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Independence High — Rating & test scores

1350 7th Avenue, San Francisco · 235 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 67

Needs SupportScope Score · 13th percentile. Higher than 13 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 85% of the class graduated in four years (113 of 133); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 133
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).

Overview

Is Independence a good high school?

Needs Support. Independence is higher than most California high schools on English test results. Independence is lower than most on math test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced6063%
Math, Proficient or Advanced3520%
English, Advanced6632%
Math, Advanced10%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance1235 in 100
Independence’s place among California high schools, out of 100San Francisco Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

98 of 289 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 42 in 100 at the average San Francisco Unified high school.

Each bar is Independence’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 289. District and California figures are averages of school rates (18 San Francisco Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Independence say about itself?

We haven’t read Independence’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open sfusd.edu (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

6 of the 8 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Independence. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

9 high schools within 2.7 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. LowellNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9396th
  2. Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts, A PublicSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 9093rd
  3. Washington (George)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8277th
  4. GatewayCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8175th
  5. Lincoln (Abraham)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8174th
  6. Wallenberg (Raoul) TraditionalNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7446th
  7. IndependenceScope Score 6713th
  8. O'Connell (John)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 646th
  9. MissionNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 612nd
San Francisco UnifiedCharterMagnet or school of choice

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 9 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Independence compare with schools like it?

Independence’s Scope Score is 67. 208 California high schools, counting Independence, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Independence’s result is higher than 32 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 208

  1. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 57%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 59%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 58%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 95th percentile

208 California public high schools where 51% to 63% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 51% to 63% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Independence’s share. The count includes Independence. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English went from 63% to 49% and math from 20% to 11%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192025202669%58%58%San Francisco UnifiedDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia49%IndependenceIndependence

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%201720182025202654%14%40%San Francisco UnifiedDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia11%IndependenceIndependence

The hatched block marks years with no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 13 and 39 students were tested here each year in each subject. With 13 students, one student is 8 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. San Francisco Unified’s line combines its 17 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. San Francisco Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringIndependenceSan Francisco UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201758%69%60%26
201847%62%56%19
201977%64%57%13
202563%60%57%19
202649%58%57%39
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringIndependenceSan Francisco UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201714%54%32%14
201821%50%31%14
202520%42%30%20
202611%40%32%35

A year is missing where fewer than the state’s minimum number of students tested and the state withheld the result.

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; well below it in math.

English

49%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

18333118
San Francisco Unified56%California57%

Math

11%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

63268
San Francisco Unified38%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 49% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 11% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 38 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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school18%31%33%18%39
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Francisco Unified29%27%19%25%3,317
Math, grade 11 · This school3%8%26%63%35
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Francisco Unified20%18%18%44%3,249

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 39 tested in English, 35 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 32% of students. 98 of 289 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

34in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (98 of 289 students).

At the average San Francisco Unified high school: 42 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

235

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 32%White 20%Black or African American 15%Two or more races 11%Asian 10%Not reported 7%

Family income

57%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 133 of 235. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

20

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

37% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.0%

of students were suspended at least once (3 of 292). Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino32%
White20%
Black or African American15%
Two or more races11%
Asian10%
Not reported7%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 6.6 of 18.1 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

After high school

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

85% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 13% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 49% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

13%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

33%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

85%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 113 of 133 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

13%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 18 of 134 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

33%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 37 of 113 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

49% enrolled in college within 12 months · 117 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓8 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓7 · 6%
  • California community college38 · 32%
  • In-state private1 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 1%
  • Not enrolled60 · 51%

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.

Where the class of 2023 went
49%enrolled in college within a year

117 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California8 (7%)
  • California State University7 (6%)
  • California community college38 (32%)
  • In-state private1 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (1%)
  • Not enrolled60 (51%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 113 of 133 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 · 18 of 134 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 · 37 of 113 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
20
Admitted
10
Enrolled
3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC BerkeleyApplied 15 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 13 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 13 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 12 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 10 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 10 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 9 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 6 · Admitted 5 · 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 20 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 12 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2022Applied 5 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 13 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 5 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 9 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
33
Admitted
30
Enrolled
11

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.

  • Cal State FullertonApplied 110 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 10
  • San Francisco StateApplied 74 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 19
  • San José StateApplied 32 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 31 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 19 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 19 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 17 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · 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 33 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2024Applied 23 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2023Applied 22 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2022Applied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 22 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 9

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Independence. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at San Francisco Unified.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$28,573 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$28,573

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,710
The school’s share of district office costs
$16,863
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,145
  • Independence$28,573
  • San Francisco Unified high schools$24,049
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Independence like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94122. They are not figures for the families at Independence.

Typical household income in a year

$146,250

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 94122.

Typical home value
$1,517,700
People who live in this ZIP code
55,819
Typical age
43.1 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
62%

What you can do

Who can act on Independence’s results?

San Francisco Unified’s board decides Independence’s plan.

When the plan is set

San Francisco Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

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

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving San Francisco Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for homeless students on two measures: English, and math; and for students with disabilities on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Francisco Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Independence. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?34 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (98 of 289 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What help do students get in math?11% in math and 49% in English scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026 (35 tested in math, 39 in English)
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Independence, and how do I get in?

