Independent charter school · Santa Cruz County Office of Education · Santa Cruz, California

Pacific Collegiate Charter — Rating & test scores

Santa Cruz · 7–12 · 536 students (2024–25)

98thpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
90

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of six of the seven high school 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, 100% of the class graduated in four years (79 of 79); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 79
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).

This rating covers grade 11. Pacific Collegiate Charter teaches 7–12: grades 7 and 8 results ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 88% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 76% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 93 in English, 92 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Pacific Collegiate Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Pacific Collegiate Charter a good high school?

Pacific Collegiate Charter scores higher than 98 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 98th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 13 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 1.4% of students (8 of 555) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

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How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 80% of White students in grades 7, 8 and 11 at Pacific Collegiate Charter in Santa Cruz scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 64% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 23 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

85% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $537,151 is planned for 17 funded actions in 4 goals. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 88% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 76% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 93 in English, 92 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 93 tested

Advanced
57%
Proficient
31%
Below the standard
12%
This school88%
California57%
Santa Cruz County Office of Education50%

88% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 92 tested

Advanced
50%
Proficient
26%
Below the standard
24%
This school76%
California32%
Santa Cruz County Office of Education31%

76% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7, 8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced79%72%
Advanced37%29%
Proficient42%43%
Developing level12%17%
Minimal9%11%
Tested9595
California51%49%
Difference+28+23
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced88%
Advanced57%
Proficient31%
Developing level9%
Minimal3%
Tested93
California57%
Difference+31

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

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced60%52%
Advanced29%34%
Proficient31%18%
Developing level26%27%
Minimal14%21%
Tested9595
California38%36%
Difference+22+16
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced76%
Advanced50%
Proficient26%
Developing level15%
Minimal9%
Tested92
California32%
Difference+44

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.

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

How do the middle grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 75% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 56% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 190 tested

Advanced
33%
Proficient
42%
Below the standard
25%
This school75%
California50%

75% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 190 tested

Advanced
32%
Proficient
24%
Below the standard
44%
This school56%
California37%

56% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 95% to 88% and math from 78% to 76%.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

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 school57%31%9%3%93
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Santa Cruz County Office of Education25%25%20%30%264
Math, grade 11 · This school50%26%15%9%92
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Santa Cruz County Office of Education19%12%11%58%260
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school33%42%15%10%190
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school32%24%27%17%190
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896

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

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · Grade 11 is well above California. Grades 7 and 8 are also well above it

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202688%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202676%32%

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

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 94% in 2017 to 88% in 2026. In math, it went from 86% in 2017 to 76% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201794%
81 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201891%
87 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201996%
82 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202285%
82 tested
55%
427,007 tested
2023100%
80 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202495%
80 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202595%
63 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202688%
93 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201786%
81 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201885%
85 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201984%
82 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202276%
82 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202389%
79 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202478%
78 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202578%
63 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202676%
92 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Pacific Collegiate Charter’s results?

Pacific Collegiate Charter’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

Santa Cruz County Office of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2028.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

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

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 100% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 85% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 79 of 79 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

100%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 79 of 79 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

99%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 78 of 79 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

85% enrolled in college within 12 months · 91 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓21 · 23%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓11 · 12%
  • California community college17 · 19%
  • In-state private5 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year22 · 24%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 1%
  • Not enrolled14 · 15%

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

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 23 AP courses in 6 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 Science3
  • Sciences5
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures4
  • Arts4
Every approved AP course23 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 4
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • Latin
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 4
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory

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 · 79 of 79 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 · 79 of 79 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 79 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
61
Admitted
54
Enrolled
26

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 46 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 46 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 45 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 40 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 36 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 7
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 36 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 6
  • UC IrvineApplied 34 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 22 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · 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 61 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2024Applied 68 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2023Applied 57 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2022Applied 58 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2021Applied 63 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2020Applied 51 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2019Applied 57 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2018Applied 46 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2017Applied 41 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2016Applied 49 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 8

