Public school · Whittier Union High · Santa Fe Springs, California

Santa Fe High — Rating & test scores

Santa Fe Springs · 9–12 · 1,865 students (2024–25)

10400 South Orr and Day Road, 90670(562) 698-8121
73rdpercentileSolid

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
65

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

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In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (488 of 509); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 509
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, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 51% 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: 375. 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 Whittier Union High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Santa Fe a good high school?

Santa Fe High scores higher than 73 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 73rd percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 15 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 19 in 100 at the average high school in the Whittier Union High district. 3.7% of students (67 of 1,833) 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, 70% of low-income students in grade 11 at Santa Fe High in Santa Fe Springs 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 16 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 108 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?

68% 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, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 51% 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: 375
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 · 375 tested

Advanced
37%
Proficient
36%
Below the standard
27%
This school73%
California57%
Whittier Union High67%

73% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 375 tested

Advanced
24%
Proficient
27%
Below the standard
49%
This school51%
California32%
Whittier Union High42%

51% 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 69% to 73% and math from 49% to 51%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202569%441 tested
→
202673%375 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202549%442 tested
→
202651%375 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

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 school37%36%20%7%375
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Whittier Union High32%35%20%13%2,183
Math, grade 11 · This school24%27%27%22%375
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Whittier Union High18%24%24%34%2,182

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202673%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202651%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201760%
591 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201860%
513 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201960%
494 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202269%
413 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202367%
439 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202463%
502 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202569%
441 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202673%
375 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201724%
585 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201833%
519 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201941%
500 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202238%
417 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202342%
439 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202443%
486 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202549%
442 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202651%
375 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Santa Fe’s results?

Whittier Union High’s board decides Santa Fe’s plan.

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

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Whittier Union High’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Whittier Union High’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

96% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 61% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 68% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 488 of 509 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

61%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 310 of 510 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

63%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 308 of 488 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

68% enrolled in college within 12 months · 409 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓25 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓98 · 24%
  • California community college130 · 32%
  • In-state private9 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year16 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled130 · 32%

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 16 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences2
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures3
Every approved AP course16 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 2
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
108 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 · 488 of 509 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 · 310 of 510 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 · 308 of 488 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
115
Admitted
76
Enrolled
29

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 84 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 7
  • UC San DiegoApplied 75 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 8
  • UCLAApplied 71 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 62 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 54 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 4
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 37 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 25 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 22 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 21 · Admitted 21 · 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 115 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2024Applied 119 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2023Applied 118 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2022Applied 136 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2021Applied 123 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2020Applied 148 · Admitted 101 · Enrolled 39
  • Fall 2019Applied 122 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2018Applied 133 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2017Applied 151 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2016Applied 115 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 34

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
223
Admitted
215
Enrolled
117

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 807 · Admitted 668 · Enrolled 211
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 766 · Admitted 328 · Enrolled 108
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 426 · Admitted 263 · Enrolled 57
  • Cal State LAApplied 387 · Admitted 356 · Enrolled 42
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 372 · Admitted 344 · Enrolled 38
  • San Diego StateApplied 296 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 139 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 14
  • San Francisco StateApplied 108 · Admitted 100 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 96 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 6
  • Chico StateApplied 68 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 53 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 47 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 42 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 41 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 41 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 35 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 34 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 31 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 31 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 6 · Admitted 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 223 · Admitted 215 · Enrolled 117
  • Fall 2024Applied 223 · Admitted 219 · Enrolled 101
  • Fall 2023Applied 204 · Admitted 189 · Enrolled 95
  • Fall 2022Applied 217 · Admitted 209 · Enrolled 104
  • Fall 2021Applied 201 · Admitted 194 · Enrolled 89

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

15 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average high school in the Whittier Union High district, 19 in 100 were. 3.7% 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: 277 of 1,798 students counted for it; suspension: 67 of 1,833 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 Whittier Union High district 2.9%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

15 in 100This school
19 in 100At the average high school in the Whittier Union High district
22 in 100At the average California high school

277 of 1,798 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.7%

of students were suspended at least once (67 of 1,833). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Santa Fe

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Whittier Union High’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students here scored well above the same groups across California.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 72% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 50% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 21% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 70% in English and 48% in math, against 49% and 23% for the same group across California.

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).
Santa FeSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 305 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 70%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 304 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 48%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 339 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 72%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 339 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 50%Same group, California 21%
  • Students with disabilitiesEnglish · 43 tested24%Same group, California 19%
  • Students with disabilitiesMath · 42 tested5%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 91%2. White: 5%3. Asian: 2%4. Filipino: 1%5. Black or African American: 1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino91%
  2. White5%
  3. Asian2%
  4. Filipino1%
  5. Black or African American1%
  6. Two or more races—
  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?

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 · 38 of 76 English learners50%
Whittier Union High · 198 of 60433%
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?

78%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,448 of 1,865. California: 63%.

77teachers, 2024–25

19 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

90%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino and low-income 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 Whittier Union Highvs California
Low-income · 305 tested in English, 304 in math
English70%+763%+2149%
Math48%+1038%+2523%
Hispanic or Latino · 339 tested
English72%+666%+2349%
Math50%+1040%+2921%
Students with disabilities · 43 tested in English, 42 in math
English24%+321%+519%
Math5%−27%−38%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Whittier 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.

