Public school · Merced Union High · Merced, California

Merced High — Rating & test scores

Merced · 9–12 · 1,943 students (2024–25)

205 West Olive Avenue, 95348mhs.muhsd.org ↗(209) 325-1000

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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

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

Merced Highhigher than 26 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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

Merced Highhigher than 26 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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

Merced Highhigher than 26 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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

In 2024–25, 93% of the class graduated in four years (419 of 450); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 450
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, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 16% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Sources

The sentence above: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 496 in English, 493 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

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

Is Merced High a good high school?

Merced High scores higher than 26 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 26th percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 28 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 25 in 100 at the average high school in the Merced Union High district. 1.0% of students (22 of 2,111) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 25 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, 37% of low-income students in grade 11 at Merced 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 17 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

214 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?

36% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 16% 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: 496 in English, 493 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 496 tested

Advanced: 15%
Proficient: 26%
Below the standard: 59%

This school41%

California57%

Merced Union High42%

41% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 493 tested

Advanced: 5%
Proficient: 11%
Below the standard: 84%

This school16%

California32%

Merced Union High16%

16% 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 25 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 42% to 41% and math from 15% to 16%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202542%447 tested

→

202641%496 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202515%447 tested

→

202616%493 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	15%	26%	32%	27%	496
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Merced Union High	14%	28%	26%	32%	2,645
Math, grade 11 · This school	5%	11%	23%	61%	493
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Merced Union High	5%	11%	22%	62%	2,643

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202641%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202616%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 45% in 2017 to 41% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 25% in 2017 to 16% 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
Year	This school	California
2017	45% 378 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	45% 406 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	46% 394 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	43% 373 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	47% 454 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	43% 431 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	42% 447 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	41% 496 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	25% 378 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	22% 405 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	19% 395 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	13% 370 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	14% 452 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	11% 430 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	15% 447 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	16% 493 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Merced High’s results?

Merced Union High’s board decides Merced High’s plan.

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

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

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

How to take part

Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
Read Merced Union High’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. 47% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 36% 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 · 419 of 450 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

47%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 211 of 450 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

24%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 101 of 419 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

36% enrolled in college within 12 months · 379 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓24 · 6%
California State University CSU detail ↓12 · 3%
California community college88 · 23%
In-state private2 · 1%
Out-of-state, 4-year7 · 2%
Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 1%
Not enrolled244 · 64%

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 17 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 Science5
Sciences3
English2
History & Social Science3
World Languages & Cultures1
Arts3

Every approved AP course17 courses in 6 subjects

Math & Computer Science 5

Calculus AB
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
Precalculus
Statistics

Sciences 3

Biology
Environmental Science
Physics 1

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 3

European History
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History

World Languages & Cultures 1

Spanish Language and Culture

Arts 3

2-D Art and Design
Drawing
Music Theory

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

214 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 · 419 of 450 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 · 211 of 450 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 · 101 of 419 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: 76
Admitted: 57
Enrolled: 35

By campus · fall 2025

UC MercedApplied 59 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 23
UC DavisApplied 46 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 5
UC BerkeleyApplied 37 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
UCLAApplied 32 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC San DiegoApplied 30 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 3
UC IrvineApplied 29 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 27 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa CruzApplied 19 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
UC RiversideApplied 18 · Admitted 15 · 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 76 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 35
Fall 2024Applied 59 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 35
Fall 2023Applied 43 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 25
Fall 2022Applied 59 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 35
Fall 2021Applied 60 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 27
Fall 2020Applied 39 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 14
Fall 2019Applied 67 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 28
Fall 2018Applied 73 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 34
Fall 2017Applied 63 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 35
Fall 2016Applied 60 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 37

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 72
Admitted: 68
Enrolled: 25

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 152 · Admitted 145 · Enrolled 17
Stanislaus StateApplied 141 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled 18
Sacramento StateApplied 111 · Admitted 103 · Enrolled 20
San Diego StateApplied 80 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 75 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 8
Chico StateApplied 54 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Long BeachApplied 49 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
San Francisco StateApplied 41 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
San José StateApplied 39 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 34 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 30 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
CSU BakersfieldApplied 27 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
Cal State East BayApplied 22 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 21 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State FullertonApplied 20 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State LAApplied 17 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
Sonoma StateApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
Cal State San MarcosApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 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 72 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 25
Fall 2024Applied 61 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 10
Fall 2023Applied 36 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 12
Fall 2022Applied 79 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 27
Fall 2021Applied 61 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 17

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

28 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.0% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 25 in 100 at the average high school in the Merced Union High district: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 586 of 2,060 students counted for it; suspension: 22 of 2,111 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average high school in the Merced Union High district 0.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

28 in 100This school

25 in 100At the average high school in the Merced Union High district

22 in 100At the average California high school

586 of 2,060 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.0%

of students were suspended at least once (22 of 2,111). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Merced 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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Teach here? Tell us Merced Union High’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Five student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

37% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Asian, Hispanic or Latino and White students and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. 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).

