Public school · Anaheim Union High · La Palma, California

John F. Kennedy High — Rating & test scores

La Palma · 9–12 · 1,983 students (2024–25)

81stpercentileStrong

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
69

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, 100% of the class graduated in four years (491 of 493); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 493
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, 75% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% 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; 414,559 in English tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Anaheim Union High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is John F. Kennedy a good high school?

John F. Kennedy High scores higher than 81 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 81st percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 20 in 100 at the average high school in the Anaheim Union High district. 2.0% of students (41 of 2,102) 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 34 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, 74% of low-income students in grade 11 at John F. Kennedy High in La Palma 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 17 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 53 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?

84% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; above it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 75% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 41% 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: 421 in English, 423 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 · 421 tested

Advanced
40%
Proficient
35%
Below the standard
25%
This school75%
California57%
Anaheim Union High49%

75% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 423 tested

Advanced
18%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
59%
This school41%
California32%
Anaheim Union High25%

41% 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 34 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 74% to 75% and math from 40% to 41%.

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 school40%35%14%11%421
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Anaheim Union High22%27%22%29%3,979
Math, grade 11 · This school18%23%23%36%423
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Anaheim Union High13%12%18%57%3,978

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%20172022202675%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202641%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 78% in 2017 to 75% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 49% in 2017 to 41% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201778%
579 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201871%
649 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201981%
536 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202276%
491 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202373%
490 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202471%
503 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202574%
495 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202675%
421 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201749%
574 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201838%
645 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201946%
534 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202239%
493 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202340%
487 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202446%
503 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202540%
493 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202641%
423 tested
32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 70% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 84% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 491 of 493 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

70%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 343 of 493 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

63%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 311 of 491 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

84% enrolled in college within 12 months · 497 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓40 · 8%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓79 · 16%
  • California community college269 · 54%
  • In-state private17 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year10 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · <1%
  • Not enrolled80 · 16%

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 17 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 Science4
  • Sciences2
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts4
Every approved AP course17 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Statistics
Sciences 2
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • European History
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 4
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Art History
  • Drawing

International Baccalaureate

  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
53 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 · 491 of 493 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 · 343 of 493 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 · 311 of 491 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
140
Admitted
107
Enrolled
38

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 129 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 7
  • UCLAApplied 95 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 92 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 5
  • UC RiversideApplied 91 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 10
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 67 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 45 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 3
  • UC DavisApplied 38 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 38 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 28 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 5

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 140 · Admitted 107 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2024Applied 153 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 47
  • Fall 2023Applied 122 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 41
  • Fall 2022Applied 178 · Admitted 111 · Enrolled 57
  • Fall 2021Applied 133 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 47
  • Fall 2020Applied 131 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 51
  • Fall 2019Applied 183 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled 56
  • Fall 2018Applied 138 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2017Applied 150 · Admitted 99 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2016Applied 121 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 48

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
213
Admitted
208
Enrolled
100

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 838 · Admitted 448 · Enrolled 144
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 818 · Admitted 710 · Enrolled 194
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 418 · Admitted 272 · Enrolled 29
  • San Diego StateApplied 343 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 172 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 157 · Admitted 147 · Enrolled 10
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 124 · Admitted 121 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 62 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 61 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 10
  • San Francisco StateApplied 57 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 56 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 41 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 40 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 32 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 30 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 24 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 22 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 22 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • 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 213 · Admitted 208 · Enrolled 100
  • Fall 2024Applied 209 · Admitted 207 · Enrolled 88
  • Fall 2023Applied 178 · Admitted 171 · Enrolled 81
  • Fall 2022Applied 208 · Admitted 200 · Enrolled 80
  • Fall 2021Applied 192 · Admitted 174 · Enrolled 68

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

18 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 2.0% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 20 in 100 at the average high school in the Anaheim Union High district: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 370 of 2,047 students counted for it; suspension: 41 of 2,102 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 Anaheim Union High district 1.8%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

