Independent charter school · SBE - Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana · Santa Ana, California

Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana — Rating & test scores

Santa Ana · TK–12 · 524 students (2024–25)

2840 West 1st Street, 92703msasa.magnoliapublicschools.org ↗(714) 479-0115
80thpercentileStrong

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
68

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, 95% of the class graduated in four years (36 of 38); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 38
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).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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94 of 617 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26: about two thirds of the rate at the average California high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 617. The California figure is an average of school rates (1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana a good school?

Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana scores higher than 80 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 80th percentile, Strong, spring 2025.

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 57 in 100 California elementary schools we score (57th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 54 in 100 California middle schools we score (54th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 15 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 1.6% of students (10 of 640) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (6)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 21 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, 44% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 8 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 88 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

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

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $12.6 million is planned for 18 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s nearly all of its general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. 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?

Above California in English; well above it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 64% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 43% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 44
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 · 44 tested

Advanced
39%
Proficient
25%
Below the standard
36%
This school64%
California57%

64% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 44 tested

Advanced
20%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
57%
This school43%
California32%

43% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced37%27%55%
Advanced15%23%27%
Proficient22%4%28%
Developing level29%50%20%
Minimal34%23%25%
Tested412644
California44%46%49%
Difference−7−19+6
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced43%61%42%
Advanced18%25%17%
Proficient25%36%25%
Developing level14%22%27%
Minimal43%17%31%
Tested605948
California48%51%49%
Difference−5+10−7
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced64%
Advanced39%
Proficient25%
Developing level20%
Minimal16%
Tested44
California57%
Difference+7

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

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced59%31%34%
Advanced15%4%18%
Proficient44%27%16%
Developing level21%42%34%
Minimal20%27%32%
Tested412644
California47%42%37%
Difference+12−11−3
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced37%46%12%
Advanced28%27%8%
Proficient9%19%4%
Developing level20%27%26%
Minimal43%27%62%
Tested605948
California37%38%36%
Difference0+8−24
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced43%
Advanced20%
Proficient23%
Developing level27%
Minimal30%
Tested44
California32%
Difference+11

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.

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

How do the elementary grades do?

Below California in English; near it in math. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 42% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 57th percentile (Solid) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 111 tested

Advanced
22%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
59%
This school41%
California46%

41% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 111 tested

Advanced
14%
Proficient
28%
Below the standard
58%
This school42%
California42%

42% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Near California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 49% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 54th percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 167 tested

Advanced
20%
Proficient
29%
Below the standard
51%
This school49%
California49%

49% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 167 tested

Advanced
22%
Proficient
11%
Below the standard
67%
This school33%
California37%

33% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 21 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?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 69% to 64% and math stayed at 43%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202569%51 tested
→
202664%44 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202543%51 tested
→
202643%44 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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 school39%25%20%16%44
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
Math, grade 11 · This school20%23%27%30%44
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
English, grades 3–5 · This school22%19%31%28%111
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
Math, grades 3–5 · This school14%28%32%26%111
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
English, grades 6–8 · This school20%29%20%31%167
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
Math, grades 6–8 · This school22%11%24%43%167
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800

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).

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202664%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202643%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 2018 to 64% in 2026. In math, it went from 45% in 2017 to 43% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
2017——
201858%
38 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201985%
27 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202262%
34 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202361%
36 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202479%
38 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202569%
51 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202664%
44 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201745%
11 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201818%
40 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201956%
27 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202229%
34 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202333%
36 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202450%
38 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202543%
51 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202643%
44 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana’s results?

Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

SBE - Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

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

95% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 82% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 84% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 36 of 38 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

82%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 31 of 38 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

0%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 0 of 36 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

84% enrolled in college within 12 months · 31 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓6 · 20%
  • California State University6 · 19%
  • California community college13 · 42%
  • In-state private1 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled5 · 16%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 8 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 Science3
  • English1
  • History & Social Science2
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • AP Capstone1
Every approved AP course8 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
English 1
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 2
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
AP Capstone 1
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
88 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 · 36 of 38 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 · 31 of 38 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 · 0 of 36 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 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
25
Admitted
22
Enrolled
11

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 25 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 21 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 19 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 17 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 5
  • UC RiversideApplied 15 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 15 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 9 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 6 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 5 · Admitted 5 · 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 25 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2024Applied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2023Applied 17 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2022Applied 22 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 10 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2020Applied 7 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 15 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2018Applied 9 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2017Applied 7 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 4

