Public school · San Dieguito Union High · Encinitas, California

San Dieguito HS Academy — Rating & test scores

Encinitas · 9–12 · 1,843 students (2024–25)

90thpercentileStrong

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
76

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

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (541 of 550); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 550
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 72% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 50% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 465 in English, 464 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask San Dieguito Union High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is San Dieguito HS Academy a good high school?

San Dieguito HS Academy scores higher than 90 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 90th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 13 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 12 in 100 at the average high school in the San Dieguito Union High district. 2.2% of students (39 of 1,742) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 22 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, 50% of low-income students in grade 11 at San Dieguito HS Academy in Encinitas scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 29 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 389 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?

70% 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, 72% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 50% 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: 465 in English, 464 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 · 465 tested

Advanced
40%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
28%
This school72%
California57%
San Dieguito Union High81%

72% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 464 tested

Advanced
28%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
50%
This school50%
California32%
San Dieguito Union High65%

50% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 22 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?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 73% to 72% and math from 51% to 50%.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school40%32%13%15%465
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Dieguito Union High51%30%10%9%2,009
Math, grade 11 · This school28%22%20%30%464
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Dieguito Union High42%23%17%18%1,991

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202672%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202650%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 87% in 2017 to 72% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 65% in 2017 to 50% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201787%
465 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201878%
469 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201971%
406 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202270%
489 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202376%
501 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202471%
454 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202573%
416 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202672%
465 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201765%
465 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201859%
469 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201955%
408 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202252%
487 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202354%
496 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202450%
441 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202551%
416 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202650%
464 tested
32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 81% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 70% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 541 of 550 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

81%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 448 of 550 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

81%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 440 of 541 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

70% enrolled in college within 12 months · 549 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓84 · 15%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓91 · 17%
  • California community college65 · 12%
  • In-state private27 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year118 · 21%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · <1%
  • Not enrolled162 · 30%

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 29 AP courses in 6 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 Science5
  • Sciences7
  • English2
  • History & Social Science7
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • Arts5
Every approved AP course29 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 7
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 7
  • Comparative Government and Politics
  • European History
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Japanese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 5
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Art History
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
389 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 · 541 of 550 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 · 448 of 550 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 · 440 of 541 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
293
Admitted
221
Enrolled
106

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 221 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 19
  • UC San DiegoApplied 205 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 14
  • UCLAApplied 189 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 15
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 183 · Admitted 150 · Enrolled 27
  • UC DavisApplied 166 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 11
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 158 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 11
  • UC IrvineApplied 139 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 77 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 8
  • UC MercedApplied 45 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 3

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

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 293 · Admitted 221 · Enrolled 106
  • Fall 2024Applied 265 · Admitted 195 · Enrolled 89
  • Fall 2023Applied 270 · Admitted 190 · Enrolled 87
  • Fall 2022Applied 233 · Admitted 144 · Enrolled 70
  • Fall 2021Applied 240 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled 64
  • Fall 2020Applied 193 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 69
  • Fall 2019Applied 212 · Admitted 130 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2018Applied 227 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 80
  • Fall 2017Applied 177 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 69
  • Fall 2016Applied 170 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 63

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
340
Admitted
325
Enrolled
83

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 966 · Admitted 273 · Enrolled 111
  • San Diego StateApplied 916 · Admitted 407 · Enrolled 71
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 585 · Admitted 326 · Enrolled 23
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 478 · Admitted 455 · Enrolled 99
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 306 · Admitted 228 · Enrolled 13
  • San Francisco StateApplied 305 · Admitted 296 · Enrolled 25
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 207 · Admitted 184 · Enrolled 17
  • Chico StateApplied 181 · Admitted 169 · Enrolled 13
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 166 · Admitted 153 · Enrolled 7
  • San José StateApplied 160 · Admitted 139 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 143 · Admitted 137 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 140 · Admitted 138 · Enrolled 9
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 97 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 95 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 84 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 62 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 39 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 31 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 28 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 24 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 20 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 11 · Admitted 9 · 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 340 · Admitted 325 · Enrolled 83
  • Fall 2024Applied 313 · Admitted 307 · Enrolled 97
  • Fall 2023Applied 316 · Admitted 291 · Enrolled 91
  • Fall 2022Applied 259 · Admitted 246 · Enrolled 80
  • Fall 2021Applied 258 · Admitted 237 · Enrolled 66

