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Redondo Union High · Redondo Beach

Redondo Union High: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Redondo Union posts 36.4% exceeding the standard — versus 15.8% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.

One Sea Hawk Way, 90277 (opens in new tab)·Redondo Beach Unified·Redondo Beach·Grades 9-12·2,921 students·18% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(310) 798-8665·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope6944
% Exceeded36%16%
% Met+63%36%
Grad rate99.0%87.6%
College readiness81.1%35.4%
Absence13.3%30.2%
Suspension1.4%3.6%
Scope Score
69
💪 Strong All-Around · Solid
ranked #127 statewide

Redondo Union High scores 69 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 94th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

💪 Strong All-Around — Ask about what we don't score — class size, electives, the feel of a classroom — strong numbers everywhere on paper don't mean every classroom feels the same.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “63% proficient” and call it done. Redondo Union deserves a closer read. It sits at the 94th percentile of 2,160 California high schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.

Redondo Union's low-income kids hit 58.4% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has held the 94th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELARed(Declined Significantly)MathRed(Declined Significantly)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 63% meet the standard today, versus 71% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1182%76%79%81%74%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1159%54%55%56%52%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
63%
State 36%
Graduate
99%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
81%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 63 are proficient by 11th grade → 99 graduate → 81 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

58.4%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Redondo Union's most underrated number

58.4% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Redondo Union low-income: 58.4%State low-income: 38.2%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
99.0%
State 87.6%
11.4pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
36.4%
State 15.8%
20.6pp above state avg
College readiness
81.1%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
63.2%
State 35.7%
27.5pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
13.3%
State 30.2%
16.9pp below state avg
Suspension rate
1.4%
State 3.6%
2.3pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
29.2%
State 18.0%
11.2pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Redondo Union High in Redondo Beach, 58.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 52.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Redondo Union High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 6.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (37.2% Math proficient); White students (78.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 44.1 percentage points for black students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 126 students tested.

All students at this school: 63% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 63%, district —, state 36%63%
MaleMale: this school 60%, district 68%, state 42%60% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 67%, district 71%, state 44%67% · +3 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 69%, district 72%, state 56%69% · +5 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 50%, district 55%, state 32%50% · −13 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 48%, district 48%, state 32%48% · −16 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 74%, district 76%, state 56%74% · +11 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 26%, district 31%, state 15%26% · −37 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 82%, district 85%, state 72%82% · +19 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 20%, district 43%, state 26%20% · −43 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 21%, district 26%, state 11%21% · −42 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 13.3%, district 8.3%, state 30.2%13.3% · −16.9pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.4%, district —, state 3.6%1.4% · −2.3pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1212.9%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
Redondo Union High
69/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 25:1, district 25:125:1
Teaching staff126 teachers
Avg. experience10.9 years
Fully credentialed87%
First-year teachers12%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$67,023 – $120,343
Principal salary$144,842 – $192,146
Superintendent salary$330,940

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered102
AP exam qualifiers454 students
CTE pathway completers37 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $16,297, CA average $14,815$16,297 · spent at this school
Federal share$14 per student

$14 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,012 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction67%
Instruction support8%
Student services8%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance8%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$11,104 per pupil
2019$10,812 per pupil
2018$11,081 per pupil
2017$10,449 per pupil
2016$9,746 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White42.3%
District 41.0% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic25.8%
District 24.9% · CA 56.1%
Other16.9%
District 18.1% · CA 9.0%
Asian11.1%
District 13.0% · CA 10.2%
Black3.9%
District 3.1% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 18.4% (45pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$128K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.48M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+70% · CA 35%
ZIP population34,844
Median age46 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 2,921 students, this school is well above the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 60% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Redondo Union High a good high school?

Redondo Union High has a Scope Score of 69 out of 100, placing it in the 94th percentile of California high schools and ranked #127 statewide. 36.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 20.6 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Redondo Union High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 63.2% of students at Redondo Union High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 36.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 26.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 36.4% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,301 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Redondo Union High rank in California?

Redondo Union High ranks #127 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 94th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Redondo Union High?

13.3% of students at Redondo Union High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 1.4%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Redondo Union High compare to other schools in Redondo Beach?

Redondo Union High scores 69/100 (94th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 2,921 students. Use the schools in Redondo Beach page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Redondo Union High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Redondo Union High in Redondo Beach, 58.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 52.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Redondo Union High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 6.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (37.2% Math proficient); White students (78.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 44.1 percentage points for black students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 126 students tested. 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.

Your other options

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Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
99.0%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 64th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
36.4%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 72th pctile
College readiness · 20%
81.1%
↑ vs CA 35.4% · 77th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
63.2%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 70th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
13.3%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 64th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
1.4%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 60th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
29.2%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 71th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1165244%31%14%12%74%+27
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1164929%23%22%26%52%+29
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/1152224%36%34%5%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged12658.4%+6+20
White27878.1%+5+16
Hispanic/Latino19965.8%+6+27
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Redondo Union High ←—6936.4%63.2%—1.4%
Mira Costa High2 mi7542.7%71.6%—1.4%
West High1.1 mi6941.0%68.8%—1.7%
South High2.6 mi6739.1%68.3%—2.3%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
99.0%
AP Exam Prepared
81.1%
A-G Completion
79.7%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
87.0%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20197495#10040.9%70.6%9.8%4.8%—
20226994#12135.3%64.7%18.0%1.6%—
20237095#10538.3%67.2%12.1%2.9%—
20247196#9439.1%68.6%13.2%2.8%—
20256994#12736.4%63.2%13.3%1.4%—
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female10.4%13.9%+3.5pp
Male8.5%11.9%+3.4pp
Asian3.4%6.5%+3.1pp
Black/African American8.1%12.4%+4.3pp
White3.6%6.7%+3.1pp
Hispanic/Latino12.0%15.0%+3.0pp
Pacific Islander11.8%——
Two or More Races10.2%13.0%+2.8pp
Students with Disabilities20.3%26.9%+6.6pp
English Learners16.3%11.5%-4.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.6%18.8%+4.2pp
All Students9.5%12.9%+3.4pp
Homeless—38.5%—
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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