Merced HighSame group, California

White69 tested49%Same group, California 68%
Asian32 tested44%Same group, California 79%
Hispanic or Latino350 tested40%Same group, California 49%
Low-income375 tested37%Same group, California 49%
English learners34 tested6%Same group, California 8%
Students with disabilities45 tested4%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 3% to 29%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino69%
White14%
Asian6%
Black or African American6%
Two or more races2%
Not reported1%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Pacific Islander—
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?

48% 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 · 68 of 142 English learners48%

Merced Union High · 472 of 1,27037%

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?

79%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,543 of 1,943. California: 63%.

84teachers, 2024–25

12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

7%in their first year, 2024–25

85%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Merced Union High	vs California
Low-income · 375 tested in English, 373 in math
English	37%	−138%	−1249%
Math	11%	−213%	−1223%
Hispanic or Latino · 350 tested in English, 349 in math
English	40%	+139%	−949%
Math	13%	013%	−821%
White · 69 tested in English, 68 in math
English	49%	−655%	−1968%
Math	29%	−130%	−1544%
Asian · 32 tested
English	44%	−1054%	−3579%
Math	16%	−521%	−5167%
English learners · 34 tested
English	6%	−17%	−28%
Math	3%	−58%	−58%
Students with disabilities · 45 tested
English	4%	−610%	−1519%
Math	4%	−26%	−48%

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

Black or African American and homeless students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander 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, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	69%
White	14%
Asian	6%
Black or African American	6%
Two or more races	2%
Not reported	1%
Filipino	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	<1%
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: 85% of teaching positions, 69.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 82.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Merced Union High which school serves your address.

School website: mhs.muhsd.org ↗Office: (209) 325-1000Administrator: Marcus Knott

Location and visiting

Get directions

205 West Olive Avenue, Merced 95348

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Merced Union High.

Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 59% in English and 84% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (496 tested in English, 493 in math); California: 43% and 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 28 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (586 of 2,060 students); average high school in the Merced Union High district: 25 in 100
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (209) 325-1000205 West Olive Avenue, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Independence High (Alternative)1.3 mi
2ndNeeds SupportScope Score 31
Golden Valley High2.5 mi
31stDevelopingScope Score 50
Merced Scholars CharterMerced County Office of Education · 2.6 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
24thNeeds SupportScope Score 48

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,094 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #5 of 7 in Merced Union High

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	93%	57	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	10%	43	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	47%	52	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	28%	44	18%
Chronically absent	28 in 100	51	5%
Suspension rate	0.6% (12 of 2,094)	63	5%
English learners: top level	16%	49	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 year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	48	26	#1094	California 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	18 in 100	2.7% (51 of 1,874)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	28 in 100	0.7% (15 of 2,113)
2024–25	28 in 100	0.6% (12 of 2,094)

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
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	496	15%	26%	32%	27%	41%	57%	−16

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
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	493	5%	11%	23%	61%	16%	32%	−16

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 · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	496	15%	41%
2026 · Math	493	5%	16%
2025 · English	447	14%	42%
2025 · Math	447	6%	15%
2024 · English	431	12%	43%
2024 · Math	430	4%	11%
2023 · English	454	19%	47%
2023 · Math	452	5%	14%
2022 · English	373	13%	43%
2022 · Math	370	5%	13%
2019 · English	394	13%	46%
2019 · Math	395	4%	19%
2018 · English	406	17%	45%
2018 · Math	405	7%	22%
2017 · English	378	15%	45%
2017 · Math	378	9%	25%

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	447	42%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	447	15%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	431	43%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	430	11%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	454	47%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	452	14%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	373	43%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	370	13%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	394	46%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	395	19%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	406	45%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	405	22%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	378	45%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	378	25%

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	492	4%	19%	69%	8%

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 · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	375	37%	−1	−12
Hispanic or Latino	350	40%	+1	−9
White	69	49%	−6	−19