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

15 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California high school, 22 in 100 were. 1.6% 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: 94 of 617 students counted for it; suspension: 10 of 640 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

15 in 100This school
22 in 100At the average California high school

94 of 617 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

No district average: Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana is the only regular high school we rank in the SBE - Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana district with an attendance record.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.6%

of students were suspended at least once (10 of 640). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 13 in 100, 18 of 137
  • Grades 7–8: 15 in 100, 17 of 115
  • Grades 9–12: 17 in 100, 34 of 197
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana

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

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

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).
Magnolia Science Academy Santa AnaSame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 31 tested55%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 31 tested32%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 33 tested58%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 33 tested30%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 82%2. White: 12%3. Asian: 2%Unallocated share: 4%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino82%
  2. White12%
  3. Asian2%
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share4%
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?

49% 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 · 66 of 135 English learners49%
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?

80%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 418 of 524. California: 63%.

35teachers, 2024–25

12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

9%in their first year, 2024–25

91%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs SBE - Magnolia Science Academy Santa Anavs California
Low-income · 31 tested
English55%055%+649%
Math32%032%+923%
Hispanic or Latino · 33 tested
English58%058%+949%
Math30%030%+921%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in SBE - Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

White students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, 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 Latino82%
White12%
Asian2%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
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: 91% of teaching positions, 32.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 36.2 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: msasa.magnoliapublicschools.org ↗Office: (714) 479-0115Administrator: Steven Keskinturk

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
2840 West 1st Street, Santa Ana 92703

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 69% in 2025 to 64% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (714) 479-01152840 West 1st 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
  • Samueli AcademyOrange County Department of Education · 1.2 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    68thSolidScope Score 62
  • Hector G. GodinezSanta Ana Unified · 1.5 mi
    73rdSolidScope Score 64
  • Valley HighSanta Ana Unified · 1.5 mi
    21stNeeds SupportScope Score 46
  • Middle College HighSanta Ana Unified · 1.5 mi · Check how it admits students.
    96thStrongScope Score 85

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 #298 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate95%5925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math28%6322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)82%7320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math56%6418%
Chronically absent16 in 100595%
Suspension rate2.0% (11 of 550)565%
English learners: top level14%—5%

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
2024–256880#298California 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
2018–1910 in 1002.5% (18 of 714)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2415 in 1003.3% (18 of 551)
2024–2516 in 1002.0% (11 of 550)

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
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 · English32223%48%
2026 · Math32219%38%
2025 · English28322%50%
2025 · Math28523%42%
2024 · English26317%48%
2024 · Math27417%40%
2023 · English27713%44%
2023 · Math27914%35%
2022 · English28113%37%
2022 · Math28610%29%
2019 · English37413%34%
2019 · Math3749%29%
2018 · English42611%42%
2018 · Math4289%26%
2017 · English35015%47%
2017 · Math36012%32%

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 3 · English2365%
2025 · Grade 4 · English2548%
2025 · Grade 5 · English4441%
2025 · Grade 6 · English5342%
2025 · Grade 7 · English4643%
2025 · Grade 8 · English4146%
2025 · Grade 11 · English5169%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math2378%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math2572%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4529%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math5342%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math4732%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math4129%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math5143%
2024 · Grade 3 · English3030%
2024 · Grade 4 · English3938%
2024 · Grade 5 · English4643%
2024 · Grade 6 · English4141%
2024 · Grade 7 · English3250%
2024 · Grade 8 · English3749%
2024 · Grade 11 · English3879%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math3152%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math4045%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math4846%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math4129%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math3724%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math3933%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math3850%
2023 · Grade 3 · English4045%
2023 · Grade 4 · English4340%
2023 · Grade 5 · English3429%
2023 · Grade 6 · English4238%
2023 · Grade 7 · English3845%
2023 · Grade 8 · English4448%
2023 · Grade 11 · English3661%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math4050%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math4337%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math3429%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math4326%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math3834%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math4533%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math3633%
2022 · Grade 3 · English3936%
2022 · Grade 4 · English3426%
2022 · Grade 5 · English3926%
2022 · Grade 6 · English3724%
2022 · Grade 7 · English4749%
2022 · Grade 8 · English5133%
2022 · Grade 11 · English3462%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math3954%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math3526%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math3915%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math3741%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math4922%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math5319%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math3429%
2019 · Grade 3 · English5238%
2019 · Grade 4 · English6111%
2019 · Grade 5 · English6431%
2019 · Grade 6 · English5431%
2019 · Grade 7 · English5133%
2019 · Grade 8 · English6537%
2019 · Grade 11 · English2785%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math5246%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math6115%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math6422%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math5424%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math5122%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math6532%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math2756%
2018 · Grade 3 · English6523%
2018 · Grade 4 · English6042%
2018 · Grade 5 · English5636%
2018 · Grade 6 · English5733%
2018 · Grade 7 · English7441%
2018 · Grade 8 · English7662%
2018 · Grade 11 · English3858%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math6532%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math6030%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math5625%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math5725%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math7428%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math7624%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math4018%
2017 · Grade 3 · English5336%
2017 · Grade 4 · English5533%
2017 · Grade 5 · English4749%
2017 · Grade 6 · English5937%
2017 · Grade 7 · English8352%
2017 · Grade 8 · English4379%
2017 · Grade 11 · English——
2017 · Grade 3 · Math5340%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math5529%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math4717%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math6430%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math8329%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math4751%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math1145%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide23615%28%51%7%

