Public school · Irvine Unified · Irvine, California

Irvine High — Rating & test scores

Irvine · 9–12 · 1,964 students (2024–25)

4321 Walnut Avenue, 92604irvinehigh.iusd.org ↗(949) 936-7000
88thpercentileStrong

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
74

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

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

In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (484 of 516); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 516
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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In grade 11, spring 2026, 56% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Irvine Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Irvine High a good high school?

Irvine High scores higher than 88 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 88th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 11 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 10 in 100 at the average Irvine Unified high school. 1.4% of students (27 of 1,963) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 50% of low-income students in grade 11 at Irvine High 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 23 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

90% 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?

Above California in English; well above it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 64% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 56% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 461 in English, 462 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 · 461 tested

Advanced
38%
Proficient
26%
Below the standard
36%
This school64%
California57%
Irvine Unified72%

64% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 462 tested

Advanced
34%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
44%
This school56%
California32%
Irvine Unified64%

56% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 74% to 64% and math from 62% to 56%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202574%439 tested
→
202664%461 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202562%439 tested
→
202656%462 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

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 school38%26%15%21%461
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Irvine Unified44%28%14%14%2,747
Math, grade 11 · This school34%22%17%27%462
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Irvine Unified40%24%18%18%2,738

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%20172022202664%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202656%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

2026 was the lowest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201777%
507 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201866%
512 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201976%
471 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202269%
374 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202370%
424 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202471%
483 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202574%
439 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202664%
461 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201765%
504 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201861%
513 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201968%
466 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202261%
374 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202363%
426 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202461%
481 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202562%
439 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202656%
462 tested		32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

94% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 74% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 90% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 484 of 516 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

74%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 380 of 516 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

72%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 351 of 484 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

90% enrolled in college within 12 months · 400 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓94 · 24%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓33 · 8%
  • California community college191 · 48%
  • In-state private16 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year26 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled40 · 10%

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 23 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 Science6
  • Sciences5
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts3
Every approved AP course23 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 6
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing

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 · 484 of 516 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 · 380 of 516 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 · 351 of 484 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
251
Admitted
191
Enrolled
90

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 236 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 20
  • UC San DiegoApplied 223 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 6
  • UCLAApplied 219 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 11
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 175 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 8
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 169 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 6
  • UC DavisApplied 163 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 8
  • UC RiversideApplied 158 · Admitted 142 · Enrolled 27
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 90 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 89 · Admitted 89 · 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 251 · Admitted 191 · Enrolled 90
  • Fall 2024Applied 244 · Admitted 176 · Enrolled 101
  • Fall 2023Applied 208 · Admitted 167 · Enrolled 103
  • Fall 2022Applied 232 · Admitted 169 · Enrolled 97
  • Fall 2021Applied 230 · Admitted 159 · Enrolled 97
  • Fall 2020Applied 222 · Admitted 173 · Enrolled 92
  • Fall 2019Applied 228 · Admitted 165 · Enrolled 87
  • Fall 2018Applied 223 · Admitted 154 · Enrolled 76
  • Fall 2017Applied 203 · Admitted 133 · Enrolled 67
  • Fall 2016Applied 182 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 74

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
198
Admitted
194
Enrolled
44

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 Long BeachApplied 623 · Admitted 288 · Enrolled 35
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 585 · Admitted 519 · Enrolled 59
  • San Diego StateApplied 519 · Admitted 147 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 503 · Admitted 376 · Enrolled 31
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 486 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled 12
  • San José StateApplied 145 · Admitted 105 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 102 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 91 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 75 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 48 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 45 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 38 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 37 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 33 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 31 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 30 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 29 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 27 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 26 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 25 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 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 198 · Admitted 194 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2024Applied 199 · Admitted 194 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2023Applied 177 · Admitted 160 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2022Applied 179 · Admitted 171 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2021Applied 169 · Admitted 150 · Enrolled 28

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

11 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 10 in 100 at the average Irvine Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 215 of 1,939 students counted for it; suspension: 27 of 1,963 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 Irvine Unified high school 0.9%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

