Public school · Petaluma Joint Union High

Petaluma High

Petaluma · 9–12 · 1,193 students (2024–25)

201 Fair Street, 94952petalumacityschools.org ↗(707) 778-4651Principal Giovanni Napoli
In 2024–25, 95% of the class graduated in four years (277 of 292); across California, 89%. Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students in the four-year graduation cohort: 292
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grade 11Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
25%
Proficient
35%
Below Proficient
40%

60% proficient or advanced · 283 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPetaluma Joint Union High
Advanced25%27%25%
Proficient35%30%35%
Developing22%21%21%
Minimal18%22%19%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
15%
Proficient
18%
Below Proficient
67%

33% proficient or advanced · 280 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPetaluma Joint Union High
Advanced15%16%11%
Proficient18%16%17%
Developing28%20%29%
Minimal39%48%43%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school60%
California57%

Tested: 283 here · 414,559 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school60%
Petaluma Joint Union High60%

Tested: 283 here · 658 in Petaluma Joint Union High. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 4 schools.

Math

grade 11Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school33%
California32%

Tested: 280 here · 413,523 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school33%
Petaluma Joint Union High28%

Tested: 280 here · 660 in Petaluma Joint Union High. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 4 schools.

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202553%269 tested
→
202660%283 tested

Petaluma

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

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202537%274 tested
→
202633%280 tested

Petaluma

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

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

Chart: 2017–2026. The table includes all available years.

English met or exceeded, grade 11
PetalumaCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)60%57%
Math met or exceeded, grade 11
PetalumaCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)33%32%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 79% in 2017 to 60% in 2026. Math went from 48% in 2017 to 33% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearPetalumaCalifornia
201561%
295 tested		56%
420,327 tested
201670%
285 tested		59%
434,097 tested
201779%
328 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201873%
321 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201974%
288 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202252%
276 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202368%
306 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202456%
274 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202553%
269 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202660%
283 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearPetalumaCalifornia
201538%
300 tested		30%
418,491 tested
201636%
286 tested		32%
432,383 tested
201748%
328 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201845%
319 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201943%
284 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202228%
267 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202337%
302 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202428%
269 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202537%
274 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202633%
280 tested		32%
413,523 tested

Ask: Math is lower than in 2015 here (38% to 33%), while across California it went from 30% to 32%. How does the school check what’s working in math?

Life at school

Where graduates go, what students can study, and how often they miss school or are suspended.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 277 of 292 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

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.

Completed UC/CSU courses

55%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

79% enrolled in college within 12 months · 266 high-school completers

  • University of California UC detail ↓22 · 8%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓31 · 12%
  • California community college110 · 41%
  • In-state private2 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year45 · 17%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 0%
  • Not enrolled55 · 21%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after graduation and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

A closer look · UC’s own records

University of California

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

Applied
77
Admitted
60
Enrolled
28

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 60 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 56 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 55 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 50 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 47 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 8
  • UC IrvineApplied 42 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 5
  • UCLAApplied 40 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 4
  • UC MercedApplied 22 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 12 · 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 77 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2024Applied 97 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2023Applied 81 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2022Applied 92 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2021Applied 89 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2020Applied 73 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2019Applied 84 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2018Applied 84 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2017Applied 66 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2016Applied 84 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 40

A closer look · CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
125
Admitted
122
Enrolled
42

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.

  • San Diego StateApplied 349 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled 30
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 345 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled 34
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 202 · Admitted 102 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 202 · Admitted 193 · Enrolled 49
  • Chico StateApplied 190 · Admitted 184 · Enrolled 39
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 122 · Admitted 117 · Enrolled 12
  • San Francisco StateApplied 118 · Admitted 109 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 110 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 83 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 60 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
13 more campuses
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 58 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 49 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 44 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 35 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 32 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 23 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 21 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 10 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6

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 125 · Admitted 122 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2024Applied 139 · Admitted 135 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2023Applied 121 · Admitted 115 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2022Applied 140 · Admitted 135 · Enrolled 55
  • Fall 2021Applied 103 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 32
Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 2
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • 2-D Art and Design

Courses, access and preparation

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
146 students took one

2023-24

Source and what this counts

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported. Ask which colleges partner with the school and which courses run now.

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

15 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26

179 of 1,198 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school15 in 100
2.7%of students were suspended at least once (33 of 1,217), 2025–26

What people here say

Answers from students, families and staff. Each source stays separate.

