Public school · Riverside Unified · Riverside, California

Riverside STEM Academy — Rating & test scores

Riverside · 5–12 · 665 students (2024–25)

98thpercentileStrong

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
91

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of six of the seven high school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
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, 91% of the class graduated in four years (51 of 56); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 56
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).

This rating covers grade 11. Riverside STEM Academy teaches 5–12: grade 5 results ↓

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 56% of students tested in math scored Advanced, against 16% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

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

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Riverside Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Riverside STEM Academy a good school?

Riverside STEM Academy scores higher than 98 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 98th percentile, Strong, spring 2025.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 96 in 100 California middle schools we score (96th percentile, Strong, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 6 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 13 in 100 at the average Riverside Unified high school. 1.3% of students (9 of 678) 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, 77% of low-income students in grades 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Riverside STEM Academy scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 41% for the same group across California.

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 11 AP courses in 4 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

91% 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, 96% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 88% 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”).

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 57
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 · 57 tested

Advanced
89%
Proficient
7%
Below the standard
4%
This school96%
California57%
Riverside Unified59%

96% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 57 tested

Advanced
56%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
12%
This school88%
California32%
Riverside Unified26%

88% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 5–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advanced82%
Advanced54%
Proficient28%
Developing level13%
Minimal5%
Tested105
California49%
Difference+33
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced85%77%84%
Advanced45%46%40%
Proficient40%31%44%
Developing level9%14%11%
Minimal6%9%5%
Tested102101103
California48%51%49%
Difference+37+26+35
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced96%
Advanced89%
Proficient7%
Developing level4%
Minimal0%
Tested57
California57%
Difference+39

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

Math, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advanced74%
Advanced53%
Proficient21%
Developing level24%
Minimal2%
Tested105
California37%
Difference+37
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced86%68%74%
Advanced63%43%58%
Proficient23%25%16%
Developing level11%21%19%
Minimal3%11%7%
Tested102101103
California37%38%36%
Difference+49+30+38
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced88%
Advanced56%
Proficient32%
Developing level8%
Minimal4%
Tested57
California32%
Difference+56

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.

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

How do the elementary grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grade 5, spring 2026, 82% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 74% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

English

Grade 5 · spring 2026 · 105 tested

Advanced
54%
Proficient
28%
Below the standard
18%
This school82%
California49%
Riverside Unified45%

82% Proficient or Advanced in grade 5.

Math

Grade 5 · spring 2026 · 105 tested

Advanced
53%
Proficient
21%
Below the standard
26%
This school74%
California37%
Riverside Unified34%

74% Proficient or Advanced in grade 5.

How do the middle grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 82% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 76% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 96th percentile (Strong) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 306 tested

Advanced
43%
Proficient
39%
Below the standard
18%
This school82%
California49%
Riverside Unified48%

82% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 306 tested

Advanced
55%
Proficient
21%
Below the standard
24%
This school76%
California37%
Riverside Unified33%

76% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were lower. English went from 100% to 96% and math from 100% to 88%.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in math?

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 school89%7%4%0%57
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Riverside Unified26%33%23%18%2,643
Math, grade 11 · This school56%32%8%4%57
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Riverside Unified11%15%23%51%2,643
English, grade 5 · This school54%28%13%5%105
English, grade 5 · California23%26%20%31%410,249
English, grade 5 · Riverside Unified20%25%21%34%2,814
Math, grade 5 · This school53%21%24%2%105
Math, grade 5 · California21%16%24%39%411,080
Math, grade 5 · Riverside Unified18%16%23%43%2,815
English, grades 6–8 · This school43%39%11%7%306
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Riverside Unified16%32%26%26%8,563
Math, grades 6–8 · This school55%21%17%7%306
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Riverside Unified17%16%27%40%8,563

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.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · Grade 11 is well above California. Grade 5 is also well above it

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202696%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202688%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 92% in 2017 to 96% in 2026. In math, it went from 90% in 2017 to 88% 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
201792%
40 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201891%
54 tested
56%
439,134 tested
2019100%
50 tested
57%
439,947 tested
2022100%
54 tested
55%
427,007 tested
2023100%
57 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202496%
54 tested
56%
435,296 tested
2025100%
57 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202696%
57 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201790%
40 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201883%
54 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201992%
50 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202296%
54 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202391%
57 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202478%
54 tested
28%
434,711 tested
2025100%
57 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202688%
57 tested
32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

91% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 91% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 91% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 51 of 56 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

91%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 51 of 56 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

96%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 49 of 51 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

91% enrolled in college within 12 months · 55 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓23 · 42%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓6 · 11%
  • California community college13 · 24%
  • In-state private4 · 7%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 7%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled5 · 9%

