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Orcutt Academy Charter — Rating & test scores

500 Dyer Street, Orcutt · 812 students · Grades TK–12

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Scope Score 85

StrongScope Score · 86th percentile. Higher than 86 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, 100% of the class graduated in four years (146 of 146); 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: 146
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 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Tests ↓

Overview

Is Orcutt Academy Charter a good high school?

Strong. Orcutt Academy Charter is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced7370%
Math, Proficient or Advanced8146%
English, Advanced8342%
Math, Advanced7720%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance6717 in 100
Orcutt Academy Charter’s place among California high schools, out of 100Bar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

117 of 810 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26: about two thirds of the rate at the average California high school.

Each bar is Orcutt Academy Charter’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): 810. The California figure is an average of school rates (1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 3 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Orcutt Academy Charter. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

4 high schools within 2.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Orcutt Academy CharterScope 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 MariaCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 54bottom 1%
Orcutt Union ElementaryA 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 Orcutt Academy Charter compare with schools like it?

Orcutt Academy Charter’s Scope Score is 85. 182 California high schools, counting Orcutt Academy Charter, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 77. Orcutt Academy Charter’s result is higher than 161 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 182

  1. Students from low-income families: 50%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 45%

    West Campus

    Sacramento

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

182 California public high schools where 44% to 56% 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 44% to 56% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Orcutt Academy Charter’s share. The count includes Orcutt Academy Charter. 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 lower than in 2025. English went from 70% to 65% and math from 46% to 32%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 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%2017201820192022202320242025202676%65%Orcutt Academy CharterThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202655%32%Orcutt Academy CharterThis school32%CaliforniaCalifornia

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
SpringOrcutt Academy CharterCaliforniaTested here
201776%60%139
201865%56%136
201969%57%126
202273%55%147
202359%55%110
202470%56%150
202570%57%168
202665%57%147
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringOrcutt Academy CharterCaliforniaTested here
201755%32%138
201852%31%136
201956%32%126
202243%27%147
202335%27%112
202442%28%151
202546%30%169
202632%32%149

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in English (reading and writing); near it in math.

English

65%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

9263134
California57%

Math

32%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

41271715
California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 65% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 32% 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 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.

How do the elementary grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 57% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 57% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 66th percentile (Solid) among California’s elementary schools.

English

57%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

18253225
Orcutt Union Elementary40%California46%

Math

57%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

14293720
Orcutt Union Elementary38%California42%

How do the middle grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 55% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 79th percentile (Strong) among California’s middle schools.

English

60%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

17233921
Orcutt Union Elementary52%California49%

Math

55%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

19262332
Orcutt Union Elementary44%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced71%36%62%
Advanced21%21%31%
Proficient50%15%31%
Developing level22%35%19%
Minimal7%29%19%
Tested141416
California44%46%49%
Difference+27−10+13
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced50%69%60%
Advanced25%19%20%
Proficient25%50%40%
Developing level38%19%13%
Minimal12%12%27%
Tested161615
California48%51%49%
Difference+2+18+11
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced65%
Advanced34%
Proficient31%
Developing level26%
Minimal9%
Tested147
California57%
Difference+8

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 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced71%64%38%
Advanced14%21%25%
Proficient57%43%13%
Developing level22%29%37%
Minimal7%7%25%
Tested141416
California47%42%37%
Difference+24+22+1
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced56%56%53%
Advanced25%38%33%
Proficient31%18%20%
Developing level32%25%20%
Minimal12%19%27%
Tested161615
California37%38%36%
Difference+19+18+17
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced32%
Advanced15%
Proficient17%
Developing level27%
Minimal41%
Tested149
California32%
Difference0

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 school34%31%26%9%147
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
Math, grade 11 · This school15%17%27%41%149
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
English, grades 3–5 · This school25%32%25%18%44
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Orcutt Union Elementary19%21%24%36%1,276
Math, grades 3–5 · This school20%37%29%14%44
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Orcutt Union Elementary16%22%27%35%1,270
English, grades 6–8 · This school21%39%23%17%47
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Orcutt Union Elementary18%34%26%22%1,473
Math, grades 6–8 · This school32%23%26%19%47
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Orcutt Union Elementary23%21%26%30%1,473

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 147 tested in English, 149 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 46% of students. 117 of 810 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

14in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (117 of 810 students).

At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

No district average: Orcutt Academy Charter is the only regular high school we rank in the Orcutt Union Elementary district with an attendance record.

