Public school · Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High · Saratoga, California

Saratoga High — Rating & test scores

Saratoga · 9–12 · 1,161 students (2024–25)

98thpercentileStrong

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
91

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, 96% of the class graduated in four years (291 of 303); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 303
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, 90% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 85% 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: 286 in English, 285 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Saratoga High a good high school?

Saratoga High scores higher than 98 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 98th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 9 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 10 in 100 at the average high school in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High district. 0.1% of students (1 of 1,147) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 92% of Asian students in grade 11 at Saratoga High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 79% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 1 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?

92% 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, 90% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 85% 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: 286 in English, 285 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 286 tested

Advanced
73%
Proficient
17%
Below the standard
10%
This school90%
California57%
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High82%

90% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 285 tested

Advanced
70%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
15%
This school85%
California32%
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High70%

85% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 86% to 90% and math from 79% to 85%.

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 school73%17%6%4%286
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High59%23%11%7%720
Math, grade 11 · This school70%15%8%7%285
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High51%19%16%14%718

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

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

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202690%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202685%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 86% in 2017 to 90% in 2026. In math, it went from 83% in 2017 to 85% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201786%
294 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201892%
282 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201994%
334 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202288%
262 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202386%
257 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202489%
283 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202586%
270 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202690%
286 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201783%
293 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201888%
281 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201991%
331 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202288%
262 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202389%
259 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202484%
283 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202579%
271 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202685%
285 tested
32%
413,523 tested

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. 89% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 92% 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 · 291 of 303 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

89%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 271 of 303 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

89%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 260 of 291 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

92% enrolled in college within 12 months · 301 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓61 · 20%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓15 · 5%
  • California community college56 · 18%
  • In-state private17 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year129 · 43%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled23 · 8%

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 24 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
  • Sciences7
  • English2
  • History & Social Science3
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • Arts5
Every approved AP course24 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Statistics
Sciences 7
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • European History
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 5
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Art History
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
1 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 · 291 of 303 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 · 271 of 303 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 · 260 of 291 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
245
Admitted
205
Enrolled
53

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 232 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 7
  • UCLAApplied 226 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 8
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 218 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 7
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 215 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 11
  • UC IrvineApplied 215 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 4
  • UC DavisApplied 212 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 174 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled 7
  • UC RiversideApplied 127 · Admitted 115 · Enrolled 3
  • UC MercedApplied 98 · Admitted 95 · 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 245 · Admitted 205 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2024Applied 228 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 59
  • Fall 2023Applied 238 · Admitted 194 · Enrolled 63
  • Fall 2022Applied 270 · Admitted 204 · Enrolled 67
  • Fall 2021Applied 263 · Admitted 175 · Enrolled 47
  • Fall 2020Applied 262 · Admitted 208 · Enrolled 82
  • Fall 2019Applied 227 · Admitted 156 · Enrolled 56
  • Fall 2018Applied 242 · Admitted 167 · Enrolled 59
  • Fall 2017Applied 246 · Admitted 187 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2016Applied 243 · Admitted 197 · Enrolled 61

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
180
Admitted
172
Enrolled
12

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 695 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled 14
  • San José StateApplied 513 · Admitted 433 · Enrolled 31
  • San Diego StateApplied 449 · Admitted 148 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 273 · Admitted 138 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 266 · Admitted 179 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 128 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 101 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 88 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 8
  • Sonoma StateApplied 72 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 64 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 62 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 52 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 48 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 45 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 43 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 27 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 27 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · 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 180 · Admitted 172 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2024Applied 171 · Admitted 165 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2023Applied 169 · Admitted 153 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2022Applied 170 · Admitted 162 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2021Applied 169 · Admitted 149 · Enrolled 16

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

9 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0.1% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 10 in 100 at the average high school in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High district: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 103 of 1,136 students counted for it; suspension: 1 of 1,147 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 Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High district 0.3%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

9 in 100This school
10 in 100At the average high school in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High district
22 in 100At the average California high school

103 of 1,136 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.1%

of students were suspended at least once (1 of 1,147). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Saratoga High

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?

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

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).
Saratoga HighSame group, California
  • AsianEnglish · 180 tested92%Same group, California 79%
  • AsianMath · 180 tested91%Same group, California 67%
  • WhiteEnglish · 46 tested89%Same group, California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 45 tested69%Same group, California 44%
  • Two or more racesEnglish · 42 tested93%Same group, California 67%
  • Two or more racesMath · 41 tested93%Same group, California 43%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Asian: 63%2. White: 17%3. Two or more races: 8%4. Not reported: 7%5. Hispanic or Latino: 5%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Asian63%
  2. White17%
  3. Two or more races8%
  4. Not reported7%
  5. Hispanic or Latino5%
  6. Black or African American—
  7. Filipino—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  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. “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?

67% 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 · 10 of 15 English learners67%
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High · 25 of 4457%
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?

3%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 40 of 1,161. California: 63%.

76teachers, 2024–25

17 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

1%in their first year, 2024–25

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

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Los Gatos-Saratoga Union Highvs California
Asian · 180 tested
English92%+191%+1379%
Math91%+388%+2467%
White · 46 tested in English, 45 in math
English89%+1277%+2168%
Math69%+1059%+2544%
Two or more races · 42 tested in English, 41 in math
English93%+687%+2667%
Math93%+1479%+5043%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Hispanic or Latino students and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for low-income, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners 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
Asian63%
White17%
Two or more races8%
Not reported7%
Hispanic or Latino5%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
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: 89% of teaching positions, 56.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 63.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High which school serves your address.

