Independent charter school · Palmdale Elementary · Palmdale, California

Palmdale Aerospace Academy — Rating & test scores

Palmdale · TK–12 · 2,259 students (2024–25)

3300 East Palmdale Boulevard, 93550tpaa.org ↗(661) 273-3680

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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

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

Palmdale Aerospace Academyhigher than 57 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Palmdale Aerospace Academyhigher than 57 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Palmdale Aerospace Academyhigher than 57 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (249 of 253); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 253
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 Academic achievement ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 21% of students tested in English (reading and writing) and 7% in math scored Advanced, against 27% and 16% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Sources

The sentence above: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 242 in English, 244 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 Palmdale Aerospace Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Palmdale Aerospace Academy a good school?

Palmdale Aerospace Academy scores higher than 57 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 57th percentile, Solid, spring 2025.

Grades 3–5: higher than 34 in 100 California elementary schools we score (34th percentile, Developing, spring 2026)
Grades 6–8: higher than 32 in 100 California middle schools we score (32nd percentile, Developing, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 19 in 100 at the average high school in the Palmdale Elementary district. 2.3% of students (54 of 2,390) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 30 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, 34% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Palmdale Aerospace Academy scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

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

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

79% 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, $45.3 million is planned for 47 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 95% of its $47.5 million general fund budget. 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?

Near California in English; below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 55% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 25% 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”).

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 242 in English, 244 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 · 242 tested

Advanced: 21%
Proficient: 34%
Below the standard: 45%

This school55%

California57%

Palmdale Elementary52%

55% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 244 tested

Advanced: 7%
Proficient: 18%
Below the standard: 75%

This school25%

California32%

Palmdale Elementary16%

25% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	22%	32%	33%
Advanced	8%	9%	15%
Proficient	14%	23%	18%
Developing level	22%	30%	28%
Minimal	56%	38%	39%
Tested	96	95	96
California	44%	46%	49%
Difference	−22	−14	−16

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	26%	40%	35%
Advanced	7%	8%	8%
Proficient	19%	32%	27%
Developing level	28%	26%	30%
Minimal	46%	34%	35%
Tested	189	247	248
California	48%	51%	49%
Difference	−22	−11	−14

English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	55%
Advanced	21%
Proficient	34%
Developing level	29%
Minimal	16%
Tested	242
California	57%
Difference	−2

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
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	23%	27%	23%
Advanced	6%	5%	8%
Proficient	17%	22%	15%
Developing level	25%	41%	25%
Minimal	52%	32%	52%
Tested	96	95	96
California	47%	42%	37%
Difference	−24	−15	−14

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	16%	15%	21%
Advanced	6%	4%	9%
Proficient	10%	11%	12%
Developing level	30%	25%	23%
Minimal	54%	60%	56%
Tested	189	246	245
California	37%	38%	36%
Difference	−21	−23	−15

Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	25%
Advanced	7%
Proficient	18%
Developing level	30%
Minimal	45%
Tested	244
California	32%
Difference	−7

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 elementary grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 29% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 24% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 34th percentile (Developing) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 287 tested

Advanced: 11%
Proficient: 18%
Below the standard: 71%

This school29%

California46%

Palmdale Elementary30%

29% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 287 tested

Advanced: 7%
Proficient: 17%
Below the standard: 76%

This school24%

California42%

Palmdale Elementary24%

24% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 35% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 17% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 32nd percentile (Developing) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 684 tested

Advanced: 8%
Proficient: 27%
Below the standard: 65%

This school35%

California49%

Palmdale Elementary35%

35% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 680 tested

Advanced: 7%
Proficient: 10%
Below the standard: 83%

This school17%

California37%

Palmdale Elementary17%

17% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 30 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 56% to 55% and math from 23% to 25%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202556%233 tested

→

202655%242 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202523%231 tested