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 11 AP courses in 4 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
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science2
Every approved AP course11 courses in 4 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 2
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History

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 · 51 of 56 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 · 51 of 56 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 · 49 of 51 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
44
Admitted
38
Enrolled
24

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC RiversideApplied 35 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 15
  • UCLAApplied 34 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 32 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 4
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 30 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 28 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 18 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 18 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 10 · Admitted 8 · 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 2017

  • Fall 2025Applied 44 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2024Applied 47 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2023Applied 41 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2022Applied 47 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2021Applied 35 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2020Applied 41 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2019Applied 36 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2018Applied 33 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2017Applied 28 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 13

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
68
Admitted
68
Enrolled
7

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 PomonaApplied 182 · Admitted 126 · Enrolled 12
  • San Diego StateApplied 168 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 150 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 146 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 126 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 80 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 34 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 28 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 26 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 22 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 6 · Admitted 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 68 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2024Applied 66 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2023Applied 72 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 56 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 60 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

6 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Riverside Unified high school, 13 in 100 were. 1.3% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 39 of 674 students counted for it; suspension: 9 of 678 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 Riverside Unified high school 3.4%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

6 in 100This school
13 in 100At the average Riverside Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

39 of 674 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.3%

of students were suspended at least once (9 of 678). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades 5–6: 6 in 100, 12 of 212
  • Grades 7–8: 7 in 100, 14 of 208
  • Grades 9–12: 5 in 100, 13 of 254
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Riverside STEM Academy

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 ↓

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

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 46%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 46%2. White: 23%3. Asian: 18%4. Two or more races: 4%5. Black or African American: 4%6. Filipino: 3%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino46%
  2. White23%
  3. Asian18%
  4. Two or more races4%
  5. Black or African American4%
  6. Filipino3%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
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.

Who are the families and teachers?

54%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 356 of 665. California: 63%.

27teachers, 2024–25

17 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

85%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino46%
White23%
Asian18%
Two or more races4%
Black or African American4%
Filipino3%
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: 85% of teaching positions, 21.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 24.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Riverside Unified which school serves your address.

School website: stemacademy.riversideunified.org ↗Office: (951) 788-7308Administrator: Mark Colwell
4466 MountVernon Avenue, Riverside 92507

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in math? Math: 100% in 2025 to 88% in 2026 here; California: 30% to 32%
  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?
  4. How do you stretch students who are already ahead? 89% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (57 students tested); California: 27%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (951) 788-73084466 MountVernon Avenue, 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.

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #22 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 7 in Riverside Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate91%5525%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math81%10022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)91%7920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math100%9618%
Chronically absent9 in 100635%
Suspension rate1.6% (11 of 677)575%

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. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.
Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
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
2024–259198#22California 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
2018–194 in 1002.7% (18 of 676)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–247 in 1004.3% (29 of 672)
2024–259 in 1001.6% (11 of 677)

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
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 · English46852%84%
2026 · Math46854%77%
2025 · English46845%83%
2025 · Math46853%78%
2024 · English46544%83%
2024 · Math46450%75%
2023 · English46151%85%
2023 · Math46158%81%
2022 · English46453%87%
2022 · Math46461%82%
2019 · English46958%94%
2019 · Math46965%90%
2018 · English47458%94%
2018 · Math47468%92%
2017 · English45656%94%
2017 · Math45669%92%

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 5 · English10389%
2025 · Grade 6 · English10369%
2025 · Grade 7 · English10074%
2025 · Grade 8 · English10589%
2025 · Grade 11 · English57100%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math10378%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math10375%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math10061%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math10586%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math57100%
2024 · Grade 5 · English10168%
2024 · Grade 6 · English10577%
2024 · Grade 7 · English10385%
2024 · Grade 8 · English10295%
2024 · Grade 11 · English5496%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math10262%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math10572%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math10382%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math10085%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math5478%
2023 · Grade 5 · English10277%
2023 · Grade 6 · English10173%
2023 · Grade 7 · English10090%
2023 · Grade 8 · English10193%
2023 · Grade 11 · English57100%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math10269%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math10177%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math10083%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math10190%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math5791%
2022 · Grade 5 · English10477%
2022 · Grade 6 · English10177%
2022 · Grade 7 · English10393%
2022 · Grade 8 · English10294%
2022 · Grade 11 · English54100%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math10462%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math10183%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math10383%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math10294%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math5496%
2019 · Grade 5 · English10490%
2019 · Grade 6 · English10894%
2019 · Grade 7 · English10196%
2019 · Grade 8 · English10693%
2019 · Grade 11 · English50100%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math10488%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math10888%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math10185%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math10698%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math5092%
2018 · Grade 5 · English10193%
2018 · Grade 6 · English10790%
2018 · Grade 7 · English10599%
2018 · Grade 8 · English10794%
2018 · Grade 11 · English5491%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math10193%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math10788%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math10595%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math10798%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math5483%
2017 · Grade 5 · English10590%
2017 · Grade 6 · English10294%
2017 · Grade 7 · English10796%
2017 · Grade 8 · English10295%
2017 · Grade 11 · English4092%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math10586%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math10288%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math10798%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math10296%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math4090%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide26547%34%17%3%