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 · 28 in 100 → 2025–26 · 28 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.6% (12 of 2,094) → 2025–26 · 1.0% (22 of 2,111) · +0.4 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	18 in 100	31 in 100	+13 in 100
Male	19 in 100	26 in 100	+7 in 100
Asian	8 in 100	14 in 100	+6 in 100
Black or African American	22 in 100	35 in 100	+13 in 100
Filipino	5 in 100	12 in 100	+7 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	19 in 100	30 in 100	+11 in 100
Two or more races	27 in 100	23 in 100	−4 in 100
White	19 in 100	25 in 100	+6 in 100
Students with disabilities	28 in 100	41 in 100	+13 in 100
English learners	25 in 100	32 in 100	+7 in 100
Foster youth	31 in 100	36 in 100	+5 in 100
Homeless	34 in 100	58 in 100	+24 in 100
Military families	15 in 100	25 in 100	+10 in 100
Low-income	21 in 100	32 in 100	+11 in 100
All students	18 in 100	28 in 100	+10 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native	—	42 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

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 47% · numerator 211 students classified Prepared · denominator 450 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 56% · AP-pathway numerator 118 · denominator 211 (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 211 of 450 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

56%

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)

24%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

36%

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

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	76	57	35	3.71	3.92	3.93
2024	59	50	35	3.81	3.88	3.89
2023	43	37	25	3.80	3.94	3.93
2022	59	52	35	3.80	3.90	3.96
2021	60	50	27	3.65	3.75	3.79
2020	39	31	14	3.64	3.84	3.96
2019	67	54	28	3.77	3.85	3.82
2018	73	49	34	3.56	3.75	3.78
2017	63	50	35	3.63	3.75	3.82
2016	60	51	37	3.68	3.78	3.77

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

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	37	3	under 3
Berkeley	2024	24	9	5
Berkeley	2023	27	7	4
Berkeley	2022	35	10	6
Berkeley	2021	28	6	4
Davis	2025	46	17	5
Davis	2024	36	17	3
Davis	2023	27	14	6
Davis	2022	35	16	3
Davis	2021	32	5	under 3
Irvine	2025	29	10	under 3
Irvine	2024	21	6	under 3
Irvine	2023	16	under 3	under 3
Irvine	2022	24	3	under 3
Irvine	2021	21	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2025	32	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2024	19	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2023	22	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2022	26	4	under 3
Los Angeles	2021	23	under 3	under 3
Merced	2025	59	48	23
Merced	2024	40	38	19
Merced	2023	33	28	11
Merced	2022	44	38	17
Merced	2021	47	42	17
Riverside	2025	18	15	under 3
Riverside	2024	8	5	under 3
Riverside	2023	6	4	under 3
Riverside	2022	10	6	under 3
Riverside	2021	8	under 3	under 3
San Diego	2025	30	14	under 3
San Diego	2024	20	11	under 3
San Diego	2023	16	8	under 3
San Diego	2022	29	16	3
San Diego	2021	17	3	under 3
Santa Barbara	2025	27	11	under 3
Santa Barbara	2024	13	12	4
Santa Barbara	2023	15	11	under 3
Santa Barbara	2022	23	15	3
Santa Barbara	2021	20	12	3
Santa Cruz	2025	19	9	under 3
Santa Cruz	2024	15	12	under 3
Santa Cruz	2023	15	6	under 3
Santa Cruz	2022	20	8	under 3
Santa Cruz	2021	26	11	under 3
Universitywide	2025	76	57	35
Universitywide	2024	59	50	35
Universitywide	2023	43	37	25
Universitywide	2022	59	52	35
Universitywide	2021	60	50	27

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

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Computer Science A	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
European History	this school
Music Theory	this school
Physics 1	this school
Precalculus	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this 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

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	4
AP enrollment (male/female)	110
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 214 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	1
Chemistry sections	1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	1,936

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

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	24	6%
California State University	12	3%
California community college	88	23%
In-state private	2	1%
Out-of-state, 4-year	7	2%
Out-of-state, 2-year	2	1%
Not enrolled	244	64%

379 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 36% · % 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$13,809 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,977 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$1,319 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,943

Central federal expenditures attributed here$399 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,943

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,638 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 54%Instruction support 13%Student services 13%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 3%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$109,289,770	54.35%	54%
Instruction support	$26,707,945	13.28%	13%
Student services	$25,728,723	12.80%	13%
Administration	$15,052,770	7.49%	8%
Buildings & maintenance	$18,811,999	9.36%	9%
Other	$5,476,595	2.72%	3%
Total	$201,067,802	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $201,067,802 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$13,809 per pupil

2020$13,274 per pupil

2019$14,146 per pupil

2018$12,554 per pupil

2017$12,581 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders2.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95348 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95348 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$64,944
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	23%
ZIP-area population	37,540
Median age	31.2 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 95348 →

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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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