Alternative school · Los Angeles County Office of Education · Los Angeles, California

L.A. County High School for the Arts

Los Angeles · 9–12 · 551 students (2024–25)

5151 State University Drive, 90032lachsa.net ↗(323) 343-2550

L.A. County High School for the Arts is an alternative school: students are enrolled through a placement, application, or referral process specific to the program.

Compared only with other alternative schools: higher than 96 of the 97 other scored California alternative high schools.

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The dots are California’s 98 scored alternative 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
73

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of six of the seven high school 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, 96% of the class graduated in four years (123 of 128); across California’s alternative high schools, 35%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 128
Comparison
Alternative high schools with a graduation record: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 122 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 8,737 of 24,956). It counts every school with a graduation record, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank.
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 84% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 39% in math, against 33% and 14% at other alternative high schools.

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: 127 in English, 128 in math. Alternative high schools: the grade 11 results of 109 alternative schools combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 11,827 in English and 11,786 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask L.A. County High School for the Arts how students enroll. Evidence ↓

Is L.A. County High School for the Arts a good alternative school?

L.A. County High School for the Arts scores higher than 97 in 100 of the 98 California alternative high schools we score, compared only within that group: 97th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Why alternative schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 44 in 100 at the average California alternative high school we score. 0.4% of students (2 of 551) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 71% of low-income students in grade 11 at L.A. County High School for the Arts in Los Angeles scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 30% for the same group at California alternative high schools. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 8 AP courses in 4 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

77% 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 does L.A. County High School for the Arts compare with California alternative schools?

Well above California alternative schools in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 84% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 39% in math, against 33% and 14% at California alternative schools.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 127 in English, 128 in math
Comparison
California alternative high schools with results in grade 11: the 109 such schools’ results combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 11,827 in English, 11,786 in math tested). It counts every school with results, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank. The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 127 tested

Advanced
54%
Proficient
30%
Below the standard
16%
This school84%
California alternative high schools33%

84% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 128 tested

Advanced
16%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
61%
This school39%
California alternative high schools14%

39% 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 45 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 19 points at California alternative schools. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 89% to 84% and math from 42% to 39%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202589%132 tested
→
202684%127 tested

This school

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202542%130 tested
→
202639%128 tested

This school

Each year is a different group of students. Our comparison with California alternative schools covers spring 2026 only, so this pair shows this school alone.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school54%30%12%4%127
English, grade 11 · California alternative high schools10%23%29%38%11,827
Math, grade 11 · This school16%23%31%30%128
Math, grade 11 · California alternative high schools8%6%12%74%11,786

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The California alternative high schools row combines those schools’ results, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%20172022202684%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%20172022202639%

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 76% in 2017 to 84% in 2026. In math, it went from 40% in 2017 to 39% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
201776%
127 tested
201878%
76 tested
201991%
126 tested
202276%
113 tested
202373%
132 tested
202486%
125 tested
202589%
132 tested
202684%
127 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
201740%
110 tested
201842%
48 tested
201955%
127 tested
202234%
94 tested
202331%
131 tested
202444%
126 tested
202542%
130 tested
202639%
128 tested

What you can do

Who can act on L.A. County High School for the Arts’ results?

Los Angeles County Office of Education’s board decides L.A. County High School for the Arts’ plan.

The state hasn’t placed L.A. County High School for the Arts in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Los Angeles County Office of Education extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for Black or African American students on two measures: graduation, and suspensions; and for homeless students on two measures: graduation, and suspensions; and for long-term English learners on two measures: graduation, and college and career readiness.

Extra help for Los Angeles County Office of Education: 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?

Los Angeles County Office of Education’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

Life at school

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

96% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 35% at California alternative high schools. 77% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 77% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

California alternative high schools: 35%

2024–25 · 123 of 128 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

77%

California alternative high schools: 11%

2024–25 · 99 of 128 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

84%

California alternative high schools: 19%

2024–25 · 103 of 123 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

77% enrolled in college within 12 months · 124 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓13 · 10%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓10 · 8%
  • California community college17 · 14%
  • In-state private17 · 14%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year38 · 31%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled29 · 23%

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 8 AP courses in 4 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
  • English2
  • History & Social Science3
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course8 courses in 4 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
Arts 1
  • Music Theory

