Independent charter school · Orange County Department of Education · Santa Ana, California

Samueli Academy — Rating & test scores

Santa Ana · 7–12 · 842 students (2024–25)

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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
62

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven 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, 100% of the class graduated in four years (137 of 137); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 137
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. Samueli Academy teaches 7–12: grades 7 and 8 results ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 21% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 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. 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 Samueli Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Samueli Academy a good high school?

Samueli Academy scores higher than 68 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 68th percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 15 in 100 at the average Orange County Department of Education high school. 2.4% of students (21 of 867) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

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How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 40 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 54% of low-income students in grades 7, 8 and 11 at Samueli Academy in Santa Ana scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 43% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 1 AP course in 1 subject for 2025–26.

  • 134 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

83% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $14.1 million is planned for 19 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 81% of its $17.3 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. 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?

Near California in English; well below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 61% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 21% 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: 151 in English, 150 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 · 151 tested

Advanced
26%
Proficient
35%
Below the standard
39%
This school61%
California57%
Orange County Department of Education55%

61% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 150 tested

Advanced
5%
Proficient
16%
Below the standard
79%
This school21%
California32%
Orange County Department of Education33%

21% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7, 8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced54%60%
Advanced20%20%
Proficient34%40%
Developing level29%24%
Minimal17%16%
Tested127134
California51%49%
Difference+3+11
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced61%
Advanced26%
Proficient35%
Developing level22%
Minimal17%
Tested151
California57%
Difference+4

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, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced37%31%
Advanced13%15%
Proficient24%16%
Developing level23%35%
Minimal40%34%
Tested127134
California38%36%
Difference−1−5
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced21%
Advanced5%
Proficient16%
Developing level26%
Minimal53%
Tested150
California32%
Difference−11

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 middle grades do?

Above California in English; near it in math. In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 57% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 34% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 261 tested

Advanced
20%
Proficient
37%
Below the standard
43%
This school57%
California50%
Orange County Department of Education60%

57% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 261 tested

Advanced
14%
Proficient
20%
Below the standard
66%
This school34%
California37%
Orange County Department of Education50%

34% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 40 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were lower. English went from 58% to 61% and math from 26% to 21%.

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 school26%35%22%17%151
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Orange County Department of Education30%25%19%26%1,229
Math, grade 11 · This school5%16%26%53%150
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Orange County Department of Education18%15%18%49%1,211
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school20%37%27%16%261
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Orange County Department of Education25%35%21%19%2,667
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school14%20%29%37%261
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Orange County Department of Education32%18%21%29%2,666

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202661%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202621%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 61% in 2026. In math, it went from 51% in 2017 to 21% 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%
122 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201883%
121 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201963%
116 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202265%
133 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202359%
125 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202457%
134 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202558%
135 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202661%
151 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201751%
121 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201853%
116 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201935%
115 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202228%
131 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202320%
127 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202417%
134 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202526%
135 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202621%
150 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Samueli Academy’s results?

Samueli Academy’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Samueli Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

Orange County Department of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

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

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 78% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 83% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 137 of 137 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

78%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 108 of 139 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

70%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 96 of 137 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

83% enrolled in college within 12 months · 122 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓9 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓23 · 19%
  • California community college56 · 46%
  • In-state private7 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year3 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 · 2%
  • Not enrolled21 · 17%

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 1 AP course in 1 subject 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 Science1
Every approved AP course1 course in 1 subject
Math & Computer Science 1
  • Computer Science Principles

What other courses and pathways are on record?

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

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

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 · 137 of 137 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 · 108 of 139 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 · 96 of 137 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
48
Admitted
41
Enrolled
19

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 39 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 8
  • UC San DiegoApplied 35 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 33 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 27 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 21 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 18 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 18 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 16 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2017

  • Fall 2025Applied 48 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2024Applied 54 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2023Applied 35 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2022Applied 51 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2021Applied 43 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2020Applied 35 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2019Applied 34 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2018Applied 38 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2017Applied 50 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 14

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
74
Admitted
72
Enrolled
27

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 State FullertonApplied 284 · Admitted 235 · Enrolled 95
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 258 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 17
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 155 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 21
  • San Diego StateApplied 104 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 79 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 56 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 51 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 33 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 24 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 23 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 22 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 19 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 10 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 74 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2024Applied 71 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2023Applied 65 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2022Applied 83 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2021Applied 54 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 14