→

202625%244 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

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
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	21%	34%	29%	16%	242
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Palmdale Elementary	18%	34%	27%	21%	583
Math, grade 11 · This school	7%	18%	30%	45%	244
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Palmdale Elementary	4%	12%	25%	59%	583
English, grades 3–5 · This school	11%	18%	27%	44%	287
English, grades 3–5 · California	24%	22%	21%	33%	1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Palmdale Elementary	12%	18%	24%	46%	5,766
Math, grades 3–5 · This school	7%	17%	31%	45%	287
Math, grades 3–5 · California	21%	21%	25%	33%	1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Palmdale Elementary	9%	15%	27%	49%	5,756
English, grades 6–8 · This school	8%	27%	27%	38%	684
English, grades 6–8 · California	19%	30%	23%	28%	1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Palmdale Elementary	9%	26%	27%	38%	5,938
Math, grades 6–8 · This school	7%	10%	26%	57%	680
Math, grades 6–8 · California	21%	16%	23%	40%	1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Palmdale Elementary	7%	10%	22%	61%	5,926

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202655%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202625%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 68% in 2017 to 55% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it was 25% in both 2017 and 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	68% 177 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	57% 177 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	61% 197 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	58% 219 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	73% 209 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	61% 257 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	56% 233 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	55% 242 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	25% 177 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	24% 177 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	25% 197 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	22% 218 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	27% 208 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	26% 256 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	23% 231 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	25% 244 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Palmdale Aerospace Academy’s results?

The state has Palmdale Aerospace Academy in targeted support; its own board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for students of two or more races. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Palmdale Elementary authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2030.

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

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

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

Life at school

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

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 71% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 79% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 249 of 253 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

71%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 179 of 253 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

52%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 129 of 249 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

79% enrolled in college within 12 months · 196 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓16 · 8%
California State University CSU detail ↓25 · 13%
California community college109 · 56%
In-state private4 · 2%
Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled42 · 21%

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 14 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 Science4
Sciences3
English2
History & Social Science3
World Languages & Cultures1
Arts1

Every approved AP course14 courses in 6 subjects

Math & Computer Science 4

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science Principles
Statistics

Sciences 3

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 3

European History
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History

World Languages & Cultures 1

Spanish Language and Culture

Arts 1

Art History

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

14 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

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

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 249 of 253 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 · 179 of 253 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 · 129 of 249 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: 64
Admitted: 46
Enrolled: 23

By campus · fall 2025

UCLAApplied 46 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 4
UC IrvineApplied 42 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 8
UC San DiegoApplied 37 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 4
UC RiversideApplied 32 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 3
UC BerkeleyApplied 31 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 25 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
UC DavisApplied 15 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
UC MercedApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa CruzApplied 10 · Admitted 6 · 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 64 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 23
Fall 2024Applied 47 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 17
Fall 2023Applied 53 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 16
Fall 2022Applied 44 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 10
Fall 2021Applied 60 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 9
Fall 2020Applied 53 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 13
Fall 2019Applied 54 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 16
Fall 2018Applied 62 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 24
Fall 2017Applied 44 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 13
Fall 2016Applied 19 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 7

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 90
Admitted: 88
Enrolled: 26

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

Cal State NorthridgeApplied 257 · Admitted 250 · Enrolled 85
Cal State Long BeachApplied 161 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 8
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 131 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 16
Cal State FullertonApplied 98 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 9
San Diego StateApplied 91 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 77 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 9
Cal State LAApplied 73 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled under 6
CSU BakersfieldApplied 53 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 29 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 28 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
Chico StateApplied 24 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 22 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
San Francisco StateApplied 21 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
Fresno StateApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
San José StateApplied 19 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 17 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
Sacramento StateApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San MarcosApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

Fall 2025Applied 90 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 26
Fall 2024Applied 66 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 33
Fall 2023Applied 61 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 27
Fall 2022Applied 64 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 29
Fall 2021Applied 77 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 37