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 · 123 of 128 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 · 99 of 128 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of Prepared students and indicator students across California alternative high schools, not a CDE figure.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 103 of 123 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates who finished the list across California alternative high schools, not a CDE figure.
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
69
Admitted
55
Enrolled
20

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 64 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 46 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 4
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 38 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 37 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 36 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 28 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 24 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 69 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2024Applied 76 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2023Applied 64 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2022Applied 56 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2021Applied 54 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2020Applied 39 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2019Applied 45 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2018Applied 63 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2017Applied 60 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2016Applied 68 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 23

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
27
Admitted
26
Enrolled
under 6

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 108 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 54 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 29 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 28 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 28 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 14 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 10 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 9 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 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 —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 27 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 27 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 33 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 18 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

20 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California alternative high school we score, 44 in 100 were. 0.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 112 of 547 students counted for it; suspension: 2 of 551 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

20 in 100This school
44 in 100At the average California alternative high school we score

112 of 547 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.4%

of students were suspended at least once (2 of 551). Average California alternative high school we score 1.0%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at L.A. County High School for the Arts

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 Los Angeles County Office of Education’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group at California alternative high schools.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

71% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 30% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 30% and 13% for the same group at California alternative high schools. Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group at California alternative high schools 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 alternative high schools: the same group in the same grades at schools in this class, combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
L.A. County High School for the ArtsSame group, California alternative high schoolsAhead of the same group at California alternative high schools, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 31 testedAhead of the same group at California alternative high schools, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 71%Same group, Alternative 30%
  • Low-incomeMath · 30 testedAhead of the same group at California alternative high schools, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 30%Same group, Alternative 13%
  • WhiteEnglish · 46 tested93%Same group, Alternative 38%
  • WhiteMath · 46 tested41%Same group, Alternative 20%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 39 testedAhead of the same group at California alternative high schools, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 74%Same group, Alternative 31%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 38 tested21%Same group, Alternative 12%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 33%2. White: 32%3. Two or more races: 11%4. Asian: 8%5. Black or African American: 7%6. Not reported: 7%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino33%
  2. White32%
  3. Two or more races11%
  4. Asian8%
  5. Black or African American7%
  6. Not reported7%
  7. Filipino—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  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. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

19%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 104 of 551.

54teachers, 2024–25

9 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

7%in their first year, 2024–25

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

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

All group results against California alternative high schools, with sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs California alternative high schools
Low-income · 31 tested in English, 30 in math
English71%+4130%
Math30%+1713%
White · 46 tested
English93%+5538%
Math41%+2120%
Hispanic or Latino · 39 tested in English, 38 in math
English74%+4331%
Math21%+912%

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

Asian students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners, students with disabilities 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 Latino33%
White32%
Two or more races11%
Asian8%
Black or African American7%
Not reported7%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

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: 22% of teaching positions, 21 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 93.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask L.A. County High School for the Arts how students enroll.

School website: lachsa.net ↗Office: (323) 343-2550Administrator: Tina Vartanian

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles 90032

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with Los Angeles County Office of Education.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 89% in 2025 to 84% in 2026 here
  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. How do you stretch students who are already ahead? 54% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (127 students tested); class: 10%
  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 (323) 343-25505151 State University Drive, 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. Each percentile listed compares a school with California high schools; L.A. County High School for the Arts’s compares it only with California alternative high schools.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #2 of 98 California alternative high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolWeight
Graduation rate96%25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math35%22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)77%20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math66%18%
Chronically absent20 in 1005%
Suspension rate1.3% (7 of 556)5%

L.A. County High School for the Arts is ranked only among California alternative high schools, so this table sets it beside no other school; the chapters above compare each figure with that class. 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. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257397#2California alternative high schools · 98 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 1000.5% (3 of 546)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2415 in 1000.7% (4 of 554)
2024–2520 in 1001.3% (7 of 556)

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 Advanced
Grade 1112754%30%12%4%84%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 1112816%23%31%30%39%

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 · English12754%84%
2026 · Math12816%39%
2025 · English13253%89%
2025 · Math13018%42%
2024 · English12546%86%
2024 · Math12617%44%
2023 · English13232%73%
2023 · Math13111%31%
2022 · English11340%76%
2022 · Math9413%34%
2019 · English12663%91%
2019 · Math12720%55%
2018 · English7638%78%
2018 · Math488%42%
2017 · English12745%76%
2017 · Math11014%40%

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 · English13289%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math13042%
2024 · Grade 11 · English12586%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math12644%
2023 · Grade 11 · English13273%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math13131%
2022 · Grade 11 · English11376%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math9434%
2019 · Grade 11 · English12691%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math12755%
2018 · Grade 11 · English7678%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math4842%
2017 · Grade 11 · English12776%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math11040%

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
Schoolwide1458%30%59%3%

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
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income3171%
White4693%
Hispanic or Latino3974%

Each group is compared with the same group at California alternative high schools under Every learner.

