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San Jacinto High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

San Jacinto posts 25% meeting the standard and 7.0% exceeding it, against 43% and 19.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

500 Idyllwild Drive, 92583 (opens in new tab)·San Jacinto Unified·San Jacinto·Grades 9-12·2,388 students·90% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(951) 654-7374·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4554
% Exceeded7%20%
% Met+25%43%
Grad rate94.0%92.5%
College readiness38.8%43.0%
Absence23.9%23.1%
Suspension3.8%3.3%
Scope Score
45
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,253 statewide · #4 of 5 in San Jacinto Unified

San Jacinto High scores 45 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 42nd percentile of 1,647 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

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

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “25% proficient” and call it done. San Jacinto deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Jacinto, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 1,647 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 42nd percentile since 2019.

ELAYellow(Increased Significantly)MathOrange(Increased Significantly)

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 25% of students meet the standard today, above the 21% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1132%52%41%33%41%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1111%9%9%8%10%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
25%
State 43%
Graduate
94%
State 92%
Pass an AP exam
39%
State 43%

Of 100 students here: 25 are proficient by 11th grade → 94 graduate → 39 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
94.0%
State 92.5%
1.5pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
7.0%
State 19.8%
12.9pp below state avg
College readiness
38.8%
State 43.0%
AP course or exam readiness below state avg
Met or exceeded
25.4%
State 43.2%
17.9pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
23.9%
State 23.1%
0.9pp above state avg
Suspension rate
3.8%
State 3.3%
0.5pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
16.4%
State 18.0%
1.6pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

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

  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At San Jacinto High in San Jacinto, 40.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 32.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. San Jacinto High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 8.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (9.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (39.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 39.2 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 447 students tested.

All students at this school: 25% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 25%, district —, state 43%25%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 25%, district 24%, state 32%25% · −0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 24%, district 25%, state 32%24% · −1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 25%, district 24%, state 42%25% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 26%, district 26%, state 44%26% · +1 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 2%, district 8%, state 15%2% · −23 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 6%, state 11%3% · −22 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 26%, district 18%, state 26%26% · +0 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 36%, district 35%, state 56%36% · +11 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 9%, district 13%, state 22%9% · −16 vs school

7 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored
Hispanic73.1% AP · 75.3% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native1.0% AP · 1.1% enroll.
Asian4.1% AP · 2.0% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander1.7% AP · 1.0% enroll.
Black7.2% AP · 8.6% enroll.
White9.6% AP · 9.1% enroll.
Two or more races3.4% AP · 2.9% enroll.
English learners2.2% AP · 12.9% enroll.
Students with disabilities1.2% AP · 15.9% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 23.9%, district 24.3%, state 23.1%23.9% · +0.9pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 3.8%, district —, state 3.3%3.8% · +0.5pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1223.7%

Where the path goes

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

K-12 Feeder Path

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

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
56%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of San Jacinto's class of 2023, 56% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 485 completers, 56% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 35 (7%)California State University 35 (7%)California community college 170 (35%)In-state private 19 (4%)Out-of-state, 4-year 13 (3%)Out-of-state, 2-year 1 (0%)Not enrolled 212 (44%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 34 of San Jacinto's 452 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Riverside the most common landing, with 11 enrollees.

Applied88fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted66
Enrolled34
Where they landed (fall 2025)
Riverside 11San Diego 7Santa Barbara 5Los Angeles 4Berkeley 3Davis ‹3Irvine ‹3Merced ‹3Santa Cruz ‹3

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

UC enrollees, universitywide, 2014–2025

Peak: 42 enrolled, 2022

UC publishes this trend back to 1994 — no other destination has a comparable multi-year record

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 56% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (170) than at UC (35).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 19:1, district 21:119:1
PrincipalLloyd Sheppard
Teaching staff127 teachers
Avg. experience10.3 years
Fully credentialed84%
First-year teachers7%
Intern / emergency permit3.4%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$65,119 – $137,116
Principal salary$166,241 – $196,146
Superintendent salary$314,304

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers99 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers70 students
Advanced Coursework

San Jacinto's teachers are authorized to teach 13 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — including Computer Science Principles, Chemistry, and Biology.

AP subjects taught13
Math & Computer Science (1)Computer Science Principles
Sciences (3)Biology · Chemistry · Environmental Science
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (5)Human Geography · Microeconomics · U.S. Government and Politics · United States History · World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures (1)Spanish Language and Culture
AP Capstone (1)Seminar

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $12,453, CA average $14,491$12,453 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

Federal share$170 per student

$170 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,333 per student

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

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction65%
Instruction support13%
Student services8%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance9%

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

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,212 per pupil
2019$13,333 per pupil
2018$13,377 per pupil
2017$10,938 per pupil
2016$10,455 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic79.1%
District 77.5% · CA 56.1%
Black8.5%
District 7.5% · CA 4.8%
White6.5%
District 8.6% · CA 19.9%
Other5.3%
District 5.6% · CA 9.0%
Asian0.6%
District 0.8% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 90.0% (26pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$68K · CA $85K
Median home value$373K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+13% · CA 35%
ZIP population33,778
Median age34 years

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

Worth Knowing

At 2,388 students, this school is well above the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 19% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is San Jacinto High a good high school?

