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Modesto High

Q: Is Modesto High a good high school?

Modesto High is in the 21st percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 46 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (530 of 591); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Modesto High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 45% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 20% the math standard; 21% and 7% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 543 students were tested in English and 542 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Modesto High rank in California?

Modesto High is in the 21st percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Needs Support, 2025). Modesto High ranks #1,184 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Modesto High?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 28.7% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 674 chronically absent of 2,346 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 3.4%; 83 unduplicated suspended students of 2,429 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 28.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 3.4%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Modesto High compare to other schools in Modesto?

Modesto High is in the 21st percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,292 students. Use the schools in Modesto page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

Q: What AP courses are offered at Modesto High?

Modesto High had own-school AP authorizations for 1 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: Spanish Language and Culture. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: How many students from Modesto High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 28 Modesto High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Modesto · 9–12 · 2,292 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score

46 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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Modestohigher than 21 of the 100 California dots

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Modestohigher than 21 of the 100 California dots

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In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (530 of 591); across California, 89%. Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students in the four-year graduation cohort: 591
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 21%
Met standard: 24%
Below standard: 55%

45% met or exceeded · 543 tested

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Level	Here	California	Modesto City High
Exceeded	21%	27%	20%
Met	24%	30%	27%
Nearly met	21%	20%	23%
Not met	34%	23%	30%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 7%
Met standard: 13%
Below standard: 80%

20% met or exceeded · 542 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Modesto City High
Exceeded	7%	14%	8%
Met	13%	16%	13%
Nearly met	19%	21%	19%
Not met	61%	49%	60%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school45%

California57%

Tested: 543 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school45%

Modesto City High47%

Tested: 543 here · 3,777 in Modesto City High. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Modesto City High
Exceeded	21%	27%	20%
Met	24%	30%	27%
Nearly met	21%	20%	23%
Not met	34%	23%	30%

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school20%

California30%

Tested: 542 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school20%

Modesto City High21%

Tested: 542 here · 3,782 in Modesto City High. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Modesto City High
Exceeded	7%	14%	8%
Met	13%	16%	13%
Nearly met	19%	21%	19%
Not met	61%	49%	60%

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201956%570 tested

→

202545%543 tested

Modesto

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201926%567 tested

→

202520%542 tested

Modesto

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grade 11

ModestoCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202545%57%

Math met or exceeded, grade 11

ModestoCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202520%30%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 56% in 2019 to 45% in 2025. Math went from 26% in 2019 to 20% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	Modesto	California
2019	56% 570 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	38% 559 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	46% 593 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	40% 558 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	45% 543 tested	57% 432,651 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	Modesto	California
2019	26% 567 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	12% 565 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	11% 593 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	12% 492 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	20% 542 tested	30% 431,903 tested

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (56% to 45%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

90%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 530 of 591 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

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.

College / career Prepared

34%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

44%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

54% enrolled in college within 12 months · 535 high-school completers

University of California24 · 4%
California State University62 · 12%
California community college183 · 34%
In-state private5 · 1%
Out-of-state, 4-year11 · 2%
Out-of-state, 2-year5 · 1%
Not enrolled245 · 46%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 84
Admitted: 74
Enrolled: 28

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

Fall 2025Applied 84 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 28
Fall 2024Applied 84 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 29
Fall 2023Applied 87 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 25
Fall 2022Applied 104 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 34
Fall 2021Applied 93 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 37
Fall 2020Applied 118 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled 47
Fall 2019Applied 112 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 42
Fall 2018Applied 98 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 25
Fall 2017Applied 96 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 41
Fall 2016Applied 116 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 47
Fall 2015Applied 105 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 40
Fall 2014Applied 97 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 36
Fall 2013Applied 103 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 50
Fall 2012Applied 114 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 40
Fall 2011Applied 94 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 49
Fall 2010Applied 93 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 44
Fall 2009Applied 105 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 49
Fall 2008Applied 101 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 48
Fall 2007Applied 97 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 42
Fall 2006Applied 94 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled 45
Fall 2005Applied 64 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 35
Fall 2004Applied 69 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 30
Fall 2003Applied 77 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 35
Fall 2002Applied 68 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 42
Fall 2001Applied 61 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 30
Fall 2000Applied 60 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 30
Fall 1999Applied 52 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 28
Fall 1998Applied 59 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 29
Fall 1997Applied 37 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 14
Fall 1996Applied 27 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 13
Fall 1995Applied 30 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 14
Fall 1994Applied 27 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 12

