Public school · Anaheim Union High · Anaheim, California

Katella High — Rating & test scores

Anaheim · 9–12 · 2,326 students (2024–25)

2200 East Wagner Avenue, 92806katella.auhsd.us ↗(714) 999-3621
25thpercentileDeveloping

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
48

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, 97% of the class graduated in four years (539 of 557); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 557
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, 45% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 15% 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”).

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 517 in English, 523 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

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

Is Katella a good high school?

Katella High scores higher than 25 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 25th percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 31 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. 2.9% of students (68 of 2,313) 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 30 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, 43% of low-income students in grade 11 at Katella High in Anaheim 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 12 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 70 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?

70% 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 both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 45% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 15% 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: 517 in English, 523 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 · 517 tested

Advanced
15%
Proficient
30%
Below the standard
55%
This school45%
California57%
Anaheim Union High49%

45% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 523 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
9%
Below the standard
85%
This school15%
California32%
Anaheim Union High25%

15% 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 30 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 stayed at 45% and math went from 13% to 15%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202545%523 tested
→
202645%517 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202513%520 tested
→
202615%523 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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 school15%30%26%29%517
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Anaheim Union High22%27%22%29%3,979
Math, grade 11 · This school6%9%18%67%523
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 below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202645%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202615%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 58% in 2017 to 45% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 17% in 2017 to 15% 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
201758%
659 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201850%
642 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201956%
625 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202248%
573 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202346%
600 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202446%
572 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202545%
523 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202645%
517 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201717%
651 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201810%
634 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201917%
623 tested		32%
438,107 tested
20229%
582 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202311%
598 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202412%
568 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202513%
520 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202615%
523 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Katella’s results?

Anaheim Union High’s board decides Katella’s plan.

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

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

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

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Anaheim Union High’s 2025–26 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 49% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 70% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 539 of 557 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

49%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 274 of 558 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

60%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 322 of 539 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

70% enrolled in college within 12 months · 557 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓33 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓74 · 13%
  • California community college259 · 47%
  • In-state private13 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year7 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled170 · 31%

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 12 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.

  • Math & Computer Science2
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course12 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
70 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 · 539 of 557 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 · 274 of 558 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 · 322 of 539 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
108
Admitted
82
Enrolled
27

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 96 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 6
  • UCLAApplied 73 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 61 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 60 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 7
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 48 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 32 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 3
  • UC MercedApplied 26 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 22 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 14 · Admitted 10 · 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 108 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2024Applied 120 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2023Applied 142 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2022Applied 113 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2021Applied 116 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2020Applied 109 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2019Applied 114 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2018Applied 128 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2017Applied 83 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2016Applied 85 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 29

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
184
Admitted
171
Enrolled
71

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • Cal State FullertonApplied 787 · Admitted 660 · Enrolled 255
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 690 · Admitted 297 · Enrolled 47
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 347 · Admitted 232 · Enrolled 37
  • San Diego StateApplied 273 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 203 · Admitted 189 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State LAApplied 194 · Admitted 178 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 68 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 66 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 59 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 47 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 43 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 39 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 38 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 37 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 29 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 29 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 27 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 26 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 26 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 21 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 14 · Admitted 12 · 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 184 · Admitted 171 · Enrolled 71
  • Fall 2024Applied 187 · Admitted 183 · Enrolled 88
  • Fall 2023Applied 196 · Admitted 176 · Enrolled 69
  • Fall 2022Applied 173 · Admitted 165 · Enrolled 68
  • Fall 2021Applied 177 · Admitted 165 · Enrolled 67

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

31 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average high school in the Anaheim Union High district, 20 in 100 were. 2.9% 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: 693 of 2,261 students counted for it; suspension: 68 of 2,313 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

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

693 of 2,261 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.9%

of students were suspended at least once (68 of 2,313). 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 Katella

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

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?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students scored below the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

43% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 43% 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).
KatellaSame group, California
  • Low-income427 tested43%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino460 tested43%Same group, California 49%
  • English learners128 tested16%Same group, California 8%
  • Students with disabilities64 tested12%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 2% to 12%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 90%2. White: 4%3. Asian: 3%4. Black or African American: 1%5. Filipino: 1%6. Two or more races: <1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino90%
  2. White4%
  3. Asian3%
  4. Black or African American1%
  5. Filipino1%
  6. Two or more races<1%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

39% 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 · 170 of 432 English learners39%
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?

92%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 2,134 of 2,326. California: 63%.

101teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

1%in their first year, 2024–25

81%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino and low-income students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Anaheim Union Highvs California
Low-income · 427 tested in English, 433 in math
English43%+142%−649%
Math12%−618%−1123%
Hispanic or Latino · 460 tested in English, 466 in math
English43%+439%−649%
Math12%−214%−921%
English learners · 128 tested in English, 134 in math
English16%+511%+88%
Math7%+34%−18%
Students with disabilities · 64 tested
English12%012%−719%
Math2%−24%−68%

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

Asian, White, homeless and military-family students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander 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 Latino90%
White4%
Asian3%
Black or African American1%
Filipino1%
Two or more races<1%
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: 81% of teaching positions, 84.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 104 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

From parts of South Junior High and Dale Junior High.