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

20 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Orange County Department of Education high school, 15 in 100 were. 2.4% 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: 166 of 851 students counted for it; suspension: 21 of 867 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 Orange County Department of Education high school 0.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

20 in 100This school
15 in 100At the average Orange County Department of Education high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

166 of 851 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.4%

of students were suspended at least once (21 of 867). 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 7–8: 15 in 100, 40 of 268
  • Grades 9–12: 22 in 100, 126 of 583
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Samueli 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 ↓

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across Orange County Department of Education.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

59% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 18% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 11% and 1% for the same group across Orange County Department of Education. Hispanic or Latino students: 57% in English and 16% in math, against 11% and 1% for the same group across Orange County Department of Education.

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).
Samueli AcademySame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 123 tested59%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 123 tested18%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 129 tested57%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 128 tested16%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 83%2. Asian: 6%3. White: 4%4. Two or more races: 3%5. Black or African American: 2%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino83%
  2. Asian6%
  3. White4%
  4. Two or more races3%
  5. Black or African American2%
  6. Filipino—
  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.

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

50% 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 · 52 of 104 English learners50%
Orange County Department of Education · 123 of 42529%
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?

74%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 626 of 842. California: 63%.

45teachers, 2024–25

9 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

89%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and Hispanic or Latino 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 Orange County Department of Educationvs California
Low-income · 123 tested
English59%+4811%+1049%
Math18%+171%−523%
Hispanic or Latino · 129 tested in English, 128 in math
English57%+4611%+849%
Math16%+151%−521%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Orange County Department of Education, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races 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
Hispanic or Latino83%
Asian6%
White4%
Two or more races3%
Black or African American2%
Filipino—
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: 89% of teaching positions, 33.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 37 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Samueli Academy, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

Samueli Academy is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Elementary
    22nd · Needs Support · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
  2. Middle
    15th · Needs Support · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
  3. High · this school
    Samueli Academy
    Grades 7–12

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

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Vista Condor Global Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    22nd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

  • Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    29th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Vista Heritage Global Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    15th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

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.

How do I get in?

Ask Samueli Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: samueliacademy.org ↗Office: (714) 619-0245Administrator: Anthony Saba
1901 North Fairview Street, Santa Ana 92706

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in math? Math: 26% in 2025 to 21% 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? 20 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (166 of 851 students); average Orange County Department of Education high school: 15 in 100
  4. What happens before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 2.4% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (21 of 867 students); average Orange County Department of Education high school: 0.7%
  5. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 4% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 7, 8 and 11, spring 2026 (55 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (714) 619-02451901 North Fairview Street, 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 #474 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 6 in Orange County Department of Education
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math16%4922%
Ready for college or career (state measure)78%7120%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math42%5418%
Chronically absent18 in 100595%
Suspension rate2.0% (18 of 880)575%
English learners: top level23%—5%

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
2024–256268#474California 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
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2420 in 1006.1% (53 of 874)
2024–2518 in 1002.0% (18 of 880)

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 · English41223%58%
2026 · Math41111%29%
2025 · English38517%52%
2025 · Math38710%26%
2024 · English38017%50%
2024 · Math3809%21%
2023 · English37423%57%
2023 · Math3768%27%
2022 · English36417%52%
2022 · Math3648%26%
2019 · English11632%63%
2019 · Math11521%35%
2018 · English12139%83%
2018 · Math11620%53%
2017 · English12239%80%
2017 · Math12123%51%

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 7 · English13362%
2025 · Grade 8 · English11736%
2025 · Grade 11 · English13558%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math13333%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math11917%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math13526%
2024 · Grade 7 · English12337%
2024 · Grade 8 · English12356%
2024 · Grade 11 · English13457%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math12214%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math12433%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math13417%
2023 · Grade 7 · English12461%
2023 · Grade 8 · English12550%
2023 · Grade 11 · English12559%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math12442%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math12518%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math12720%
2022 · Grade 7 · English11754%
2022 · Grade 8 · English11437%
2022 · Grade 11 · English13365%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math11829%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math11521%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math13128%
2019 · Grade 11 · English11663%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math11535%
2018 · Grade 11 · English12183%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math11653%
2017 · Grade 11 · English12280%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math12151%

