Public school · Patterson Joint Unified · Patterson, California

Patterson High — Rating & test scores

Patterson · 9–12 · 1,830 students (2024–25)

200 North Seventh Street, 95363pattersonhigh.patterson.k12.ca.us ↗(209) 892-4750
43rdpercentileDeveloping

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
54

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

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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, 96% of the class graduated in four years (403 of 419); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 419
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).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 23% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 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. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Patterson Joint Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Patterson High a good high school?

Patterson High scores higher than 43 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 43rd percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 15 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 3.9% of students (76 of 1,930) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 37 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, 60% of low-income students in grade 11 at Patterson High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 1 AP course in 1 subject for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

65% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How 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, 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 23% 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: 399 in English, 400 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 · 399 tested

Advanced
24%
Proficient
36%
Below the standard
40%
This school60%
California57%
Patterson Joint Unified54%

60% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 400 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
14%
Below the standard
77%
This school23%
California32%
Patterson Joint Unified20%

23% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 37 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 62% to 60% and math from 27% to 23%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202562%424 tested
→
202660%399 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202527%424 tested
→
202623%400 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
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school24%36%24%16%399
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Patterson Joint Unified21%33%24%22%468
Math, grade 11 · This school9%14%21%56%400
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Patterson Joint Unified8%12%19%61%469

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.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202660%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202623%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 59% in 2017 to 60% in 2026. In math, it was 23% 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
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201759%
409 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201837%
358 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201949%
366 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202254%
347 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202352%
401 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202459%
400 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202562%
424 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202660%
399 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201723%
404 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201818%
361 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201918%
365 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202214%
349 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202314%
400 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202418%
404 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202527%
424 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202623%
400 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Patterson High’s results?

Patterson Joint Unified’s board decides Patterson High’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

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

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

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

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

How to take part

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

Life at school

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

96% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 45% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 65% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 403 of 419 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

45%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 187 of 419 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

44%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 179 of 403 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

65% enrolled in college within 12 months · 386 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓19 · 5%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓53 · 14%
  • California community college160 · 41%
  • In-state private2 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year15 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled136 · 35%

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 1 AP course in 1 subject 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.

  • Arts1
Every approved AP course1 course in 1 subject
Arts 1
  • 2-D Art and Design

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 · 403 of 419 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 · 187 of 419 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 · 179 of 403 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
55
Enrolled
22

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC MercedApplied 43 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 7
  • UC DavisApplied 38 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 33 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 26 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 25 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 25 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 25 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 23 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 20 · Admitted 11 · 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 55 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2024Applied 63 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2023Applied 64 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2022Applied 88 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2021Applied 57 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2020Applied 67 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2019Applied 59 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2018Applied 68 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2017Applied 47 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2016Applied 58 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 21

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
110
Admitted
104
Enrolled
44

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.

  • Stanislaus StateApplied 411 · Admitted 388 · Enrolled 120
  • Sacramento StateApplied 215 · Admitted 201 · Enrolled 23
  • San José StateApplied 182 · Admitted 145 · Enrolled 22
  • San Diego StateApplied 153 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 150 · Admitted 142 · Enrolled 17
  • San Francisco StateApplied 117 · Admitted 101 · Enrolled 10
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 104 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 16
  • Chico StateApplied 102 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State East BayApplied 94 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 91 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 63 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 53 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 33 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 30 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 20 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 17 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted — · 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 110 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2024Applied 118 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2023Applied 119 · Admitted 112 · Enrolled 55
  • Fall 2022Applied 145 · Admitted 135 · Enrolled 52
  • Fall 2021Applied 119 · Admitted 111 · Enrolled 47

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

15 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. 3.9% 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: 275 of 1,872 students counted for it; suspension: 76 of 1,930 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

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

275 of 1,872 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

No district average: Patterson High is the only regular high school we rank in the Patterson Joint Unified district with an attendance record.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.9%

of students were suspended at least once (76 of 1,930). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Patterson High

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

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

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

60% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. 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).
Patterson HighSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • White41 tested71%Same group, California 68%
  • Low-income312 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 60%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino295 tested58%Same group, California 49%
  • English learners58 tested16%Same group, California 8%
  • Students with disabilities51 tested12%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 2% to 34%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 76%2. White: 8%3. Black or African American: 5%4. Asian: 3%5. Filipino: 2%6. Pacific Islander: 2%7. Two or more races: 2%8. Not reported: 1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino76%
  2. White8%
  3. Black or African American5%
  4. Asian3%
  5. Filipino2%
  6. Pacific Islander2%
  7. Two or more races2%
  8. Not reported1%
  9. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  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. “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?

58% 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 · 186 of 323 English learners58%
Patterson Joint Unified · 709 of 1,38651%
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?

74%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,346 of 1,830. California: 63%.

90teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

1%in their first year, 2024–25

83%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income 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 Patterson Joint Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 312 tested in English, 314 in math
English60%+852%+1149%
Math22%+418%−123%
Hispanic or Latino · 295 tested in English, 296 in math
English58%+751%+949%
Math18%+315%−321%
White · 41 tested
English71%+368%+368%
Math34%+430%−1044%
English learners · 58 tested
English16%+412%+88%
Math3%03%−58%
Students with disabilities · 51 tested in English, 50 in math
English12%+210%−719%
Math2%02%−68%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Patterson Joint Unified, 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.

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino76%
White8%
Black or African American5%
Asian3%
Filipino2%
Pacific Islander2%
Two or more races2%
Not reported1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—

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: 83% of teaching positions, 69.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 84.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Patterson High, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Grayson Elementary
    11th · Needs Support · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Creekside Middle
    15th · Needs Support · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    Patterson High
    Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Grayson Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    11th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Las Palmas Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    23rd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Northmead Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    16th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Apricot Valley Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    43rd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Walnut Grove Elementary

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

    13th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Creekside Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    15th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Patterson Joint Unified which school serves your address.