Campus records · fall 2025

BerkeleyApplied 43 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 3
DavisApplied 56 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 9
IrvineApplied 30 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled Masked
Los AngelesApplied 33 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled Masked
MercedApplied 54 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 11
RiversideApplied 24 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled Masked
San DiegoApplied 38 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled Masked
Santa BarbaraApplied 34 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled Masked
Santa CruzApplied 35 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled Masked

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

World Languages & Cultures 1

Spanish Language and Culture

International Baccalaureate

Diploma Programme

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

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers: 13 of 203 Prepared students · 6.4%
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI, all students · 591 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.
Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers: 23 students
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.
Dual enrollment (historical): 45 students · offered
2020-21
Source and what this counts
Federal Civil Rights Data Collection historical snapshot, not confirmation of current availability.

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

29 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

24in 100 at the average Modesto City High school22in 100 at the average California high school

674 of 2,346 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school29 in 100

at the average Modesto City High school24 in 100

at the average California high school22 in 100

3.4%of students were suspended at least once (83 of 2,429), 2024–25

3.5%at the average Modesto City High school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

460 English · 459 math tested

English42% / 49%

Math15% / 21%

Hispanic or Latino

420 English · 419 math tested

English42% / 49%

Math16% / 19%

Asian

44 tested per subject

English64% / 80%

Math32% / 67%

White

32 tested per subject

English56% / 68%

Math41% / 42%

Two or more races

31 tested per subject

English55% / 67%

Math39% / 42%

English learners

153 English · 152 math tested

English7% / 8%

Math5% / 6%

Students with disabilities

56 tested per subject

English5% / 18%

Math0% / 6%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Modesto City High	vs California
Low-income · 460 tested in English, 459 in math
English	42%	+240%	−749%
Math	15%	015%	−621%
Hispanic or Latino · 420 tested in English, 419 in math
English	42%	042%	−749%
Math	16%	+115%	−319%
Asian · 44 tested
English	64%	+262%	−1680%
Math	32%	−133%	−3567%
White · 32 tested
English	56%	056%	−1268%
Math	41%	+833%	−142%
Two or more races · 31 tested
English	55%	+550%	−1267%
Math	39%	+1128%	−342%
English learners · 153 tested in English, 152 in math
English	7%	07%	−18%
Math	5%	+14%	−16%
Students with disabilities · 56 tested
English	5%	−611%	−1318%
Math	0%	−33%	−66%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Modesto City High, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Low-income and Asian students did worse than the same groups statewide. Hispanic or Latino students and students with disabilities did worse than the same groups statewide in English.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Modesto High in Modesto, 41.5% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 40.1% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Modesto High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 1.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (15.3% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (42.4% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 39.9 percentage points: students with disabilities in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 460 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino78%
Asian7%
White6%
Not reported4%
Two or more races3%
Black or African American2%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	78%
Asian	7%
White	6%
Not reported	4%
Two or more races	3%
Black or African American	2%
Filipino	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 4 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (84%, 1,919 of 2,292). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers135

Average experience16 years

First-year teachers0%

86% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 85.69%: 93.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 108.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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Getting in

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18 H Street, Modesto 95351

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English is lower than in 2019 here (56% to 45%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?
Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile

Edison HighFresno Unified · 2,339 enrolled · 83.8% meal eligibility64thSolid
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Tennyson HighHayward Unified · 1,511 enrolled · 83.9% meal eligibility1stNeeds Support
Hanford HighHanford Joint Union High · 1,498 enrolled · 83.6% meal eligibility30thDeveloping
Santa Paula HighSanta Paula Unified · 1,494 enrolled · 83.5% meal eligibility40thDeveloping
Herbert Hoover HighFresno Unified · 2,040 enrolled · 83.5% meal eligibility19thNeeds Support

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 75.7–91.7% meal eligibility and 1,146–4,584 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Modesto High a good high school?