Families apply to Independence through San Francisco Unified. San Francisco Unified high schools have no attendance areas.

  1. Elementary
    No feeder schools
    High-school placement does not follow earlier schools.
  2. Middle
    No feeder schools
    High-school placement does not follow earlier schools.
  3. High · this school
    Independence High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 67Needs Support · 13th percentile

Placement is by application in this district; confirm with the district. Explore schools on the map

Where it is

Where is Independence?

Address
1350 7th Avenue, San Francisco 94122Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Anastasia KlafterAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Families apply to Independence through San Francisco Unified. San Francisco Unified high schools have no attendance areas. See the details ↓

Is Independence a good high school?

Independence High has a Scope Score of 67. It scored higher than 13 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 13th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 34 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 42 in 100 at the average San Francisco Unified high school. 1.0% of students (3 of 292) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 38 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

49% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 15 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
15
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,303 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #13 of 18 in San Francisco Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate85%4825%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math16%5022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)13%3120%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math42%5418%
Chronically absent37 in 100465%
Suspension rate0 of 305595%

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. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

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
2024–256713#1303California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19 has records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for it.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1972 in 1000.7% (2 of 276)
2024–2537 in 1000 of 305

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 113918%31%33%18%49%57%−8

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 11353%8%26%63%11%32%−21

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 · English3918%49%
2026 · Math353%11%
2025 · English1932%63%
2025 · Math200%20%
2024 · English8——
2024 · Math6——
2023 · English0——
2023 · Math0——
2022 · English7——
2022 · Math7——
2019 · English1315%77%
2019 · Math8——
2018 · English1926%47%
2018 · Math1414%21%
2017 · English2631%58%
2017 · Math147%14%

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 · English1963%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math2020%
2024 · Grade 11 · English8—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math6—
2023 · Grade 11 · English0—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math0—
2022 · Grade 11 · English7—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math7—
2019 · Grade 11 · English1377%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math8—
2018 · Grade 11 · English1947%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math1421%
2017 · Grade 11 · English2658%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math1414%

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
Schoolwide476%21%66%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.

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 · 37 in 100 → 2025–26 · 34 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 305 → 2025–26 · 1.0% (3 of 292) · +1.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female70 in 10031 in 100−39 in 100
Male69 of 9138 in 100—
Asian14 of 2314 of 28—
Black or African American17 of 2216 of 44—
Filipino12 of 13——
Hispanic or Latino63 of 8138 of 93—
Two or more races12 of 2010 of 32—
White40 of 5615 of 57—
Students with disabilities36 of 4328 in 100—
Homeless7 of 8——
Low-income79 in 10039 in 100−40 in 100
All students72 in 10034 in 100−38 in 100
English learners—5 of 12—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. 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 13% · numerator 18 students classified Prepared · denominator 134 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 11% · AP-pathway numerator 2 · denominator 18 (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 18 of 134 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
85%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
11%
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)
33%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
49%

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)
2025201033.573.63—
2024141263.713.793.89
202312983.863.943.93
202253under 33.60——
2021135under 33.453.72—
201953under 33.43——
201694under 33.64——

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
Berkeley202515under 3under 3
Berkeley202411under 3under 3
Berkeley2023103under 3
Berkeley20215under 3under 3
Davis202513under 3under 3
Davis2024114under 3
Davis202375under 3
Irvine20259under 3under 3
Irvine20247under 3under 3
Irvine20235under 3under 3
Los Angeles202512under 3under 3
Los Angeles20248under 3under 3
Los Angeles20238under 3under 3
Los Angeles20218under 3under 3
Merced202577under 3
Riverside202565under 3
San Diego202510under 3under 3
San Diego20245under 3under 3
San Diego20236under 3under 3
San Diego20216under 3under 3
Santa Barbara202510under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20248under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20236under 3under 3
Santa Barbara202193under 3
Santa Cruz2025133under 3
Santa Cruz20241183
Santa Cruz202374under 3
Santa Cruz20219under 3under 3
Universitywide202520103
Universitywide202414126
Universitywide20231298
Universitywide202253under 3
Universitywide2021135under 3

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 sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)195

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 California87%
California State University76%
California community college3832%
In-state private11%
Out-of-state, 4-year22%
Out-of-state, 2-year11%
Not enrolled6051%

117 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 49% · % 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$17,416 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 51,790 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

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,145 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 235

District current expense · FY 2024–25$26,762 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 59%Instruction support 12%Student services 15%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$720,888,04159.60%59%
Instruction support$141,236,09711.68%12%
Student services$180,276,74014.90%15%
Administration$76,502,3046.33%6%
Buildings & maintenance$82,226,8076.80%7%
Other$8,383,1320.69%1%
Total$1,209,513,121100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,209,513,121 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$17,416 per pupil
2020$17,139 per pupil
2019$17,228 per pupil
2018$13,640 per pupil
2017$11,532 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94122 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94122 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$146,250
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)62%
ZIP-area population55,819
Median age43.1 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 94122 →

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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 · 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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