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

20 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 2.3% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 19 in 100 at the average high school in the Palmdale Elementary district: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 480 of 2,354 students counted for it; suspension: 54 of 2,390 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average high school in the Palmdale Elementary district 2.6%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

20 in 100This school

19 in 100At the average high school in the Palmdale Elementary district

22 in 100At the average California high school

480 of 2,354 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.3%

of students were suspended at least once (54 of 2,390). 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 TK–3: not in the records we hold
Grades 4–6: 17 in 100, 65 of 393
Grades 7–8: 18 in 100, 94 of 526
Grades 9–12: 22 in 100, 226 of 1,023

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Palmdale Aerospace Academy

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 ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

American Indian or Alaska Native students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

67% of American Indian or Alaska Native students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 46% for the same group across California. White students and students of two or more races scored well below the same groups across California in English. 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: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Palmdale Aerospace AcademySame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students

American Indian or Alaska Native33 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 67%Same group, California 46%
White109 tested55%Same group, California 68%
Low-income171 tested55%Same group, California 49%
Two or more races67 tested50%Same group, California 67%
Students with disabilities32 tested16%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 0% to 36%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Not reported53%
White30%
American Indian or Alaska Native6%
Black or African American5%
Asian3%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Pacific Islander<1%
Filipino—
Two or more races—
Unallocated share<1%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

49% 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 · 118 of 242 English learners49%

Palmdale Elementary · 1,101 of 2,40946%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

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

Who are the families and teachers?

72%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,637 of 2,259. California: 63%.

99teachers, 2024–25

7 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

20%in their first year, 2024–25

79%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep American Indian or Alaska Native 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 subject	Here	vs Palmdale Elementary	vs California
Low-income · 171 tested in English, 172 in math
English	55%	−661%	+649%
Math	22%	+913%	−123%
White · 109 tested
English	55%	—	−1368%
Math	28%	—	−1644%
Two or more races · 67 tested in English, 68 in math
English	50%	—	−1767%
Math	12%	—	−3143%
American Indian or Alaska Native · 33 tested
English	67%	−2693%	+2146%
Math	36%	+1521%	+1620%
Students with disabilities · 32 tested
English	16%	+106%	−319%
Math	0%	−33%	−88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Palmdale Elementary, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Black or African American students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Filipino, 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, 2025–26	Here
Not reported	53%
White	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	6%
Black or African American	5%
Asian	3%
Hispanic or Latino	2%
Pacific Islander	<1%
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—

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: 79% of teaching positions, 73.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 92.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does Palmdale Aerospace Academy’s own plan commit to?

Its 2026–27 plan

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

$45.3 million

planned for 47 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 95% of its $47.5 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 113 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 50% of the money. The plan itself puts 69% of it toward staff.

Highly qualified and appropriately assigned staff $11.5 million
Business Services Operations $6.7 million
Services for Students with Disabilities $4.3 million
44 other actions

Reading, math and catch-up help

7 of the plan’s 47 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Reading $1.1 million
Math $0.9 million
Catch-up help $1.6 million
English learners $0.8 million

An action naming two of these appears under both.

Largest of these

Provide intervention aides to support universal access during English language arts$1.1 million
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEAM)$851,290
Services for English Learners$750,394

What changed

The total is $2.5 million (6%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Highly qualified and appropriately assigned staff, which went from $9.8 million to $11.5 million.

Largest cuts

Provide Social Emotional Learning Services−⁠$380,400
Access to standards based instructional materials−⁠$196,954
Professional development for staff−⁠$143,801

Largest increases

Highly qualified and appropriately assigned staff+⁠$1.6 million
Educational Services Operations+⁠$723,685
Services for Students with Disabilities+⁠$460,193

New in the 2026–27 plan

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEAM)$851,290
Provide instructional coaches at the elementary, middle, and high school levels$462,616

Ask: What did Provide Social Emotional Learning Services pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $380,400 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: 55% in English and 25% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure	2024–25	2025–26	Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2	37%	37%	no change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2	18%	21%	up 3 pts
Chronically absentGoals 2 and 3	16 in 100	20 in 100	4 more in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2	4.3%	2.3%	down 2.0 pts

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

Highly qualified and appropriately assigned staff · $11,482,680
Business Services Operations · $6,670,329
Services for Students with Disabilities · $4,306,992

The full plan3 goals, 36 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 ($45.3 million).