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

Middle · part of its area
South Junior High 5th · Needs Support · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 8 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Dale Junior High 24th · Needs Support · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 9 elementary schools

High · this school
Katella High

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

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. 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 (23)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into South Junior High

Into Dale Junior High

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • South Junior High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    5th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

    83% of the zone’s children

  • Dale Junior High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    24th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

    12% of the zone’s children

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: katella.auhsd.us ↗Office: (714) 999-3621Administrator: Charles Hernandez

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
2200 East Wagner Avenue, Anaheim 92806

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? 55% in English and 85% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (517 tested in English, 523 in math); California: 43% and 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? 31 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (693 of 2,261 students); average high school in the Anaheim Union High district: 20 in 100
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 7% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (134 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (714) 999-36212200 East Wagner 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
  • Epic California AcademyOrange County Department of Education · 1.7 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    13thNeeds SupportScope Score 43
  • Anaheim High2.3 mi
    35thDevelopingScope Score 51
  • Orange HighOrange Unified · 2.9 mi
    28thDevelopingScope Score 49

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 #1,113 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #9 of 11 in Anaheim Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math8%4122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)49%5320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math29%4518%
Chronically absent32 in 100495%
Suspension rate4.5% (111 of 2,443)465%
English learners: top level15%485%

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
2024–254825#1113California 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
2018–1912 in 1000.9% (27 of 2,883)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2430 in 1005.5% (145 of 2,635)
2024–2532 in 1004.5% (111 of 2,443)

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 1151715%30%26%29%45%57%−12

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 115236%9%18%67%15%32%−17

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 · English51715%45%
2026 · Math5236%15%
2025 · English52312%45%
2025 · Math5203%13%
2024 · English57215%46%
2024 · Math5682%12%
2023 · English60014%46%
2023 · Math5983%11%
2022 · English57316%48%
2022 · Math5821%9%
2019 · English62518%56%
2019 · Math6234%17%
2018 · English64213%50%
2018 · Math6341%10%
2017 · English65919%58%
2017 · Math6514%17%

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 · English52345%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math52013%
2024 · Grade 11 · English57246%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math56812%
2023 · Grade 11 · English60046%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math59811%
2022 · Grade 11 · English57348%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math5829%
2019 · Grade 11 · English62556%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math62317%
2018 · Grade 11 · English64250%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math63410%
2017 · Grade 11 · English65958%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math65117%

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
Schoolwide5256%17%65%12%

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-income42743%+1−6
Hispanic or Latino46043%+4−6
English learners12816%+5+8
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 · 32 in 100 → 2025–26 · 31 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.5% (111 of 2,443) → 2025–26 · 2.9% (68 of 2,313) · −1.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female13 in 10031 in 100+18 in 100
Male12 in 10030 in 100+18 in 100
Asian9 in 10019 in 100+10 in 100
Black or African American14 in 10021 in 100+7 in 100
Filipino0 in 10011 in 100+11 in 100
Hispanic or Latino12 in 10031 in 100+19 in 100
Pacific Islander33 in 100——
Two or more races10 in 10031 in 100+21 in 100
White13 in 10041 in 100+28 in 100
Students with disabilities19 in 10048 in 100+29 in 100
English learners18 in 10036 in 100+18 in 100
Foster youth38 in 10057 in 100+19 in 100
Homeless18 in 10045 in 100+27 in 100
Low-income13 in 10032 in 100+19 in 100
All students12 in 10031 in 100+19 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 49% · numerator 274 students classified Prepared · denominator 558 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 44% · AP-pathway numerator 121 · denominator 274 (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 274 of 558 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
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
44%
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)
60%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
70%

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)
202510882273.743.864.01
202412078273.733.924.04
202314282353.713.964.09
202211375293.793.994.16
202111683353.763.914.03
202010957233.673.873.96
201911453273.593.874.05
201812866353.643.934.08
20178346233.643.863.99
20168556293.603.803.92

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
Berkeley202548under 3under 3
Berkeley2024403under 3
Berkeley20234410under 3
Berkeley2022386under 3
Berkeley202130104
Davis2025227under 3
Davis2024199under 3
Davis20233112under 3
Davis20222713under 3
Davis20212513under 3
Irvine202596176
Irvine2024105248
Irvine20231243213
Irvine202297268
Irvine202193143
Los Angeles2025736under 3
Los Angeles20249864
Los Angeles20238997
Los Angeles20227375
Los Angeles202173105
Merced20252626under 3
Merced20241413under 3
Merced20231916under 3
Merced20222423under 3
Merced202120173
Riverside20256153under 3
Riverside202455434
Riverside20235229under 3
Riverside20225030under 3
Riverside2021705510
San Diego202560207
San Diego202459257
San Diego202373286
San Diego202255317
San Diego202165268
Santa Barbara202532173
Santa Barbara20243618under 3
Santa Barbara20236319under 3
Santa Barbara202229193
Santa Barbara20214219under 3
Santa Cruz202514103
Santa Cruz20242816under 3
Santa Cruz20232914under 3
Santa Cruz2022219under 3
Santa Cruz20212216under 3
Universitywide20251088227
Universitywide20241207827
Universitywide20231428235
Universitywide20221137529
Universitywide20211168335

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
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Physics 1this 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 count15
AP enrollment (male/female)422
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 70 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections6
Chemistry sections22
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,498

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 California336%
California State University7413%
California community college25947%
In-state private132%
Out-of-state, 4-year71%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled17031%

557 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 70% · % 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$912 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,326

Central federal expenditures attributed here$344 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,326

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 92806 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92806 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$97,265
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26%
ZIP-area population41,003
Median age33.8 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 92806 →

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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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