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 · 20 in 100 → 2025–26 · 20 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.3% (7 of 556) → 2025–26 · 0.4% (2 of 551) · −0.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female11 in 10021 in 100+10 in 100
Male14 in 10017 in 100+3 in 100
Asian7 in 10017 in 100+10 in 100
Black or African American15 in 10017 in 100+2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino7 in 10020 in 100+13 in 100
Two or more races16 in 10030 in 100+14 in 100
White15 in 10021 in 100+6 in 100
Students with disabilities20 in 10030 in 100+10 in 100
Low-income16 in 10023 in 100+7 in 100
All students12 in 10020 in 100+8 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 77% · numerator 99 students classified Prepared · denominator 128 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 71% · AP-pathway numerator 70 · denominator 99 (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 99 of 128 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The school CCI rate has its own student cohort and source year.

Graduation rate
96%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
71%
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)
84%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
77%

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)
20256955203.823.933.95
20247647163.823.853.83
20236436163.753.923.89
20225630143.753.953.91
2021542673.864.023.98
20203926113.833.964.01
2019452193.743.933.95
20186332173.703.823.79
2017604193.773.913.91
20166845233.723.873.82

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
Berkeley2025389under 3
Berkeley20244183
Berkeley2023316under 3
Berkeley202232103
Berkeley2021164under 3
Davis20252419under 3
Davis2024184under 3
Davis2023125under 3
Davis2022103under 3
Davis20216under 3under 3
Irvine20253611under 3
Irvine20243411under 3
Irvine20234013under 3
Irvine202221under 3under 3
Irvine2021256under 3
Los Angeles202564166
Los Angeles202454106
Los Angeles2023571710
Los Angeles20225174
Los Angeles202146124
Merced202588under 3
Merced202455under 3
Riverside20251616under 3
Riverside202454under 3
Riverside202395under 3
Riverside20226under 3under 3
San Diego202537183
San Diego2024275under 3
San Diego2023228under 3
San Diego2022174under 3
San Diego2021176under 3
Santa Barbara202546114
Santa Barbara202445114
Santa Barbara20233512under 3
Santa Barbara20223693
Santa Barbara2021248under 3
Santa Cruz20252824under 3
Santa Cruz20242918under 3
Santa Cruz20232613under 3
Santa Cruz20222811under 3
Santa Cruz2021106under 3
Universitywide2025695520
Universitywide2024764716
Universitywide2023643616
Universitywide2022563014
Universitywide202154267

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
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Music Theorythis 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 count7
AP enrollment (male/female)155
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections8
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)529

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 California1310%
California State University108%
California community college1714%
In-state private1714%
Out-of-state, 4-year3831%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled2923%

124 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 77% · % 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$123,399 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2019–20 (2020) · fall district membership: 1,920 pupils

School-level federal expenditures$118 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 556

Central federal expenditures attributed here$640 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 556

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.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 29%Instruction support 23%Student services 13%Administration 26%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$152,980,01029.26%29%
Instruction support$119,976,72422.95%23%
Student services$68,612,28713.12%13%
Administration$134,073,38025.64%26%
Buildings & maintenance$36,861,7427.05%7%
Other$10,319,4541.97%2%
Total$522,823,597100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $522,823,597 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, 2017–⁠2020; latest district record shown: 2020
2020$123,399 per pupil
2019$116,191 per pupil
2018$43,242 per pupil
2017$49,015 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 holders2.0%

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 90032 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90032 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$82,292
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26%
ZIP-area population43,117
Median age37.9 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 90032 →

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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 98 alternative 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 · school type “Opportunity Schools” in the state school directory, which we call an alternative school · Data updated October 15, 2026

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