Where does the money go?

51% to Goal 1. 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.

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 1The Palmdale Aerospace Academy will provide a rigorous and engaging educational program that will support all…$23.1 million51% of action budgets

“The Palmdale Aerospace Academy will provide a rigorous and engaging educational program that will support all students in becoming college and career ready” p. 13 ↗

21 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $21.6 million (+⁠$1.5 million)

Largest funded actions

Highly qualified and appropriately assigned staff$11.5 millionaction 1.1 · p. 68 ↗
Services for Students with Disabilities$4.3 millionaction 1.4 · p. 68 ↗
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEAM)$0.9 millionaction 1.6 · p. 68 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Certificated administrative staff to provide oversight of the educational program$0.8 millionaction 1.3 · p. 68 ↗
College and career counseling services at the secondary level$0.8 millionaction 1.19 · p. 69 ↗

16 more funded actions in this goal

Services for English Learners · action 1.5 · p. 68 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $310,465 is state funding counted toward those services$0.8 million
Technology devices and equipment for classrooms and staff · action 1.7 · p. 68 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
Robotics program · action 1.12 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $332,975 is state funding counted toward those services$0.5 million
Professional development for staff · action 1.13 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $333,215 is state funding counted toward those services$0.5 million
Provide instructional coaches at the elementary, middle, and high school levels · action 1.14 · p. 69 ↗$0.5 million
Technology support · action 1.8 · p. 68 ↗$0.5 million
Implement AVID · action 1.17 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Reduce class size in grades K-2 · action 1.2 · p. 68 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Students and staff receive basic supplies · action 1.11 · p. 68 ↗$0.2 million
Contracted services to support the instructional operations · action 1.15 · p. 69 ↗$0.2 million
Access to standards based instructional materials · action 1.9 · p. 68 ↗$0.1 million
Supplementary materials to support students in core and elective classes and Intervention Programs · action 1.10 · p. 68 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Educational Field Trips · action 1.18 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Provide teacher leaders to support planning and implementation of school wide initiatives · action 1.16 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Provide New Teacher Support · action 1.20 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Credit Recovery · action 1.21 · p. 69 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Highly qualified and appropriately assigned staff+⁠$1.6 million$9.8 million → $11.5 million · p. 68 ↗
Services for Students with Disabilities+⁠$0.5 million$3.8 million → $4.3 million · p. 68 ↗
College and career counseling services at the secondary level+⁠$327,720$423,186 → $750,906 · p. 69 ↗

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

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEAM) · $851,290 · p. 68 ↗new or renamed
Certificated administrative staff to provide oversight of the educational program · $573,830 → $778,809 · p. 68 ↗+⁠$204,979
Services for English Learners · $510,300 → $750,394 · p. 68 ↗+⁠$240,094
Technology devices and equipment for classrooms and staff · $719,440 → $662,989 · p. 68 ↗−⁠$56,451
Robotics program · $527,335 → $548,223 · p. 69 ↗+⁠$20,888
Professional development for staff · $610,016 → $466,215 · p. 69 ↗−⁠$143,801
Provide instructional coaches at the elementary, middle, and high school levels · $462,616 · p. 69 ↗new or renamed
Technology support · $565,623 → $459,446 · p. 68 ↗−⁠$106,177
Implement AVID · $299,694 → $426,682 · p. 69 ↗+⁠$126,988
Reduce class size in grades K-2 · $400,700 → $421,579 · p. 68 ↗+⁠$20,879
Students and staff receive basic supplies · $228,000 → $196,435 · p. 68 ↗−⁠$31,565
Contracted services to support the instructional operations · $111,480 → $178,718 · p. 69 ↗+⁠$67,238
Access to standards based instructional materials · $321,298 → $124,344 · p. 68 ↗−⁠$196,954
Supplementary materials to support students in core and elective classes and Intervention Programs · $186,152 → $114,114 · p. 68 ↗−⁠$72,038
Educational Field Trips · $70,000 → $90,000 · p. 69 ↗+⁠$20,000
Provide teacher leaders to support planning and implementation of school wide initiatives · $31,618 → $31,861 · p. 69 ↗+⁠$243
Provide New Teacher Support · $8,581 → $24,193 · p. 69 ↗+⁠$15,612
Credit Recovery · $88,848 → $4,650 · p. 69 ↗−⁠$84,198