Modesto High is in the 21st percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 46 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (530 of 591); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Modesto High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 45% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 20% the math standard; 21% and 7% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 543 students were tested in English and 542 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Modesto High rank in California?

Modesto High is in the 21st percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Needs Support, 2025). Modesto High ranks #1,184 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Modesto High?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 28.7% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 674 chronically absent of 2,346 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 3.4%; 83 unduplicated suspended students of 2,429 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 28.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 3.4%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Modesto High compare to other schools in Modesto?

Modesto High is in the 21st percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,292 students. Use the schools in Modesto page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Modesto High?

What AP courses are offered at Modesto High?

Modesto High had own-school AP authorizations for 1 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: Spanish Language and Culture. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Modesto High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 28 Modesto High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Source records

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Modesto High is ranked #1,184 statewide · #6 of 8 in Modesto City High.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Graduation rate	89.7%	92.9%	25%
Exceeded standard	14.1%	20.3%	22%
CCI overall Prepared	34.3%	51.7%	20%
Met or exceeded	32.6%	43.8%	18%
Chronic absenteeism	28.8%	22.7%	5%
Suspension rate	3.4%	3.3%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	17.1%	17.8%	5%

Graduation rate: ↓ vs CA 92.9% · index 53 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 20.3% · index 48 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared: ↓ vs CA 51.7% · index 44 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 43.8% · index 47 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 22.7% · index 51 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 0.9pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.3% · index 51 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · → no change vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 52 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	543	21%	24%	21%	34%	45%	−3

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	542	7%	13%	19%	61%	20%	−4

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA	558	39.8%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	492	11.6%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA	593	46.4%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	593	11.1%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA	559	37.6%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	565	12.2%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA	570	56.0%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	567	26.3%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	559	4%	19%	64%	13%

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.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	460	41.5%	+1	−7
Hispanic/Latino	420	42.4%	+0	−7
English Learners	153	6.5%	−0	−2

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School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Susp
Modesto High ←	—	4621st percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	14.1%	32.6%	3.4%
Peter Johansen High	1.1 mi	4416th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	9.5%	28.1%	2.5%
California average	—	57School average · no percentile	20.3%	43.8%	3.3%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders3.1%

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.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 46/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (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 34.3% · numerator 203 students classified Prepared · denominator 591 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 6.4% · AP-pathway numerator 13 · denominator 203 (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 this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 203 of 591 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.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	44/100	21	#1191	California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
2022	36/100	10	#1439	California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
2023	39/100	12	#1426	California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
2024	39/100	12	#1432	California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 27.8% → 2025 · 28.7% · +0.9pp
Suspension rate2024 · 3.4% → 2025 · 3.4% · +0.0pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	543	20.8%	45.3%
2025 · Math	542	7.4%	19.9%
2024 · ELA	558	14.0%	39.8%
2024 · Math	492	3.7%	11.6%
2023 · ELA	593	16.9%	46.4%
2023 · Math	593	3.4%	11.1%
2022 · ELA	559	13.6%	37.6%
2022 · Math	565	3.5%	12.2%
2019 · ELA	570	22.8%	56.0%
2019 · Math	567	9.0%	26.3%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate

89.7%

AP pathway among Prepared

6.4%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings

A-G Completion

44.5%

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

College-Going Rate

54.2%

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.