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-income23977%+35+36
Hispanic or Latino23978%+34+37
White10788%+22+25
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+3406Average+20406Exceptional
English-only students0278not categorized+18278not categorized
Low-income+2236Average+14236Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+1217Average+12217Accelerated
White+882Accelerated+2482Exceptional
Asian+959Accelerated+3859Exceptional
English learners−234Average+2134Exceptional
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−328not categorized+2428not categorized
Students with disabilities+126Average+1326Accelerated
Two or more races+619Accelerated+3219Exceptional

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — 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 categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, 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; here that is grades 5–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+3 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 5–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 5–8

406 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: +3 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+20 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 5–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 5–8

406 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +20 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. 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; here that is grades 5–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 9 in 100 → 2025–26 · 6 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.6% (11 of 677) → 2025–26 · 1.3% (9 of 678) · −0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female6 in 1007 in 100+1 in 100
Male2 in 1005 in 100+3 in 100
Asian4 in 1002 in 100−2 in 100
Black or African American2 in 1004 in 100+2 in 100
Filipino0 in 1000 in 1000 in 100
Hispanic or Latino4 in 1008 in 100+4 in 100
Two or more races4 in 1007 in 100+3 in 100
White4 in 1005 in 100+1 in 100
Students with disabilities23 in 10010 in 100−13 in 100
Low-income4 in 1009 in 100+5 in 100
All students4 in 1006 in 100+2 in 100

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 91% · numerator 51 students classified Prepared · denominator 56 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 100% · AP-pathway numerator 51 · denominator 51 (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 51 of 56 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
91%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
100%
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)
96%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
91%

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 2017–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20254438243.893.973.95
20244736253.823.953.92
20234137233.964.074.06
20224737264.004.134.17
20213530223.813.873.87
20204132213.773.883.88
20193624103.713.793.81
20183327193.833.883.83
20172821133.743.903.84

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 2017.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025304under 3
Berkeley2024303under 3
Berkeley20232375
Berkeley20223294
Berkeley2021154under 3
Davis2025187under 3
Davis2024178under 3
Davis20231773
Davis2022134under 3
Davis2021113under 3
Irvine202532114
Irvine20243583
Irvine2023306under 3
Irvine20223593
Irvine2021246under 3
Los Angeles202534under 3under 3
Los Angeles20243553
Los Angeles202332under 3under 3
Los Angeles20223574
Los Angeles2021223under 3
Merced20251111under 3
Merced202377under 3
Merced202188under 3
Riverside2025353515
Riverside2024393313
Riverside2023383010
Riverside2022413410
Riverside2021302616
San Diego2025283under 3
San Diego2024417under 3
San Diego2023346under 3
San Diego20224012under 3
San Diego2021248under 3
Santa Barbara2025184under 3
Santa Barbara2024266under 3
Santa Barbara20232210under 3
Santa Barbara202230103
Santa Barbara2021157under 3
Santa Cruz2025108under 3
Santa Cruz20241711under 3
Santa Cruz20231510under 3
Santa Cruz20221711under 3
Santa Cruz202163under 3
Universitywide2025443824
Universitywide2024473625
Universitywide2023413723
Universitywide2022473726
Universitywide2021353022

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
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Physics 1this school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count10
AP enrollment (male/female)171
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections2
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections3
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)660

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 California2342%
California State University611%
California community college1324%
In-state private47%
Out-of-state, 4-year47%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled59%

55 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 91% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,951 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 39,443 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$26 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 665

Central federal expenditures attributed here$399 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 665

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,502 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 61%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$446,634,81361.32%61%
Instruction support$87,639,49312.03%12%
Student services$76,655,74710.53%11%
Administration$42,565,4725.84%6%
Buildings & maintenance$67,762,9939.30%9%
Other$7,058,6810.97%1%
Total$728,317,199100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $728,317,199 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,951 per pupil
2020$12,918 per pupil
2019$13,303 per pupil
2018$12,332 per pupil
2017$11,811 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 92507 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92507 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$75,303
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)31%
ZIP-area population64,015
Median age27.1 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 92507 →

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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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