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 18 measures · 3 quoted

STAR Reading p. 13 ↗
Baseline
All students- 78% met or exceeded standards
Target for year 3
All students- 47% met or exceeded standards
STAR Math p. 14 ↗
Baseline
All students - 79% met or exceeded
Target for year 3
All students - 48% met or exceeded
STAR Early Literacy p. 14 ↗
Baseline
70%
Target for year 3
58%

15 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2The Palmdale Aerospace Academy will provide a multi-tiered system of support offering all students academic…$3.1 million7% of action budgets

“The Palmdale Aerospace Academy will provide a multi-tiered system of support offering all students academic, behavioral, and social/emotional supports in order to successfully access the academic program” p. 27 ↗

12 funded actions · no goal 2 in the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

Provide intervention aides to support universal access during English language arts$1.1 millionaction 2.10 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Positive School Climate$0.4 millionaction 2.3 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Improve attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism$0.3 millionaction 2.11 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Provide Social Emotional Learning Services$0.3 millionaction 2.13 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Intervention Support for Elementary and Middle School$0.3 millionaction 2.8 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

7 more funded actions in this goal

Provide mental health facilitators to ensure students receive appropriate services · action 2.9 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Professional development · action 2.5 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) · action 2.4 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Provide After school academic support · action 2.1 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Support for students taking Advanced Placement classes · action 2.7 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Implement Link / Web Crew · action 2.12 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Universal assessment and progress monitoring system · action 2.2 · p. 69 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Provide Social Emotional Learning Services−⁠$380,400$701,760 → $321,360 · p. 70 ↗
Universal assessment and progress monitoring system−⁠$94,365$110,365 → $16,000 · p. 69 ↗
Intervention Support for Elementary and Middle School−⁠$88,801$382,337 → $293,536 · p. 70 ↗

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

Provide intervention aides to support universal access during English language arts · $1.1 million · p. 70 ↗not compared
Positive School Climate · $510,515 → $432,901 · p. 69 ↗−⁠$77,614
Improve attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism · $334,928 · p. 70 ↗not compared
Provide mental health facilitators to ensure students receive appropriate services · $192,715 · p. 70 ↗not compared
Professional development · $155,616 → $163,805 · p. 69 ↗+⁠$8,189
Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) · $110,947 → $103,098 · p. 69 ↗−⁠$7,849
Provide After school academic support · $78,500 · p. 69 ↗new or renamed
Support for students taking Advanced Placement classes · $21,888 → $22,056 · p. 70 ↗+⁠$168
Implement Link / Web Crew · $3,649 → $16,129 · p. 70 ↗+⁠$12,480

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 10 measures · 2 quoted

Middle school dropout rate p. 29 ↗
Baseline
0
Target for year 3
0
Advanced Placement pass rate p. 29 ↗
Baseline
2023 39%
Target for year 3
50%

8 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3The Palmdale Aerospace Academy will provide a safe and positive school environment where all students can…$19.1 million42% of action budgets

“The Palmdale Aerospace Academy will provide a safe and positive school environment where all students can thrive and reach their fullest potential” p. 38 ↗

14 funded actions · no goal 3 in the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