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

13 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 2.2% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 12 in 100 at the average high school in the San Dieguito Union High district: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 225 of 1,730 students counted for it; suspension: 39 of 1,742 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 high school in the San Dieguito Union High district 1.2%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

13 in 100This school
12 in 100At the average high school in the San Dieguito Union High district
22 in 100At the average California high school

225 of 1,730 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.2%

of students were suspended at least once (39 of 1,742). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at San Dieguito HS 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 ↓

Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Students with disabilities here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

33% of students with disabilities scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 19% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
San Dieguito HS AcademySame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Two or more races42 tested90%Same group, California 67%
  • White283 tested78%Same group, California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino121 tested52%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-income120 tested50%Same group, California 49%
  • Students with disabilities57 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 33%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 11% to 64%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 61%2. Hispanic or Latino: 26%3. Two or more races: 9%4. Asian: 4%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White61%
  2. Hispanic or Latino26%
  3. Two or more races9%
  4. Asian4%
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

53% 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 · 31 of 59 English learners53%
San Dieguito Union High · 144 of 27053%
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?

25%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 459 of 1,843. California: 63%.

91teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

94%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep students with disabilities 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 San Dieguito Union Highvs California
Low-income · 120 tested in English, 118 in math
English50%−1262%+149%
Math24%−2044%+123%
White · 283 tested in English, 282 in math
English78%−583%+1068%
Math56%−965%+1244%
Hispanic or Latino · 121 tested
English52%−1163%+349%
Math26%−1440%+521%
Two or more races · 42 tested
English90%+684%+2367%
Math64%−165%+2143%
Students with disabilities · 57 tested in English, 56 in math
English33%−134%+1419%
Math11%−516%+38%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Dieguito Union High, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Asian, homeless and military-family students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander students 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
White61%
Hispanic or Latino26%
Two or more races9%
Asian4%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares 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: 94% of teaching positions, 80.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 84.8 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into San Dieguito HS Academy, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  2. Middle
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  3. High · this school
    San Dieguito HS Academy
    Grades 9–12

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

Middle-school links

  • Earl Warren Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    94th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

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

  • Oak Crest Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    89th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

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

  • Diegueno Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    93rd percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

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

  • Carmel Valley Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    99th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

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

  • Pacific Trails Middle

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    99th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

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

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask San Dieguito Union High which school serves your address.

School website: sd.sduhsd.net ↗Office: (760) 753-1121Administrator: Cara Dolnik
800 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas 92024

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with San Dieguito Union High.

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (760) 753-1121800 Santa Fe Drive, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #146 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 4 in San Dieguito Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6325%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math36%7222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)81%7320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math62%6918%
Chronically absent12 in 100645%
Suspension rate1.1% (21 of 1,863)615%
English learners: top level32%775%

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
2024–257690#146California 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
2018–196 in 1003.2% (59 of 1,862)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2414 in 1001.3% (26 of 1,993)
2024–2512 in 1001.1% (21 of 1,863)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1146540%32%13%15%72%57%+15