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Students

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Families

Family answers collected by SchoolScope

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Staff

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grade 11 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

102 English · 99 math tested

English43% / 49%
Math18% / 23%

White

177 English · 176 math tested

English68% / 68%
Math39% / 44%

Hispanic or Latino

86 English · 84 math tested

English44% / 49%
Math17% / 21%

Students with disabilities

39 English · 37 math tested

English15% / 19%
Math3% / 8%

How each student group did

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Petaluma Joint Union Highvs California
Low-income · 102 tested in English, 99 in math
English43%−649%−649%
Math18%018%−523%
White · 177 tested in English, 176 in math
English68%−169%068%
Math39%+336%−544%
Hispanic or Latino · 86 tested in English, 84 in math
English44%−246%−549%
Math17%017%−421%
Students with disabilities · 39 tested in English, 37 in math
English15%−217%−419%
Math3%03%−58%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Petaluma Joint Union High, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

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

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. White: 60%2. Hispanic or Latino: 31%3. Two or more races: 4%4. Asian: 2%5. Black or African American: 1%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White60%
  2. Hispanic or Latino31%
  3. Two or more races4%
  4. Asian2%
  5. Black or African American1%
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2025–26Here
White60%
Hispanic or Latino31%
Two or more races4%
Asian2%
Black or African American1%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 2 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (41%, 488 of 1,193). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers60
Average experience17 years
First-year teachers10%
89% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 88.86%: 54.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 61.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

50%of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026
This school50%
California47%

22 of 44 English learners here; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Questions & evidence

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

  1. ElementaryMary Collins Charter School at Cherry ValleyNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. MiddlePetaluma Junior HighNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High schoolPetaluma HighThis campus · grades 9-12
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

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Getting in

Ask Petaluma Joint Union High which school serves your address.

School website: petalumacityschools.org ↗Office: (707) 778-4651Principal: Giovanni Napoli

Location and visiting

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201 Fair Street, Petaluma 94952

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Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. Math is lower than in 2015 here (38% to 33%), while across California it went from 30% to 32%. How does the school check what’s working in math?
  2. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Accountability

Who runs this school

Run by Petaluma Joint Union High.

Common questions

Why does SchoolScope show no score for Petaluma High?

Petaluma High has no 2025 Scope Score or rank under SchoolScope's current high-school source rule. SchoolScope cannot verify a reported 2025 overall College/Career Indicator Prepared rate for this school in its current source record.

See the dated CDE results in the source record; a reported result does not by itself create a SchoolScope score.

Source records

Explore the data

Available score factors, grade-level results and student-group measures, with source details.

Downloads, sources & methodology
Download CSVReport a data issueMethodologyData updatesCDE CAASPP research files (opens in new tab)

2025 CDE CCI overall Prepared: no exact school row in the verified 2025 source.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalMean scale score
Grade 11 · ELA · 202628360.42%25.44%34.98%21.55%18.02%2599
All Grades · ELA · 202628360.42%25.44%34.98%21.55%18.02%Unavailable
Grade 11 · Math · 202628032.86%15.36%17.5%28.57%38.57%2568.3
All Grades · Math · 202628032.86%15.36%17.5%28.57%38.57%Unavailable
By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELATestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1128325%35%22%18%60%57%+3

California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1128015%18%28%39%33%32%+1

California is the state's own math result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · ELA26953.2%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math27436.9%
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA27455.8%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math26928.3%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA30668.3%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math30237.4%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA27652.2%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math26728.5%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA28873.6%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math28442.6%
2018 · Grade 11 · ELA32172.6%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math31944.8%
2017 · Grade 11 · ELA32878.7%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math32848.5%
2016 · Grade 11 · ELA28570%
2016 · Grade 11 · Math28636%
2015 · Grade 11 · ELA29561%
2015 · Grade 11 · Math30038%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimal
Schoolwide29311%34%49%6%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged10243%−6−6
White17768%−2−0
Hispanic/Latino8644%−1−5
More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: not published. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

MeasureSource record
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

SchoolScope withholds the high-school score and rank because a verified CDE overall Prepared rate is unavailable. A blank or missing rate is not 0%. 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.

