Public school · Sacramento City Unified · Sacramento, California

School of Engineering & Sciences — Rating & test scores

Sacramento · 7–12 · 542 students (2024–25)

62ndpercentileSolid

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
60

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

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (65 of 66); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 66
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).

This rating covers grade 11. School of Engineering & Sciences teaches 7–12: grades 7 and 8 results ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 59% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California. 6.7% of students (34 of 504) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

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

Sources
Sentence 1
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).
Sentence 2
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 504. District and California figures are averages of school rates (13 Sacramento City Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Sacramento City Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is School of Engineering & Sciences a good high school?

School of Engineering & Sciences scores higher than 62 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 62nd percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 21 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 32 in 100 at the average Sacramento City Unified high school. 6.7% of students (34 of 504) 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 10 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, 45% of low-income students in grades 7, 8 and 11 at School of Engineering & Sciences in Sacramento scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 43% for the same group across California.

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 6 AP courses in 4 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

84% 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, 69% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 59% 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: 36 in English, 37 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 · 36 tested

Advanced
25%
Proficient
44%
Below the standard
31%
This school69%
California57%
Sacramento City Unified40%

69% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 37 tested

Advanced
14%
Proficient
45%
Below the standard
41%
This school59%
California32%
Sacramento City Unified21%

59% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7, 8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced53%36%
Advanced12%10%
Proficient41%26%
Developing level26%29%
Minimal21%35%
Tested92109
California51%49%
Difference+2−13
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced69%
Advanced25%
Proficient44%
Developing level23%
Minimal8%
Tested36
California57%
Difference+12

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

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced39%30%
Advanced22%17%
Proficient17%13%
Developing level36%20%
Minimal25%50%
Tested88110
California38%36%
Difference+1−6
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced59%
Advanced14%
Proficient45%
Developing level19%
Minimal22%
Tested37
California32%
Difference+27

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.

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

How do the middle grades do?

Below California in English; near it in math. In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 34% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 201 tested

Advanced
11%
Proficient
33%
Below the standard
56%
This school44%
California50%
Sacramento City Unified43%

44% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 198 tested

Advanced
19%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
66%
This school34%
California37%
Sacramento City Unified31%

34% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 10 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 higher than in 2025. English went from 60% to 69% and math from 31% to 59%.

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 school25%44%23%8%36
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Sacramento City Unified17%23%24%36%2,684
Math, grade 11 · This school14%45%19%22%37
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Sacramento City Unified8%13%18%61%2,674
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school11%33%28%28%201
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Sacramento City Unified16%27%23%34%6,086
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school19%15%27%39%198
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Sacramento City Unified17%14%22%47%6,098

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.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202669%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202659%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 69% in 2026. In math, it went from 36% in 2017 to 59% 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%
57 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201861%
61 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201970%
46 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202252%
75 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202369%
62 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202459%
66 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202560%
58 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202669%
36 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201736%
56 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201830%
61 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201941%
46 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202229%
75 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202329%
62 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202431%
67 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202531%
58 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202659%
37 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on School of Engineering & Sciences’ results?

Sacramento City Unified’s board decides School of Engineering & Sciences’ plan.

The state hasn’t placed School of Engineering & Sciences in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Sacramento City Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Sacramento City Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

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

Sacramento City 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 Sacramento City Unified’s 2025–26 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

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

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

That compares with 89% across California. 59% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 84% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 65 of 66 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

59%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 39 of 66 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

72%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 47 of 65 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

84% enrolled in college within 12 months · 68 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓5 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓23 · 34%
  • California community college25 · 37%
  • In-state private2 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled11 · 16%

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 6 AP courses in 4 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 Science2
  • Sciences1
  • English1
  • History & Social Science2
Every approved AP course6 courses in 4 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Precalculus
Sciences 1
  • Environmental Science
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 2
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern

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 · 65 of 66 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 · 39 of 66 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 · 47 of 65 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
11
Admitted
10
Enrolled
3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 10 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 8 · Admitted under 3 · 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 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2023Applied 20 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2022Applied 10 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 11 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2020Applied 8 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 17 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2018Applied 13 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2017Applied 11 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 5 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
40
Admitted
38
Enrolled
23

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.

