Public school · Madera Unified · Madera, California

Madera High — Rating & test scores

Madera · 9–12 · 1,869 students (2024–25)

35thpercentileDeveloping

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
51

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

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

In 2024–25, 93% of the class graduated in four years (362 of 388); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 388
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, 22% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

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

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

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Madera Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Madera High a good high school?

Madera High scores higher than 35 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 35th percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 22 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 32 in 100 at the average Madera Unified high school. 4.2% of students (86 of 2,037) 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 38 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, 56% of low-income students in grade 11 at Madera High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 15 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 489 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?

72% 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?

Near California in English; well below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 22% 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: 381
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 · 381 tested

Advanced
21%
Proficient
39%
Below the standard
40%
This school60%
California57%
Madera Unified53%

60% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 381 tested

Advanced
7%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
78%
This school22%
California32%
Madera Unified14%

22% 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 38 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 58% to 60% and math from 20% to 22%.

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 school21%39%22%18%381
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Madera Unified18%35%24%23%1,330
Math, grade 11 · This school7%15%25%53%381
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Madera Unified4%10%19%67%1,336

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202660%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202622%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 53% in 2017 to 60% in 2026. In math, it went from 24% in 2017 to 22% 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
201753%
472 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201847%
459 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201945%
422 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202244%
396 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202354%
390 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202452%
383 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202558%
385 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202660%
381 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201724%
489 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201821%
462 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201918%
427 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202214%
392 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202318%
394 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202415%
394 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202520%
392 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202622%
381 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Madera High’s results?

Madera Unified’s board decides Madera High’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Madera Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Madera Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

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

Madera 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 Madera Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

93% 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. 72% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

93%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 362 of 388 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

49%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 190 of 389 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

47%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 169 of 362 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

72% enrolled in college within 12 months · 389 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓32 · 8%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓51 · 13%
  • California community college183 · 47%
  • In-state private8 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year6 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled109 · 28%

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 15 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science3
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course15 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Human Geography
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 1
  • 2-D Art and Design

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
489 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 · 362 of 388 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 · 190 of 389 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 · 169 of 362 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
64
Admitted
55
Enrolled
20

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 41 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 39 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 36 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 32 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 5
  • UC San DiegoApplied 28 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 26 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 25 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 22 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 18 · Admitted 11 · 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 64 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2024Applied 71 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2023Applied 75 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2022Applied 56 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2021Applied 68 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2020Applied 50 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2019Applied 64 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2018Applied 75 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2017Applied 53 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2016Applied 54 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 24

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
155
Admitted
147
Enrolled
46

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.

  • Fresno StateApplied 566 · Admitted 548 · Enrolled 175
  • San Diego StateApplied 178 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 172 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 12
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 149 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 130 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled 13
  • San Francisco StateApplied 115 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 113 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 105 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 6
  • Chico StateApplied 104 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 79 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 75 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 54 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 53 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 51 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 35 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 32 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 30 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 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 155 · Admitted 147 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2024Applied 150 · Admitted 144 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2023Applied 145 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2022Applied 97 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2021Applied 114 · Admitted 114 · Enrolled 52

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

22 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Madera Unified high school, 32 in 100 were. 4.2% 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: 431 of 1,982 students counted for it; suspension: 86 of 2,037 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 Madera Unified high school 3.2%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

22 in 100This school
32 in 100At the average Madera Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

431 of 1,982 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

4.2%

of students were suspended at least once (86 of 2,037). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Madera High

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Teach here? Tell us Madera Unified’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 here scored above the same groups across Madera Unified.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

59% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 52% for the same group across Madera Unified. Low-income students: 56% in English, against 50% for the same group across Madera Unified. 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).
Madera HighSame group, California
  • White30 tested70%Same group, California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino322 tested59%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-income306 tested56%Same group, California 49%
  • English learners46 tested4%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 4% to 47%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 87%2. White: 8%3. Asian: 2%4. Black or African American: 1%5. Two or more races: 1%6. Not reported: <1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino87%
  2. White8%
  3. Asian2%
  4. Black or African American1%
  5. Two or more races1%
  6. Not reported<1%
  7. Filipino—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  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. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

30% 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 · 69 of 231 English learners30%
Madera Unified · 1,842 of 4,45941%
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?

82%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,528 of 1,869. California: 63%.

94teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

9%in their first year, 2024–25

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

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

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Madera Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 306 tested
English56%+650%+749%
Math19%+712%−423%
Hispanic or Latino · 322 tested
English59%+752%+1049%
Math18%+612%−321%
White · 30 tested
English70%+367%+268%
Math47%+1334%+344%
English learners · 46 tested
English4%−610%−48%
Math4%+22%−48%

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

Asian students, students of two or more races and students with disabilities: 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 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 Latino87%
White8%
Asian2%
Black or African American1%
Two or more races1%
Not reported<1%
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: 81% of teaching positions, 68.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 84.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

From Howard Elementary and Thomas Jefferson Middle.

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

Middle · assigned
Middle · assigned
Thomas Jefferson Middle 18th · Needs Support · 2026

Fed by 4 elementary schools

High · this school
Madera High

Both middle schools are assigned here.

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 (4)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Thomas Jefferson Middle

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 Madera Unified which school serves your address.

