Public school · Mountain Empire Unified · Pine Valley, California

Mountain Empire High — Rating & test scores

Pine Valley · 9–12 · 412 students (2024–25)

3305 Buckman Springs Road, 91962meusd.org ↗(619) 473-8601
13thpercentileNeeds Support

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
43

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

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (73 of 75); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 75
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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38 in 100 students (158 of 416) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 18 in 100 at the average Mountain Empire Unified high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 416. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Mountain Empire Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Mountain Empire Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Mountain Empire High a good high school?

Mountain Empire High scores higher than 13 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 13th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 38 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average Mountain Empire Unified high school. 10.4% of students (45 of 432) 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 22 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, 34% of Hispanic or Latino students in grade 11 at Mountain Empire High in Pine Valley 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 3 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 8 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?

56% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 19% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 68
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 · 68 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
35%
Below the standard
59%
This school41%
California57%
Mountain Empire Unified51%

41% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 68 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
81%
This school19%
California32%
Mountain Empire Unified38%

19% 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 22 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 33% to 41% and math from 15% to 19%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202533%88 tested
→
202641%68 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202515%88 tested
→
202619%68 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school6%35%28%31%68
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Mountain Empire Unified20%31%24%25%311
Math, grade 11 · This school0%19%31%50%68
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Mountain Empire Unified22%16%19%43%308

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

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

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202641%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202619%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 49% in 2017 to 41% in 2026. In math, it went from 17% in 2017 to 19% 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
201749%
85 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201844%
79 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201943%
95 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202228%
94 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202334%
91 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202443%
70 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202533%
88 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202641%
68 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201717%
84 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201825%
79 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201916%
95 tested		32%
438,107 tested
20227%
95 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202313%
91 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202420%
70 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202515%
88 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202619%
68 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Mountain Empire High’s results?

Mountain Empire Unified’s board decides Mountain Empire High’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Mountain Empire Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Mountain Empire Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

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

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

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Mountain Empire Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 36% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 56% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 73 of 75 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

36%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 27 of 75 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

52%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 38 of 73 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

56% enrolled in college within 12 months · 89 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓0 · 0%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓3 · 3%
  • California community college37 · 42%
  • In-state private3 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year6 · 7%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 1%
  • Not enrolled39 · 44%

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 3 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.

  • English1
  • History & Social Science1
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course3 courses in 3 subjects
English 1
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 1
  • United States History
Arts 1
  • 2-D Art and Design

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
8 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 · 73 of 75 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 · 27 of 75 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 · 38 of 73 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
5
Admitted
3
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 5 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2023Applied 12 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2022Applied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2020Applied 17 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2019Applied 9 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2018Applied 13 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2017Applied 8 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 9 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
11
Admitted
10
Enrolled
under 6

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 57 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 24 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 19 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 18 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 16 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 10 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma 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 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 26 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2023Applied 17 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 11 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

38 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Mountain Empire Unified high school, 18 in 100 were. 10.4% 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: 158 of 416 students counted for it; suspension: 45 of 432 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 Mountain Empire Unified high school 3.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

38 in 100This school
18 in 100At the average Mountain Empire Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

158 of 416 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

10.4%

of students were suspended at least once (45 of 432). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Mountain Empire High

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Teach here? Tell us Mountain Empire Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Mountain Empire HighSame group, California
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 44 tested34%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 44 tested14%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 67%2. White: 26%3. Two or more races: 4%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino67%
  2. White26%
  3. Two or more races4%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share3%
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?

48% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 30 of 62 English learners48%
Mountain Empire Unified · 160 of 36843%
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?

42%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 173 of 412. California: 63%.

24teachers, 2024–25

12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

8%in their first year, 2024–25

79%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Mountain Empire Unifiedvs California
Hispanic or Latino · 44 tested
English34%+232%−1549%
Math14%+113%−721%

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

Low-income and White students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino67%
White26%
Two or more races4%
Asian—
Black or African American—
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: 79% of teaching positions, 15.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 20.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Mountain Empire High, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Campo Elementary
    9th · Needs Support · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Mountain Empire Junior High
    3rd · Needs Support · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    Mountain Empire 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

  • Campo Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    9th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Mountain Empire Junior High

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    3rd percentile · Needs Support · 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 Mountain Empire Unified which school serves your address.

