Public school · West Contra Costa Unified · Richmond, California

John F. Kennedy High — Rating & test scores

Richmond · 9–12 · 740 students (2024–25)

bottom1%Needs Support

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
25

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

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 73% of the class graduated in four years (164 of 224); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 224
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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56 in 100 students (372 of 665) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 30 in 100 at the average West Contra Costa Unified high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 665. District and California figures are averages of school rates (11 West Contra Costa Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask West Contra Costa Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is John F. Kennedy a good high school?

John F. Kennedy High is in the bottom 1% of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 56 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 30 in 100 at the average West Contra Costa Unified high school. 5.8% of students (41 of 704) 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, 15% of low-income students in grade 11 at John F. Kennedy High in Richmond 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 7 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 22 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?

42% 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 below California in English; below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 14% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 23% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 129 in English, 128 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 · 129 tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
11%
Below the standard
86%
This school14%
California57%
West Contra Costa Unified43%

14% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 128 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
11%
Below the standard
77%
This school23%
California32%
West Contra Costa Unified25%

23% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 16% to 14% and math from 9% to 23%.

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 school3%11%20%66%129
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · West Contra Costa Unified17%26%23%34%1,698
Math, grade 11 · This school12%11%14%63%128
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · West Contra Costa Unified12%13%19%56%1,751

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 below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202614%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202623%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 was 14% in both 2017 and 2026. In math, it went from 3% in 2017 to 23% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201714%
233 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201820%
151 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201914%
217 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202215%
137 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202321%
38 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202415%
126 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202516%
102 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202614%
129 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20173%
231 tested
32%
442,457 tested
20181%
145 tested
31%
437,883 tested
20192%
232 tested
32%
438,107 tested
20221%
149 tested
27%
424,390 tested
20234%
90 tested
27%
440,912 tested
20246%
125 tested
28%
434,711 tested
20259%
102 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202623%
128 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on John F. Kennedy’s results?

The state has John F. Kennedy in targeted support; West Contra Costa Unified’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for students with disabilities. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

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

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

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

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

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

How to take part

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

Life at school

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

73% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 29% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 42% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

73%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 164 of 224 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

29%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 65 of 225 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

23%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 37 of 164 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

42% enrolled in college within 12 months · 133 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓16 · 12%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓9 · 7%
  • California community college29 · 22%
  • In-state private2 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled77 · 58%

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 7 AP courses in 5 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.

  • Sciences1
  • English1
  • History & Social Science2
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course7 courses in 5 subjects
Sciences 1
  • Environmental Science
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 2
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • Drawing

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
22 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 · 164 of 224 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 · 65 of 225 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 164 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
24
Admitted
18
Enrolled
12

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC BerkeleyApplied 20 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 19 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 18 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 15 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 11 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 7 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 7 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 5 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 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 24 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2024Applied 31 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2023Applied 28 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2022Applied 21 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2021Applied 26 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2020Applied 25 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 15 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2018Applied 29 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2017Applied 19 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2016Applied 27 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 11

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
45
Admitted
39
Enrolled
15

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Francisco StateApplied 141 · Admitted 133 · Enrolled 26
  • Cal State East BayApplied 110 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 104 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 7
  • San José StateApplied 93 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 46 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 46 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 44 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 40 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 17 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 15 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 14 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 11 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 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 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 45 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2024Applied 40 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2023Applied 41 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2022Applied 27 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 39 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 10

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

56 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average West Contra Costa Unified high school, 30 in 100 were. 5.8% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 372 of 665 students counted for it; suspension: 41 of 704 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 West Contra Costa Unified high school 3.9%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

56 in 100This school
30 in 100At the average West Contra Costa Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

372 of 665 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

5.8%

of students were suspended at least once (41 of 704). Average California high school 2.9%.

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 West Contra Costa Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

English learners here scored well above the same group across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

28% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 8% for the same group across California. Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same groups across California in English.

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
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 116 tested15%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 115 tested20%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 109 tested14%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 109 tested24%Same group, California 21%
  • English learnersEnglish · 66 tested3%Same group, California 8%
  • English learnersMath · 64 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 28%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 75%2. Black or African American: 14%3. Asian: 4%4. White: 3%5. Two or more races: 2%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino75%
  2. Black or African American14%
  3. Asian4%
  4. White3%
  5. Two or more races2%
  6. Filipino—
  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?

21% 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 · 44 of 211 English learners21%
West Contra Costa Unified · 2,057 of 5,59037%
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?

60%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 443 of 740. California: 63%.

40teachers, 2024–25

10 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

2%in their first year, 2024–25

82%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep 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 West Contra Costa Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 116 tested in English, 115 in math
English15%−1934%−3449%
Math20%020%−323%
Hispanic or Latino · 109 tested
English14%−1832%−3549%
Math24%+519%+321%
English learners · 66 tested in English, 64 in math
English3%−47%−58%
Math28%+1216%+208%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in West Contra Costa 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.

Students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races 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 Latino75%
Black or African American14%
Asian4%
White3%
Two or more races2%
Filipino—
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: 82% of teaching positions, 39.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 47.8 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 Lovonya DeJean Middle and parts of Fred T. Korematsu Middle and Mira Vista Elementary.

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

Middle · assigned
Lovonya DeJean Middle 1st · Needs Support · 2026

Fed by 7 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Fred T. Korematsu Middle 59th · Solid · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

High · this school
John F. Kennedy High

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

From the district’s 2023 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 Lovonya DeJean Middle

Into Fred T. Korematsu Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

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 West Contra Costa Unified which school serves your address.