Suspensions: 2.3% of students were suspended at least once (19 of 835). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

812

students in grades TK–12.

Hispanic or Latino 46%White 40%Two or more races 7%Not reported 3%Filipino 1%

Family income

50%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 410 of 812. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

40

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

91% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

50%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (9 of 18 students).

Orcutt Union Elementary: 52%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
6 of 47 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent.
Grades 7–8
3 of 32 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.
Grades 9–12
15 in 100 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent (100 of 665).

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino46%
White40%
Two or more races7%
Not reported3%
Filipino1%
Asian—
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
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. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . 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: 31.3 of 34.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups at Orcutt Academy Charter have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 72 tested56%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 73 tested24%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 75 tested60%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 77 tested28%California 21%
  • WhiteEnglish · 51 tested73%California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 52 tested42%California 44%

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 Orcutt Union Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 72 tested in English, 73 in math
English56%056%+749%
Math24%024%+123%
Hispanic or Latino · 75 tested in English, 77 in math
English60%060%+1149%
Math28%028%+721%
White · 51 tested in English, 52 in math
English73%073%+568%
Math42%042%−244%

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

Military-family students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless students, 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?

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 81% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 93% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

81%

Across California: 52%.

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

53%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 146 of 146 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

81%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 119 of 147 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

53%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 78 of 146 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

93% enrolled in college within 12 months · 149 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓12 · 8%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓21 · 14%
  • California community college95 · 64%
  • In-state private3 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year7 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled10 · 7%

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
93%enrolled in college within a year

149 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California12 (8%)
  • California State University21 (14%)
  • California community college95 (64%)
  • In-state private3 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year7 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (0%)
  • Not enrolled10 (7%)

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 · 146 of 146 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 · 119 of 147 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 · 78 of 146 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
33
Admitted
23
Enrolled
12

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 26 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 26 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 23 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 22 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 16 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 13 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 5 · Admitted 5 · 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 33 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2024Applied 28 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2023Applied 48 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2022Applied 32 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2021Applied 41 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2020Applied 27 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2019Applied 43 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2018Applied 33 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2017Applied 37 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2016Applied 32 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 6

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
37
Admitted
36
Enrolled
17

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 Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 147 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 40
  • San Diego StateApplied 94 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 75 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 45 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 44 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 38 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 34 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 32 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 26 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 26 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 26 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • 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 37 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2024Applied 46 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2023Applied 60 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2022Applied 37 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2021Applied 45 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 20
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 6 AP courses in 4 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 Science2
  • Sciences1
  • History & Social Science2
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course6 courses in 4 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
Sciences 1
  • Biology
History & Social Science 2
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
307 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Orcutt Academy Charter 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

6

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?

$24,064 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$24,064

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,326
The school’s share of district office costs
$12,738
Of the total, from federal funds
$6,451
  • Orcutt Academy Charter$24,064
  • 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 Orcutt Academy Charter like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93455. They are not figures for the families at Orcutt Academy Charter.

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 Orcutt Academy Charter’s results?

Orcutt Academy Charter’s own board decides its plan.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Orcutt Academy Charter 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 8 questions to Orcutt Academy Charter. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?28% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (77 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  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?

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

Which schools feed into Orcutt Academy Charter, and how do I get in?

Ask Orcutt Academy Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. No assigned next school.

Orcutt Academy Charter is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Grades TK–12 · this school
    Orcutt Academy Charter
    Scope Score 85Strong · 86th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Alice Shaw Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 45th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Ralph Dunlap Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 20th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Joe Nightingale Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 64th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Patterson Road Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 29th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Pine Grove Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 84 · Strong · 83rd percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Orcutt School for Independent Study

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 21st percentile · middle · 2026

  • Orcutt Junior High

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 79 · Solid · 71st percentile · middle · 2026

  • Lakeview Junior High

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 53rd percentile · middle · 2026

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.

Where it is

Where is Orcutt Academy Charter?

Address
500 Dyer Street, Orcutt 93455Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Holly EddsAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

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 9 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Orcutt Academy Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is Orcutt Academy Charter a good school?

Orcutt Academy Charter has a Scope Score of 85. It scored higher than 86 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 86th percentile, spring 2025).

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 66 in 100 California elementary schools we score (66th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 79 in 100 California middle schools we score (79th percentile, Strong, spring 2026)

See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 14 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 2.3% of students (19 of 835) 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 33 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, 52% of low-income students in grades 4 and 11 at Orcutt Academy Charter scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 42% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 6 AP courses in 4 subjects for 2025–26.

