Public school · Fremont Unified · Fremont, California

Mission San Jose High — Rating & test scores

Fremont · 9–12 · 1,794 students (2024–25)

41717 Palm Avenue, 94539fremontunified.org ↗(510) 657-3600

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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 ↓

Mission San Josehigher than 98 of the 100 California dots

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

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Mission San Josehigher than 98 of the 100 California dots

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

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Mission San Josehigher than 98 of the 100 California dots

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

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In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (417 of 434); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 434
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, 85% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 83% 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: 409 in English, 412 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 Fremont Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Mission San Jose a good high school?

Mission San Jose High scores higher than 98 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 98th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 12 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 11 in 100 at the average Fremont Unified high school. 0.4% of students (7 of 1,762) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 71% of low-income students in grade 11 at Mission San Jose High in Fremont 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 22 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

365 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?

88% 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, 85% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 83% 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: 409 in English, 412 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 · 409 tested

Advanced: 58%
Proficient: 27%
Below the standard: 15%

This school85%

California57%

Fremont Unified78%

85% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 412 tested

Advanced: 63%
Proficient: 20%
Below the standard: 17%

This school83%

California32%

Fremont Unified65%

83% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 94% to 85% and math from 89% to 83%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202594%420 tested

→

202685%409 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202589%420 tested

→

202683%412 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
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	58%	27%	7%	8%	409
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Fremont Unified	53%	25%	11%	11%	2,479
Math, grade 11 · This school	63%	20%	9%	8%	412
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Fremont Unified	48%	17%	13%	22%	2,475

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 stayed well above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202685%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202683%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

2026 was the lowest year in this series in both subjects. 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	94% 524 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	94% 474 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	95% 460 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	94% 451 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	95% 404 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	91% 411 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	94% 420 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	85% 409 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	91% 517 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	94% 476 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	93% 457 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	90% 450 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	93% 404 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	85% 410 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	89% 420 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	83% 412 tested	32% 413,523 tested

Life at school

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

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

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

That compares with 89% across California. 89% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 88% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 417 of 434 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

89%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 387 of 434 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

92%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 382 of 417 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

88% enrolled in college within 12 months · 478 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓157 · 33%
California State University CSU detail ↓24 · 5%
California community college52 · 11%
In-state private37 · 8%
Out-of-state, 4-year151 · 31%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled57 · 12%

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 22 AP courses in 7 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 Science4
Sciences6
English1
History & Social Science4
World Languages & Cultures3
Arts3
AP Capstone1

Every approved AP course22 courses in 7 subjects

Math & Computer Science 4

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science A
Statistics

Sciences 6

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics

English 1

English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 4

Human Geography
Psychology
United States History
World History: Modern

World Languages & Cultures 3

Chinese Language and Culture
French Language and Culture
Spanish Language and Culture

Arts 3

2-D Art and Design
Drawing
Music Theory

AP Capstone 1

Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

365 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 · 417 of 434 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 · 387 of 434 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 · 382 of 417 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: 357
Admitted: 317
Enrolled: 101

By campus · fall 2025

UC DavisApplied 339 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 5
UC San DiegoApplied 337 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 6
UC IrvineApplied 334 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 9
UC BerkeleyApplied 316 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 28
UCLAApplied 316 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 7
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 316 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 4
UC RiversideApplied 296 · Admitted 256 · Enrolled 20
UC Santa CruzApplied 293 · Admitted 222 · Enrolled 20
UC MercedApplied 243 · Admitted 239 · 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 357 · Admitted 317 · Enrolled 101
Fall 2024Applied 419 · Admitted 362 · Enrolled 150
Fall 2023Applied 420 · Admitted 379 · Enrolled 171
Fall 2022Applied 481 · Admitted 398 · Enrolled 186
Fall 2021Applied 418 · Admitted 333 · Enrolled 146
Fall 2020Applied 410 · Admitted 368 · Enrolled 181
Fall 2019Applied 422 · Admitted 366 · Enrolled 183
Fall 2018Applied 447 · Admitted 375 · Enrolled 167
Fall 2017Applied 399 · Admitted 354 · Enrolled 187
Fall 2016Applied 456 · Admitted 395 · Enrolled 218

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 300
Admitted: 282
Enrolled: 29

