Public school · Poway Unified · San Diego, California

Rancho Bernardo High — Rating & test scores

San Diego · 9–12 · 2,210 students (2024–25)

13010 Paseo Lucido, 92128powayusd.com ↗(858) 485-4800
87thpercentileStrong

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
73

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

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In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (522 of 538); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 538
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, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 64% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 448 in English, 450 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Poway Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Rancho Bernardo a good high school?

Rancho Bernardo High scores higher than 87 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 87th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 12 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 9 in 100 at the average Poway Unified high school. 0.9% of students (21 of 2,287) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 61% of low-income students in grade 11 at Rancho Bernardo High in San Diego 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 7 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

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

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 64% 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: 448 in English, 450 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 · 448 tested

Advanced
39%
Proficient
34%
Below the standard
27%
This school73%
California57%
Poway Unified75%

73% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 450 tested

Advanced
35%
Proficient
29%
Below the standard
36%
This school64%
California32%
Poway Unified64%

64% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 70% to 73% and math from 56% to 64%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202570%513 tested
→
202673%448 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202556%519 tested
→
202664%450 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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

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 school39%34%15%12%448
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Poway Unified45%30%14%11%2,320
Math, grade 11 · This school35%29%21%15%450
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Poway Unified39%25%18%18%2,319

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 · English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202673%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202664%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 80% in 2017 to 73% in 2026. In math, it went from 61% in 2017 to 64% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201780%
528 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201867%
586 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201981%
542 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202289%
459 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202385%
493 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202479%
501 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202570%
513 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202673%
448 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201761%
532 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201854%
583 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201973%
550 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202272%
439 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202370%
508 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202458%
502 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202556%
519 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202664%
450 tested		32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 75% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 85% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 522 of 538 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

75%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 401 of 538 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

74%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 389 of 522 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

85% enrolled in college within 12 months · 567 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓93 · 17%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓98 · 17%
  • California community college167 · 30%
  • In-state private18 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year98 · 17%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year6 · 1%
  • Not enrolled87 · 15%

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

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 7 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences1
  • History & Social Science2
Every approved AP course7 courses in 3 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
Sciences 1
  • Chemistry
History & Social Science 2
  • Psychology
  • World History: Modern

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 · 522 of 538 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 · 401 of 538 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 · 389 of 522 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
221
Admitted
166
Enrolled
89

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 169 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 10
  • UC IrvineApplied 151 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 33
  • UCLAApplied 142 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 138 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 5
  • UC RiversideApplied 108 · Admitted 102 · Enrolled 16
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 104 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 6
  • UC DavisApplied 103 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 5
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 88 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 11
  • UC MercedApplied 57 · Admitted 55 · 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 221 · Admitted 166 · Enrolled 89
  • Fall 2024Applied 251 · Admitted 177 · Enrolled 89
  • Fall 2023Applied 258 · Admitted 169 · Enrolled 97
  • Fall 2022Applied 238 · Admitted 144 · Enrolled 69
  • Fall 2021Applied 236 · Admitted 158 · Enrolled 84
  • Fall 2020Applied 191 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 87
  • Fall 2019Applied 192 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 64
  • Fall 2018Applied 200 · Admitted 139 · Enrolled 86
  • Fall 2017Applied 189 · Admitted 128 · Enrolled 68
  • Fall 2016Applied 188 · Admitted 134 · Enrolled 80

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
267
Admitted
256
Enrolled
68

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 1,075 · Admitted 468 · Enrolled 134
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 692 · Admitted 170 · Enrolled 60
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 611 · Admitted 586 · Enrolled 128
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 530 · Admitted 278 · Enrolled 17
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 347 · Admitted 253 · Enrolled 23
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 334 · Admitted 284 · Enrolled 27
  • San José StateApplied 173 · Admitted 141 · Enrolled 11
  • San Francisco StateApplied 155 · Admitted 149 · Enrolled 12
  • Chico StateApplied 141 · Admitted 130 · Enrolled 14
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 98 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 15
  • Cal State LAApplied 96 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 76 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 7
  • Sonoma StateApplied 70 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 65 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 58 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 58 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 45 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 44 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 32 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 31 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 30 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · 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 267 · Admitted 256 · Enrolled 68
  • Fall 2024Applied 306 · Admitted 300 · Enrolled 102
  • Fall 2023Applied 301 · Admitted 284 · Enrolled 102
  • Fall 2022Applied 275 · Admitted 260 · Enrolled 97
  • Fall 2021Applied 275 · Admitted 251 · Enrolled 102