English proficiency (ELPAC)
MeasureSchoolCalifornia reference
Level 413.2%53 English learners tested17.5%8,212 reporting public schools

2025–26 · English learners · All grades. California reference: equal-school average across reporting public schools in SchoolScope at all grade levels; not student weighted. The tested count is reported separately from the percentage. Source: CDE Summative ELPAC research files.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 14.6% → 2026 · 14.9% · +0.3pp
Suspension rate2025 · 3.1% → 2026 · 2.7% · −0.4pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresAdvancedProficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA28325.4%60.4%
2026 · Math28015.4%32.9%
2025 · ELA26928.3%53.2%
2025 · Math27418.3%36.9%
2024 · ELA27424.1%55.8%
2024 · Math26912.6%28.3%
2023 · ELA30634.0%68.3%
2023 · Math30214.2%37.4%
2022 · ELA27622.1%52.2%
2022 · Math26713.9%28.5%
2019 · ELA28837.5%73.6%
2019 · Math28419.0%42.6%
2018 · ELA32140.2%72.6%
2018 · Math31915.7%44.8%
2017 · ELA32845.7%78.7%
2017 · Math32818.6%48.5%
2016 · ELA28530%70%
2016 · Math28610%36%
2015 · ELA29524%61%
2015 · Math30015%38%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero. Before spring 2026, Advanced was reported as Exceeded and proficient or advanced as met or exceeded.

Graduation Rate
94.9%
AP pathway among Prepared
Unavailable
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP pathway share not reported; course offerings unknown
A-G Completion
54.9%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
79.3%

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.

YearAbsentSusp
20199.7%8.2%
202219.6%2.7%
202317.4%4.8%
202416.6%3.7%
202515.5%3.1%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES
What we can't show
  • — No 2025 SchoolScope score, band or rank is published under this high-school source rule.
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female8.5%16.5%+8.0pp
Male9.0%13.5%+4.5pp
Asian15.4%0.0%-15.4pp
Black/African American—25.0%—
Hispanic/Latino8.0%19.1%+11.1pp
Two or More Races10.9%7.5%-3.4pp
White8.9%12.9%+4.0pp
Students with Disabilities14.9%24.8%+9.9pp
English Learners10.3%33.3%+23.0pp
Homeless33.3%——
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged11.4%23.3%+11.9pp
All Students8.8%14.9%+6.1pp
American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%——

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

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20257760283.964.024.14
20249773403.994.114.20
20238152243.944.044.12
20229259274.004.064.13
20218950273.874.024.07
20207346223.924.084.12
20198447253.834.004.06
20188448293.894.044.12
20176632183.773.984.02
20168454403.723.923.88
20157544243.773.953.96
20146034153.733.963.88

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025553masked
Berkeley202464108
Berkeley20234565
Berkeley20224687
Berkeley20214873
Davis202560156
Davis202468367
Davis2023549masked
Davis202256257
Davis202154155
Irvine202542205
Irvine20244311masked
Irvine2023266masked
Irvine2022346masked
Irvine2021333masked
Los Angeles20254044
Los Angeles20245755
Los Angeles2023343masked
Los Angeles20223944
Los Angeles20214633
Merced20252221masked
Merced20241010masked
Merced20231111masked
Merced202277masked
Merced202166masked
Riverside20251211masked
Riverside20241211masked
Riverside20231411masked
Riverside20221410masked
San Diego20255011masked
San Diego20246011masked
San Diego2023425masked
San Diego20225110masked
San Diego2021487masked
Santa Barbara20255611masked
Santa Barbara2024752710
Santa Barbara202343154
Santa Barbara20225511masked
Santa Barbara202158114
Santa Cruz202547378
Santa Cruz202470529
Santa Cruz202348317
Santa Cruz202263297
Santa Cruz2021543110
Universitywide2025776028
Universitywide2024977340
Universitywide2023815224
Universitywide2022925927
Universitywide2021895027

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

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

Advanced coursework — 2023-24 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count14
AP enrollment (male/female)345
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 146 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,237

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. Participation counts and comparisons use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California228.3%
California State University3111.7%
California community college11041.4%
In-state private20.8%
Out-of-state, 4-year4516.9%
Out-of-state, 2-year10.4%
Not enrolled5520.7%

266 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 79% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ 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 in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

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$65 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,193

Central federal expenditures attributed here$501 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,193

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.

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 94952
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94952
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$117,343
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)46.78%
ZCTA population33,785
Median age43.8 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/ZCTA context does 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 94952 →

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Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2023-24 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-10-15

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