Independent charter school · SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa

Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria — Rating & test scores

5075 Bradley Road Suite 234, Orcutt · 153 students · Grades TK–12

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Scope Score 54

Needs SupportScope Score · bottom 1%. In the lowest 1 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 50% of the class graduated in four years (15 of 30); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 30
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).

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Tests ↓

Overview

Is this school a good high school?

Needs Support. Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced1136%
Math, Proficient or Advanced10%
English, Advanced1211%
Math, Advanced10%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance3924 in 100
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria’s place among California high schools, out of 100Bar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

19 of 208 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school.

Each bar is Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 208. The California figure is an average of school rates (1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does this school say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

“Olive Grove is a tuition-free, charter school offering online curriculum for grades TK-12. We provide a voluntary alternative public education choice for families.”
olivegrovecharter.org (opens in a new tab), read November 12, 2026

Every line here is from olivegrovecharter.org, read November 12, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

3 of the 3 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

4 high schools within 1.4 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Orcutt Academy CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8586th
  2. Ernest RighettiSanta Maria Joint Union High · by addressScope Score 7548th
  3. Family Partnership CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7442nd
  4. Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa MariaScope Score 54bottom 1%
SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/SantaA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does this school compare with schools like it?

Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria’s Scope Score is 54. 212 California high schools, counting Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria’s result is higher than 1 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 212

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 57%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 59%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

212 California public high schools where 56% to 68% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 56% to 68% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria’s share. The count includes Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 36% to 34% and math from 0% to 2%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2019 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20192022202320242025202629%57%CaliforniaCalifornia34%Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa MariaThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2019202220232024202520265%32%CaliforniaCalifornia2%Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa MariaThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringOlive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa MariaCaliforniaTested here
201929%57%65
202238%55%45
202348%55%33
202448%56%33
202536%57%36
202634%57%41
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringOlive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa MariaCaliforniaTested here
20195%32%64
20227%27%45
202312%27%33
20246%28%33
20250%30%36
20262%32%42

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

34%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

39272212
California57%

Math

2%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

93
California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 34% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 2% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 32 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

How do the middle grades do?

In grade 7, spring 2026, 47% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 12% in math, against 51% and 38% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years. The middle grades are placed separately: 34th percentile (Developing) among California’s middle schools.

English

47%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

18353512
California51%

Math

12%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

355312
California38%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3 and 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 5
Proficient or Advancednot on filenot on file
Advancednot on filenot on file
Proficientnot on filenot on file
Developing levelnot on filenot on file
Minimalnot on filenot on file
Testednot on filenot on file
California44%49%
Difference——
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed47%suppressed
Advancedsuppressed12%suppressed
Proficientsuppressed35%suppressed
Developing levelsuppressed35%suppressed
Minimalsuppressed18%suppressed
Tested4178
California48%51%49%
Difference—−4—
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced34%
Advanced12%
Proficient22%
Developing level27%
Minimal39%
Tested41
California57%
Difference−23

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

Math, grades 3 and 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 5
Proficient or Advancednot on filenot on file
Advancednot on filenot on file
Proficientnot on filenot on file
Developing levelnot on filenot on file
Minimalnot on filenot on file
Testednot on filenot on file
California47%37%
Difference——
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed12%suppressed
Advancedsuppressed0%suppressed
Proficientsuppressed12%suppressed
Developing levelsuppressed53%suppressed
Minimalsuppressed35%suppressed
Tested4178
California37%38%36%
Difference—−26—
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced2%
Advanced0%
Proficient2%
Developing level5%
Minimal93%
Tested42
California32%
Difference−30

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school12%22%27%39%41
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
Math, grade 11 · This school0%2%5%93%42
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
English, grade 7 · This school12%35%35%18%17
English, grade 7 · California19%32%21%28%417,246
Math, grade 7 · This school0%12%53%35%17
Math, grade 7 · California21%17%23%39%417,424

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 41 tested in English, 42 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 64% of students. 19 of 208 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

9in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (19 of 208 students).