Business Services Operations$6.7 millionaction 3.3 · p. 70 ↗
Administrative Services Operations$4.0 millionaction 3.1 · p. 70 ↗
Support staff for elementary and secondary schools$2.1 millionaction 3.2 · p. 70 ↗
School Nutrition Services$1.8 millionaction 3.11 · p. 71 ↗
Educational Services Operations$1.3 millionaction 3.4 · p. 70 ↗

9 more funded actions in this goal

Human Resources Operations · action 3.5 · p. 70 ↗$1.0 million
Office of the Superintendent · action 3.6 · p. 70 ↗$0.6 million
Student Services · action 3.14 · p. 71 ↗$0.4 million
Provide basic health services · action 3.13 · p. 71 ↗$0.4 million
Provide enhanced health services · action 3.12 · p. 71 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $282,355 is state funding counted toward those services$0.3 million
Athletic program · action 3.8 · p. 71 ↗$0.2 million
Parent involvement · action 3.10 · p. 71 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $126,042 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Extra curricula opportunties · action 3.7 · p. 70 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Academy events · action 3.9 · p. 71 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Educational Services Operations+⁠$0.7 million$0.6 million → $1.3 million · p. 70 ↗
Support staff for elementary and secondary schools+⁠$0.4 million$1.7 million → $2.1 million · p. 70 ↗
Human Resources Operations+⁠$253,910$732,010 → $985,920 · p. 70 ↗

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

Business Services Operations · $6.7 million → $6.7 million · p. 70 ↗−⁠$31,673
Administrative Services Operations · $3.9 million → $4.0 million · p. 70 ↗+⁠$39,114
School Nutrition Services · $1.6 million → $1.8 million · p. 71 ↗+⁠$0.2 million
Office of the Superintendent · $541,740 → $571,948 · p. 70 ↗+⁠$30,208
Student Services · $446,973 · p. 71 ↗not compared
Provide basic health services · $419,422 → $442,971 · p. 71 ↗+⁠$23,549
Provide enhanced health services · $252,887 → $302,355 · p. 71 ↗+⁠$49,468
Athletic program · $169,518 → $224,155 · p. 71 ↗+⁠$54,637
Parent involvement · $246,732 → $199,882 · p. 71 ↗−⁠$46,850
Extra curricula opportunties · $115,380 → $81,974 · p. 70 ↗−⁠$33,406
Academy events · $35,000 → $42,275 · p. 71 ↗+⁠$7,275

How the plan measures it · 8 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 38 ↗.

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.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Palmdale Aerospace Academy 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: tpaa.org ↗Office: (661) 273-3680Administrator: Gina Lynch

Location and visiting

Get directions

3300 East Palmdale Boulevard, Palmdale 93550

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

Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 75% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (244 students tested); California: 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
What did Provide Social Emotional Learning Services pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $380,400 less?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (661) 273-36803300 East Palmdale Boulevard, 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

Palmdale Academy Charter0.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
34thDevelopingScope Score 51
Palmdale HighAntelope Valley Union High · 1.3 mi
3rdNeeds SupportScope Score 32

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #633 of 1,498 California high schools we score

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	98%	63	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	13%	47	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	71%	66	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	39%	52	18%
Chronically absent	16 in 100	61	5%
Suspension rate	4.3% (103 of 2,374)	47	5%
English learners: top level	20%	—	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 year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	58	57	#633	California 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	not on file	not on file
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	49 in 100	2.8% (66 of 2,357)
2024–25	16 in 100	4.3% (103 of 2,374)

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 · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	1,213	11%	37%
2026 · Math	1,211	7%	21%
2025 · English	1,204	8%	37%
2025 · Math	1,197	5%	18%
2024 · English	1,225	13%	42%
2024 · Math	1,224	5%	20%
2023 · English	1,185	15%	44%
2023 · Math	1,183	6%	20%
2022 · English	1,198	9%	38%
2022 · Math	1,187	5%	17%
2019 · English	963	13%	45%
2019 · Math	963	8%	24%
2018 · English	944	10%	40%
2018 · Math	945	8%	24%
2017 · English	683	11%	46%
2017 · Math	683	5%	20%

