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Portola Junior/Senior High — Rating & test scores

Portola · 7–12 · 256 students (2024–25)

24thpercentileNeeds Support

The dots are California’s 1,500 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score
47 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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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, 88% of the class graduated in four years (38 of 43); across California, 89%. Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students in the four-year graduation cohort: 43
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).

This rating covers grade 11. Portola Junior/Senior High teaches 7–12: grades 7 and 8 results ↓

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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
17%
Proficient
26%
Below Proficient
57%

43% proficient or advanced · 30 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPlumas Unified
Advanced17%27%19%
Proficient26%30%35%
Developing30%21%25%
Minimal27%22%21%

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
3%
Proficient
14%
Below Proficient
83%

17% proficient or advanced · 30 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPlumas Unified
Advanced3%16%12%
Proficient14%16%16%
Developing20%20%21%
Minimal63%48%51%

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.

English

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
38%
Below Proficient
56%

44% proficient or advanced · 79 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPlumas Unified
Advanced6%19%6%
Proficient38%31%31%
Developing24%23%29%
Minimal32%27%34%

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.

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Math

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
8%
Proficient
13%
Below Proficient
79%

21% proficient or advanced · 77 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPlumas Unified
Advanced8%21%6%
Proficient13%16%13%
Developing27%23%28%
Minimal52%40%53%

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.

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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 school43%
California57%

Tested: 30 here · 414,559 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school43%
Plumas Unified54%

Tested: 30 here · 122 in Plumas Unified. 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 school17%
California32%

Tested: 30 here · 413,523 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school17%
Plumas Unified28%

Tested: 30 here · 119 in Plumas Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 4 schools.

English

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school44%
California50%

Tested: 79 here · 838,600 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school44%
Plumas Unified37%

Tested: 79 here · 266 in Plumas Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 4 schools.

Math

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school21%
California37%

Tested: 77 here · 838,896 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school21%
Plumas Unified19%

Tested: 77 here · 262 in Plumas Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 4 schools.

Progress over time

How have results changed?

Ask: Math is lower than in 2015 here (33% to 17%), 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

88%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 38 of 43 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.

College / career Prepared

56%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

45%

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

64% enrolled in college within 12 months · 31 high-school completers

  • University of California UC detail ↓0 · 0%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓3 · 10%
  • California community college12 · 39%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 13%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 3%
  • Not enrolled11 · 35%

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
14
Admitted
10
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 10 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 9 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 7 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 5 · Admitted 3 · 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 2021
  • Fall 2025Applied 14 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2023Applied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2022Applied 13 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 5 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3

A closer look · CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
27
Admitted
26
Enrolled
under 6

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 31 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 8
  • Chico StateApplied 26 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 24 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 23 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 23 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 15 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
9 more campuses
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 8 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • 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 27 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2023Applied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
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 1
  • Computer Science Principles
Sciences 1
  • Environmental Science
English 1
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 1
  • U.S. Government and Politics
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
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Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

38 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
29in 100 at the average Plumas Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

93 of 245 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school38 in 100
at the average Plumas Unified school29 in 100
at the average California high school22 in 100
10.2%of students were suspended at least once (26 of 255), 2025–26
8.1%at the average Plumas Unified school2.9%at the average California high school
Attendance by grade
Chronically absent, 2025–26Per 100 studentsStudents
Grades 7–84037 of 92
Grades 9–123756 of 153

What people here say

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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.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. White: 55%2. Hispanic or Latino: 36%3. Two or more races: 5%Unallocated share: 4%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White55%
  2. Hispanic or Latino36%
  3. Two or more races5%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share4%
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
White55%
Hispanic or Latino36%
Two or more races5%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

About half students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (54%, 138 of 256). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers21
Average experience7 years
First-year teachers33%
62% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 61.77%: 11 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 17.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

33%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 school33%
Plumas Unified37%
California47%

5 of 15 English learners here; 20 of 54 in Plumas Unified; 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. ElementaryC. Roy Carmichael ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
  3. High schoolPortola Junior/Senior HighThis campus · grades 7-12
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • C. Roy Carmichael Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    2nd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 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 its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

Getting in

Ask Plumas Unified which school serves your address.