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
58
Admitted
57
Enrolled
13

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 205 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 28
  • San Diego StateApplied 123 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 82 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 67 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 64 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 57 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 56 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 27 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 24 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 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 58 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2024Applied 57 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2023Applied 56 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2022Applied 45 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 55 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 15

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

13 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California high school, 22 in 100 were. 1.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 73 of 551 students counted for it; suspension: 8 of 555 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

13 in 100This school
22 in 100At the average California high school

73 of 551 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

No district average: Pacific Collegiate Charter is the only regular high school we rank in the Santa Cruz County Office of Education district with an attendance record.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.4%

of students were suspended at least once (8 of 555). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades 7–8: 12 in 100, 23 of 199
  • Grades 9–12: 14 in 100, 50 of 352
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Pacific Collegiate Charter

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 ↓

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

White students here scored well above the same group across Santa Cruz County Office of Education.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

91% of White students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 82% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 55% and 14% for the same group across Santa Cruz County Office of Education.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Pacific Collegiate CharterSame group, California
  • WhiteEnglish · 66 tested91%Same group, California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 66 tested82%Same group, California 44%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 59%2. Two or more races: 17%3. Hispanic or Latino: 17%4. Asian: 6%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White59%
  2. Two or more races17%
  3. Hispanic or Latino17%
  4. Asian6%
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share1%
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.

Who are the families and teachers?

10%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 52 of 536. California: 63%.

37teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

5%in their first year, 2024–25

78%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep White students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Santa Cruz County Office of Educationvs California
White · 66 tested
English91%+3655%+2368%
Math82%+6814%+3844%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Santa Cruz County Office of Education, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino 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, homeless and military-family 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
White59%
Two or more races17%
Hispanic or Latino17%
Asian6%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 78% of teaching positions, 24.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 31.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Pacific Collegiate Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: pacificcollegiate.com ↗Office: (831) 479-7785Administrator: Chris Guyer
3004 Mission Street, Santa Cruz 95060

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 95% in 2025 to 88% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Why did estimated spending on these services come in $29,758 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?
  5. How do you stretch students who are already ahead? 57% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (93 students tested); California: 27%
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (831) 479-77853004 Mission Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #24 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math53%9022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)100%8420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math86%8618%
Chronically absent8 in 100645%
Suspension rate1.6% (9 of 555)575%

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. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.
Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

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

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–259098#24California 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
2018–196 in 1001.8% (10 of 565)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–247 in 1002.4% (13 of 552)
2024–258 in 1001.6% (9 of 555)

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 · English28341%80%
2026 · Math28238%62%
2025 · English25242%86%
2025 · Math25339%64%
2024 · English27846%83%
2024 · Math27442%69%
2023 · English26558%89%
2023 · Math26041%68%
2022 · English25938%79%
2022 · Math26037%60%
2019 · English26149%89%
2019 · Math26149%77%
2018 · English26751%86%
2018 · Math26647%77%
2017 · English26253%86%
2017 · Math26347%76%

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 7 · English9289%
2025 · Grade 8 · English9777%
2025 · Grade 11 · English6395%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math9360%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math9759%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math6378%
2024 · Grade 7 · English9873%
2024 · Grade 8 · English10084%
2024 · Grade 11 · English8095%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math9763%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math9967%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math7878%
2023 · Grade 7 · English9487%
2023 · Grade 8 · English9181%
2023 · Grade 11 · English80100%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math9468%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math8751%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math7989%
2022 · Grade 7 · English9180%
2022 · Grade 8 · English8671%
2022 · Grade 11 · English8285%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math9158%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math8748%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math8276%
2019 · Grade 7 · English9190%
2019 · Grade 8 · English8882%
2019 · Grade 11 · English8296%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math9174%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math8875%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math8284%
2018 · Grade 7 · English8990%
2018 · Grade 8 · English9178%
2018 · Grade 11 · English8791%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math8881%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math9367%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math8585%
2017 · Grade 7 · English9077%
2017 · Grade 8 · English9188%
2017 · Grade 11 · English8194%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math9176%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math9168%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math8186%

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
Schoolwide15723%32%39%5%

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
White18280%—+16
Two or more races4384%—+20
Hispanic or Latino4267%—+24
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+5159Accelerated−8160Moderate
English-only students+9133not categorized−9134not categorized
White−186Average−487Average
Hispanic or Latino+1133Accelerated−1633Moderate
Two or more races+927Accelerated−827Moderate
Low-income+220Average−2120Minimal
Asian+211Average−211Average

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 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+5 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

159 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +1-point median for California high school records.