11 in 100This school
10 in 100At the average Irvine Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

215 of 1,939 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.4%

of students were suspended at least once (27 of 1,963). 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 Irvine High

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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Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students and English learners here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 39% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. English learners: 26% in math, against 8% for the same group across California. Every group’s English 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).
Irvine HighSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Asian227 tested74%Same group, California 67%
  • Two or more races41 tested49%Same group, California 43%
  • White90 tested46%Same group, California 44%
  • Low-income108 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 39%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or Latino78 tested26%Same group, California 21%
  • English learners39 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 26%Same group, California 8%
  • Students with disabilities40 tested8%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 16% to 76%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Asian: 50%2. White: 19%3. Hispanic or Latino: 16%4. Two or more races: 8%5. Filipino: 3%6. Black or African American: 2%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Asian50%
  2. White19%
  3. Hispanic or Latino16%
  4. Two or more races8%
  5. Filipino3%
  6. Black or African American2%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
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?

51% 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 · 60 of 118 English learners51%
Irvine Unified · 2,266 of 3,64762%
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?

23%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 443 of 1,964. California: 63%.

82teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

1%in their first year, 2024–25

84%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students and English learners on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Irvine Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 108 tested
English50%−555%+149%
Math39%−746%+1623%
Asian · 226 tested in English, 227 in math
English76%−278%−379%
Math74%−478%+767%
White · 92 tested in English, 90 in math
English47%−2168%−2168%
Math46%−753%+244%
Hispanic or Latino · 77 tested in English, 78 in math
English45%−1156%−449%
Math26%−834%+521%
Two or more races · 41 tested
English68%−1179%+167%
Math49%−1261%+643%
English learners · 39 tested
English16%+610%+88%
Math26%−531%+188%
Students with disabilities · 39 tested in English, 40 in math
English18%−927%−119%
Math8%−917%08%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Irvine Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Filipino students: 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
Asian50%
White19%
Hispanic or Latino16%
Two or more races8%
Filipino3%
Black or African American2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 84% of teaching positions, 66.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 79.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

From Venado Middle, Plaza Vista and parts of Lakeside Middle and Jeffrey Trail Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Venado Middle 95th · Strong · 2026

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · assigned
Plaza Vista
Middle · part of its area
Lakeside Middle 98th · Strong · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Jeffrey Trail Middle 98th · Strong · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 1 elementary school

High · this school
Irvine High

6 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (13)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Venado Middle

Into Lakeside Middle

Into Jeffrey Trail Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • Venado Middle

    Assigned

    95th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

  • Plaza Vista

    Assigned

  • Lakeside Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    98th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

    35% of the zone’s children

  • Jeffrey Trail Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    98th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

    33% of the zone’s children

  • Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy

    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?

Ask Irvine Unified which school serves your address.

School website: irvinehigh.iusd.org ↗Office: (949) 936-7000Administrator: Jeffrey Hernandez

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
4321 Walnut Avenue, Irvine 92604

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Irvine Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 74% in 2025 to 64% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  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. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (949) 936-70004321 Walnut 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.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #168 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #5 of 5 in Irvine Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate94%5825%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math40%7722%
Ready for college or career (state measure)74%6820%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math68%7418%
Chronically absent8 in 100675%
Suspension rate1.2% (24 of 2,039)615%
English learners: top level24%625%

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.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
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
2024–257488#168California 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
2018–194 in 1001.8% (37 of 2,041)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2410 in 1002.1% (42 of 1,999)
2024–258 in 1001.2% (24 of 2,039)

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 1146138%26%15%21%64%57%+7

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 1146234%22%17%27%56%32%+24

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 · English46138%64%
2026 · Math46234%56%
2025 · English43945%74%
2025 · Math43935%62%
2024 · English48336%71%
2024 · Math48131%61%
2023 · English42439%70%
2023 · Math42636%63%
2022 · English37442%69%
2022 · Math37438%61%
2019 · English47145%76%
2019 · Math46637%68%
2018 · English51235%66%
2018 · Math51334%61%
2017 · English50743%77%
2017 · Math50440%65%