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1146428%22%20%30%50%32%+18

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English46540%72%
2026 · Math46428%50%
2025 · English41643%73%
2025 · Math41629%51%
2024 · English45441%71%
2024 · Math44129%50%
2023 · English50145%76%
2023 · Math49630%54%
2022 · English48936%70%
2022 · Math48726%52%
2019 · English40640%71%
2019 · Math40825%55%
2018 · English46951%78%
2018 · Math46932%59%
2017 · English46553%87%
2017 · Math46532%65%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English41673%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math41651%
2024 · Grade 11 · English45471%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math44150%
2023 · Grade 11 · English50176%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math49654%
2022 · Grade 11 · English48970%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math48752%
2019 · Grade 11 · English40671%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math40855%
2018 · Grade 11 · English46978%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math46959%
2017 · Grade 11 · English46587%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math46565%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide46223%31%39%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-income12050%−12+1
White28378%−5+10
Hispanic or Latino12152%−11+3
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 · 12 in 100 → 2025–26 · 13 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.1% (21 of 1,863) → 2025–26 · 2.2% (39 of 1,742) · +1.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female6 in 10015 in 100+9 in 100
Male5 in 10011 in 100+6 in 100
Asian3 in 10019 in 100+16 in 100
Filipino0 in 100——
Hispanic or Latino6 in 10014 in 100+8 in 100
Two or more races1 in 10011 in 100+10 in 100
White6 in 10013 in 100+7 in 100
Students with disabilities9 in 10023 in 100+14 in 100
English learners10 in 10021 in 100+11 in 100
Low-income8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
All students6 in 10013 in 100+7 in 100
Homeless—29 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 81% · numerator 448 students classified Prepared · denominator 550 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 67% · AP-pathway numerator 298 · denominator 448 (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 448 of 550 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
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
67%
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)
81%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
70%

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

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20252932211063.944.014.07
2024265195893.944.024.09
2023270190873.964.034.06
2022233144704.004.084.15
2021240161643.954.054.14
2020193140693.883.984.03
2019212130633.914.014.09
2018227140803.894.064.08
2017177124693.873.994.04
2016170125633.893.974.06

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20251582311
Berkeley2024152126
Berkeley2023143175
Berkeley20221462210
Berkeley2021132135
Davis20251665911
Davis20241704910
Davis20231525415
Davis20221475511
Davis20211345912
Irvine202513920under 3
Irvine202412522under 3
Irvine2023116195
Irvine2022111164
Irvine202110918under 3
Los Angeles20251892215
Los Angeles20241711713
Los Angeles20231671210
Los Angeles20221471512
Los Angeles2021149128
Merced20254544under 3
Merced20243130under 3
Merced20232020under 3
Merced20222825under 3
Merced20212219under 3
Riverside202577658
Riverside2024585211
Riverside2023352911
Riverside20223021under 3
Riverside202141303
San Diego20252054814
San Diego2024182397
San Diego20231723610
San Diego20221603710
San Diego20211345017
Santa Barbara20252215919
Santa Barbara20241905920
Santa Barbara2023191415
Santa Barbara2022179336
Santa Barbara2021156325
Santa Cruz202518315027
Santa Cruz202418712720
Santa Cruz202317912825
Santa Cruz20221606514
Santa Cruz20211588814
Universitywide2025293221106
Universitywide202426519589
Universitywide202327019087
Universitywide202223314470
Universitywide202124016164

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
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Comparative Government and Politicsthis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Japanese Language and Culturethis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count27
AP enrollment (male/female)1,033
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 389 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections10
Physics sections11
Chemistry sections21
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,944

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 California8415%
California State University9117%
California community college6512%
In-state private275%
Out-of-state, 4-year11821%
Out-of-state, 2-year20%
Not enrolled16230%

549 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 71% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,624 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 13,001 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$21 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,843

Central federal expenditures attributed here$267 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,843

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,948 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 56%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$109,087,54556.26%56%
Instruction support$22,022,15711.36%12%
Student services$22,841,67011.78%12%
Administration$15,697,7958.10%8%
Buildings & maintenance$19,912,87410.27%10%
Other$4,349,8672.24%2%
Total$193,911,908100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $193,911,908 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,624 per pupil
2020$11,728 per pupil
2019$11,865 per pupil
2018$11,201 per pupil
2017$11,107 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 92024 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92024 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$158,507
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)67%
ZIP-area population50,617
Median age43.8 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 92024 →

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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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