Public school with a magnet program · San Diego Unified · San Diego, California

Mission Bay High — Rating & test scores

San Diego · 9–12 · 1,240 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
74

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

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

In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (256 of 261); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 261
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, 74% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 42% 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: 301 in English, 300 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 San Diego Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Mission Bay a good high school?

Mission Bay High scores higher than 88 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 88th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 11 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average San Diego Unified high school. 2.1% of students (27 of 1,304) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 32 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, 66% of low-income students in grade 11 at Mission Bay High in San Diego 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 8 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 118 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 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 above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 74% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 42% 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: 301 in English, 300 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 · 301 tested

Advanced
45%
Proficient
29%
Below the standard
26%
This school74%
California57%
San Diego Unified60%

74% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 300 tested

Advanced
24%
Proficient
18%
Below the standard
58%
This school42%
California32%
San Diego Unified34%

42% 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 32 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 lower than in 2025. English went from 80% to 74% and math from 52% to 42%.

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

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 school45%29%14%12%301
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Diego Unified29%31%20%20%7,161
Math, grade 11 · This school24%18%24%34%300
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Diego Unified16%18%21%45%7,162

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

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

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202674%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202642%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 56% in 2017 to 74% in 2026. In math, it went from 21% in 2017 to 42% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201756%
211 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201863%
217 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201962%
260 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202255%
232 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202364%
253 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202472%
259 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202580%
297 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202674%
301 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201721%
211 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201826%
210 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201935%
258 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202235%
237 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202333%
257 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202437%
260 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202552%
298 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202642%
300 tested
32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 72% 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

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 256 of 261 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

72%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 187 of 261 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

68%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 174 of 256 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 · 276 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓33 · 12%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓41 · 15%
  • California community college114 · 41%
  • In-state private11 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year33 · 12%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled44 · 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 3 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
  • Sciences2
  • World Languages & Cultures3
Every approved AP course8 courses in 3 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
Sciences 2
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture

International Baccalaureate

  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
118 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 · 256 of 261 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 · 187 of 261 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 · 174 of 256 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
100
Admitted
75
Enrolled
27

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 65 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 64 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 57 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 5
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 57 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 9
  • UC DavisApplied 54 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 54 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 49 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 21 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · 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 100 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2024Applied 107 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2023Applied 107 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2022Applied 99 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2021Applied 93 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2020Applied 101 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2019Applied 58 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2018Applied 51 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2017Applied 59 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2016Applied 48 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 21

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
132
Admitted
127
Enrolled
50

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.

  • San Diego StateApplied 476 · Admitted 321 · Enrolled 105
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 309 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled 27
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 239 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 134 · Admitted 128 · Enrolled 6
  • Chico StateApplied 88 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 16
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 86 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 81 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 75 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 72 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 66 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 64 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 42 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 32 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 30 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 28 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 27 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 132 · Admitted 127 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2024Applied 124 · Admitted 122 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2023Applied 140 · Admitted 126 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2022Applied 109 · Admitted 101 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2021Applied 103 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 32

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

11 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average San Diego Unified high school, 16 in 100 were. 2.1% 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: 143 of 1,294 students counted for it; suspension: 27 of 1,304 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 San Diego Unified high school 2.3%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

11 in 100This school
16 in 100At the average San Diego Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

143 of 1,294 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.1%

of students were suspended at least once (27 of 1,304). 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 Mission Bay

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 ↓

Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 66% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 63% in English, against 49% for the same group across California.

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).
Mission BaySame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 163 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 66%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 164 tested32%Same group, California 23%
  • WhiteEnglish · 127 tested80%Same group, California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 127 tested44%Same group, California 44%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 121 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 63%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 120 tested31%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 46%2. Hispanic or Latino: 36%3. Two or more races: 12%4. Asian: 4%5. Black or African American: 2%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White46%
  2. Hispanic or Latino36%
  3. Two or more races12%
  4. Asian4%
  5. Black or African American2%
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

45% 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 · 10 of 22 English learners45%
San Diego Unified · 4,839 of 10,94944%
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?

44%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 551 of 1,240. California: 63%.

67teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

89%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Diego Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 163 tested in English, 164 in math
English66%+1650%+1749%
Math32%+923%+923%
White · 127 tested
English80%+674%+1268%
Math44%−953%044%
Hispanic or Latino · 121 tested in English, 120 in math
English63%+1647%+1449%
Math31%+1120%+1021%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Diego Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Asian and military-family students, students of two or more races and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless students, English learners 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
White46%
Hispanic or Latino36%
Two or more races12%
Asian4%
Black or African American2%
Filipino—
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: 89% of teaching positions, 48.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 54.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

From Pacific Beach Middle.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Pacific Beach Middle 85th · Strong · 2026

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Mission Bay High

Its middle school is assigned here.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (3)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Pacific Beach Middle

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask San Diego Unified which school serves your address.