At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

No district average: Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria is the only regular high school we rank in the SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa district with an attendance record.

Students, 2024–25

153

students in grades TK–12.

Hispanic or Latino 64%White 28%

Family income

62%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 95 of 153. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

22

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

47% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 7–8
2 of 31 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.
Grades 9–12
10 in 100 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent (14 of 142).

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–6.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino64%
White28%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 5.6 of 11.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students scored well below the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 34 tested38%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 35 tested3%California 23%

3% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santavs California
Low-income · 34 tested in English, 35 in math
English38%038%−1149%
Math3%03%−2023%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in SBE - Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Hispanic or Latino 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.

After high school

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

50% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 13% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 33% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

13%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

27%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

50%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 15 of 30 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

13%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 4 of 30 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

27%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 4 of 15 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

33% enrolled in college within 12 months · 27 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college8 · 29%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled18 · 67%

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.

Where the class of 2023 went
33%enrolled in college within a year

27 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California0 (0%)
  • California State University0 (0%)
  • California community college8 (29%)
  • In-state private0 (0%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 (4%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled18 (67%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 15 of 30 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 · 4 of 30 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 · 4 of 15 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

5

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$16,626 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$16,626

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$16,545
The school’s share of district office costs
$81
Of the total, from federal funds
$676
  • Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria$16,626
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around this school like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93455. They are not figures for the families at Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria.

Typical household income in a year

$110,661

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93455.

Typical home value
$610,300
People who live in this ZIP code
44,611
Typical age
38.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
32%

What you can do

Who can act on this school’s results?

Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria’s own board decides its plan.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 10 questions to Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?4% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 7 and 11, spring 2026 (46 students tested); the same group across California: 24%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  5. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.
  6. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is this school?

Address
5075 Bradley Road Suite 234, Orcutt 93455Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Meg RydmanAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 22, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria a good school?

Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria has a Scope Score of 54. It is in the bottom 1% of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, spring 2025).

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 34 in 100 California middle schools we score (34th percentile, Developing, spring 2026)

See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 9 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 0 of 236 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 32 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 36% of low-income students in grades 7 and 11 at Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 44% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

33% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $1.5 million is planned for 17 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 58% of its $2.5 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

Its own plan

What does this school’s own plan commit to?

$1.5 million is planned for 17 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 58% of its $2.5 million general fund budget.

$1.5million

planned in the school’s own plan for 2026–27

The three largest actions in the plan

  • Staff recruitment, retention, induction, and mentoring$800,000
  • Students with Disabilities$236,500
  • Intervention$90,000

These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 89 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

The whole plan: every goal, what it measures and what it pays for

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 89 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 76% of the money. The plan itself puts 87% of it toward staff.

  • Staff recruitment, retention, induction, and mentoring $800,000
  • Students with Disabilities $236,500
  • Intervention $90,000
  • 14 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

2 of the plan’s 17 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

  • Catch-up help $90,000
  • English learners $50,000

Largest of these

  • Intervention$90,000
  • English Learners$50,000
For high-need students

It plans $900,000 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $1.0 million and estimates it spent $1.2 million, $0.2 million (19%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $81,500 (5%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Staff recruitment, retention, induction, and mentoring, which went from $950,000 to $800,000.

Largest cuts

  • Staff recruitment, retention, induction, and mentoring−⁠$150,000
  • Technology−⁠$15,000
  • Curriculum−⁠$5,000

Largest increases

  • Students with Disabilities+⁠$36,500
  • Assessments+⁠$31,500
  • In-Person Services+⁠$6,500
What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 34% in English and 2% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2 · Student Outcomes38%40%up 2 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2 · Student Outcomes7%5%down 2 pts
Chronically absentGoal 3 · Engagement20 in 1009 in 10011 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3 · Engagement0 of 2510 of 236no change

Goal 1 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Staff recruitment, retention, induction, and mentoring · $800,000
  • Students with Disabilities · $236,500
  • Intervention · $90,000
The full plan3 goals, 26 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($1.5 million).

