Continuation high school · Lake Elsinore Unified · Lake Elsinore, California

Ortega High

Lake Elsinore · 9–12 · 463 students (2024–25)

520 Chaney Street, Building 100, 92530ohs.leusd.k12.ca.us ↗(951) 253-7065

Ortega High is a continuation high school: students are enrolled here to finish high school.

Compared only with other continuation schools: higher than 83 in 100 of California’s 277 continuation high schools we score.

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The dots are California’s 277 scored continuation high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
30

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

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

In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (262 of 271); across California’s continuation high schools, 75%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 271
Comparison
Continuation high schools with a graduation record: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 379 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 21,329 of 28,373). It counts every school with a graduation record, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank.
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2.9% of students (15 of 512) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 6.3% at the average California continuation high school we score.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 512. The California figure is an average of school rates (277 scored California continuation high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Lake Elsinore Unified how a transfer here works. Students come here from another high school to finish it, by their own choice or by district referral. Evidence ↓

Is Ortega a good continuation high school?

Ortega High scores higher than 83 in 100 of the 277 California continuation high schools we score, compared only within that group: 83rd percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Why continuation high schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 69 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 74 in 100 at the average California continuation high school we score. 2.9% of students (15 of 512) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 6.3% at the average California continuation high school we score. Evidence ↓

More questions (3)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 7% of low-income students in grade 11 at Ortega High in Lake Elsinore scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 12% for the same group at California continuation high schools. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

13% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How does Ortega High compare with California continuation high schools?

Below California continuation high schools in English; near them in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 7% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 1% in math, against 13% and 4% at California continuation high schools.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 226 in English, 225 in math
Comparison
California continuation high schools with results in grade 11: the 328 such schools’ results combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 17,093 in English, 16,979 in math tested). It counts every school with results, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank. The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 226 tested

Advanced
1%
Proficient
6%
Below the standard
93%
This school7%
California continuation high schools13%

7% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 225 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
1%
Below the standard
99%
This school1%
California continuation high schools4%

1% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 8% to 7% and math from 0% to 1%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

20258%233 tested
→
20267%226 tested

This school

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20250%233 tested
→
20261%225 tested

This school

Each year is a different group of students. Our comparison with California continuation high schools covers spring 2026 only, so this pair shows this school alone.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school1%6%23%70%226
English, grade 11 · California continuation high schools2%11%23%64%17,093
Math, grade 11 · This school0%1%3%96%225
Math, grade 11 · California continuation high schools1%3%6%90%16,979

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The California continuation high schools row combines those schools’ results, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

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

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%2017202220267%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%2017202220261%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English was 7% in both 2017 and 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 0% in 2017 to 1% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
20177%
137 tested
20188%
140 tested
20198%
156 tested
20229%
297 tested
202311%
263 tested
20249%
222 tested
20258%
233 tested
20267%
226 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
20170%
138 tested
20180%
140 tested
20191%
155 tested
20221%
296 tested
20231%
261 tested
20241%
224 tested
20250%
233 tested
20261%
225 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Ortega’s results?

Lake Elsinore Unified’s board decides Ortega’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

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

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

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

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

How to take part

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

Life at school

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

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

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

That compares with 75% at California continuation high schools. 2% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 13% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

California continuation high schools: 75%

2024–25 · 262 of 271 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

2%

California continuation high schools: 5%

2024–25 · 5 of 271 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

0%

California continuation high schools: 3%

2024–25 · 0 of 262 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

13% enrolled in college within 12 months · 305 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college35 · 11%
  • In-state private2 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled264 · 87%

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.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 262 of 271 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 · 5 of 271 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of Prepared students and indicator students across California continuation high schools, not a CDE figure.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 0 of 262 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates who finished the list across California continuation high schools, not a CDE figure.
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.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

69 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California continuation high school we score, 74 in 100 were. 2.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 6.3% at the average California continuation high school we score.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 342 of 496 students counted for it; suspension: 15 of 512 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

69 in 100This school
74 in 100At the average California continuation high school we score

342 of 496 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.9%

of students were suspended at least once (15 of 512). Average California continuation high school we score 6.3%.

Ask: How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Ortega

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

Questions for your visit ↓

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

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups at California continuation high schools in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

6% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 12% for the same group at California continuation high schools. Low-income and White students also scored below the same groups at California continuation high schools; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California continuation high schools: the same group in the same grades at schools in this class, combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
OrtegaSame group, California continuation high schools
  • Low-income205 tested7%Same group, Continuation 12%
  • Hispanic or Latino159 tested6%Same group, Continuation 12%
  • White37 tested5%Same group, Continuation 18%
  • Students with disabilities36 tested3%Same group, Continuation 5%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 0% to 1%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 72%2. White: 16%3. Black or African American: 6%4. Two or more races: 4%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino72%
  2. White16%
  3. Black or African American6%
  4. Two or more races4%
  5. Asian—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

20% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

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

This school · 8 of 40 English learners20%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

90%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 418 of 463.