Office: (530) 832-4284Principal: Sara Sheridan

Location and visiting

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155 Sixth Avenue, Portola 96122

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Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. Math is lower than in 2015 here (33% to 17%), 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 Plumas Unified. The district writes the yearly plan (LCAP) for its schools. See what Plumas Unified plans.

Common questions

Is Portola Junior/Senior High a good high school?
Portola Junior/Senior High is in the 24th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 47 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 88% of the class graduated in four years (38 of 43); across California, 89%. The 2025 Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Portola Junior/Senior High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 43% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 17% the math standard; 17% and 3% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 32% met or exceeded, 27% and 16% exceeded. 30 students were tested in English and 30 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Portola Junior/Senior High rank in California?
Portola Junior/Senior High is in the 24th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Needs Support, 2025). Portola Junior/Senior High ranks #1,130 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2025 Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Portola Junior/Senior High?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 38.0% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 93 chronically absent of 245 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 10.2%; 26 unduplicated suspended students of 255 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Portola Junior/Senior High compare to other schools in Portola?
Portola Junior/Senior High is in the 24th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 256 students. Use the schools in Portola page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Portola Junior/Senior High?
At Portola Junior/Senior High in Portola, 39% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 7, 8 and 11 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 38% across the district and 43% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 1 point above the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 15% in math; White students, 51% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 77 low-income students tested in reading and writing. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What AP courses are offered at Portola Junior/Senior High?
Portola Junior/Senior High had own-school AP authorizations for 6 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, U.S. Government and Politics. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.
How many students from Portola Junior/Senior High go to UC?
UC masks this number for Portola Junior/Senior High — fewer than three enrollees in fall 2025 — a privacy protection for small cohorts, not a signal about the school. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center).
Source records

Explore the data

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

Downloads, sources & methodology

Portola Junior/Senior High is ranked #1,130 statewide · #2 of 3 in Plumas Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate88.4%92.9%25%
Exceeded standard8.8%20.3%22%
CCI overall Prepared55.8%51.7%20%
Met or exceeded32.4%43.8%18%
Chronic absenteeism35.6%22.7%5%
Suspension rate7.6%3.3%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)31.6%18.1%5%
Graduation rate
↓ vs CA 92.9% · index 52 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 20.3% · index 43 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared
↑ vs CA 51.7% · index 57 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 43.8% · index 47 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 22.7% · index 46 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 4.5pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.3% · index 32 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 1.3pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 68 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

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 7395%39%25%31%44%51%−7
Grade 8408%37%23%32%45%49%−4
Grade 113017%26%30%27%43%57%−14

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 7385%16%32%47%21%38%−17
Grade 83910%11%23%56%21%36%−15
Grade 11303%14%20%63%17%32%−15

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 7 · ELA4637.0%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA3633.3%
2025 · Grade 11 · ELA3455.9%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math4723.4%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math368.3%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math348.8%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA3234.4%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA4240.5%
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA3545.7%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math3228.1%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math4219.1%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math3622.2%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA4440.9%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA4632.6%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA4930.6%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math4431.8%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math4714.9%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math4812.5%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA4632.6%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA4327.9%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA3262.5%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math4632.6%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math4411.4%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math3116.1%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA5048.0%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA4060.0%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA3860.5%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math5034.0%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math4121.9%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math3828.9%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA4562.2%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA4560.0%
2018 · Grade 11 · ELA3253.1%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math4647.8%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math4542.2%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math3221.9%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA4959.2%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA5056.0%
2017 · Grade 11 · ELA2975.9%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math4949.0%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math5040.0%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math2924.1%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA4757%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA4055%
2016 · Grade 11 · ELA3683%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math4538%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math3931%
2016 · Grade 11 · Math3352%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA4531%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA2952%
2015 · Grade 11 · ELA3656%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math4427%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math2917%
2015 · Grade 11 · Math3633%

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
Schoolwide6914%16%61%9%

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 Disadvantaged7739%+1−4
White6551%+5−13
Hispanic/Latino2737%+1−3
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: 47/100. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (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 55.8% · numerator 24 students classified Prepared · denominator 43 CCI students.
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.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 91.7% · AP-pathway numerator 22 · denominator 24 (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 this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 24 of 43 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.