Where does the money go?

60% to Goal 1, Conditions of Learning. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G2
G3

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Conditions of Learning$887,50060% of action budgets

“Ensure all students have access to equitable conditions of learning by providing and investing in highly qualified staff, well-maintained facilities and equipment, as well as robust standards-aligned instructional materials and resources” p. 15 ↗

4 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Staff recruitment, retention, induction, and mentoring$800,000action 1.1 · p. 52 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Curriculum$60,000action 1.3 · p. 52 ↗
  3. Facilities$17,500action 1.2 · p. 52 ↗
  4. Technology$10,000action 1.4 · p. 52 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Staff recruitment, retention, induction, and mentoring−⁠$150,000$950,000 → $800,000 · p. 52 ↗
  2. Technology−⁠$15,000$25,000 → $10,000 · p. 52 ↗
  3. Curriculum−⁠$5,000$65,000 → $60,000 · p. 52 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Facilities · $17,500 → $17,500 · p. 52 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 15 ↗.

Goal 2Student Outcomes$492,00033% of action budgets

“Provide high-quality, equitable, and responsive instruction so that all students can reach their full academic potential” p. 20 ↗

7 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Students with Disabilities$236,500action 2.5 · p. 52 ↗
  2. Intervention$90,000action 2.2 · p. 52 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $40,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. English Learners$50,000action 2.4 · p. 52 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Assessments$39,000action 2.3 · p. 52 ↗
  5. College/​Career$37,500action 2.7 · p. 53 ↗

2 more funded actions in this goal

  • Professional Development and Coaching · action 2.6 · p. 52 ↗$20,000
  • In-Person Services · action 2.1 · p. 52 ↗$19,000

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Students with Disabilities+⁠$36,500$200,000 → $236,500 · p. 52 ↗
  2. Assessments+⁠$31,500$7,500 → $39,000 · p. 52 ↗
  3. In-Person Services+⁠$6,500$12,500 → $19,000 · p. 52 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Intervention · $85,000 → $90,000 · p. 52 ↗+⁠$5,000
  • English Learners · $45,000 → $50,000 · p. 52 ↗+⁠$5,000
  • College/​Career · $32,500 → $37,500 · p. 53 ↗+⁠$5,000
  • Professional Development and Coaching · $20,000 → $20,000 · p. 52 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 10 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 20 ↗.

Goal 3Engagement$99,0007% of action budgets

“Foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for all parents/​guardians, families, and educational partners in support of all students' personal and academic success” p. 33 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $100,000 (−⁠$1,000)

Largest funded actions

  1. Family Communication & Involvement$45,000action 3.4 · p. 53 ↗
  2. Graduation Promotion and Dropout Prevention$32,500action 3.6 · p. 53 ↗
  3. Attendance Initiatives$17,500action 3.5 · p. 53 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $10,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  4. Student and Family Events/​Activities$3,000action 3.1 · p. 53 ↗
  5. Mental Health$500action 3.2 · p. 53 ↗

1 more funded action in this goal

  • Parent/​Guardian Support/​Training · action 3.3 · p. 53 ↗$500

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Family Communication & Involvement−⁠$5,000$50,000 → $45,000 · p. 53 ↗
  2. Attendance Initiatives+⁠$2,500$15,000 → $17,500 · p. 53 ↗
  3. Graduation Promotion and Dropout Prevention+⁠$2,500$30,000 → $32,500 · p. 53 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Student and Family Events/​Activities · $3,000 → $3,000 · p. 53 ↗unchanged
  • Mental Health · $500 → $500 · p. 53 ↗unchanged
  • Parent/​Guardian Support/​Training · $1,500 → $500 · p. 53 ↗−⁠$1,000