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 · English43974%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math43962%
2024 · Grade 11 · English48371%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math48161%
2023 · Grade 11 · English42470%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math42663%
2022 · Grade 11 · English37469%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math37461%
2019 · Grade 11 · English47176%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math46668%
2018 · Grade 11 · English51266%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math51361%
2017 · Grade 11 · English50777%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math50465%

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
Schoolwide47016%26%47%11%

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-income10850%−5+1
Asian22676%−2−3
White9247%−21−21
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 · 8 in 100 → 2025–26 · 11 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.2% (24 of 2,039) → 2025–26 · 1.4% (27 of 1,963) · +0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female4 in 10010 in 100+6 in 100
Male5 in 10012 in 100+7 in 100
Asian2 in 1007 in 100+5 in 100
Black or African American10 in 10030 in 100+20 in 100
Filipino3 in 1007 in 100+4 in 100
Hispanic or Latino7 in 10014 in 100+7 in 100
Two or more races10 in 10013 in 100+3 in 100
White6 in 10017 in 100+11 in 100
Students with disabilities16 in 10030 in 100+14 in 100
English learners6 in 10014 in 100+8 in 100
Low-income8 in 10017 in 100+9 in 100
All students4 in 10011 in 100+7 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 74% · numerator 380 students classified Prepared · denominator 516 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 79% · AP-pathway numerator 300 · denominator 380 (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 380 of 516 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
94%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
79%
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)
72%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
90%

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)
2025251191903.833.913.99
20242441761013.903.994.04
20232081671033.934.004.06
2022232169974.004.094.18
2021230159973.853.984.05
2020222173923.843.923.96
2019228165873.823.954.03
2018223154763.773.913.96
2017203133673.803.964.02
2016182140743.793.923.99

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
Berkeley2025175148
Berkeley2024160166
Berkeley20231562013
Berkeley202216795
Berkeley20211382512
Davis2025163598
Davis2024162497
Davis2023133526
Davis20221486011
Davis20211244711
Irvine20252365320
Irvine20242187031
Irvine20231936436
Irvine20222047132
Irvine20212068840
Los Angeles20252191811
Los Angeles20242031511
Los Angeles2023175137
Los Angeles20221901813
Los Angeles2021169116
Merced20258989under 3
Merced20244138under 3
Merced20234343under 3
Merced20224847under 3
Merced20212620under 3
Riverside202515814227
Riverside202414512824
Riverside202312610222
Riverside202213811016
Riverside20211098218
San Diego2025223366
San Diego2024213318
San Diego2023184276
San Diego2022193398
San Diego2021180346
Santa Barbara2025169366
Santa Barbara20241825310
Santa Barbara2023153337
Santa Barbara20221654610
Santa Barbara202113929under 3
Santa Cruz20259068under 3
Santa Cruz2024105604
Santa Cruz202391664
Santa Cruz20229638under 3
Santa Cruz20216524under 3
Universitywide202525119190
Universitywide2024244176101
Universitywide2023208167103
Universitywide202223216997
Universitywide202123015997

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
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language 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 count24
AP enrollment (male/female)832
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections16
Chemistry sections19
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,944

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 California9424%
California State University338%
California community college19148%
In-state private164%
Out-of-state, 4-year266%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled4010%

400 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 90% · % 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$13,060 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,660 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$330 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,964

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,178 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 60%Instruction support 13%Student services 12%Administration 3%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$355,704,00060.16%60%
Instruction support$77,554,08513.12%13%
Student services$68,909,51211.65%12%
Administration$19,122,4273.23%3%
Buildings & maintenance$57,930,9189.80%10%
Other$12,067,4342.04%2%
Total$591,288,377100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $591,288,377 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$13,060 per pupil
2020$14,414 per pupil
2019$11,451 per pupil
2018$10,962 per pupil
2017$10,874 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 92604 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92604 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$133,869
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)66%
ZIP-area population26,491
Median age44.2 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 92604 →

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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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