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-income26044%0+5
Hispanic or Latino27545%0+5
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+2191Average+15191Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino−1170Average+12170Accelerated
Low-income+2162Average+14162Accelerated
English learners−286Average+1086Accelerated
English-only students−364not categorized+1564not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+1049not categorized+1249not categorized
English learners only−1537not categorized+837not categorized
Students with disabilities−536Average+2036Exceptional
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+1420Accelerated+620Accelerated
Homeless+513Accelerated−913Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+2 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

191 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: +2 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+15 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

191 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +15 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 15 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.0% (11 of 550) → 2025–26 · 1.6% (10 of 640) · −0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female10 in 10014 in 100+4 in 100
Male9 in 10016 in 100+7 in 100
Asian0 in 1008 in 100+8 in 100
Hispanic or Latino9 in 10016 in 100+7 in 100
White25 in 10014 in 100−11 in 100
Students with disabilities12 in 10025 in 100+13 in 100
English learners10 in 10018 in 100+8 in 100
Homeless18 in 10018 in 1000 in 100
Low-income11 in 10017 in 100+6 in 100
All students10 in 10015 in 100+5 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 82% · numerator 31 students classified Prepared · denominator 38 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 77% · AP-pathway numerator 24 · denominator 31 (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 31 of 38 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
95%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
77%
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)
0%
This school may not offer A–G courses
College-going rate
84%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20252522113.944.004.12
2024181754.004.004.20
2023171173.804.014.04
2022221463.563.774.10
202110553.934.174.17
20207434.03——
201915833.693.85—
20189533.714.00—
201774under 33.42——
20168643.673.84—

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
Berkeley20251755
Berkeley202411under 3under 3
Berkeley2023944
Berkeley202214under 3under 3
Berkeley20216under 3under 3
Davis202596under 3
Davis202465under 3
Davis202393under 3
Davis202283under 3
Davis202153under 3
Irvine2025256under 3
Irvine2024175under 3
Irvine2023156under 3
Irvine202222under 3under 3
Irvine2021103under 3
Los Angeles2025213under 3
Los Angeles2024143under 3
Los Angeles202316under 3under 3
Los Angeles202217under 3under 3
Los Angeles20217under 3under 3
Merced202555under 3
Merced202499under 3
Merced202276under 3
Riverside20251513under 3
Riverside202486under 3
Riverside202384under 3
Riverside202284under 3
San Diego202519125
San Diego20241611under 3
San Diego2023114under 3
San Diego2022105under 3
San Diego20216under 3under 3
Santa Barbara2025154under 3
Santa Barbara202454under 3
Santa Cruz202563under 3
Universitywide2025252211
Universitywide202418175
Universitywide202317117
Universitywide202222146
Universitywide20211055

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 BCthis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Precalculusthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis 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 count10
AP enrollment (male/female)60
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 88 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections2
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)504

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 California620%
California State University619%
California community college1342%
In-state private13%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled516%

31 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 84% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$11,904 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 544 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$1,013 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 494.84

Central federal expenditures attributed here$18 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 494.84

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.

64% of district spending reaches instruction — CA average is 60%.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2019–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$11,904 per pupil
2020$11,110 per pupil
2019$9,973 per pupil
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 92703 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92703 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$84,437
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13%
ZIP-area population62,447
Median age34.8 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 92703 →

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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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