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

12 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 9 in 100 at the average Poway Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 281 of 2,275 students counted for it; suspension: 21 of 2,287 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Poway Unified high school 1.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

12 in 100This school
9 in 100At the average Poway Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

281 of 2,275 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.9%

of students were suspended at least once (21 of 2,287). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Rancho Bernardo

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 42% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 21% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 41% in math, against 23% for the same group across California. Every group’s English 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).
Rancho BernardoSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Asian111 tested77%Same group, California 67%
  • Two or more races53 tested70%Same group, California 43%
  • White154 tested66%Same group, California 44%
  • Hispanic or Latino100 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 42%Same group, California 21%
  • Low-income64 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 41%Same group, California 23%
  • Students with disabilities46 tested15%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 31% to 81%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 41%2. Asian: 20%3. Hispanic or Latino: 20%4. Two or more races: 12%5. Filipino: 5%6. Black or African American: 2%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White41%
  2. Asian20%
  3. Hispanic or Latino20%
  4. Two or more races12%
  5. Filipino5%
  6. Black or African American2%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

67% 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 · 20 of 30 English learners67%
Poway Unified · 793 of 1,36458%
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?

15%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 336 of 2,210. California: 63%.

105teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

2%in their first year, 2024–25

81%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino and 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 Poway Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 66 tested in English, 64 in math
English61%+457%+1249%
Math41%+140%+1823%
White · 162 tested in English, 154 in math
English72%−274%+468%
Math66%+561%+2244%
Asian · 107 tested in English, 111 in math
English81%−687%+279%
Math77%−885%+1067%
Hispanic or Latino · 98 tested in English, 100 in math
English62%+755%+1349%
Math42%+636%+2121%
Two or more races · 51 tested in English, 53 in math
English76%−480%+967%
Math70%+763%+2743%
Students with disabilities · 46 tested
English31%−334%+1219%
Math15%−116%+78%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Poway 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.

Filipino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
White41%
Asian20%
Hispanic or Latino20%
Two or more races12%
Filipino5%
Black or African American2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 81% of teaching positions, 72.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 89.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Rancho Bernardo, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Highland Ranch Elementary
    86th · Strong · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Bernardo Heights Middle
    88th · Strong · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    Rancho Bernardo 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

  • Highland Ranch Elementary

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

    86th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

  • Westwood Elementary

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

    87th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

  • Shoal Creek Elementary

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

    88th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

  • Creekside Elementary

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

    93rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

  • Morning Creek Elementary

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

    88th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

  • Valley Elementary

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

    76th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    99% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Pomerado Elementary

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

    80th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    82% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Chaparral Elementary

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

    90th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    78% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Turtleback Elementary

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

    72nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Bernardo Heights Middle

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

    88th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

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

  • Meadowbrook Middle

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

    75th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

    21% 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 Poway Unified which school serves your address.

School website: powayusd.com ↗Office: (858) 485-4800Administrator: Hans Becker

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
13010 Paseo Lucido, San Diego 92128

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 12 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (281 of 2,275 students); average Poway Unified high school: 9 in 100
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (858) 485-480013010 Paseo Lucido, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #189 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 6 in Poway Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math35%7122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)75%6920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math63%7018%
Chronically absent14 in 100625%
Suspension rate0.9% (21 of 2,263)625%
English learners: top level30%745%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

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

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257387#189California 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
2018–198 in 1001.8% (44 of 2,420)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2415 in 1001.5% (34 of 2,327)
2024–2514 in 1000.9% (21 of 2,263)

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 1144839%34%15%12%73%57%+16

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 1145035%29%21%15%64%32%+32

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 · English44839%73%
2026 · Math45035%64%
2025 · English51339%70%
2025 · Math51930%56%
2024 · English50146%79%
2024 · Math50232%58%
2023 · English49357%85%
2023 · Math50845%70%
2022 · English45960%89%
2022 · Math43946%72%
2019 · English54247%81%
2019 · Math55042%73%
2018 · English58634%67%
2018 · Math58326%54%
2017 · English52846%80%
2017 · Math53232%61%