School website: pattersonhigh.patterson.k12.ca.us ↗Office: (209) 892-4750Administrator: Ryan Sherwood

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
200 North Seventh Street, Patterson 95363

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Patterson Joint Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 77% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (400 students tested); California: 68%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 3% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (58 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (209) 892-4750200 North Seventh Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #850 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate96%6025%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math16%5022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)45%5020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math45%5618%
Chronically absent18 in 100595%
Suspension rate4.5% (87 of 1,939)465%
English learners: top level12%445%

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.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

On the riseThe share of students at the state’s top two levels rose in both English and math across the three springs to 2025. The Every tested year record gives each year.
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
2024–255443#850California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1913 in 1007.9% (145 of 1,830)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2418 in 1008.5% (168 of 1,987)
2024–2518 in 1004.5% (87 of 1,939)

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

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

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1139924%36%24%16%60%57%+3

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 · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 114009%14%21%56%23%32%−9

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.

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 · English39924%60%
2026 · Math4009%23%
2025 · English42425%62%
2025 · Math4248%27%
2024 · English40023%59%
2024 · Math4045%18%
2023 · English40118%52%
2023 · Math4003%14%
2022 · English34722%54%
2022 · Math3493%14%
2019 · English36618%49%
2019 · Math3652%18%
2018 · English35810%37%
2018 · Math3612%18%
2017 · English40922%59%
2017 · Math4043%23%

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English42462%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math42427%
2024 · Grade 11 · English40059%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math40418%
2023 · Grade 11 · English40152%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math40014%
2022 · Grade 11 · English34754%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math34914%
2019 · Grade 11 · English36649%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math36518%
2018 · Grade 11 · English35837%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math36118%
2017 · Grade 11 · English40959%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math40423%

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

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide4702%20%68%10%

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

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income31260%+8+11
Hispanic or Latino29558%+7+9
English learners5816%+4+8
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 · 18 in 100 → 2025–26 · 15 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.5% (87 of 1,939) → 2025–26 · 3.9% (76 of 1,930) · −0.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female14 in 10016 in 100+2 in 100
Male12 in 10013 in 100+1 in 100
Asian2 in 10017 in 100+15 in 100
Black or African American14 in 10016 in 100+2 in 100
Filipino0 in 1000 in 1000 in 100
Hispanic or Latino13 in 10014 in 100+1 in 100
Pacific Islander11 in 10033 in 100+22 in 100
Two or more races12 in 10028 in 100+16 in 100
White14 in 10014 in 1000 in 100
Students with disabilities20 in 10019 in 100−1 in 100
English learners18 in 10016 in 100−2 in 100
Foster youth30 in 10018 in 100−12 in 100
Homeless43 in 10057 in 100+14 in 100
Military families24 in 10017 in 100−7 in 100
Low-income14 in 10015 in 100+1 in 100
All students13 in 10015 in 100+2 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 45% · numerator 187 students classified Prepared · denominator 419 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 56% · AP-pathway numerator 105 · denominator 187 (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 187 of 419 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
96%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
56%
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)
44%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
65%

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)
20256155223.763.783.85
20246350223.733.844.01
20236445193.793.843.95
20228858243.723.843.93
20215744203.663.843.90
20206754313.723.813.89
20195938223.814.054.09
20186842223.573.813.90
20174732153.623.853.93
20165836213.583.813.78

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
Berkeley20253373
Berkeley20243153
Berkeley20232974
Berkeley20225463
Berkeley20212963
Davis20253813under 3
Davis202437164
Davis202343134
Davis202254104
Davis202135166
Irvine2025269under 3
Irvine20243273
Irvine2023225under 3
Irvine202225under 3under 3
Irvine202121under 3under 3
Los Angeles2025255under 3
Los Angeles202428under 3under 3
Los Angeles202329under 3under 3
Los Angeles202234under 3under 3
Los Angeles202122under 3under 3
Merced202543427
Merced202434324
Merced202330297
Merced202239328
Merced202131254
Riverside20252321under 3
Riverside2022136under 3
Riverside2021128under 3
San Diego20252593
San Diego2024214under 3
San Diego202319under 3under 3
San Diego2022297under 3
San Diego2021237under 3
Santa Barbara20252011under 3
Santa Barbara202418113
Santa Barbara20231810under 3
Santa Barbara20221711under 3
Santa Barbara202188under 3
Santa Cruz20252513under 3
Santa Cruz20241810under 3
Santa Cruz2023193under 3
Santa Cruz202236103
Santa Cruz20212415under 3
Universitywide2025615522
Universitywide2024635022
Universitywide2023644519
Universitywide2022885824
Universitywide2021574420

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

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count11
AP enrollment (male/female)278
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections12
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,852

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 California195%
California State University5314%
California community college16041%
In-state private21%
Out-of-state, 4-year154%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled13635%

386 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 65% · % 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$13,669 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 6,012 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$250 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,830

Central federal expenditures attributed here$743 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,830

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,171 per ADA

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

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 58%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$68,794,71058.05%58%
Instruction support$14,566,20612.29%12%
Student services$12,997,59810.97%11%
Administration$9,005,2647.60%8%
Buildings & maintenance$12,215,99110.31%10%
Other$926,8730.78%1%
Total$118,506,642100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $118,506,642 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,669 per pupil
2020$13,086 per pupil
2019$13,614 per pupil
2018$12,086 per pupil
2017$11,178 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 holders3.1%

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 95363 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95363 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$95,679
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)15%
ZIP-area population30,769
Median age31.9 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 95363 →

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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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