Public school · Garden Grove Unified · Garden Grove, California

Santiago High — Rating & test scores

Garden Grove · 9–12 · 1,664 students (2024–25)

47thpercentileDeveloping

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
55

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, 91% of the class graduated in four years (416 of 459); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 459
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, 11% of students tested in math scored Advanced, about two thirds of California’s rate (16%). Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

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

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Garden Grove Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Santiago a good high school?

Santiago High scores higher than 47 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 47th percentile, Developing, 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 15 in 100 at the average Garden Grove Unified high school. 3.9% of students (64 of 1,622) 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 30 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, 57% of low-income students in grade 11 at Santiago High in Garden Grove 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 19 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 331 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?

71% 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?

Near California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 59% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 29% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 381
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 · 381 tested

Advanced
27%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
41%
This school59%
California57%
Garden Grove Unified69%

59% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 381 tested

Advanced
11%
Proficient
18%
Below the standard
71%
This school29%
California32%
Garden Grove Unified46%

29% 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 30 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 58% to 59% and math stayed at 29%.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

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 school27%32%22%19%381
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Garden Grove Unified39%30%16%15%2,784
Math, grade 11 · This school11%18%30%41%381
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Garden Grove Unified22%24%21%33%2,785

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%20172022202659%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202629%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 65% in 2017 to 59% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 30% in 2017 to 29% 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
201765%
449 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201863%
502 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201962%
440 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202260%
478 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202358%
455 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202451%
446 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202558%
379 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202659%
381 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201730%
455 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201830%
502 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201933%
448 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202222%
476 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202323%
446 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202423%
444 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202529%
379 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202629%
381 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Santiago’s results?

Garden Grove Unified’s board decides Santiago’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Santiago 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?

Garden Grove Unified’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 Garden Grove Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

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

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

That compares with 89% across California. 55% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 71% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 416 of 459 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

55%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 253 of 460 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

56%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 234 of 416 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

71% enrolled in college within 12 months · 464 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓43 · 9%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓95 · 20%
  • California community college180 · 39%
  • In-state private7 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year3 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled136 · 29%

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 19 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 Science4
  • Sciences5
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course19 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics C: Mechanics
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 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • Drawing

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
331 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 · 416 of 459 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 · 253 of 460 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 · 234 of 416 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
113
Admitted
94
Enrolled
36

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 100 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 12
  • UC RiversideApplied 74 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 6
  • UCLAApplied 72 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 6
  • UC San DiegoApplied 63 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 45 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 43 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 37 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 28 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 20 · Admitted 12 · 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 113 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2024Applied 117 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2023Applied 122 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 49
  • Fall 2022Applied 123 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 49
  • Fall 2021Applied 99 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2020Applied 99 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2019Applied 122 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2018Applied 106 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2017Applied 116 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2016Applied 91 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 37

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
184
Admitted
180
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 State FullertonApplied 884 · Admitted 750 · Enrolled 262
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 792 · Admitted 251 · Enrolled 68
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 477 · Admitted 463 · Enrolled 24
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 408 · Admitted 267 · Enrolled 26
  • San Diego StateApplied 202 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 157 · Admitted 152 · Enrolled 10
  • San Francisco StateApplied 102 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 101 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 67 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 57 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 57 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 50 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 43 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 37 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 37 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 31 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 31 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 25 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted — · 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 184 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 83
  • Fall 2024Applied 209 · Admitted 206 · Enrolled 92
  • Fall 2023Applied 211 · Admitted 207 · Enrolled 90
  • Fall 2022Applied 202 · Admitted 197 · Enrolled 85
  • Fall 2021Applied 186 · Admitted 166 · Enrolled 73

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. 3.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 15 in 100 at the average Garden Grove Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 234 of 1,599 students counted for it; suspension: 64 of 1,622 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 Garden Grove Unified high school 3.6%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

15 in 100This school
15 in 100At the average Garden Grove Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

234 of 1,599 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.9%

of students were suspended at least once (64 of 1,622). 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 Santiago

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?

English learners and students with disabilities scored below the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

2% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 8% for the same group across California. Students with disabilities: 0% in math, against 8% for the same group across California. Every group’s English 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).
SantiagoSame group, California
  • Asian56 tested73%Same group, California 67%
  • Low-income348 tested27%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or Latino317 tested22%Same group, California 21%
  • English learners99 tested2%Same group, California 8%
  • Students with disabilities45 tested0%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 7% to 82%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 83%2. Asian: 13%3. White: 2%4. Not reported: <1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino83%
  2. Asian13%
  3. White2%
  4. Not reported<1%
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. Two or more races—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share1%
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. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

31% 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 · 125 of 404 English learners31%
Garden Grove Unified · 3,635 of 7,58548%
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?

92%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,533 of 1,664. California: 63%.

88teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

5%in their first year, 2024–25

75%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in math for English learners and students with disabilities, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Garden Grove Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 348 tested
English57%−966%+849%
Math27%−1542%+423%
Hispanic or Latino · 317 tested
English55%−156%+649%
Math22%−325%+121%
Asian · 56 tested
English82%−385%+379%
Math73%073%+667%
English learners · 99 tested
English10%−414%+28%
Math2%−911%−68%
Students with disabilities · 45 tested
English7%−1118%−1219%
Math0%−77%−88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Garden Grove Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino83%
Asian13%
White2%
Not reported<1%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

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: 75% of teaching positions, 66.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 89.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

From parts of Izaak Walton Intermediate and James Irvine Intermediate.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · part of its area
Izaak Walton Intermediate 64th · Solid · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
James Irvine Intermediate 85th · Strong · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 1 elementary school

High · this school
Santiago High

8 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2025 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (13)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Izaak Walton Intermediate

Into James Irvine Intermediate

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Garden Grove Unified which school serves your address.