School website: mhs.maderausd.org ↗Office: (559) 675-4444Administrator: Robyn Cosgrove
200 South L Street, Madera 93637

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 30% 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 (69 of 231 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 78% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (381 students tested); California: 68%
  3. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  4. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  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 (559) 675-4444200 South L Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #970 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 4 in Madera Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate93%5725%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math14%4822%
Ready for college or career (state measure)49%5320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math39%5218%
Chronically absent22 in 100575%
Suspension rate4.0% (80 of 1,991)485%
English learners: top level9%395%

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
2024–255135#970California 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
2018–1915 in 1007.4% (163 of 2,209)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2422 in 1004.9% (102 of 2,062)
2024–2522 in 1004.0% (80 of 1,991)

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 1138121%39%22%18%60%57%+3

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 113817%15%25%53%22%32%−10

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 · English38121%60%
2026 · Math3817%22%
2025 · English38524%58%
2025 · Math3925%20%
2024 · English38315%52%
2024 · Math3943%15%
2023 · English39017%54%
2023 · Math3946%18%
2022 · English39613%44%
2022 · Math3924%14%
2019 · English42213%45%
2019 · Math4273%18%
2018 · English45914%47%
2018 · Math4625%21%
2017 · English47216%53%
2017 · Math4897%24%

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 · English38558%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math39220%
2024 · Grade 11 · English38352%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math39415%
2023 · Grade 11 · English39054%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math39418%
2022 · Grade 11 · English39644%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math39214%
2019 · Grade 11 · English42245%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math42718%
2018 · Grade 11 · English45947%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math46221%
2017 · Grade 11 · English47253%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math48924%

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
Schoolwide3924%28%61%6%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income30656%+6+7
Hispanic or Latino32259%+7+10
English learners464%−6−4
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 · 22 in 100 → 2025–26 · 22 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.0% (80 of 1,991) → 2025–26 · 4.2% (86 of 2,037) · +0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female17 in 10023 in 100+6 in 100
Male14 in 10021 in 100+7 in 100
Asian10 in 10030 in 100+20 in 100
Black or African American16 in 10033 in 100+17 in 100
Hispanic or Latino15 in 10021 in 100+6 in 100
Two or more races6 in 10030 in 100+24 in 100
White19 in 10026 in 100+7 in 100
Students with disabilities22 in 10032 in 100+10 in 100
English learners18 in 10027 in 100+9 in 100
Foster youth30 in 10067 in 100+37 in 100
Homeless24 in 10034 in 100+10 in 100
Military families13 in 10014 in 100+1 in 100
Low-income17 in 10022 in 100+5 in 100
All students15 in 10022 in 100+7 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 49% · numerator 190 students classified Prepared · denominator 389 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 35% · AP-pathway numerator 66 · denominator 190 (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 190 of 389 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
93%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
35%
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)
47%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
72%

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)
20256455203.673.774.00
20247153203.693.803.96
20237563323.843.924.06
20225646193.853.913.82
20216849263.703.913.92
20205041183.713.783.82
20196444163.703.813.86
20187544193.683.913.95
20175335143.703.883.98
20165440243.763.903.96

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
Berkeley20253275
Berkeley20243564
Berkeley20233065
Berkeley202226under 3under 3
Berkeley20212263
Davis202536143
Davis20243916under 3
Davis202345225
Davis2022199under 3
Davis202138165
Irvine20254112under 3
Irvine2024318under 3
Irvine2023403under 3
Irvine202223under 3under 3
Irvine202134under 3under 3
Los Angeles20252633
Los Angeles2024334under 3
Los Angeles202336under 3under 3
Los Angeles202229under 3under 3
Los Angeles20214353
Merced20253936under 3
Merced202439387
Merced202339366
Merced202229288
Merced202130237
Riverside20252219under 3
Riverside2024127under 3
Riverside2023169under 3
Riverside202263under 3
Riverside2021135under 3
San Diego20252811under 3
San Diego20243411under 3
San Diego202327178
San Diego202222133
San Diego20212510under 3
Santa Barbara202518113
Santa Barbara202419133
Santa Barbara202328123
Santa Barbara202233133
Santa Barbara202126136
Santa Cruz20252516under 3
Santa Cruz20243416under 3
Santa Cruz20233122under 3
Santa Cruz2022229under 3
Santa Cruz20212013under 3
Universitywide2025645520
Universitywide2024715320
Universitywide2023756332
Universitywide2022564619
Universitywide2021684926

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis 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 count12
AP enrollment (male/female)284
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 489 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections17
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,857

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 California328%
California State University5113%
California community college18347%
In-state private82%
Out-of-state, 4-year62%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled10928%

389 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 72% · % 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$14,158 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 19,941 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$1,006 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,869

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,604 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,869

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,575 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 53%Instruction support 11%Student services 14%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$211,232,62053.15%53%
Instruction support$44,557,63711.21%11%
Student services$53,493,73513.46%14%
Administration$27,199,6256.84%7%
Buildings & maintenance$40,317,69710.15%10%
Other$20,611,8565.19%5%
Total$397,413,169100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $397,413,169 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$14,158 per pupil
2020$12,750 per pupil
2019$13,001 per pupil
2018$12,013 per pupil
2017$11,204 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 holders1.2%

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 93637 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93637 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$71,724
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population43,785
Median age32.3 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 93637 →

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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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