Public school · Torrance Unified · Torrance, California

North High — Rating & test scores

Torrance · 9–12 · 1,812 students (2024–25)

92ndpercentileStrong

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
78

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

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

In 2024–25, 99% of the class graduated in four years (447 of 451); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 451
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, 88% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 55% 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: 403 in English, 401 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 Torrance Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is North a good high school?

North High scores higher than 92 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 92nd 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 10 in 100 at the average Torrance Unified high school. 1.0% of students (19 of 1,897) 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 33 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, 88% of low-income students in grade 11 at North High in Torrance 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 20 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 417 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

84% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 88% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 55% 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: 403 in English, 401 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 · 403 tested

Advanced
53%
Proficient
35%
Below the standard
12%
This school88%
California57%
Torrance Unified77%

88% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 401 tested

Advanced
27%
Proficient
28%
Below the standard
45%
This school55%
California32%
Torrance Unified55%

55% 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 33 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 85% to 88% and math stayed at 55%.

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

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 school53%35%8%4%403
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Torrance Unified42%35%15%8%1,672
Math, grade 11 · This school27%28%25%20%401
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Torrance Unified30%25%21%24%1,660

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 above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202688%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202655%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 70% in 2017 to 88% in 2026. In math, it went from 40% in 2017 to 55% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201770%
427 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201878%
441 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201978%
393 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202284%
403 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202383%
435 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202484%
430 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202585%
459 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202688%
403 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201740%
430 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201841%
444 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201944%
394 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202245%
399 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202348%
434 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202449%
430 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202555%
458 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202655%
401 tested
32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

99% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 74% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 84% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

99%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 447 of 451 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

74%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 335 of 451 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

60%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 269 of 447 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

84% enrolled in college within 12 months · 432 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓42 · 10%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓56 · 13%
  • California community college232 · 54%
  • In-state private5 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year25 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 · <1%
  • Not enrolled69 · 16%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 20 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science5
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures3
Every approved AP course20 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Japanese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
417 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 · 447 of 451 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 · 335 of 451 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 · 269 of 447 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
116
Admitted
94
Enrolled
45

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 97 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 11
  • UC San DiegoApplied 93 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 12
  • UCLAApplied 92 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 4
  • UC RiversideApplied 71 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 7
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 70 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 62 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 4
  • UC DavisApplied 51 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 3
  • UC MercedApplied 42 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 27 · Admitted 20 · 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 116 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled 45
  • Fall 2024Applied 149 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2023Applied 137 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2022Applied 144 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2021Applied 125 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2020Applied 96 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2019Applied 119 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2018Applied 109 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2017Applied 111 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2016Applied 85 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 40

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
148
Admitted
142
Enrolled
54

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.

  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 613 · Admitted 317 · Enrolled 94
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 392 · Admitted 322 · Enrolled 59
  • San Diego StateApplied 368 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 12
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 277 · Admitted 191 · Enrolled 26
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 234 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 15
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 233 · Admitted 212 · Enrolled 48
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 157 · Admitted 147 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal State LAApplied 126 · Admitted 114 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 78 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 66 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 12
  • Chico StateApplied 41 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 38 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 38 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 33 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 32 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 32 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 30 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 26 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 25 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 18 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 148 · Admitted 142 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2024Applied 181 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2023Applied 151 · Admitted 145 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2022Applied 189 · Admitted 178 · Enrolled 66
  • Fall 2021Applied 150 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 62

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. 1.0% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 10 in 100 at the average Torrance Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 235 of 1,880 students counted for it; suspension: 19 of 1,897 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 Torrance Unified high school 1.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

12 in 100This school
10 in 100At the average Torrance Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

235 of 1,880 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.0%

of students were suspended at least once (19 of 1,897). 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 North

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

Questions for your visit ↓

Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

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

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 46% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 21% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 49% in math, against 23% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
NorthSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Asian93 tested71%Same group, California 67%
  • White36 tested61%Same group, California 44%
  • Two or more races34 tested53%Same group, California 43%
  • Low-income159 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 49%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or Latino182 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 46%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 85% to 92%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 47%2. Asian: 22%3. White: 10%4. Two or more races: 8%5. Black or African American: 7%6. Filipino: 4%7. Pacific Islander: <1%8. Not reported: <1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino47%
  2. Asian22%
  3. White10%
  4. Two or more races8%
  5. Black or African American7%
  6. Filipino4%
  7. Pacific Islander<1%
  8. Not reported<1%
  9. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “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?

59% 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 · 82 of 139 English learners59%
Torrance Unified · 1,130 of 1,95658%
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?

45%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 809 of 1,812. California: 63%.

77teachers, 2024–25

17 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

1%in their first year, 2024–25

90%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino and 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 subjectHerevs Torrance Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 159 tested
English88%+2068%+3949%
Math49%+742%+2623%
Hispanic or Latino · 182 tested
English85%+1867%+3649%
Math46%+1036%+2521%
Asian · 93 tested
English90%+387%+1179%
Math71%−778%+467%
White · 36 tested
English92%+1379%+2468%
Math61%061%+1744%
Two or more races · 34 tested
English88%+583%+2167%
Math53%−356%+1043%

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

Black or African American and Filipino students, English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino47%
Asian22%
White10%
Two or more races8%
Black or African American7%
Filipino4%
Pacific Islander<1%
Not reported<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—

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: 90% of teaching positions, 69.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 77.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

From Casimir Middle and Philip Magruder Middle.

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

Middle · assigned
Casimir Middle 86th · Strong · 2026

Fed by 2 elementary schools

Middle · assigned
Philip Magruder Middle 68th · Solid · 2026

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
North High

Both middle schools are assigned here.