27teachers, 2024–25

17 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

64%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results against California continuation high schools, with sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs California continuation high schools
Low-income · 205 tested in English, 204 in math
English7%−512%
Math1%−34%
Hispanic or Latino · 159 tested in English, 158 in math
English6%−612%
Math1%−23%
White · 37 tested
English5%−1318%
Math0%−44%
Students with disabilities · 36 tested
English3%−25%
Math0%−22%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject at California continuation high schools. No group that is behind at California continuation high schools does 10 or more points better here.

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino72%
White16%
Black or African American6%
Two or more races4%
Asian—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 64% of teaching positions, 16.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 26 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Lake Elsinore Unified how a transfer here works. Students come here from another high school to finish it, by their own choice or by district referral.

School website: ohs.leusd.k12.ca.us ↗Office: (951) 253-7065Administrator: Lee Alfred

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
520 Chaney Street, Building 100, Lake Elsinore 92530

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Questions for your visit

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 20% 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 (8 of 40 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 93% in English and 99% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (226 tested in English, 225 in math); Schools in its class: 87% and 96%
  3. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  4. How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed? 69 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (342 of 496 students); average California continuation high school: 74 in 100
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (951) 253-7065520 Chaney Street, Building 100, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary. Each percentile listed compares a school with California high schools; Ortega’s compares it only with California continuation high schools.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

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Source records

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

Score factorssource values and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #46 of 277 California continuation high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolWeight
Graduation rate97%25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math1%22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)2%20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math4%18%
Chronically absent64 in 1005%
Suspension rate2.5% (16 of 632)5%
English learners: top level7%5%

Ortega High is ranked only among California continuation high schools, so this table sets it beside no other school; the chapters above compare each figure with that class. 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.

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. Earlier scores are shown under the earlier formula. The two formulas differ, so their scores do not form one trend.

Scope Score each year it was calculated

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2018–193290#33California continuation high schools · 343 schools · earlier formula
2021–223184#51California continuation high schools · 335 schools · earlier formula
2022–233287#43California continuation high schools · 346 schools · earlier formula
2023–243184#50California continuation high schools · 332 schools · earlier formula
2024–253083#46California continuation high schools · 277 schools · current formula

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

The earlier high-school formula uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2024–25 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The current formula instead uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure (its overall Prepared rate).

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

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1942 in 1002.2% (10 of 449)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2465 in 1002.9% (20 of 683)
2024–2564 in 1002.5% (16 of 632)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 112261%6%23%70%7%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 112250%1%3%96%1%

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English2261%7%
2026 · Math2250%1%
2025 · English2331%8%
2025 · Math2330%0%
2024 · English2221%9%
2024 · Math2240%1%
2023 · English2632%11%
2023 · Math2610%1%
2022 · English2971%9%
2022 · Math2960%1%
2019 · English1562%8%
2019 · Math1551%1%
2018 · English1401%8%
2018 · Math1400%0%
2017 · English1370%7%
2017 · Math1380%0%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English2338%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math2330%
2024 · Grade 11 · English2229%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math2241%
2023 · Grade 11 · English26311%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math2611%
2022 · Grade 11 · English2979%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math2961%
2019 · Grade 11 · English1568%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math1551%
2018 · Grade 11 · English1408%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math1400%
2017 · Grade 11 · English1377%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math1380%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide2310%3%55%41%

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
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income2057%
Hispanic or Latino1596%
White375%

Each group is compared with the same group at California continuation high schools under Every learner.

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 · 64 in 100 → 2025–26 · 69 in 100 · +5 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.5% (16 of 632) → 2025–26 · 2.9% (15 of 512) · +0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female42 in 10073 in 100+31 in 100
Male42 in 10066 in 100+24 in 100
Black or African American42 in 10087 in 100+45 in 100
Hispanic or Latino38 in 10069 in 100+31 in 100
Two or more races44 in 10059 in 100+15 in 100
White51 in 10063 in 100+12 in 100
Students with disabilities51 in 10074 in 100+23 in 100
English learners29 in 10069 in 100+40 in 100
Homeless55 in 10068 in 100+13 in 100
Low-income44 in 10071 in 100+27 in 100
All students42 in 10069 in 100+27 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 2% · numerator 5 students classified Prepared · denominator 271 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 5 (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 5 of 271 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The school CCI rate has its own student cohort and source year.

Graduation rate
97%
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)
0%
This school may not offer A–G courses
College-going rate
13%

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 offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)488

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 college3511%
In-state private21%
Out-of-state, 4-year41%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled26487%

305 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 13% · % 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$13,540 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 20,427 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$55 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 463

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,184 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 463

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,018 per ADA

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

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 61%Instruction support 13%Student services 8%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$220,945,08061.14%61%
Instruction support$47,313,01813.09%13%
Student services$29,846,8778.26%8%
Administration$20,818,8345.76%6%
Buildings & maintenance$38,980,89010.79%11%
Other$3,453,0360.96%1%
Total$361,357,735100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $361,357,735 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$13,540 per pupil
2020$12,614 per pupil
2019$13,176 per pupil
2018$11,718 per pupil
2017$11,112 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 92530 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92530 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$86,862
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17%
ZIP-area population61,768
Median age33.1 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 92530 →

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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 277 continuation 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 · 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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