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

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

93% 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, $1.1 million is planned for 32 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 9% of its $11.3 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 Orcutt Academy Charter’s own plan commit to?

$1.1 million is planned for 32 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 9% of its $11.3 million general fund budget.

$1.1million

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

The three largest actions in the plan

  • Counseling Support$278,790
  • Behavioral Supports for Identified Students$130,065
  • On-Site Academic Intervention$108,931

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, 142 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, 142 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 48% of the money. The plan itself puts 64% of it toward staff.

  • Counseling Support $278,790
  • Behavioral Supports for Identified Students $130,065
  • On-Site Academic Intervention $108,931
  • 29 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

3 of the plan’s 32 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

  • Catch-up help $118,931
  • English learners $5,000

Largest of these

  • On-Site Academic Intervention$108,931
  • Universal Screening/​Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Progress Monitoring$10,000
  • English Language Development (ELD) Support$5,000
For high-need students

It plans $822,675 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $760,010 and estimates it spent $760,010, the same as planned.

What changed

The total is $26,640 (3%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Counseling Support, which went from $229,356 to $278,790.

Largest cuts

  • Art/​Music Instruction for Students in Grades TK-8−⁠$36,025
  • Student Enrichment Opportunities in Community−⁠$18,602
  • Community Liaison and Interpreter Support for Non- and Limited-English-Speaking Families−⁠$16,346

Largest increases

  • Counseling Support+⁠$49,434
  • Behavioral Supports for Identified Students+⁠$30,065
  • Academic Seminar Course at OAHS+⁠$13,023

Ask: What did Art/​Music Instruction for Students in Grades TK-8 pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $36,025 less?

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: 65% in English and 32% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 147%41%down 6 pts
Chronically absentGoal 215 in 10014 in 1001 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 21.9%2.3%up 0.4 pts

Goals 3, 4 and 5 aren’t shown because they track 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
  • Counseling Support · $278,790
  • Behavioral Supports for Identified Students · $130,065
  • On-Site Academic Intervention · $108,931
The full plan5 goals, 31 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 ($1.1 million).

Where does the money go?

46% to Goal 2. 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.

G1
G2
G3
G4
G5

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 1Students will develop the foundational skills and the social-emotional strength to contribute, adapt and lead…$407,05438% of action budgets

“Students will develop the foundational skills and the social-emotional strength to contribute, adapt and lead in an ever-changing world” p. 23 ↗

15 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $424,966 (−⁠$17,912)

Largest funded actions

  1. On-Site Academic Intervention$108,931action 1.7 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Physical Education Instruction by Credentialed Teachers for Students in Grades TK-8$61,295action 1.13 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Academic Seminar Course at OAHS$40,443action 1.8 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Standards-Based Materials$40,000action 1.1 · p. 98 ↗
  5. Instructional Assistant Support for Kindergarten Students$35,047action 1.16 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

10 more funded actions in this goal

  • Art/​Music Instruction for Students in Grades TK-8 · action 1.14 · p. 99 ↗$34,050
  • Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) Support · action 1.2 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$22,287
  • Professional Consulting Support · action 1.9 · p. 98 ↗$20,000
  • Universal Screening/​Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Progress Monitoring · action 1.4 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$10,000
  • Co-taught Core Courses at OAHS · action 1.17 · p. 99 ↗$10,000
  • Opportunities for OAHS Students to Earn Early College Credit · action 1.18 · p. 99 ↗$10,000
  • Support for Foster Youth and Students Experiencing Homelessness · action 1.11 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$7,000
  • English Language Development (ELD) Support · action 1.10 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$5,000
  • Pre-service Curriculum Training for New Teachers · action 1.15 · p. 99 ↗$2,000
  • SEE Learning (Social/​Emotional Learning Curriculum) · action 1.12 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1,000

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Art/​Music Instruction for Students in Grades TK-8−⁠$36,025$70,075 → $34,050 · p. 99 ↗
  2. Academic Seminar Course at OAHS+⁠$13,023$27,420 → $40,443 · p. 98 ↗
  3. Universal Screening/​Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Progress Monitoring+⁠$5,000$5,000 → $10,000 · p. 98 ↗