School website: wccusd.net ↗Office: (510) 231-1433Administrator: Tipawan McGee
4300 Cutting Boulevard, Richmond 94804

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

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 56 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (372 of 665 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 5.8% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (41 of 704 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 21% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (44 of 211 students); California: 47%
  4. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 86% in English and 77% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (129 tested in English, 128 in math); California: 43% and 68%
  5. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (510) 231-14334300 Cutting Boulevard, 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
  • Summit Public School K2Contra Costa County Office of Education · 0.9 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    56thSolidScope Score 58
  • John Henry HighSBE - John Henry High · 1.6 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    17thNeeds SupportScope Score 45
  • Invictus Academy of RichmondContra Costa County Office of Education · 1.6 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    23rdNeeds SupportScope Score 47
  • Leadership Public Schools: Richmond1.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    62ndSolidScope Score 60

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 #1,484 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #11 of 11 in West Contra Costa Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate73%3625%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math2%3522%
Ready for college or career (state measure)29%4120%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math12%3318%
Chronically absent50 in 100365%
Suspension rate11.3% (98 of 865)205%
English learners: top level2%295%

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
2024–25250#1484California 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
2018–1931 in 1007.4% (76 of 1,030)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2444 in 10012.5% (115 of 922)
2024–2550 in 10011.3% (98 of 865)

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 111293%11%20%66%14%57%−43

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 1112812%11%14%63%23%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 · English1293%14%
2026 · Math12812%23%
2025 · English1021%16%
2025 · Math1024%9%
2024 · English1262%15%
2024 · Math1250%6%
2023 · English383%21%
2023 · Math900%4%
2022 · English1375%15%
2022 · Math1490%1%
2019 · English2172%14%
2019 · Math2320%2%
2018 · English1512%20%
2018 · Math1450%1%
2017 · English2331%14%
2017 · Math2310%3%

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 · English10216%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math1029%
2024 · Grade 11 · English12615%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math1256%
2023 · Grade 11 · English3821%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math904%
2022 · Grade 11 · English13715%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math1491%
2019 · Grade 11 · English21714%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math2322%
2018 · Grade 11 · English15120%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math1451%
2017 · Grade 11 · English23314%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math2313%

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
Schoolwide1262%8%58%32%

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-income11615%−19−34
Hispanic or Latino10914%−18−35
English learners663%−4−5
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 50 in 100 → 2025–26 · 56 in 100 · +6 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 11.3% (98 of 865) → 2025–26 · 5.8% (41 of 704) · −5.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female36 in 10057 in 100+21 in 100
Male27 in 10055 in 100+28 in 100
Asian7 in 10046 in 100+39 in 100
Black or African American37 in 10058 in 100+21 in 100
Hispanic or Latino30 in 10055 in 100+25 in 100
Pacific Islander40 in 100——
White28 in 10068 in 100+40 in 100
Students with disabilities43 in 10064 in 100+21 in 100
English learners30 in 10054 in 100+24 in 100
Foster youth46 in 100——
Homeless51 in 10066 in 100+15 in 100
Low-income32 in 10055 in 100+23 in 100
All students31 in 10056 in 100+25 in 100
Two or more races—62 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 29% · numerator 65 students classified Prepared · denominator 225 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 58% · AP-pathway numerator 38 · denominator 65 (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 65 of 225 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
73%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
58%
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)
23%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
42%

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)
20252418123.653.783.76
20243126113.683.783.95
20232827163.773.793.85
20222121133.813.813.88
2021262173.723.773.90
2020251433.663.81—
20191511103.914.164.16
20182915103.724.034.02
20171913103.643.954.01
20162716113.613.763.85

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
Berkeley20252044
Berkeley20242543
Berkeley20232686
Berkeley202219under 3under 3
Berkeley202121under 3under 3
Davis2025187under 3
Davis2024209under 3
Davis20232612under 3
Davis202219106
Davis2021197under 3
Irvine20257under 3under 3
Irvine202494under 3
Irvine202311under 3under 3
Irvine20225under 3under 3
Irvine20219under 3under 3
Los Angeles202511under 3under 3
Los Angeles20247under 3under 3
Los Angeles202315under 3under 3
Los Angeles20229under 3under 3
Los Angeles202113under 3under 3
Merced20251412under 3
Merced20241818under 3
Merced202313113
Merced202215154
Merced202198under 3
Riverside20251512under 3
Riverside202483under 3
Riverside202165under 3
San Diego20257under 3under 3
San Diego202455under 3
San Diego202366under 3
San Diego202254under 3
San Diego202193under 3
Santa Barbara2025543
Santa Barbara20245under 3under 3
Santa Barbara202355under 3
Santa Barbara2021146under 3
Santa Cruz20251911under 3
Santa Cruz20242915under 3
Santa Cruz20231693
Santa Cruz2022167under 3
Santa Cruz2021108under 3
Universitywide2025241812
Universitywide2024312611
Universitywide2023282716
Universitywide2022212113
Universitywide202126217

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
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis 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 count9
AP enrollment (male/female)144
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 22 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections11
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)814

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 California1612%
California State University97%
California community college2922%
In-state private21%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled7758%

133 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 42% · % 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$15,242 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 27,383 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$851 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 825

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,293 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 825

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,102 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 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$282,708,28554.79%55%
Instruction support$62,800,88812.17%12%
Student services$58,968,07511.43%11%
Administration$34,426,7876.67%7%
Buildings & maintenance$51,790,59710.04%10%
Other$25,261,9554.90%5%
Total$515,956,588100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $515,956,588 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$15,242 per pupil
2020$13,839 per pupil
2019$14,231 per pupil
2018$12,364 per pupil
2017$11,254 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 94804 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94804 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$91,037
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33%
ZIP-area population44,891
Median age36.9 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 94804 →

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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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