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
Schoolwide2868%30%55%7%

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-income32154%+42+11
Hispanic or Latino34054%+41+11
English learners557%—0
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−3240Average−19242Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−4205Average−22206Minimal
Low-income−4186Average−20188Moderate
English-only students−3108not categorized−20109not categorized
English learners−784Moderate−984Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−451not categorized−1651not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1836Moderate+136Average
English learners only−2033not categorized−133not categorized
Students with disabilities−527Average027Average
Asian+918Accelerated−518Average
Homeless+317Average−1317Moderate
White−1112Moderate−812Moderate

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. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. 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 7 and 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 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

240 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: −3 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +1-point median for California high school records.

State model · math−19 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

242 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −19 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −6-point median for California high 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 high school records, the median English estimate is +1 and the middle half fall between −9 and +7 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 7 and 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 · 18 in 100 → 2025–26 · 20 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.0% (18 of 880) → 2025–26 · 2.4% (21 of 867) · +0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—21 in 100—
Male—18 in 100—
Asian—22 in 100—
Black or African American—0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—21 in 100—
Two or more races—12 in 100—
White—8 in 100—
Students with disabilities—26 in 100—
English learners—25 in 100—
Foster youth—41 in 100—
Low-income—23 in 100—
All students—20 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 78% · numerator 108 students classified Prepared · denominator 139 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 41% · AP-pathway numerator 44 · denominator 108 (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 108 of 139 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
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
41%
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)
70%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
83%

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)
20254841193.913.964.04
20245446203.833.864.04
2023351793.834.014.12
2022512583.653.854.12
20214324143.603.853.92
20203528103.733.773.96
2019341893.743.983.97
20183820123.693.963.98
20175023143.573.833.74

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. 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
Berkeley2025183under 3
Berkeley2024253under 3
Berkeley202317under 3under 3
Berkeley2022203under 3
Berkeley202115under 3under 3
Davis20251611under 3
Davis2024135under 3
Davis202394under 3
Davis2022125under 3
Davis20216under 3under 3
Irvine202539158
Irvine202449135
Irvine2023326under 3
Irvine202243under 3under 3
Irvine202135under 3under 3
Los Angeles2025334under 3
Los Angeles20243553
Los Angeles20232343
Los Angeles202231under 3under 3
Los Angeles202126under 3under 3
Merced20251817under 3
Merced20241110under 3
Merced2022108under 3
Merced202175under 3
Riverside202527243
Riverside202424173
Riverside2023106under 3
Riverside2022289under 3
Riverside2021196under 3
San Diego20253516under 3
San Diego202435214
San Diego2023183under 3
San Diego2022264under 3
San Diego202123105
Santa Barbara2025216under 3
Santa Barbara2024195under 3
Santa Barbara2023186under 3
Santa Barbara2022173under 3
Santa Barbara2021153under 3
Santa Cruz20251813under 3
Santa Cruz20241714under 3
Santa Cruz2023105under 3
Santa Cruz2022165under 3
Santa Cruz20211593
Universitywide2025484119
Universitywide2024544620
Universitywide202335179
Universitywide202251258
Universitywide2021432414

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
Computer Science Principlesthis 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 count4
AP enrollment (male/female)76
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 134 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections3
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections10
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)816

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 California97%
California State University2319%
California community college5646%
In-state private76%
Out-of-state, 4-year33%
Out-of-state, 2-year32%
Not enrolled2117%

122 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 83% · % 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$70,768 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,773 pupils

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 27%Instruction support 46%Student services 8%Administration 14%Buildings & maintenance 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$79,104,70426.41%27%
Instruction support$138,712,16646.31%46%
Student services$23,320,3387.79%8%
Administration$42,696,91114.26%14%
Buildings & maintenance$15,683,3375.24%5%
Total$299,517,456100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $299,517,456 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$70,768 per pupil
2020$67,286 per pupil
2019$61,708 per pupil
2018$32,576 per pupil
2017$30,374 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 holders2.2%

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 92706 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92706 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$102,857
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23%
ZIP-area population37,175
Median age36.4 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 92706 →

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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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