From the district’s 2024 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (5)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Casimir Middle

Into Philip Magruder Middle

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

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

How do I get in?

Ask Torrance Unified which school serves your address.

School website: nhs.tusd.org ↗Office: (310) 533-4412Administrator: Paul Nitake
3620 West 182nd Street, Torrance 90504

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. How do you stretch students who are already ahead? 53% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (403 students tested); California: 27%
  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 (310) 533-44123620 West 182nd Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #118 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 4 in Torrance Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate99%6325%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math40%7622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)74%6920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math70%7518%
Chronically absent14 in 100635%
Suspension rate2.2% (41 of 1,902)565%
English learners: top level38%875%

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 pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

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 yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257892#118California 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
2018–198 in 1003.4% (64 of 1,863)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2410 in 1001.2% (23 of 1,865)
2024–2514 in 1002.2% (41 of 1,902)

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 1140353%35%8%4%88%57%+31

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 1140127%28%25%20%55%32%+23

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 · English40353%88%
2026 · Math40127%55%
2025 · English45954%85%
2025 · Math45825%55%
2024 · English43048%84%
2024 · Math43021%49%
2023 · English43554%83%
2023 · Math43422%48%
2022 · English40351%84%
2022 · Math39921%45%
2019 · English39341%78%
2019 · Math39416%44%
2018 · English44137%78%
2018 · Math44416%41%
2017 · English42729%70%
2017 · Math43016%40%

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 · English45985%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math45855%
2024 · Grade 11 · English43084%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math43049%
2023 · Grade 11 · English43583%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math43448%
2022 · Grade 11 · English40384%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math39945%
2019 · Grade 11 · English39378%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math39444%
2018 · Grade 11 · English44178%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math44441%
2017 · Grade 11 · English42770%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math43040%

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
Schoolwide47118%41%39%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 · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income15988%+20+39
Hispanic or Latino18285%+18+36
Asian9390%+3+11
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 · 14 in 100 → 2025–26 · 12 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.2% (41 of 1,902) → 2025–26 · 1.0% (19 of 1,897) · −1.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 10015 in 100+6 in 100
Male7 in 10010 in 100+3 in 100
Asian4 in 1006 in 100+2 in 100
Black or African American12 in 10014 in 100+2 in 100
Filipino5 in 1001 in 100−4 in 100
Hispanic or Latino9 in 10015 in 100+6 in 100
Pacific Islander0 in 10028 in 100+28 in 100
Two or more races13 in 10016 in 100+3 in 100
White9 in 10015 in 100+6 in 100
Students with disabilities17 in 10024 in 100+7 in 100
English learners14 in 10023 in 100+9 in 100
Homeless15 in 100——
Low-income9 in 10016 in 100+7 in 100
All students8 in 10012 in 100+4 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 74% · numerator 335 students classified Prepared · denominator 451 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 52% · AP-pathway numerator 175 · denominator 335 (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 335 of 451 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
99%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
52%
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)
60%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
84%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202511694453.883.964.08
202414993433.813.964.11
202313774423.874.044.07
202214479463.854.034.12
202112577403.813.984.06
20209664313.783.923.99
201911970403.844.054.11
201810966343.713.984.11
201711165433.713.984.03
20168561403.673.833.93

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
Berkeley202562124
Berkeley20247263
Berkeley202370125
Berkeley2022731610
Berkeley2021615under 3
Davis202551273
Davis20244621under 3
Davis202360236
Davis20225617under 3
Davis202148207
Irvine2025972611
Irvine20241113112
Irvine2023106185
Irvine20221202810
Irvine2021100197
Los Angeles20259284
Los Angeles20241131111
Los Angeles202310264
Los Angeles2022109119
Los Angeles202197108
Merced20254242under 3
Merced20242321under 3
Merced20231110under 3
Merced20221010under 3
Merced202117163
Riverside202571637
Riverside202454417
Riverside2023433011
Riverside202248343
Riverside202146324
San Diego2025932912
San Diego202499185
San Diego202398183
San Diego2022106295
San Diego202186296
Santa Barbara20257022under 3
Santa Barbara202476223
Santa Barbara202377204
Santa Barbara20228417under 3
Santa Barbara20217015under 3
Santa Cruz20252720under 3
Santa Cruz20244324under 3
Santa Cruz20232813under 3
Santa Cruz202229165
Santa Cruz2021218under 3
Universitywide20251169445
Universitywide20241499343
Universitywide20231377442
Universitywide20221447946
Universitywide20211257740

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
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Japanese Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis 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 count17
AP enrollment (male/female)498
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 417 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not offered
Calculus sections6
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections14
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,802

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 California4210%
California State University5613%
California community college23254%
In-state private51%
Out-of-state, 4-year256%
Out-of-state, 2-year30%
Not enrolled6916%

432 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 84% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$11,441 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 22,490 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$10 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,812

Central federal expenditures attributed here$448 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,812

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,002 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 63%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$211,444,00663.12%63%
Instruction support$36,021,80210.75%11%
Student services$31,008,8689.26%9%
Administration$22,985,4286.86%7%
Buildings & maintenance$28,623,5218.54%9%
Other$4,893,5841.46%1%
Total$334,977,209100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $334,977,209 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$11,441 per pupil
2020$11,279 per pupil
2019$11,194 per pupil
2018$10,632 per pupil
2017$10,442 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 holders1.3%

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 90504 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90504 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$107,552
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)45%
ZIP-area population33,084
Median age42.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90504 →

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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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