Year	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp
2019	15.9%	41.1%	17.6%	5.6%
2022	8.6%	24.9%	41.4%	7.0%
2023	10.1%	28.8%	32.1%	6.7%
2024	8.8%	25.7%	27.9%	3.4%
2025	14.1%	32.6%	28.8%	3.4%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	17.9%	29.3%	+11.4pp
Male	16.8%	28.1%	+11.3pp
Asian	15.2%	21.2%	+6.0pp
Black/African American	27.9%	40.4%	+12.5pp
Hispanic/Latino	16.4%	28.9%	+12.5pp
American Indian/Alaska Native	33.3%	—	—
Pacific Islander	18.8%	—	—
Two or More Races	25.0%	35.9%	+10.9pp
White	20.4%	24.8%	+4.4pp
Students with Disabilities	29.0%	46.1%	+17.1pp
English Learners	19.9%	36.5%	+16.6pp
Foster Youth	42.9%	—	—
Homeless	65.2%	75.6%	+10.4pp
Military-Connected	6.5%	18.5%	+12.0pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	19.7%	30.8%	+11.1pp
All Students	17.4%	28.7%	+11.3pp
Filipino	—	25.0%	—

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	84	74	28	3.82	3.87	3.99
2024	84	72	29	3.77	3.86	3.99
2023	87	63	25	3.57	3.81	3.95
2022	104	79	34	3.71	3.84	3.92
2021	93	71	37	3.64	3.84	3.91
2020	118	92	47	3.67	3.81	3.82
2019	112	70	42	3.62	3.83	3.89
2018	98	59	25	3.52	3.82	3.92
2017	96	67	41	3.65	3.83	3.82
2016	116	82	47	3.67	3.87	3.93
2015	105	64	40	3.71	3.91	3.94
2014	97	71	36	3.73	3.85	3.83

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	43	7	3
Berkeley	2024	43	9	6
Berkeley	2023	40	10	5
Berkeley	2022	64	11	6
Berkeley	2021	53	17	10
Davis	2025	56	27	9
Davis	2024	64	25	6
Davis	2023	54	17	3
Davis	2022	77	29	3
Davis	2021	63	30	4
Irvine	2025	30	11	masked
Irvine	2024	25	4	masked
Irvine	2023	32	5	masked
Irvine	2022	45	7	masked
Irvine	2021	40	6	masked
Los Angeles	2025	33	3	masked
Los Angeles	2024	33	4	masked
Los Angeles	2023	37	3	masked
Los Angeles	2022	48	11	3
Los Angeles	2021	44	9	4
Merced	2025	54	54	11
Merced	2024	60	55	12
Merced	2023	53	44	9
Merced	2022	63	53	10
Merced	2021	61	49	13
Riverside	2025	24	20	masked
Riverside	2024	9	6	masked
Riverside	2023	15	8	masked
Riverside	2022	21	13	masked
Riverside	2021	22	13	masked
San Diego	2025	38	15	masked
San Diego	2024	36	14	masked
San Diego	2023	40	16	4
San Diego	2022	43	22	5
San Diego	2021	34	18	masked
Santa Barbara	2025	34	16	masked
Santa Barbara	2024	33	17	masked
Santa Barbara	2023	26	16	masked
Santa Barbara	2022	36	16	masked
Santa Barbara	2021	36	18	masked
Santa Cruz	2025	35	23	masked
Santa Cruz	2024	40	25	masked
Santa Cruz	2023	36	10	masked
Santa Cruz	2022	45	16	3
Santa Cruz	2021	47	27	masked
Universitywide	2025	84	74	28
Universitywide	2024	84	72	29
Universitywide	2023	87	63	25
Universitywide	2022	104	79	34
Universitywide	2021	93	71	37

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026

Subject	Authorization recorded for
Spanish Language and Culture	this school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	1
AP enrollment	547
IB participation	offered · 547 enrolled
Dual enrollment	offered · 45 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	2
Physics sections	4
Chemistry sections	15
Total enrollment (CRDC)	2,493

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	24	4.5%
California State University	62	11.6%
California community college	183	34.2%
In-state private	5	0.9%
Out-of-state, 4-year	11	2.1%
Out-of-state, 2-year	5	0.9%
Not enrolled	245	45.8%

535 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 54% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ 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 in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

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$860 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,292

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,344 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,292

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.

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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.

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12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 95351

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95351
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$58,275
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	7.07%
ZCTA population	48,498
Median age	29.7 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · IB World Schools directory (name-matched, 0.90 gate) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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