School website: missionbay.sandiegounified.org ↗Office: (858) 536-0136Administrator: Eric Brown
2475 Grand Avenue, San Diego 92109

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in math? Math: 52% in 2025 to 42% in 2026 here; California: 30% to 32%
  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 (858) 536-01362475 Grand 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

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

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #170 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #6 of 31 in San Diego Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math39%7522%
Ready for college or career (state measure)72%6720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math66%7218%
Chronically absent18 in 100595%
Suspension rate2.9% (37 of 1,276)535%
English learners: top level26%675%

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.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
On the riseThe share of students at the state’s top two levels rose in both English and math across the three springs to 2025. The Every tested year record gives each year.
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
2024–257488#170California 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
2018–199 in 1006.7% (78 of 1,167)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2420 in 1003.3% (40 of 1,204)
2024–2518 in 1002.9% (37 of 1,276)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1130145%29%14%12%74%57%+17

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1130024%18%24%34%42%32%+10

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English30145%74%
2026 · Math30024%42%
2025 · English29752%80%
2025 · Math29827%52%
2024 · English25943%72%
2024 · Math26021%37%
2023 · English25340%64%
2023 · Math25716%33%
2022 · English23232%55%
2022 · Math23716%35%
2019 · English26035%62%
2019 · Math25814%35%
2018 · English21727%63%
2018 · Math21012%26%
2017 · English21123%56%
2017 · Math2119%21%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English29780%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math29852%
2024 · Grade 11 · English25972%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math26037%
2023 · Grade 11 · English25364%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math25733%
2022 · Grade 11 · English23255%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math23735%
2019 · Grade 11 · English26062%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math25835%
2018 · Grade 11 · English21763%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math21026%
2017 · Grade 11 · English21156%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math21121%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide30722%36%38%4%

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-income16366%+16+17
White12780%+6+12
Hispanic or Latino12163%+16+14
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 · 18 in 100 → 2025–26 · 11 in 100 · −7 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.9% (37 of 1,276) → 2025–26 · 2.1% (27 of 1,304) · −0.8 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female10 in 10011 in 100+1 in 100
Male8 in 10011 in 100+3 in 100
Asian3 in 1006 in 100+3 in 100
Black or African American20 in 10021 in 100+1 in 100
Filipino0 in 100——
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10012 in 100+2 in 100
Two or more races7 in 10010 in 100+3 in 100
White7 in 10011 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities20 in 10024 in 100+4 in 100
English learners6 in 10025 in 100+19 in 100
Homeless24 in 10028 in 100+4 in 100
Low-income11 in 10013 in 100+2 in 100
All students9 in 10011 in 100+2 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 72% · numerator 187 students classified Prepared · denominator 261 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 33% · AP-pathway numerator 61 · denominator 187 (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 187 of 261 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
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
33%
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)
68%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
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)
202510075273.934.014.12
202410779323.954.054.09
202310777333.984.064.13
20229971384.014.114.17
20219359333.904.054.09
202010174333.914.044.14
20195840193.713.904.07
20185133193.723.913.96
20175932173.794.004.03
20164835213.633.743.79

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
Berkeley20255755
Berkeley202461105
Berkeley202361128
Berkeley2022661910
Berkeley2021456under 3
Davis202554253
Davis202454336
Davis20236438under 3
Davis202254233
Davis202130153
Irvine2025495under 3
Irvine2024478under 3
Irvine2023438under 3
Irvine20224511under 3
Irvine2021388under 3
Los Angeles20256574
Los Angeles20247485
Los Angeles202363148
Los Angeles202266106
Los Angeles202161117
Merced20251817under 3
Merced202498under 3
Merced20231111under 3
Merced20221110under 3
Merced202177under 3
Riverside20252117under 3
Riverside2024139under 3
Riverside20231815under 3
Riverside202223175
Riverside2021158under 3
San Diego20255411under 3
San Diego202464226
San Diego202371184
San Diego202268266
San Diego2021723715
Santa Barbara202564163
Santa Barbara20246620under 3
Santa Barbara202367206
Santa Barbara202272176
Santa Barbara2021538under 3
Santa Cruz202557499
Santa Cruz202461488
Santa Cruz202349323
Santa Cruz20225530under 3
Santa Cruz202141263
Universitywide20251007527
Universitywide20241077932
Universitywide20231077733
Universitywide2022997138
Universitywide2021935933

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

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Calculus ABthis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Physics 1this school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis 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 count8
AP enrollment (male/female)278
IB participationoffered · 356 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 118 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections10
Chemistry sections10
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,158

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 California3312%
California State University4115%
California community college11441%
In-state private114%
Out-of-state, 4-year3312%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled4416%

276 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$15,976 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 97,968 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$1,090 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,240

Central federal expenditures attributed here$530 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,240

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,967 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 63%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,223,482,46063.42%63%
Instruction support$225,845,21211.71%12%
Student services$233,097,57212.08%12%
Administration$95,033,7834.93%5%
Buildings & maintenance$141,086,5867.31%7%
Other$10,769,2860.56%1%
Total$1,929,314,899100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,929,314,899 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$15,976 per pupil
2020$14,540 per pupil
2019$14,457 per pupil
2018$11,416 per pupil
2017$11,708 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.8%

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 92109 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92109 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$122,128
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)70%
ZIP-area population44,820
Median age33.4 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 92109 →

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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 · IB World Schools directory (matched by name at a 0.90 similarity cutoff) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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