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 · 37.4% → 2026 · 38.0% · +0.6pp
Suspension rate2025 · 9.3% → 2026 · 10.2% · +0.9pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresAdvancedProficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA1099.2%44.0%
2026 · Math1076.5%19.6%
2025 · ELA11610.3%41.4%
2025 · Math1173.4%14.5%
2024 · ELA1098.3%40.4%
2024 · Math1103.6%22.7%
2023 · ELA1398.6%34.5%
2023 · Math1395.8%19.4%
2022 · ELA12111.6%38.8%
2022 · Math1215.8%20.7%
2019 · ELA12810.9%55.5%
2019 · Math12911.6%28.7%
2018 · ELA12217.2%59.0%
2018 · Math12317.1%39.0%
2017 · ELA12815.6%61.7%
2017 · Math12810.2%39.8%
2016 · ELA12323%64%
2016 · Math11718%39%
2015 · ELA11012%45%
2015 · Math1096%27%

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
88.4%
AP pathway among Prepared
91.7%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings
A-G Completion
44.7%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
64.5%

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
201928.3%3.0%
202270.1%5.4%
202367.4%6.5%
202440.1%8.9%
202535.6%7.6%

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
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female30.1%38.1%+8.0pp
Male28.2%37.9%+9.7pp
Hispanic/Latino25.3%37.9%+12.6pp
Two or More Races29.4%46.2%+16.8pp
White30.6%34.8%+4.2pp
Students with Disabilities36.8%36.7%-0.1pp
English Learners30.0%29.2%-0.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged34.4%44.2%+9.8pp
All Students29.1%38.0%+8.9pp

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.2015–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20251410masked3.713.88—
202487masked3.713.79—
20236maskedmasked3.51——
202213964.034.094.13
202154masked3.90——
20155maskedmasked3.74——

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
Berkeley20256maskedmasked
Berkeley20245maskedmasked
Berkeley202210maskedmasked
Davis2025105masked
Davis202283masked
Irvine20256maskedmasked
Irvine20227maskedmasked
Los Angeles202210maskedmasked
Riverside202553masked
San Diego20256maskedmasked
San Diego20247maskedmasked
San Diego202283masked
Santa Barbara20259maskedmasked
Santa Barbara20245maskedmasked
Santa Barbara2022103masked
Santa Cruz202575masked
Santa Cruz202485masked
Santa Cruz202253masked
Universitywide20251410masked
Universitywide202487masked
Universitywide20236maskedmasked
Universitywide20221396
Universitywide202154masked

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
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis 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 count3
AP enrollment (male/female)53
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)279

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 California00.0%
California State University39.7%
California community college1238.7%
In-state private00.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year412.9%
Out-of-state, 2-year13.2%
Not enrolled1135.5%

31 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 65% · % 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.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
GroupELAnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students+1069Accelerated−669Moderate
English Only+657not categorised−857not categorised
White−143Average−1543Moderate
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+941Accelerated+241Average
Hispanic or Latino+2123Exceptional+223Average

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — 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 categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, 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 source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures
California growth model · reported-school field
State model · ELAmatched 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

69 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

California growth model, ELA: +10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 79th percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.79th pctile · +10 pts
State model · mathmatched 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

69 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

California growth model, math: −6 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 30th percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.30th pctile · −6 pts
this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California high school records, the median ELA estimate is +1 and the middle half fall between −9 and +7 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. 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 is not part of the Scope Score.

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

District · current expense$16,243 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,661 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$998 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 256

Central federal expenditures attributed here$24 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 256

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,172 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 53%Instruction support 11%Student services 12%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 13%Other 1%

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$16,243 per pupil
2020$15,136 per pupil
2019$15,511 per pupil
2018$13,197 per pupil
2017$11,508 per pupil

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 96122
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 96122
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$54,205
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)16.03%
ZCTA population4,447
Median age46.0 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 96122 →

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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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