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

  • On-Site Academic Intervention · $107,354 → $108,931 · p. 98 ↗+⁠$1,577
  • Physical Education Instruction by Credentialed Teachers for Students in Grades TK-8 · $59,878 → $61,295 · p. 99 ↗+⁠$1,417
  • Standards-Based Materials · $40,000 → $40,000 · p. 98 ↗unchanged
  • Instructional Assistant Support for Kindergarten Students · $34,277 → $35,047 · p. 99 ↗+⁠$771
  • Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) Support · $20,961 → $22,287 · p. 98 ↗+⁠$1,326
  • Professional Consulting Support · $20,000 → $20,000 · p. 98 ↗unchanged
  • Co-taught Core Courses at OAHS · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 99 ↗unchanged
  • Opportunities for OAHS Students to Earn Early College Credit · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 99 ↗unchanged
  • Support for Foster Youth and Students Experiencing Homelessness · $10,000 → $7,000 · p. 99 ↗−⁠$3,000
  • English Language Development (ELD) Support · $7,000 → $5,000 · p. 98 ↗−⁠$2,000
  • Pre-service Curriculum Training for New Teachers · $2,000 → $2,000 · p. 99 ↗unchanged
  • SEE Learning (Social/​Emotional Learning Curriculum) · $1,000 → $1,000 · p. 99 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 17 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 23 ↗.

Goal 2The Orcutt Union School District will structure a learning experience that strives to meet the individual…$486,99946% of action budgets

“The Orcutt Union School District will structure a learning experience that strives to meet the individual needs and expectations of students and families” p. 50 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $407,500 (+⁠$79,499)

Largest funded actions

  1. Counseling Support$278,790action 2.8 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Behavioral Supports for Identified Students$130,065action 2.2 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) Enrichment Programming$59,923action 2.4 · p. 100 ↗
  4. Attendance Incentives and Accountability$7,000action 2.3 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Plan for Behavior$6,221action 2.1 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

1 more funded action in this goal

  • Inclusive Practices and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) · action 2.5 · p. 100 ↗$5,000

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Counseling Support+⁠$49,434$229,356 → $278,790 · p. 100 ↗
  2. Behavioral Supports for Identified Students+⁠$30,065$100,000 → $130,065 · p. 99 ↗
  3. Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Plan for Behavior+⁠$1$6,220 → $6,221 · p. 99 ↗

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

  • Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) Enrichment Programming · $59,923 → $59,923 · p. 100 ↗unchanged
  • Attendance Incentives and Accountability · $7,000 → $7,000 · p. 99 ↗unchanged
  • Inclusive Practices and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 100 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 6 measures · 3 quoted

  • Attendance Rate p. 51 ↗
    Baseline
    93.86% for 2022-2023.
    Target for year 3
    96% or higher
  • Middle School Dropout Rates p. 52 ↗
    Baseline
    0% in 2022-2023
    Target for year 3
    0%
  • Pupil Expulsion Rates p. 54 ↗
    Baseline
    0% in 2022-2023
    Target for year 3
    0%

3 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3The Orcutt Union School District will be deeply linked to partners and resources in the community that…$42,1604% of action budgets

“The Orcutt Union School District will be deeply linked to partners and resources in the community that champion positive outcomes for students and families, from pre-kindergarten to high school and adulthood” p. 62 ↗

2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $60,762 (−⁠$18,602)

Largest funded actions

  1. Student Enrichment Opportunities in Community$41,160action 3.3 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Community Outreach Efforts$1,000action 3.1 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Student Enrichment Opportunities in Community−⁠$18,602$59,762 → $41,160 · p. 100 ↗

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

  • Community Outreach Efforts · $1,000 → $1,000 · p. 100 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 62 ↗.

Goal 4Serving as a cornerstone of the greater Orcutt community for generations, Orcutt schools will be a place…$72,4367% of action budgets

“Serving as a cornerstone of the greater Orcutt community for generations, Orcutt schools will be a place where each family experiences equity and a sense of belonging and pride in their school” p. 69 ↗

5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $88,782 (−⁠$16,346)

Largest funded actions

  1. Community Liaison and Interpreter Support for Non- and Limited-English-Speaking Families$51,436action 4.3 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. School-Home Communication Platform$10,000action 4.1 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Improved Marketing and Accessibility of District and School for Parent and Community Engagement$5,000action 4.2 · p. 100 ↗
  4. Support for Foster/​Homeless Families$5,000action 4.4 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Parent/​Family Education Events$1,000action 4.5 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Community Liaison and Interpreter Support for Non- and Limited-English-Speaking Families−⁠$16,346$67,782 → $51,436 · p. 100 ↗

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

  • School-Home Communication Platform · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 100 ↗unchanged
  • Improved Marketing and Accessibility of District and School for Parent and Community Engagement · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 100 ↗unchanged
  • Support for Foster/​Homeless Families · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 100 ↗unchanged
  • Parent/​Family Education Events · $1,000 → $1,000 · p. 101 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 69 ↗.