School website: meusd.org ↗Office: (619) 473-8601Administrator: David Rios

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
3305 Buckman Springs Road, Pine Valley 91962

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

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 38 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (158 of 416 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 10.4% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (45 of 432 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 59% in English and 81% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (68 students tested in each); California: 43% and 68%
  4. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (619) 473-86013305 Buckman Springs Road, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,298 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 3 in Mountain Empire Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math8%4222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)36%4520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math24%4118%
Chronically absent44 in 100405%
Suspension rate11.1% (50 of 449)215%
English learners: top level16%505%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–254313#1298California 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
2018–1924 in 1007.8% (33 of 424)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2447 in 10010.6% (49 of 463)
2024–2544 in 10011.1% (50 of 449)

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 11686%35%28%31%41%57%−16

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

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 11680%19%31%50%19%32%−13

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 · English686%41%
2026 · Math680%19%
2025 · English8811%33%
2025 · Math886%15%
2024 · English7017%43%
2024 · Math704%20%
2023 · English9113%34%
2023 · Math912%13%
2022 · English949%28%
2022 · Math950%7%
2019 · English9518%43%
2019 · Math953%16%
2018 · English7919%44%
2018 · Math794%25%
2017 · English8520%49%
2017 · Math845%17%

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 · English8833%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math8815%
2024 · Grade 11 · English7043%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math7020%
2023 · Grade 11 · English9134%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math9113%
2022 · Grade 11 · English9428%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math957%
2019 · Grade 11 · English9543%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math9516%
2018 · Grade 11 · English7944%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math7925%
2017 · Grade 11 · English8549%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math8417%

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
Schoolwide690%13%62%25%

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
Hispanic or Latino4434%+2−15
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 · 44 in 100 → 2025–26 · 38 in 100 · −6 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 11.1% (50 of 449) → 2025–26 · 10.4% (45 of 432) · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female23 in 10040 in 100+17 in 100
Male25 in 10037 in 100+12 in 100
Hispanic or Latino23 in 10041 in 100+18 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native60 in 100——
White20 in 10030 in 100+10 in 100
Students with disabilities42 in 10035 in 100−7 in 100
English learners23 in 10048 in 100+25 in 100
Low-income29 in 10050 in 100+21 in 100
All students24 in 10038 in 100+14 in 100
Two or more races—31 in 100—
Homeless—35 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 36% · numerator 27 students classified Prepared · denominator 75 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 15% · AP-pathway numerator 4 · denominator 27 (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 27 of 75 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
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
15%
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)
52%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
56%

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)
202553under 33.88——
20241211under 33.753.75—
2023125under 33.503.83—
202286under 34.014.01—
202176under 33.743.84—
2020171243.914.14—
20199633.914.15—
201813743.894.13—
20178under 3under 33.57——
201695under 33.774.01—

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
Berkeley20245under 3under 3
Berkeley20239under 3under 3
Berkeley20225under 3under 3
Irvine20247under 3under 3
Irvine20215under 3under 3
Los Angeles20238under 3under 3
Merced202487under 3
Riverside202475under 3
San Diego20248under 3under 3
San Diego202311under 3under 3
San Diego20228under 3under 3
San Diego20215under 3under 3
Universitywide202553under 3
Universitywide20241211under 3
Universitywide2023125under 3
Universitywide202286under 3
Universitywide202176under 3

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
2-D Art and Designthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
United States Historythis 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 count2
AP enrollment (male/female)13
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 8 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)422

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 California00%
California State University33%
California community college3742%
In-state private33%
Out-of-state, 4-year67%
Out-of-state, 2-year11%
Not enrolled3944%

89 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 56% · % 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$15,429 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,674 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$734 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 412

Central federal expenditures attributed here$229 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 412

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,242 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 61%Instruction support 9%Student services 13%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$21,887,85860.55%61%
Instruction support$3,382,6079.36%9%
Student services$4,793,32513.26%13%
Administration$2,375,9616.57%7%
Buildings & maintenance$3,164,3658.75%9%
Other$546,9101.51%1%
Total$36,151,025100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $36,151,025 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$15,429 per pupil
2020$14,712 per pupil
2019$14,510 per pupil
2018$7,565 per pupil
2017$8,011 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 holders4.9%

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 91962 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91962 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$143,094
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)41%
ZIP-area population2,574
Median age50.8 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 91962 →

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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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