School website: saratogahigh.org ↗Office: (408) 867-3411Administrator: Greg Louie
20300 Herriman Avenue, Saratoga 95070

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High.

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. How do you stretch students who are already ahead? 73% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (286 students tested); California: 27%
  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 (408) 867-341120300 Herriman 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
  • Prospect HighCampbell Union High · 2.3 mi
    77thStrongScope Score 67
  • Westmont HighCampbell Union High · 2.4 mi
    86thStrongScope Score 72
  • Lynbrook HighFremont Union High · 2.6 mi
    99thStrongScope Score 93

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 #17 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate96%6025%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math63%10022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)89%7820%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math83%8418%
Chronically absent9 in 100665%
Suspension rate0.2% (2 of 1,175)655%
English learners: top level45%975%

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.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.
Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
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
2024–259198#17California 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
2018–195 in 1001.8% (25 of 1,384)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–248 in 1000.7% (9 of 1,206)
2024–259 in 1000.2% (2 of 1,175)

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 1128673%17%6%4%90%57%+33

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 1128570%15%8%7%85%32%+53

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 · English28673%90%
2026 · Math28570%85%
2025 · English27063%86%
2025 · Math27163%79%
2024 · English28362%89%
2024 · Math28364%84%
2023 · English25759%86%
2023 · Math25966%89%
2022 · English26266%88%
2022 · Math26270%88%
2019 · English33475%94%
2019 · Math33174%91%
2018 · English28272%92%
2018 · Math28172%88%
2017 · English29468%86%
2017 · Math29358%83%

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 · English27086%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math27179%
2024 · Grade 11 · English28389%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math28384%
2023 · Grade 11 · English25786%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math25989%
2022 · Grade 11 · English26288%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math26288%
2019 · Grade 11 · English33494%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math33191%
2018 · Grade 11 · English28292%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math28188%
2017 · Grade 11 · English29486%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math29383%

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
Schoolwide29135%38%25%1%

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
Asian18092%+1+13
White4689%+12+21
Two or more races4293%+6+26
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 · 9 in 100 → 2025–26 · 9 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.2% (2 of 1,175) → 2025–26 · 0.1% (1 of 1,147) · −0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female6 in 1009 in 100+3 in 100
Male4 in 1009 in 100+5 in 100
Asian4 in 1008 in 100+4 in 100
Hispanic or Latino13 in 10018 in 100+5 in 100
Two or more races5 in 10010 in 100+5 in 100
White5 in 10013 in 100+8 in 100
Students with disabilities18 in 10023 in 100+5 in 100
English learners20 in 10011 in 100−9 in 100
Low-income11 in 10018 in 100+7 in 100
All students5 in 1009 in 100+4 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 89% · numerator 271 students classified Prepared · denominator 303 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 93% · AP-pathway numerator 252 · denominator 271 (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 271 of 303 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
93%
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)
89%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
92%

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)
2025245205533.994.014.06
2024228180593.994.024.10
2023238194634.034.074.15
2022270204674.074.104.14
2021263175473.873.964.07
2020262208824.004.054.06
2019227156563.934.044.08
2018242167593.884.014.08
2017246187403.823.934.01
2016243197613.853.944.01

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
Berkeley20252152111
Berkeley20241954126
Berkeley20231924724
Berkeley20222353319
Berkeley20212023316
Davis2025212464
Davis2024206434
Davis2023193656
Davis2022238635
Davis2021212613
Irvine2025215404
Irvine202420430under 3
Irvine2023202263
Irvine2022236318
Irvine202121714under 3
Los Angeles2025226208
Los Angeles2024203189
Los Angeles20232082610
Los Angeles20222502512
Los Angeles2021217225
Merced20259895under 3
Merced20246559under 3
Merced20236261under 3
Merced20227371under 3
Merced20216056under 3
Riverside20251271153
Riverside2024114925
Riverside20239475under 3
Riverside2022101825
Riverside2021121726
San Diego2025232377
San Diego2024211346
San Diego2023214444
San Diego202224527under 3
San Diego2021229404
Santa Barbara2025218787
Santa Barbara2024208584
Santa Barbara2023204646
Santa Barbara20222435911
Santa Barbara2021220569
Santa Cruz20251741327
Santa Cruz20241731023
Santa Cruz20231791178
Santa Cruz2022173915
Santa Cruz202118081under 3
Universitywide202524520553
Universitywide202422818059
Universitywide202323819463
Universitywide202227020467
Universitywide202126317547

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

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis 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 count24
AP enrollment (male/female)603
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 1 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections16
Physics sections20
Chemistry sections26
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,197

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 California6120%
California State University155%
California community college5618%
In-state private176%
Out-of-state, 4-year12943%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled238%

301 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 92% · % 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$16,925 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,470 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$1,019 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,161

Central federal expenditures attributed here$164 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,161

District current expense · FY 2024–25$27,341 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 55%Instruction support 11%Student services 11%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 3%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$43,292,78754.57%55%
Instruction support$9,023,73411.37%11%
Student services$8,909,45811.23%11%
Administration$6,022,6977.59%8%
Buildings & maintenance$9,557,48512.05%12%
Other$2,532,4103.19%3%
Total$79,338,571100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $79,338,571 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$16,925 per pupil
2020$16,636 per pupil
2019$17,307 per pupil
2018$16,723 per pupil
2017$15,955 per pupil
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 95070 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95070 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$250,001
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)81%
ZIP-area population31,417
Median age51.6 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 95070 →

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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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