White and homeless students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander 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 Latino91%
White5%
Asian2%
Filipino1%
Black or African American1%
Two or more races—
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: 90% of teaching positions, 74.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 82.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Whittier Union High which school serves your address.

Office: (562) 698-8121Administrator: Craig Campbell

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
10400 South Orr and Day Road, Santa Fe Springs 90670

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Whittier 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 student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  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 (562) 698-812110400 South Orr and Day Road, 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.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #395 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 5 in Whittier Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate96%6025%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math27%6222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)61%6020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math59%6718%
Chronically absent18 in 100605%
Suspension rate2.9% (57 of 1,947)535%
English learners: top level21%585%

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
2024–256573#395California 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 1002.6% (60 of 2,268)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2418 in 1003.8% (75 of 1,959)
2024–2518 in 1002.9% (57 of 1,947)

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 1137537%36%20%7%73%57%+16

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 1137524%27%27%22%51%32%+19

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 · English37537%73%
2026 · Math37524%51%
2025 · English44131%69%
2025 · Math44223%49%
2024 · English50227%63%
2024 · Math48620%43%
2023 · English43933%67%
2023 · Math43917%42%
2022 · English41332%69%
2022 · Math41716%38%
2019 · English49427%60%
2019 · Math50014%41%
2018 · English51326%60%
2018 · Math5199%33%
2017 · English59121%60%
2017 · Math5855%24%

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 · English44169%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math44249%
2024 · Grade 11 · English50263%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math48643%
2023 · Grade 11 · English43967%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math43942%
2022 · Grade 11 · English41369%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math41738%
2019 · Grade 11 · English49460%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math50041%
2018 · Grade 11 · English51360%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math51933%
2017 · Grade 11 · English59160%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math58524%

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
Schoolwide37710%40%48%2%

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-income30570%+7+21
Hispanic or Latino33972%+6+23
Students with disabilities4324%+3+5
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 · 15 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.9% (57 of 1,947) → 2025–26 · 3.7% (67 of 1,833) · +0.8 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female5 in 10015 in 100+10 in 100
Male7 in 10015 in 100+8 in 100
Asian12 in 1000 in 100−12 in 100
Black or African American2 in 10020 in 100+18 in 100
Filipino4 in 1000 in 100−4 in 100
Hispanic or Latino6 in 10016 in 100+10 in 100
White11 in 10022 in 100+11 in 100
Students with disabilities16 in 10024 in 100+8 in 100
English learners12 in 10023 in 100+11 in 100
Foster youth14 in 100——
Homeless9 in 10031 in 100+22 in 100
Low-income7 in 10017 in 100+10 in 100
All students6 in 10015 in 100+9 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 61% · numerator 310 students classified Prepared · denominator 510 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 49% · AP-pathway numerator 152 · denominator 310 (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 310 of 510 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
96%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
49%
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)
63%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
68%

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)
202511576293.803.904.03
202411978293.723.874.03
202311867273.814.004.15
202213668223.733.884.06
202112380303.713.833.89
2020148101393.663.803.88
201912260263.623.863.89
201813362243.633.934.00
201715168373.563.893.98
201611572343.643.833.94

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
Berkeley20253743
Berkeley2024385under 3
Berkeley202357166
Berkeley202245103
Berkeley20213373
Davis2025226under 3
Davis20242511under 3
Davis20233219under 3
Davis20223715under 3
Davis202129103
Irvine202584167
Irvine202487215
Irvine20239513under 3
Irvine202210494
Irvine20219410under 3
Los Angeles20257166
Los Angeles20248966
Los Angeles20238366
Los Angeles20228053
Los Angeles2021805under 3
Merced20252121under 3
Merced20241414under 3
Merced20231412under 3
Merced20221916under 3
Merced20211917under 3
Riverside202554464
Riverside202447305
Riverside202341283
Riverside20225428under 3
Riverside202155338
San Diego202575318
San Diego2024613010
San Diego202377194
San Diego202282145
San Diego202165244
Santa Barbara20256214under 3
Santa Barbara20245716under 3
Santa Barbara202364215
Santa Barbara20225214under 3
Santa Barbara202154145
Santa Cruz20252516under 3
Santa Cruz20243620under 3
Santa Cruz20232716under 3
Santa Cruz2022328under 3
Santa Cruz20213418under 3
Universitywide20251157629
Universitywide20241197829
Universitywide20231186727
Universitywide20221366822
Universitywide20211238030

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature 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 count18
AP enrollment (male/female)487
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 108 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections3
Physics sections6
Chemistry sections14
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,878

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 California256%
California State University9824%
California community college13032%
In-state private92%
Out-of-state, 4-year164%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled13032%

409 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 68% · % 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$15,902 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 11,253 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$169 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,865

Central federal expenditures attributed here$292 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,865

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,145 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 11%Student services 13%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$124,891,28556.28%56%
Instruction support$24,843,09911.20%11%
Student services$29,155,11413.14%13%
Administration$14,314,3816.45%7%
Buildings & maintenance$23,436,97210.56%11%
Other$5,268,4732.37%2%
Total$221,909,324100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $221,909,324 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$15,902 per pupil
2020$15,369 per pupil
2019$15,862 per pupil
2018$14,025 per pupil
2017$12,926 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 90670 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90670 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$88,872
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23%
ZIP-area population17,851
Median age39.3 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 90670 →

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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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