18 in 100This school
20 in 100At the average high school in the Anaheim Union High district
22 in 100At the average California high school

370 of 2,047 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.0%

of students were suspended at least once (41 of 2,102). 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 John F. Kennedy

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 Anaheim Union High’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 74% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 68% in English, against 49% 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).
John F. KennedySame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Asian80 tested92%Same group, California 79%
  • Filipino55 tested84%Same group, California 77%
  • Low-income250 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 74%Same group, California 49%
  • White50 tested68%Same group, California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino193 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 68%Same group, California 49%
  • Students with disabilities35 tested31%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 9% to 74%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 47%2. Asian: 19%3. White: 13%4. Filipino: 11%5. Two or more races: 4%6. Black or African American: 3%7. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%8. Pacific Islander: <1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino47%
  2. Asian19%
  3. White13%
  4. Filipino11%
  5. Two or more races4%
  6. Black or African American3%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  8. Pacific Islander<1%
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share1%
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?

53% 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 · 47 of 89 English learners53%
Anaheim Union High · 1,522 of 3,94439%
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?

69%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,378 of 1,983. California: 63%.

89teachers, 2024–25

19 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%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 and Hispanic or Latino students 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 Anaheim Union Highvs California
Low-income · 250 tested in English, 251 in math
English74%+3242%+2549%
Math37%+1918%+1423%
Hispanic or Latino · 193 tested
English68%+2939%+1949%
Math24%+1014%+321%
Asian · 80 tested
English92%+1082%+1379%
Math74%+470%+767%
Filipino · 55 tested in English, 56 in math
English84%+1074%+777%
Math52%+547%+349%
White · 50 tested in English, 51 in math
English68%+464%068%
Math39%+435%−544%
Students with disabilities · 35 tested
English31%+1912%+1219%
Math9%+54%+18%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Anaheim Union High, 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.

Homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander 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 Latino47%
Asian19%
White13%
Filipino11%
Two or more races4%
Black or African American3%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Pacific Islander<1%
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, 77 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 91.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into John F. Kennedy, and how do I get in?

From Walker Junior High.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Walker Junior High 65th · Solid · 2026
High · this school
John F. Kennedy High

Its middle school is assigned here.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. 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 recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

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 Anaheim Union High which school serves your address.

School website: kennedyhigh.org ↗Office: (714) 220-4101Administrator: Poppy Hill-Bonales
8281 Walker Street, La Palma 90623

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

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 59% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (423 students tested); California: 68%
  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 (714) 220-41018281 Walker Street, 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 #273 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 11 in Anaheim Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math32%6722%
Ready for college or career (state measure)70%6620%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math57%6518%
Chronically absent19 in 100595%
Suspension rate2.4% (50 of 2,073)555%
English learners: top level20%565%

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
2024–256981#273California 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
2018–198 in 1002.7% (69 of 2,554)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2418 in 1003.2% (69 of 2,129)
2024–2519 in 1002.4% (50 of 2,073)

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 1142140%35%14%11%75%57%+18

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 1142318%23%23%36%41%32%+9

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 · English42140%75%
2026 · Math42318%41%
2025 · English49541%74%
2025 · Math49322%40%
2024 · English50340%71%
2024 · Math50320%46%
2023 · English49040%73%
2023 · Math48720%40%
2022 · English49140%76%
2022 · Math49316%39%
2019 · English53649%81%
2019 · Math53422%46%
2018 · English64932%71%
2018 · Math64515%38%
2017 · English57945%78%
2017 · Math57421%49%

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 · English49574%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math49340%
2024 · Grade 11 · English50371%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math50346%
2023 · Grade 8 · English0—
2023 · Grade 11 · English49073%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math0—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math48740%
2022 · Grade 11 · English49176%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math49339%
2019 · Grade 11 · English53681%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math53446%
2018 · Grade 11 · English64971%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math64538%
2017 · Grade 11 · English57978%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math57449%