School website: santiagohs.org ↗Office: (714) 663-6215Administrator: Christine Pijl
12342 Trask Avenue, Garden Grove 92843

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 31% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (125 of 404 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 71% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (381 students tested); California: 68%
  3. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  4. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (714) 663-621512342 Trask Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025
  • Samueli AcademyOrange County Department of Education · 0.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    68thSolidScope Score 62
  • Garden Grove High1.4 mi
    78thStrongScope Score 67
  • Middle College HighSanta Ana Unified · 1.6 mi · Check how it admits students.
    96thStrongScope Score 85
  • Magnolia Science Academy Santa AnaSBE - Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana · 1.6 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    80thStrongScope Score 68

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #786 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #7 of 7 in Garden Grove Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate91%5425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math20%5422%
Ready for college or career (state measure)55%5720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math44%5618%
Chronically absent18 in 100605%
Suspension rate3.3% (59 of 1,769)515%
English learners: top level12%435%

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
2024–255547#786California 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
2018–199 in 1007.9% (166 of 2,110)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2418 in 1003.9% (74 of 1,911)
2024–2518 in 1003.3% (59 of 1,769)

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 1138127%32%22%19%59%57%+2

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 1138111%18%30%41%29%32%−3

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 · English38127%59%
2026 · Math38111%29%
2025 · English37928%58%
2025 · Math37912%29%
2024 · English44622%51%
2024 · Math4448%23%
2023 · English45527%58%
2023 · Math4466%23%
2022 · English47827%60%
2022 · Math4768%22%
2019 · English44025%62%
2019 · Math4487%33%
2018 · English50225%63%
2018 · Math5028%30%
2017 · English44927%65%
2017 · Math4557%30%

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 · English37958%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math37929%
2024 · Grade 11 · English44651%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math44423%
2023 · Grade 11 · English45558%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math44623%
2022 · Grade 11 · English47860%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math47622%
2019 · Grade 11 · English44062%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math44833%
2018 · Grade 11 · English50263%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math50230%
2017 · Grade 11 · English44965%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math45530%

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
Schoolwide3889%28%57%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-income34857%−9+8
Hispanic or Latino31755%−1+6
English learners9910%−4+2
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 · 3.3% (59 of 1,769) → 2025–26 · 3.9% (64 of 1,622) · +0.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 10014 in 100+5 in 100
Male10 in 10015 in 100+5 in 100
Asian2 in 1008 in 100+6 in 100
Filipino18 in 100——
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10016 in 100+6 in 100
Pacific Islander15 in 100——
White13 in 10013 in 1000 in 100
Students with disabilities17 in 10026 in 100+9 in 100
English learners11 in 10020 in 100+9 in 100
Homeless18 in 10022 in 100+4 in 100
Low-income10 in 10015 in 100+5 in 100
All students9 in 10015 in 100+6 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 55% · numerator 253 students classified Prepared · denominator 460 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 68% · AP-pathway numerator 172 · denominator 253 (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 253 of 460 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
91%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
68%
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)
56%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
71%

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)
202511394363.823.904.09
202411791403.833.944.10
202312296493.813.934.07
202212391493.914.064.18
20219972223.683.783.96
20209970293.663.743.84
201912266383.713.924.10
201810673423.783.944.01
201711674543.633.823.89
20169156373.633.833.93

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
Berkeley20254596
Berkeley2024374under 3
Berkeley202343124
Berkeley202245117
Berkeley202131105
Davis2025289under 3
Davis20241911under 3
Davis20233112under 3
Davis2022216under 3
Davis2021105under 3
Irvine20251002912
Irvine20241104228
Irvine20231103824
Irvine20221154124
Irvine202189147
Los Angeles20257296
Los Angeles2024776under 3
Los Angeles20238064
Los Angeles20228655
Los Angeles20216173
Merced20253737under 3
Merced202499under 3
Merced20232925under 3
Merced20222826under 3
Merced20211919under 3
Riverside202574646
Riverside202472544
Riverside202360384
Riverside202265464
Riverside202156354
San Diego202563225
San Diego202475283
San Diego202367417
San Diego202264397
San Diego2021408under 3
Santa Barbara20254316under 3
Santa Barbara20242913under 3
Santa Barbara20234513under 3
Santa Barbara20223113under 3
Santa Barbara20213515under 3
Santa Cruz20252012under 3
Santa Cruz20241911under 3
Santa Cruz202318123
Santa Cruz20222111under 3
Santa Cruz20212511under 3
Universitywide20251139436
Universitywide20241179140
Universitywide20231229649
Universitywide20221239149
Universitywide2021997222

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
Chemistrythis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis 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 count22
AP enrollment (male/female)517
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 331 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections7
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections13
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,789

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 California439%
California State University9520%
California community college18039%
In-state private72%
Out-of-state, 4-year31%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled13629%

464 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$14,737 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 40,124 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$508 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,664

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,964 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,664

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,744 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 62%Instruction support 11%Student services 11%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 3%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$488,850,02461.46%62%
Instruction support$86,054,63010.82%11%
Student services$87,620,26111.02%11%
Administration$34,026,7414.28%4%
Buildings & maintenance$71,680,1519.01%9%
Other$27,218,6683.42%3%
Total$795,450,475100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $795,450,475 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$14,737 per pupil
2020$13,697 per pupil
2019$13,564 per pupil
2018$12,765 per pupil
2017$11,487 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 holders0.6%

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 92843 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92843 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$81,446
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18%
ZIP-area population46,414
Median age38.8 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 92843 →

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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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