Goal 5The Orcutt Union School District will be sought after by families due to its innovative approach to…$60,0006% of action budgets

“The Orcutt Union School District will be sought after by families due to its innovative approach to education, multiple pathways of learning, committed and highly competent District staff, and its caring, inclusive, and collaborative culture” p. 77 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $60,000 (unchanged)

Largest funded actions

  1. Continued Maintenance and Refreshment of Technology Devices for Students$25,000action 5.4 · p. 101 ↗
  2. Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Career Exploration Opportunities for Students$15,000action 5.1 · p. 101 ↗
  3. Professional Development for Teachers, Administrators, and Classified Employees$10,000action 5.2 · p. 101 ↗
  4. Continuing and Expanding Independent Study and Online Options for Learning$10,000action 5.3 · p. 101 ↗

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

  • Continued Maintenance and Refreshment of Technology Devices for Students · $25,000 → $25,000 · p. 101 ↗unchanged
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Career Exploration Opportunities for Students · $15,000 → $15,000 · p. 101 ↗unchanged
  • Professional Development for Teachers, Administrators, and Classified Employees · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 101 ↗unchanged
  • Continuing and Expanding Independent Study and Online Options for Learning · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 101 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 3 measures · 1 quoted

  • Percentage of OAHS students taking Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses p. 78 ↗
    Baseline
    28.2% of OAHS students taking CTE courses in 2023-2024
    Target for year 3
    50%

2 more measures in the plan’s table.

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 18 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
18
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #204 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math31%6622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)81%7320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math58%6618%
Chronically absent15 in 100615%
Suspension rate1.9% (16 of 827)575%
English learners: top level14%—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
2024–258586#204California 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
2018–199 in 1003.2% (27 of 833)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2412 in 1002.4% (19 of 792)
2024–2515 in 1001.9% (16 of 827)

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 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 · English23830%63%
2026 · Math24019%41%
2025 · English25934%65%
2025 · Math26022%47%
2024 · English24131%66%
2024 · Math24219%45%
2023 · English20128%61%
2023 · Math20418%42%
2022 · English23732%63%
2022 · Math23917%45%
2019 · English24527%64%
2019 · Math24618%48%
2018 · English26328%56%
2018 · Math26219%45%
2017 · English26731%64%
2017 · Math26615%48%

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 3 · English1443%
2025 · Grade 4 · English1464%
2025 · Grade 5 · English1638%
2025 · Grade 6 · English1662%
2025 · Grade 7 · English1567%
2025 · Grade 8 · English1662%
2025 · Grade 11 · English16870%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math1457%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math1429%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math1638%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math1656%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math1553%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math1656%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math16946%
2024 · Grade 3 · English1471%
2024 · Grade 4 · English1450%
2024 · Grade 5 · English1669%
2024 · Grade 6 · English1547%
2024 · Grade 7 · English1669%
2024 · Grade 8 · English1650%
2024 · Grade 11 · English15070%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math1443%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math1443%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math1638%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math1547%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math1681%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math1644%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math15142%
2023 · Grade 3 · English1479%
2023 · Grade 4 · English1464%
2023 · Grade 5 · English1540%
2023 · Grade 6 · English1675%
2023 · Grade 7 · English1669%
2023 · Grade 8 · English1656%
2023 · Grade 11 · English11059%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math1464%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math1471%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math1625%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math1669%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math1644%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math1638%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math11235%
2022 · Grade 3 · English1443%
2022 · Grade 4 · English1323%
2022 · Grade 5 · English1656%
2022 · Grade 6 · English1644%
2022 · Grade 7 · English1656%
2022 · Grade 8 · English1560%
2022 · Grade 11 · English14773%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math1450%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math1450%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math1644%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math1631%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math1662%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math1650%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math14743%
2019 · Grade 3 · English1669%
2019 · Grade 4 · English1776%
2019 · Grade 5 · English1953%
2019 · Grade 6 · English1942%
2019 · Grade 7 · English2070%
2019 · Grade 8 · English2850%
2019 · Grade 11 · English12669%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math1650%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math1747%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math1942%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math1932%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math2143%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math2836%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math12656%
2018 · Grade 3 · English2245%
2018 · Grade 4 · English2348%
2018 · Grade 5 · English1850%
2018 · Grade 6 · English1631%
2018 · Grade 7 · English2357%
2018 · Grade 8 · English2544%
2018 · Grade 11 · English13665%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math2241%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math2339%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math1839%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math1631%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math2438%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math2335%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math13652%
2017 · Grade 3 · English2662%
2017 · Grade 4 · English1747%
2017 · Grade 5 · English1839%
2017 · Grade 6 · English2245%
2017 · Grade 7 · English2255%
2017 · Grade 8 · English2357%
2017 · Grade 11 · English13976%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math2665%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math1747%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math1822%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math2232%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math2236%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math2339%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math13855%