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 José StateApplied 1,410 · Admitted 1,022 · Enrolled 108
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 1,286 · Admitted 150 · Enrolled 14
San Diego StateApplied 901 · Admitted 237 · Enrolled 8
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 758 · Admitted 522 · Enrolled 15
Cal State Long BeachApplied 598 · Admitted 231 · Enrolled under 6
San Francisco StateApplied 360 · Admitted 348 · Enrolled 10
Cal State FullertonApplied 296 · Admitted 246 · Enrolled 7
Cal State East BayApplied 280 · Admitted 253 · Enrolled 6
Chico StateApplied 136 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State LAApplied 132 · Admitted 121 · Enrolled under 6
Sacramento StateApplied 105 · Admitted 99 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 103 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 95 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 73 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled —
Fresno StateApplied 67 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled —
Sonoma StateApplied 59 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled —
CSU BakersfieldApplied 50 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled —
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 28 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 28 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled —
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 26 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
Cal State San MarcosApplied 25 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
Stanislaus StateApplied 22 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 8 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

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 300 · Admitted 282 · Enrolled 29
Fall 2024Applied 331 · Admitted 320 · Enrolled 40
Fall 2023Applied 335 · Admitted 311 · Enrolled 26
Fall 2022Applied 389 · Admitted 374 · Enrolled 42
Fall 2021Applied 326 · Admitted 312 · Enrolled 46

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

12 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 11 in 100 at the average Fremont Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 201 of 1,751 students counted for it; suspension: 7 of 1,762 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 Fremont Unified high school 2.1%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

12 in 100This school

11 in 100At the average Fremont Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

201 of 1,751 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.4%

of students were suspended at least once (7 of 1,762). 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 San Jose

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 Fremont Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

71% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 68% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% 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 San JoseSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students

Low-incomeEnglish · 73 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 71%Same group, California 49%
Low-incomeMath · 74 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 68%Same group, California 23%
AsianEnglish · 361 tested85%Same group, California 79%
AsianMath · 363 tested86%Same group, California 67%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Asian87%
Hispanic or Latino5%
White3%
Two or more races2%
Filipino1%
Not reported1%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Unallocated share1%

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?

51% 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 · 33 of 65 English learners51%

Fremont Unified · 1,877 of 3,74150%

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?

18%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 323 of 1,794. California: 63%.

76teachers, 2024–25

13 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

7%in their first year, 2024–25

88%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Fremont Unified	vs California
Low-income · 73 tested in English, 74 in math
English	71%	+1259%	+2249%
Math	68%	+2840%	+4523%
Asian · 361 tested in English, 363 in math
English	85%	−287%	+679%
Math	86%	+482%	+1967%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Fremont 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.

Hispanic or Latino and White students, students of two or more races and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, 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, 2025–26	Here
Asian	87%
Hispanic or Latino	5%
White	3%
Two or more races	2%
Filipino	1%
Not reported	1%
Black or African American	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 88% of teaching positions, 72.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 81.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

Elementary
Joshua Chadbourne Elementary
98th · Strong · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
Middle
William Hopkins Middle
97th · Strong · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
High · this school
Mission San Jose High
Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Joshua Chadbourne Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
98th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
John Gomes Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
98th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Mission San Jose Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
99th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Mission Valley Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
93rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

William Hopkins Middle
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
97th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Fremont Unified which school serves your address.

School website: fremontunified.org ↗Office: (510) 657-3600Administrator: Amy Perez

Location and visiting

Get directions

41717 Palm Avenue, Fremont 94539

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

Questions for your visit

How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 94% in 2025 to 85% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
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?
How do you stretch students who are already ahead? 63% scored Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (412 students tested); California: 16%
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 (510) 657-360041717 Palm 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

Irvington High2.6 mi
97thStrongScope Score 86

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 #21 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 6 in Fremont Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	96%	60	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	74%	100	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	89%	78	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	91%	91	18%
Chronically absent	11 in 100	65	5%
Suspension rate	0.8% (15 of 1,833)	62	5%
English learners: top level	27%	69	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.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.

Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.

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	91	98	#21	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	5 in 100	1.6% (33 of 2,065)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	11 in 100	0.9% (16 of 1,846)
2024–25	11 in 100	0.8% (15 of 1,833)

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	409	58%	27%	7%	8%	85%	57%	+28

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	412	63%	20%	9%	8%	83%	32%	+51

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	409	58%	85%
2026 · Math	412	63%	83%
2025 · English	420	76%	94%
2025 · Math	420	71%	89%
2024 · English	411	72%	91%
2024 · Math	410	69%	85%
2023 · English	404	73%	95%
2023 · Math	404	73%	93%
2022 · English	451	75%	94%
2022 · Math	450	75%	90%
2019 · English	460	80%	95%
2019 · Math	457	81%	93%
2018 · English	474	82%	94%
2018 · Math	476	80%	94%
2017 · English	524	77%	94%
2017 · Math	517	74%	91%

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	420	94%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	420	89%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	411	91%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	410	85%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	404	95%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	404	93%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	451	94%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	450	90%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	460	95%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	457	93%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	474	94%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	476	94%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	524	94%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	517	91%

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	833	43%	35%	20%	2%

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	73	71%	+12	+22
Asian	361	85%	−2	+6