How the plan measures it · 11 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 33 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 15 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
15
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2019–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,490 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate50%1125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math6%3922%
Ready for college or career (state measure)13%3120%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math18%3718%
Chronically absent20 in 100555%
Suspension rate0 of 251615%
English learners: top level29%—5%

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

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
2024–25540#1490California 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
2018–1913 in 1000 of 367
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2424 in 1000 of 216
2024–2520 in 1000 of 251

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
Every tested year2019–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English7511%40%
2026 · Math761%5%
2025 · English7110%38%
2025 · Math711%7%
2024 · English689%40%
2024 · Math681%7%
2023 · English7511%36%
2023 · Math754%9%
2022 · English9410%36%
2022 · Math941%7%
2019 · English1099%29%
2019 · Math1080%6%

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 4 · English——
2025 · Grade 5 · English4—
2025 · Grade 6 · English——
2025 · Grade 7 · English9—
2025 · Grade 8 · English1828%
2025 · Grade 11 · English3636%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math——
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math——
2025 · Grade 7 · Math9—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math1811%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math360%
2024 · Grade 3 · English——
2024 · Grade 4 · English5—
2024 · Grade 5 · English4—
2024 · Grade 6 · English6—
2024 · Grade 7 · English5—
2024 · Grade 8 · English1436%
2024 · Grade 11 · English3348%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math——
2024 · Grade 4 · Math5—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math4—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math6—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math5—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math140%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math336%
2023 · Grade 3 · English——
2023 · Grade 4 · English——
2023 · Grade 5 · English5—
2023 · Grade 6 · English9—
2023 · Grade 7 · English8—
2023 · Grade 8 · English1533%
2023 · Grade 11 · English3348%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math——
2023 · Grade 4 · Math——
2023 · Grade 5 · Math5—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math9—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math157%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math3312%
2022 · Grade 3 · English——
2022 · Grade 4 · English——
2022 · Grade 5 · English6—
2022 · Grade 6 · English——
2022 · Grade 7 · English1638%
2022 · Grade 8 · English1833%
2022 · Grade 11 · English4538%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math——
2022 · Grade 4 · Math——
2022 · Grade 5 · Math6—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math——
2022 · Grade 7 · Math166%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math1811%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math457%
2019 · Grade 4 · English——
2019 · Grade 5 · English——
2019 · Grade 6 · English9—
2019 · Grade 7 · English10—
2019 · Grade 8 · English2322%
2019 · Grade 11 · English6529%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math——
2019 · Grade 5 · Math——
2019 · Grade 6 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math10—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math234%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math645%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide552%24%71%4%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income4536%0−8
Hispanic or Latino3941%0−4
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−819Moderate−4019Minimal
English-only students−1214not categorized−4414not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grade 7. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−8 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 7

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grade 7

19 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−40 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 7

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grade 7

19 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −40 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grade 7, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 20 in 100 → 2025–26 · 9 in 100 · −11 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 251 → 2025–26 · 0 of 236 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female14 in 1007 in 100−7 in 100
Male12 in 10010 of 85—
Hispanic or Latino15 in 1008 in 100−7 in 100
Two or more races0 of 13——
White6 of 656 of 59—
Students with disabilities4 of 396 of 34—
English learners10 of 413 of 19—
Foster youth5 of 9——
Homeless3 of 9——
Low-income14 in 10010 in 100−4 in 100
All students13 in 1009 in 100−4 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. 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 13% · numerator 4 students classified Prepared · denominator 30 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 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 4 (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 4 of 30 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
50%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
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)
27%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
33%

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.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count2
AP enrollment (male/female)2
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not offered
Calculus sections0
Physics sections23
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)139

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 University00%
California community college829%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year14%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1867%

27 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 33% · % 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.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$10,508 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 240 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$676 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 153

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.

51% of district spending reaches instruction — CA average is 60%.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2019–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$10,508 per pupil
2020$13,092 per pupil
2019$11,922 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93455 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93455 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$110,661
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)32%
ZIP-area population44,611
Median age38.6 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 93455 →

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