California

Independence High — Rating & test scores

San Jose · 9–12 · 2,289 students (2024–25)

42ndpercentileDeveloping

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
53

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, 86% of the class graduated in four years (494 of 576); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 576
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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553 of 2,293 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 28 in 100 at the average high school in the East Side Union High district.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 2,293. District and California figures are averages of school rates (18 East Side Union High schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask East Side Union High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Independence a good high school?

Independence High scores higher than 42 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 42nd percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 24 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average high school in the East Side Union High district. 3.1% of students (74 of 2,400) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 27 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 55% of low-income students in grade 11 at Independence High in San Jose scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 5 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

77% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% 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: 435 in English, 439 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 · 435 tested

Advanced
26%
Proficient
34%
Below the standard
40%
This school60%
California57%
East Side Union High58%

60% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 439 tested

Advanced
16%
Proficient
17%
Below the standard
67%
This school33%
California32%
East Side Union High36%

33% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 27 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 62% to 60% and math from 31% to 33%.

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 school26%34%20%20%435
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · East Side Union High29%29%20%22%4,740
Math, grade 11 · This school16%17%21%46%439
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · East Side Union High20%16%18%46%4,721

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 been above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202660%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202633%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 68% in 2017 to 60% in 2026. In math, it went from 41% in 2017 to 33% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201768%
711 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201863%
607 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201967%
628 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202269%
484 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202369%
480 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202460%
464 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202562%
429 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202660%
435 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201741%
674 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201839%
560 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201944%
612 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202236%
509 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202335%
478 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202433%
448 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202531%
455 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202633%
439 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Independence’s results?

The state took Independence out of extra targeted support; East Side Union High’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

It came off the list for 2025–26; it was on it in 2024–25.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

The state is giving East Side Union High extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and progress in learning English. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for East Side Union High: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

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

East Side Union High’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read East Side Union High’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

86% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 52% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 77% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

86%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 494 of 576 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

52%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 298 of 577 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

55%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 273 of 494 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

77% enrolled in college within 12 months · 552 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓56 · 10%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓117 · 21%
  • California community college241 · 44%
  • In-state private5 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year7 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled125 · 23%

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?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science5
  • Sciences5
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures4
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course22 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 4
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • German Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • 2-D Art and Design

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
5 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 · 494 of 576 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 · 298 of 577 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 · 273 of 494 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
112
Admitted
89
Enrolled
34

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 91 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 14
  • UC San DiegoApplied 79 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 8
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 78 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 78 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 69 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 62 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 54 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 54 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 50 · Admitted 36 · 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 112 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2024Applied 146 · Admitted 103 · Enrolled 64
  • Fall 2023Applied 166 · Admitted 109 · Enrolled 56
  • Fall 2022Applied 168 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2021Applied 155 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 61
  • Fall 2020Applied 149 · Admitted 105 · Enrolled 66
  • Fall 2019Applied 164 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2018Applied 195 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2017Applied 161 · Admitted 109 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2016Applied 171 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 62

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
168
Admitted
158
Enrolled
75

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 José StateApplied 986 · Admitted 936 · Enrolled 411
  • San Francisco StateApplied 275 · Admitted 257 · Enrolled 19
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 266 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 12
  • San Diego StateApplied 241 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 238 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 177 · Admitted 163 · Enrolled 14
  • Sacramento StateApplied 145 · Admitted 139 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 127 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 70 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 65 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 53 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 46 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 27 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 25 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 25 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 20 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

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 168 · Admitted 158 · Enrolled 75
  • Fall 2024Applied 199 · Admitted 190 · Enrolled 73
  • Fall 2023Applied 259 · Admitted 250 · Enrolled 128
  • Fall 2022Applied 236 · Admitted 229 · Enrolled 106
  • Fall 2021Applied 236 · Admitted 225 · Enrolled 116

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

24 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average high school in the East Side Union High district, 28 in 100 were. 3.1% 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: 553 of 2,293 students counted for it; suspension: 74 of 2,400 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average high school in the East Side Union High district 2.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

24 in 100This school
28 in 100At the average high school in the East Side Union High district
22 in 100At the average California high school

553 of 2,293 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.1%

of students were suspended at least once (74 of 2,400). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Independence

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 ↓

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

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Asian and Filipino students scored well below the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

66% of Asian students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 79% for the same group across California. Filipino students: 66% in English, against 77% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
IndependenceSame group, California
  • Filipino83 tested66%Same group, California 77%
  • Asian176 tested66%Same group, California 79%
  • Low-income330 tested55%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino133 tested44%Same group, California 49%
  • English learners73 tested8%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 9% to 49%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 44%2. Asian: 33%3. Filipino: 15%4. White: 3%5. Two or more races: 3%6. Black or African American: 2%7. Pacific Islander: 1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino44%
  2. Asian33%
  3. Filipino15%
  4. White3%
  5. Two or more races3%
  6. Black or African American2%
  7. Pacific Islander1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
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?

33% 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 · 131 of 402 English learners33%
East Side Union High · 1,024 of 3,27231%
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?

47%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,075 of 2,289. California: 63%.

144teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

5%in their first year, 2024–25

91%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for Asian and Filipino 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 East Side Union Highvs California
Low-income · 330 tested
English55%+253%+649%
Math30%+129%+723%
Asian · 176 tested in English, 177 in math
English66%−1379%−1379%
Math49%−1564%−1867%
Hispanic or Latino · 133 tested in English, 134 in math
English44%+341%−549%
Math14%014%−721%
Filipino · 83 tested in English, 85 in math
English66%−470%−1177%
Math28%−836%−2149%
English learners · 73 tested in English, 77 in math
English8%−210%08%
Math9%+18%+18%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in East Side Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

White students, students of two or more races and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino44%
Asian33%
Filipino15%
White3%
Two or more races3%
Black or African American2%
Pacific Islander1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Not reported—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 91% of teaching positions, 107.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 117.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask East Side Union High which school serves your address.