State model · math−8 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

160 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −6-point median for California high 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 high school records, the median English estimate is +1 and the middle half fall between −9 and +7 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 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 · 8 in 100 → 2025–26 · 13 in 100 · +5 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.6% (9 of 555) → 2025–26 · 1.4% (8 of 555) · −0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female7 in 10015 in 100+8 in 100
Male4 in 10011 in 100+7 in 100
Asian4 in 1006 in 100+2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino1 in 10014 in 100+13 in 100
Two or more races9 in 10015 in 100+6 in 100
White6 in 10013 in 100+7 in 100
Students with disabilities13 in 10013 in 1000 in 100
Homeless27 in 100——
Low-income10 in 10016 in 100+6 in 100
All students6 in 10013 in 100+7 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 100% · numerator 79 students classified Prepared · denominator 79 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 100% · AP-pathway numerator 79 · denominator 79 (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 79 of 79 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
100%
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)
99%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
85%

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)
20256154263.984.014.02
20246851304.054.114.19
20235744224.094.104.10
20225840254.184.234.30
20216348194.034.124.16
20205131113.833.954.05
20195739203.883.974.06
20184636223.974.084.11
20174125153.954.094.07
2016493083.773.954.09

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
Berkeley202536107
Berkeley202453under 3under 3
Berkeley20234083
Berkeley20223955
Berkeley20214463
Davis20254619under 3
Davis202452218
Davis20234512under 3
Davis202236146
Davis20212914under 3
Irvine202534173
Irvine2024409under 3
Irvine20233514under 3
Irvine2022276under 3
Irvine20213312under 3
Los Angeles2025403under 3
Los Angeles20244863
Los Angeles2023353under 3
Los Angeles2022354under 3
Los Angeles20214763
Merced20251515under 3
Merced20241010under 3
Merced20231616under 3
Merced202255under 3
Merced20211010under 3
Riverside20252220under 3
Riverside20241412under 3
Riverside20231211under 3
Riverside20221311under 3
Riverside202176under 3
San Diego20254510under 3
San Diego20244610under 3
San Diego2023399under 3
San Diego20224713under 3
San Diego20214516under 3
Santa Barbara202546143
Santa Barbara202455257
Santa Barbara202348196
Santa Barbara202246105
Santa Barbara202148214
Santa Cruz202536326
Santa Cruz202435214
Santa Cruz202323197
Santa Cruz202227144
Santa Cruz202127196
Universitywide2025615426
Universitywide2024685130
Universitywide2023574422
Universitywide2022584025
Universitywide2021634819

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Latinthis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count26
AP enrollment (male/female)244
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections3
Physics sections5
Chemistry sections5
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)520

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 California2123%
California State University1112%
California community college1719%
In-state private56%
Out-of-state, 4-year2224%
Out-of-state, 2-year11%
Not enrolled1415%

91 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 85% · % 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$41,345 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,053 pupils

School-level federal expenditures$173 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 536

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.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 35%Instruction support 28%Student services 13%Administration 17%Buildings & maintenance 7%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$21,059,02834.56%35%
Instruction support$17,012,09227.92%28%
Student services$7,757,50312.73%13%
Administration$10,553,64817.32%17%
Buildings & maintenance$4,531,6087.44%7%
Total$60,928,812100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $60,928,812 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$41,345 per pupil
2020$25,948 per pupil
2019$34,796 per pupil
2018$28,828 per pupil
2017$28,500 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders2.0%

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 95060 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95060 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$108,591
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)55%
ZIP-area population46,268
Median age36.5 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 95060 →

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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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