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English	95	18%
2025 · Grade 4 · English	96	26%
2025 · Grade 5 · English	96	34%
2025 · Grade 6 · English	187	35%
2025 · Grade 7 · English	243	29%
2025 · Grade 8 · English	254	41%
2025 · Grade 11 · English	233	56%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math	95	23%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	96	24%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	96	19%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	185	15%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	240	15%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	254	15%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	231	23%
2024 · Grade 3 · English	96	24%
2024 · Grade 4 · English	95	29%
2024 · Grade 5 · English	96	41%
2024 · Grade 6 · English	190	28%
2024 · Grade 7 · English	243	47%
2024 · Grade 8 · English	248	41%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	257	61%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	96	29%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	95	26%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	96	15%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	190	12%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	242	18%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	249	20%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	256	26%
2023 · Grade 3 · English	95	21%
2023 · Grade 4 · English	95	37%
2023 · Grade 5 · English	96	29%
2023 · Grade 6 · English	191	30%
2023 · Grade 7 · English	248	56%
2023 · Grade 8 · English	251	37%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	209	73%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math	95	22%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	95	24%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	96	8%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	191	15%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	248	21%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	250	18%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	208	27%
2022 · Grade 3 · English	95	25%
2022 · Grade 4 · English	94	26%
2022 · Grade 5 · English	96	39%
2022 · Grade 6 · English	192	39%
2022 · Grade 7 · English	249	33%
2022 · Grade 8 · English	253	33%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	219	58%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	94	17%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	93	11%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	95	15%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	192	17%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	248	15%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	247	17%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	218	22%
2019 · Grade 6 · English	255	42%
2019 · Grade 7 · English	256	47%
2019 · Grade 8 · English	255	35%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	197	61%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	255	28%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	256	23%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	255	22%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	197	25%
2018 · Grade 6 · English	253	41%
2018 · Grade 7 · English	256	34%
2018 · Grade 8 · English	258	33%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	177	57%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	254	30%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	255	24%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	259	17%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	177	24%
2017 · Grade 7 · English	252	36%
2017 · Grade 8 · English	254	41%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	177	68%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	252	19%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	254	18%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	177	25%

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	578	8%	22%	56%	15%

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 · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	872	34%	+3	−5
Two or more races	655	34%	—	−28
White	366	41%	—	−21

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	−7	833	Moderate	−21	829	Minimal
Hispanic or Latino	−7	705	Moderate	−22	702	Minimal
Low-income	−10	654	Moderate	−22	650	Minimal
English-only students	−7	527	not categorized	−20	524	not categorized
English learners	−12	207	Moderate	−24	206	Minimal
English learners only	−15	109	not categorized	−21	109	not categorized
Students with disabilities	−15	108	Moderate	−17	108	Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English	−8	98	not categorized	−28	97	not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)	−7	63	Moderate	−23	63	Minimal
Black or African American	−3	56	Average	−27	55	Minimal
White	−13	33	Moderate	−20	33	Moderate
Asian	−2	15	Average	−1	15	Average
Filipino	+7	12	Accelerated	+5	12	Accelerated

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. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. 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−7 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

833 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

State model · math−21 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

829 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

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 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 20 in 100 · +4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.3% (103 of 2,374) → 2025–26 · 2.3% (54 of 2,390) · −2.0 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	22 in 100	—
Male	—	20 in 100	—
Asian	—	12 in 100	—
Black or African American	—	21 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	43 in 100	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—	15 in 100	—
Pacific Islander	—	7 in 100	—
White	—	20 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	28 in 100	—
English learners	—	24 in 100	—
Homeless	—	28 in 100	—
Military families	—	14 in 100	—
Low-income	—	23 in 100	—
All students	—	20 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