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
Schoolwide18718%37%43%3%

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-income8352%+17+10
Hispanic or Latino (grade 11 only)7560%0+11
White (grade 11 only)5173%0+5
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−676Moderate+476Average
English-only students−872not categorized+472not categorized
White−439Average+639Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino−626Moderate+126Average
Low-income−1326Moderate+826Accelerated

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. 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−6 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

76 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −6 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+4 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

76 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: +4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, 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, 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 · 15 in 100 → 2025–26 · 14 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.9% (16 of 827) → 2025–26 · 2.3% (19 of 835) · +0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female10 in 10016 in 100+6 in 100
Male8 in 10013 in 100+5 in 100
Asian0 of 28——
Filipino0 of 161 of 12—
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10016 in 100+6 in 100
Two or more races2 of 406 of 57—
White9 in 10013 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities11 of 6822 of 84—
English learners5 of 283 of 20—
Low-income14 in 10018 in 100+4 in 100
All students9 in 10014 in 100+5 in 100
Homeless—4 of 11—

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 81% · numerator 119 students classified Prepared · denominator 147 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 34% · AP-pathway numerator 41 · denominator 119 (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 119 of 147 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
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
34%
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)
53%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
93%

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)
20253323124.094.204.26
2024281443.974.18—
20234828134.084.144.15
2022321984.134.244.19
2021412894.084.174.30
20202717113.974.084.09
20194331194.054.094.16
20183320103.914.134.20
20173725143.984.144.21
2016321763.874.054.04

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
Berkeley2025224under 3
Berkeley202410under 3under 3
Berkeley202315under 3under 3
Berkeley20227under 3under 3
Berkeley202123under 3under 3
Davis20251310under 3
Davis202416under 3under 3
Davis202324115
Davis2022113under 3
Davis2021189under 3
Irvine2025164under 3
Irvine2024155under 3
Irvine202327under 3under 3
Irvine202210under 3under 3
Irvine2021227under 3
Los Angeles202526106
Los Angeles202418under 3under 3
Los Angeles202331under 3under 3
Los Angeles202218under 3under 3
Los Angeles202127under 3under 3
Merced202566under 3
Merced202377under 3
Merced202166under 3
Riverside202555under 3
Riverside202364under 3
Riverside202255under 3
Riverside202155under 3
San Diego20252313under 3
San Diego202415under 3under 3
San Diego202318under 3under 3
San Diego202216under 3under 3
San Diego20212583
Santa Barbara20252610under 3
Santa Barbara2024187under 3
Santa Barbara2023316under 3
Santa Barbara2022224under 3
Santa Barbara2021259under 3
Santa Cruz20251211under 3
Santa Cruz202474under 3
Santa Cruz202322143
Santa Cruz2022126under 3
Santa Cruz20211410under 3
Universitywide2025332312
Universitywide202428144
Universitywide2023482813
Universitywide202232198
Universitywide202141289

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 BCthis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis 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 count11
AP enrollment (male/female)122
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 307 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections2
Physics sections7
Chemistry sections2
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)771

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 California128%
California State University2114%
California community college9564%
In-state private32%
Out-of-state, 4-year75%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled107%

149 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 93% · % 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$11,751 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 4,842 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$335 per pupil

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

Central federal expenditures attributed here$6,116 per pupil

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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,461 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 67%Instruction support 14%Student services 9%Administration 1%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$40,166,41166.75%67%
Instruction support$8,352,58613.88%14%
Student services$5,203,8698.65%9%
Administration$855,1381.42%1%
Buildings & maintenance$5,484,9849.12%9%
Total$60,171,886100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $60,171,886 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$11,751 per pupil
2020$10,472 per pupil
2019$11,083 per pupil
2018$10,240 per pupil
2017$10,074 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 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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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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