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
Schoolwide43713%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-income25074%+32+25
Hispanic or Latino19368%+29+19
Asian8092%+10+13
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 · 19 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.4% (50 of 2,073) → 2025–26 · 2.0% (41 of 2,102) · −0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 10020 in 100+11 in 100
Male8 in 10017 in 100+9 in 100
Asian4 in 10010 in 100+6 in 100
Black or African American10 in 10024 in 100+14 in 100
Filipino3 in 10011 in 100+8 in 100
Hispanic or Latino11 in 10022 in 100+11 in 100
Pacific Islander0 in 1008 in 100+8 in 100
Two or more races12 in 10016 in 100+4 in 100
White10 in 10020 in 100+10 in 100
Students with disabilities18 in 10035 in 100+17 in 100
English learners9 in 10027 in 100+18 in 100
Homeless13 in 10033 in 100+20 in 100
Low-income10 in 10022 in 100+12 in 100
All students8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native—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 70% · numerator 343 students classified Prepared · denominator 493 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 59% · AP-pathway numerator 203 · denominator 343 (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 343 of 493 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
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
59%
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)
63%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
84%

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)
2025140107383.793.823.94
202415389473.793.924.00
202312272413.833.984.09
2022178111573.823.954.04
202113384473.793.924.00
202013197513.773.843.95
2019183104563.663.833.93
201813885483.673.873.90
201715099533.593.773.83
201612178483.543.753.81

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
Berkeley20254543
Berkeley202464under 3under 3
Berkeley2023614under 3
Berkeley202279148
Berkeley2021576under 3
Davis20253811under 3
Davis202442165
Davis20233415under 3
Davis202250144
Davis20214116under 3
Irvine2025129167
Irvine20241362613
Irvine20231102918
Irvine20221513512
Irvine20211162911
Los Angeles2025956under 3
Los Angeles202410966
Los Angeles20239675
Los Angeles2022132116
Los Angeles202189129
Merced20253838under 3
Merced20242220under 3
Merced202387under 3
Merced20222521under 3
Merced202118173
Riverside2025918710
Riverside2024695111
Riverside202352398
Riverside2022866112
Riverside2021664710
San Diego202592165
San Diego2024101188
San Diego202391183
San Diego2022129259
San Diego202179245
Santa Barbara202567173
Santa Barbara20247219under 3
Santa Barbara202354213
Santa Barbara20228620under 3
Santa Barbara202158215
Santa Cruz202528205
Santa Cruz20242314under 3
Santa Cruz2023179under 3
Santa Cruz20224019under 3
Santa Cruz2021165under 3
Universitywide202514010738
Universitywide20241538947
Universitywide20231227241
Universitywide202217811157
Universitywide20211338447

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
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Athis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis 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 count17
AP enrollment (male/female)522
IB participationoffered · 168 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 53 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections6
Physics sections13
Chemistry sections14
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,018

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 California408%
California State University7916%
California community college26954%
In-state private174%
Out-of-state, 4-year102%
Out-of-state, 2-year20%
Not enrolled8016%

497 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 84% · % 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$14,929 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 29,183 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$720 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,983

Central federal expenditures attributed here$230 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,983

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,601 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 61%Instruction support 9%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$289,723,56061.33%61%
Instruction support$39,645,2588.39%9%
Student services$53,517,58111.33%11%
Administration$33,430,2517.08%7%
Buildings & maintenance$47,349,11710.02%10%
Other$8,713,7631.84%2%
Total$472,379,530100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $472,379,530 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$14,929 per pupil
2020$13,642 per pupil
2019$13,449 per pupil
2018$12,615 per pupil
2017$12,441 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 90623 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90623 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$116,594
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)53%
ZIP-area population15,545
Median age44.8 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 90623 →

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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 · IB World Schools directory (matched by name at a 0.90 similarity cutoff) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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