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 71% · numerator 179 students classified Prepared · denominator 253 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 43% · AP-pathway numerator 77 · denominator 179 (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 179 of 253 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

98%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

43%

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)

52%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

79%

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

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	64	46	23	3.93	4.07	4.12
2024	47	37	17	3.88	3.90	3.99
2023	53	33	16	3.74	3.98	4.16
2022	44	26	10	3.89	4.10	4.25
2021	60	35	9	3.71	3.95	4.08
2020	53	23	13	3.66	3.93	4.14
2019	54	31	16	3.88	4.05	4.13
2018	62	40	24	3.90	4.09	4.14
2017	44	24	13	3.65	3.94	3.98
2016	19	10	7	3.78	4.14	4.12

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

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	31	6	under 3
Berkeley	2024	16	3	under 3
Berkeley	2023	25	5	3
Berkeley	2022	24	3	under 3
Berkeley	2021	19	3	under 3
Davis	2025	15	6	under 3
Davis	2024	14	8	4
Davis	2023	17	9	under 3
Davis	2022	6	4	under 3
Davis	2021	16	4	under 3
Irvine	2025	42	16	8
Irvine	2024	27	under 3	under 3
Irvine	2023	35	9	under 3
Irvine	2022	31	under 3	under 3
Irvine	2021	30	5	under 3
Los Angeles	2025	46	4	4
Los Angeles	2024	30	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2023	42	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2022	34	4	under 3
Los Angeles	2021	42	4	under 3
Merced	2025	14	13	under 3
Merced	2024	10	10	under 3
Merced	2023	10	9	under 3
Merced	2022	7	6	under 3
Merced	2021	16	14	3
Riverside	2025	32	30	under 3
Riverside	2024	28	23	4
Riverside	2023	14	5	under 3
Riverside	2022	16	7	under 3
Riverside	2021	22	16	under 3
San Diego	2025	37	15	4
San Diego	2024	26	13	5
San Diego	2023	35	20	7
San Diego	2022	26	15	7
San Diego	2021	33	9	under 3
Santa Barbara	2025	25	7	under 3
Santa Barbara	2024	19	7	under 3
Santa Barbara	2023	29	10	under 3
Santa Barbara	2022	11	6	under 3
Santa Barbara	2021	26	5	under 3
Santa Cruz	2025	10	6	under 3
Santa Cruz	2024	9	7	under 3
Santa Cruz	2023	8	3	under 3
Santa Cruz	2022	8	3	under 3
Santa Cruz	2021	13	5	under 3
Universitywide	2025	64	46	23
Universitywide	2024	47	37	17
Universitywide	2023	53	33	16
Universitywide	2022	44	26	10
Universitywide	2021	60	35	9

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

Subject	Authorization recorded for
Art History	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
European History	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this 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

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	13
AP enrollment (male/female)	282
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 14 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	offered
Calculus sections	3
Physics sections	0
Chemistry sections	5
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	2,211

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

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	16	8%
California State University	25	13%
California community college	109	56%
In-state private	4	2%
Out-of-state, 4-year	0	0%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	42	21%

196 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 79% · % 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$15,361 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 17,525 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,456 per ADA

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

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 60%Instruction support 11%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$208,574,236	59.47%	60%
Instruction support	$39,726,951	11.33%	11%
Student services	$42,683,155	12.17%	12%
Administration	$23,730,392	6.77%	7%
Buildings & maintenance	$34,464,708	9.83%	10%
Total	$350,715,879	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $350,715,879 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$15,361 per pupil

2020$14,286 per pupil

2019$13,697 per pupil

2018$12,106 per pupil

2017$11,281 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 holders4.0%

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 93550 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93550 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$62,078
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	10%
ZIP-area population	80,645
Median age	30.7 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 93550 →

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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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English · top two levels · grade 11

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Math & Computer Science 4

Sciences 3

English 2

History & Social Science 3

World Languages & Cultures 1

Arts 1

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University of California

Each fall since 2016

California State University

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