School website: independence.esuhsd.org ↗Office: (408) 928-9500Administrator: Amy Hanna
617 North Jackson Avenue, San Jose 95133

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 33% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (131 of 402 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 67% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (439 students tested); California: 68%
  3. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  4. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  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 (408) 928-9500617 North Jackson Avenue, 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 #855 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #8 of 18 in East Side Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate86%4925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math21%5522%
Ready for college or career (state measure)52%5520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math47%5818%
Chronically absent21 in 100575%
Suspension rate1.7% (43 of 2,477)585%
English learners: top level12%435%

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
2024–255342#855California 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
2018–1913 in 1004.6% (142 of 3,098)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2422 in 1001.5% (38 of 2,592)
2024–2521 in 1001.7% (43 of 2,477)

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

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1143526%34%20%20%60%57%+3

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1143916%17%21%46%33%32%+1

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English43526%60%
2026 · Math43916%33%
2025 · English42929%62%
2025 · Math45512%31%
2024 · English46430%60%
2024 · Math44813%33%
2023 · English48035%69%
2023 · Math47813%35%
2022 · English48437%69%
2022 · Math50916%36%
2019 · English62835%67%
2019 · Math61221%44%
2018 · English60732%63%
2018 · Math56018%39%
2017 · English71131%68%
2017 · Math67419%41%

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 · English42962%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math45531%
2024 · Grade 11 · English46460%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math44833%
2023 · Grade 11 · English48069%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math47835%
2022 · Grade 11 · English48469%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math50936%
2019 · Grade 11 · English62867%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math61244%
2018 · Grade 11 · English60763%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math56039%
2017 · Grade 11 · English71168%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math67441%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide43113%34%47%6%

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-income33055%+2+6
Asian17666%−13−13
Hispanic or Latino13344%+3−5
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 · 21 in 100 → 2025–26 · 24 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.7% (43 of 2,477) → 2025–26 · 3.1% (74 of 2,400) · +1.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female14 in 10026 in 100+12 in 100
Male13 in 10023 in 100+10 in 100
Asian5 in 1009 in 100+4 in 100
Black or African American26 in 10041 in 100+15 in 100
Filipino6 in 10012 in 100+6 in 100
Hispanic or Latino26 in 10038 in 100+12 in 100
Pacific Islander12 in 10029 in 100+17 in 100
Two or more races8 in 10021 in 100+13 in 100
White22 in 10027 in 100+5 in 100
Students with disabilities35 in 10046 in 100+11 in 100
English learners19 in 10037 in 100+18 in 100
Foster youth73 in 100——
Homeless62 in 10054 in 100−8 in 100
Low-income16 in 10028 in 100+12 in 100
All students13 in 10024 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 52% · numerator 298 students classified Prepared · denominator 577 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 78% · AP-pathway numerator 231 · denominator 298 (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 298 of 577 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
86%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
78%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
55%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
77%

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)
202511289343.893.974.12
2024146103643.863.964.03
2023166109563.893.994.07
202216896543.894.044.11
202115596613.853.984.04
2020149105663.873.984.05
201916497533.794.004.06
2018195108633.753.994.06
2017161109633.824.014.13
201617197623.613.893.96

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
Berkeley20257863
Berkeley2024100128
Berkeley202312986
Berkeley20221031512
Berkeley202196118
Davis2025914414
Davis20241053819
Davis20231203420
Davis20221193710
Davis20211084521
Irvine2025788under 3
Irvine202410393
Irvine2023122133
Irvine2022121123
Irvine202110383
Los Angeles2025695under 3
Los Angeles20248974
Los Angeles20231095under 3
Los Angeles202211486
Los Angeles20211015under 3
Merced20255452under 3
Merced20243030under 3
Merced20233327under 3
Merced202232313
Merced202128267
Riverside20255448under 3
Riverside202430294
Riverside202358478
Riverside202253389
Riverside202137274
San Diego202579188
San Diego202490105
San Diego2023928under 3
San Diego2022102185
San Diego202179178
Santa Barbara20256221under 3
Santa Barbara20245417under 3
Santa Barbara202370193
Santa Barbara20227719under 3
Santa Barbara2021699under 3
Santa Cruz20255036under 3
Santa Cruz2024744418
Santa Cruz2023805011
Santa Cruz202262254
Santa Cruz202157357
Universitywide20251128934
Universitywide202414610364
Universitywide202316610956
Universitywide20221689654
Universitywide20211559661

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.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
German Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count25
AP enrollment (male/female)687
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 5 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections5
Chemistry sections31
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,368

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 California5610%
California State University11721%
California community college24144%
In-state private51%
Out-of-state, 4-year71%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled12523%

552 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 77% · % 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$12,685 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 22,488 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$248 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,289

Central federal expenditures attributed here$199 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,289

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,779 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 56%Instruction support 12%Student services 18%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$212,187,19955.71%56%
Instruction support$46,391,99712.18%12%
Student services$67,972,22117.85%18%
Administration$19,327,7025.07%5%
Buildings & maintenance$30,834,4828.10%8%
Other$4,144,9241.09%1%
Total$380,858,525100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $380,858,525 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$12,685 per pupil
2020$12,544 per pupil
2019$13,317 per pupil
2018$10,292 per pupil
2017$10,222 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders1.6%

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 95133 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95133 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$142,170
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)46%
ZIP-area population29,710
Median age38.1 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 95133 →

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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 · 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 · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · 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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