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 · 11 in 100 → 2025–26 · 12 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.8% (15 of 1,833) → 2025–26 · 0.4% (7 of 1,762) · −0.4 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	5 in 100	12 in 100	+7 in 100
Male	4 in 100	11 in 100	+7 in 100
Asian	4 in 100	10 in 100	+6 in 100
Filipino	6 in 100	23 in 100	+17 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	22 in 100	22 in 100	0 in 100
Two or more races	12 in 100	15 in 100	+3 in 100
White	7 in 100	12 in 100	+5 in 100
Students with disabilities	22 in 100	26 in 100	+4 in 100
English learners	8 in 100	15 in 100	+7 in 100
Low-income	12 in 100	14 in 100	+2 in 100
All students	5 in 100	12 in 100	+7 in 100

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

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 89% · numerator 387 students classified Prepared · denominator 434 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 87% · AP-pathway numerator 336 · denominator 387 (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 387 of 434 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

96%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

87%

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)

92%

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

College-going rate

88%

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	357	317	101	3.86	3.92	3.95
2024	419	362	150	3.91	3.96	4.01
2023	420	379	171	3.98	4.01	4.06
2022	481	398	186	4.03	4.07	4.13
2021	418	333	146	3.84	3.94	3.99
2020	410	368	181	3.82	3.87	3.91
2019	422	366	183	3.81	3.88	3.91
2018	447	375	167	3.81	3.91	3.99
2017	399	354	187	3.79	3.85	3.90
2016	456	395	218	3.78	3.85	3.91

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	316	43	28
Berkeley	2024	369	39	23
Berkeley	2023	371	37	17
Berkeley	2022	406	40	28
Berkeley	2021	348	36	19
Davis	2025	339	58	5
Davis	2024	390	61	7
Davis	2023	396	104	22
Davis	2022	449	113	24
Davis	2021	375	102	31
Irvine	2025	334	60	9
Irvine	2024	394	62	21
Irvine	2023	394	87	20
Irvine	2022	448	37	7
Irvine	2021	388	24	5
Los Angeles	2025	316	25	7
Los Angeles	2024	378	34	17
Los Angeles	2023	383	47	29
Los Angeles	2022	431	29	16
Los Angeles	2021	369	31	14
Merced	2025	243	239	under 3
Merced	2024	210	204	7
Merced	2023	208	196	12
Merced	2022	196	184	10
Merced	2021	159	146	14
Riverside	2025	296	256	20
Riverside	2024	292	214	26
Riverside	2023	318	210	17
Riverside	2022	347	237	34
Riverside	2021	293	201	35
San Diego	2025	337	43	6
San Diego	2024	383	62	16
San Diego	2023	392	80	17
San Diego	2022	451	45	12
San Diego	2021	377	47	3
Santa Barbara	2025	316	76	4
Santa Barbara	2024	368	94	10
Santa Barbara	2023	383	77	8
Santa Barbara	2022	420	109	28
Santa Barbara	2021	361	88	14
Santa Cruz	2025	293	222	20
Santa Cruz	2024	331	196	23
Santa Cruz	2023	365	231	29
Santa Cruz	2022	387	188	27
Santa Cruz	2021	336	150	11
Universitywide	2025	357	317	101
Universitywide	2024	419	362	150
Universitywide	2023	420	379	171
Universitywide	2022	481	398	186
Universitywide	2021	418	333	146

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
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Chinese Language and Culture	this school
Computer Science A	this school
Drawing	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
French Language and Culture	this school
Human Geography	this school
Music Theory	this school
Physics 1	this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	this school
Physics C: Mechanics	this school
Psychology	this school
Seminar	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
United States History	this school
World History: Modern	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	18
AP enrollment (male/female)	871
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 365 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	24
Physics sections	12
Chemistry sections	13
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	1,822

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	157	33%
California State University	24	5%
California community college	52	11%
In-state private	37	8%
Out-of-state, 4-year	151	31%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	57	12%

478 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 88% · % 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$11,623 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,187 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$530 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,794

Central federal expenditures attributed here$185 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,794

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,597 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 64%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$334,151,277	63.72%	64%
Instruction support	$58,448,280	11.15%	11%
Student services	$48,195,608	9.19%	9%
Administration	$25,562,962	4.87%	5%
Buildings & maintenance	$46,841,234	8.93%	9%
Other	$11,208,066	2.14%	2%
Total	$524,407,427	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $524,407,427 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$11,623 per pupil

2020$11,438 per pupil

2019$11,629 per pupil

2018$11,018 per pupil

2017$10,331 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 holders0.0%

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 94539 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94539 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$243,552
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	80%
ZIP-area population	52,396
Median age	43.7 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 94539 →

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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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