San Jacinto High has a Scope Score of 45 out of 100, placing it in the 42nd percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,253 statewide. 7.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 12.9 percentage points below the California average of 19.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are San Jacinto High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 25.4% of students at San Jacinto High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 7.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 18.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 7.0% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 964 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does San Jacinto High rank in California?

San Jacinto High ranks #1,253 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 42nd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at San Jacinto High?

23.9% of students at San Jacinto High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 3.8%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does San Jacinto High compare to other schools in San Jacinto?

San Jacinto High scores 45/100 (42nd percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 2,388 students. Use the schools in San Jacinto page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does San Jacinto High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At San Jacinto High in San Jacinto, 40.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 32.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. San Jacinto High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 8.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (9.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (39.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 39.2 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 447 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What AP courses are offered at San Jacinto High?

San Jacinto High's teachers are authorized to teach 13 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Microeconomics, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from San Jacinto High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 34 San Jacinto High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

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


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
94.0%
↑ vs CA 92.5% · 58th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
7.0%
↓ vs CA 19.8% · 40th pctile
College readiness · 20%
38.8%
↓ vs CA 43.0% · 53th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
25.4%
↓ vs CA 43.2% · 42th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
23.9%
↓ vs CA 23.1% · 55th pctile
▼ 7.1pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
3.8%
↓ vs CA 3.3% · 49th pctile
▼ 2.6pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
16.4%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 50th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1148112%29%27%32%41%−8
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 114832%8%24%66%10%−14

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide4901%18%68%13%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged44740.7%+9+2
Hispanic/Latino39539.5%+7+1
Students with Disabilities641.6%−9−15
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
San Jacinto High ←457.0%25.4%3.8%
San Jacinto Middle College High0.1 mi5210.7%53.6%1.9%
Mountain Heights Academy0.5 mi389.3%24.1%0.8%
Mountain View High0.5 mi292.4%6.8%0.5%
California average5419.8%43.2%3.3%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
94.0%
AP Exam Prepared
38.8%
A-G Completion
61.3%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
56.3%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20194441#12006.3%21.3%18.2%5.7%
20224750#10449.5%30.3%39.4%3.3%
20234544#12066.9%24.7%32.2%5.5%
20244339#13045.5%20.5%31.0%6.4%
20254542#12537.0%25.4%23.9%3.8%
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female19.4%26.4%+7.0pp
Male16.7%21.2%+4.5pp
Asian6.1%6.3%+0.2pp
Black/African American26.7%22.6%-4.1pp
White0.0%17.6%+17.6pp
Hispanic/Latino16.7%23.5%+6.8pp
American Indian/Alaska Native23.5%29.4%+5.9pp
Pacific Islander26.3%23.5%-2.8pp
Two or More Races15.7%23.4%+7.7pp
Students with Disabilities26.2%29.7%+3.5pp
English Learners16.0%26.0%+10.0pp
Foster Youth32.0%38.5%+6.5pp
Homeless41.7%38.2%-3.5pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged18.8%24.4%+5.6pp
All Students18.0%23.7%+5.7pp
06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
20258866343.783.924.04
20249271293.874.004.10
202310672393.723.924.02
202211977423.773.994.03
202110368403.713.944.01
20209660323.683.974.04
201913666353.654.024.10
201811249323.493.873.93
201711762413.553.863.92
20169753313.543.833.88
20159037283.483.893.90
20147534233.443.803.90

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20252253
Berkeley20243465
Berkeley20231853
Berkeley2022463‹3
Berkeley2021274‹3
Davis2025154‹3
Davis2024115‹3
Davis2023178‹3
Davis20222811‹3
Davis202126103
Irvine20255714‹3
Irvine20245812‹3
Irvine202375165
Irvine2022759‹3
Irvine202164196
Los Angeles20255554
Los Angeles20246154
Los Angeles2023617‹3
Los Angeles20227099
Los Angeles20216665
Merced20251615‹3
Merced202466‹3
Merced20231613‹3
Merced20221918‹3
Merced202116143
Riverside2025644911
Riverside202468487
Riverside2023754614
Riverside2022884912
Riverside2021784817
San Diego202565207
San Diego2024623310
San Diego2023773311
San Diego2022814015
San Diego202178224
Santa Barbara202517135
Santa Barbara20241110‹3
Santa Barbara20232915‹3
Santa Barbara20223615‹3
Santa Barbara20213216‹3
Santa Cruz2025159‹3
Santa Cruz2024128‹3
Santa Cruz20232712‹3
Santa Cruz2022218‹3
Santa Cruz2021127‹3
Universitywide2025886634
Universitywide2024927129
Universitywide20231067239
Universitywide20221197742
Universitywide20211036840

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026
SubjectTaught by
Biologythis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis 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.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count12
AP enrollment417
IB participationoffered · 224 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 124 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections23
Total enrollment (CRDC)2,738

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California357.2%
California State University357.2%
California community college17035.0%
In-state private193.9%
Out-of-state, 4-year132.7%
Out-of-state, 2-year10.2%
Not enrolled21243.7%

485 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 56% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · 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 in tables 06-07 above.

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