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 · English51370%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math51956%
2024 · Grade 11 · English50179%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math50258%
2023 · Grade 11 · English49385%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math50870%
2022 · Grade 11 · English45989%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math43972%
2019 · Grade 11 · English54281%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math55073%
2018 · Grade 11 · English58667%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math58354%
2017 · Grade 11 · English52880%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math53261%

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
Schoolwide29222%44%32%2%

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-income6661%+4+12
White16272%−2+4
Asian10781%−6+2
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 · 14 in 100 → 2025–26 · 12 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.9% (21 of 2,263) → 2025–26 · 0.9% (21 of 2,287) · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 10012 in 100+4 in 100
Male9 in 10012 in 100+3 in 100
Asian4 in 1007 in 100+3 in 100
Black or African American9 in 10014 in 100+5 in 100
Filipino5 in 1006 in 100+1 in 100
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10016 in 100+6 in 100
Pacific Islander0 in 100——
Two or more races8 in 10010 in 100+2 in 100
White10 in 10014 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities18 in 10025 in 100+7 in 100
English learners9 in 10020 in 100+11 in 100
Homeless35 in 10039 in 100+4 in 100
Low-income14 in 10020 in 100+6 in 100
All students8 in 10012 in 100+4 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 75% · numerator 401 students classified Prepared · denominator 538 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 53% · AP-pathway numerator 213 · denominator 401 (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 401 of 538 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
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
53%
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)
74%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
85%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025221166893.944.004.03
2024251177893.944.064.12
2023258169973.994.074.11
2022238144693.994.114.17
2021236158843.873.994.01
2020191140873.934.014.05
2019192125643.874.004.09
2018200139863.884.004.00
2017189128683.833.984.00
2016188134803.803.923.94

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
Berkeley202510486
Berkeley2024125165
Berkeley2023145148
Berkeley2022128103
Berkeley202199157
Davis2025103295
Davis2024134435
Davis20231354110
Davis2022109313
Davis20219530under 3
Irvine20251518733
Irvine20241946321
Irvine20232023813
Irvine20221663310
Irvine2021156264
Los Angeles202514253
Los Angeles20241681912
Los Angeles2023204157
Los Angeles20221671812
Los Angeles20211521812
Merced20255755under 3
Merced20242523under 3
Merced20232423under 3
Merced20222929under 3
Merced202130297
Riverside202510810216
Riverside2024118989
Riverside20231038523
Riverside202296779
Riverside2021946815
San Diego20251692310
San Diego20242093713
San Diego20232153813
San Diego20221915117
San Diego20211837027
Santa Barbara2025138315
Santa Barbara20241616112
Santa Barbara20231754014
Santa Barbara2022151389
Santa Barbara2021130327
Santa Cruz2025886811
Santa Cruz20241117712
Santa Cruz2023103739
Santa Cruz2022106465
Santa Cruz202183413
Universitywide202522116689
Universitywide202425117789
Universitywide202325816997
Universitywide202223814469
Universitywide202123615884

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
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Psychologythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count22
AP enrollment (male/female)930
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections10
Physics sections12
Chemistry sections14
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,271

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 California9317%
California State University9817%
California community college16730%
In-state private183%
Out-of-state, 4-year9817%
Out-of-state, 2-year61%
Not enrolled8715%

567 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 85% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,246 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,663 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$376 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,210

Central federal expenditures attributed here$92 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,210

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,880 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 65%Instruction support 12%Student services 8%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$337,551,09064.77%65%
Instruction support$61,432,53511.79%12%
Student services$43,598,1308.37%8%
Administration$26,542,5645.09%5%
Buildings & maintenance$48,943,9859.39%9%
Other$3,119,8970.60%1%
Total$521,188,202100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $521,188,202 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$12,246 per pupil
2020$11,959 per pupil
2019$12,266 per pupil
2018$11,181 per pupil
2017$10,952 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 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.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92128 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92128 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$131,077
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)64%
ZIP-area population48,992
Median age44.4 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 92128 →

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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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