  • Sacramento StateApplied 148 · Admitted 143 · Enrolled 77
  • Chico StateApplied 52 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 8
  • San Francisco StateApplied 32 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 24 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 24 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 21 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 21 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 17 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 8 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 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 40 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2024Applied 43 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2023Applied 43 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2022Applied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2021Applied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 9

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

21 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Sacramento City Unified high school, 32 in 100 were. 6.7% 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: 103 of 501 students counted for it; suspension: 34 of 504 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 Sacramento City Unified high school 8.1%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

21 in 100This school
32 in 100At the average Sacramento City Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

103 of 501 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

6.7%

of students were suspended at least once (34 of 504). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades 7–8: 18 in 100, 38 of 212
  • Grades 9–12: 22 in 100, 65 of 289
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at School of Engineering & Sciences

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

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 54%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 54%2. Asian: 14%3. White: 12%4. Black or African American: 7%5. Two or more races: 7%6. Filipino: 4%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino54%
  2. Asian14%
  3. White12%
  4. Black or African American7%
  5. Two or more races7%
  6. Filipino4%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
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.

Who are the families and teachers?

61%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 333 of 542. California: 63%.

24teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

87%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

79% 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 · 30 of 38 English learners79%
Sacramento City Unified · 2,338 of 5,64941%
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 ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino54%
Asian14%
White12%
Black or African American7%
Two or more races7%
Filipino4%
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: 87% of teaching positions, 20.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 23.2 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into School of Engineering & Sciences, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    38th · Developing · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle
    20th · Needs Support · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High · this school
    School of Engineering & Sciences
    Grades 7–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    38th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

  • Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    13th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

  • Matsuyama Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    76th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Sam Brannan Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    20th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

  • California Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    52nd percentile · Solid · middle · 2026

  • Fern Bacon Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    18th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

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 Sacramento City Unified which school serves your address.

School website: ses.scusd.edu ↗Office: (916) 395-5040Administrator: Rinaldo Shackelford
7345 Gloria Drive, Sacramento 95831

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

Questions for your visit

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 6.7% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (34 of 504 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  3. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  4. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  5. How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (916) 395-50407345 Gloria Drive, 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.

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #558 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 13 in Sacramento City Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6325%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math22%5722%
Ready for college or career (state measure)59%5920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math46%5718%
Chronically absent13 in 100615%
Suspension rate8.5% (47 of 553)325%
English learners: top level30%685%

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
2024–256062#558California 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
2018–1911 in 1003.3% (18 of 552)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2417 in 1008.0% (44 of 549)
2024–2513 in 1008.5% (47 of 553)

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
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 · English23713%48%
2026 · Math23518%38%
2025 · English29715%49%
2025 · Math29812%30%
2024 · English30316%47%
2024 · Math30514%34%
2023 · English28112%50%
2023 · Math28014%36%
2022 · English28615%48%
2022 · Math28610%28%
2019 · English29115%54%
2019 · Math29315%38%
2018 · English30016%54%
2018 · Math30114%37%
2017 · English28815%55%
2017 · Math28714%34%

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 7 · English10944%
2025 · Grade 8 · English13048%
2025 · Grade 11 · English5860%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math11035%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math13025%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math5831%
2024 · Grade 7 · English12146%
2024 · Grade 8 · English11641%
2024 · Grade 11 · English6659%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math12138%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math11732%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math6731%
2023 · Grade 7 · English11848%
2023 · Grade 8 · English10141%
2023 · Grade 11 · English6269%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math11846%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math10028%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math6229%
2022 · Grade 7 · English9451%
2022 · Grade 8 · English11742%
2022 · Grade 11 · English7552%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math9434%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math11721%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math7529%
2019 · Grade 7 · English12649%
2019 · Grade 8 · English11953%
2019 · Grade 11 · English4670%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math12634%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math12140%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math4641%
2018 · Grade 7 · English12649%
2018 · Grade 8 · English11356%
2018 · Grade 11 · English6161%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math12641%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math11436%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math6130%
2017 · Grade 7 · English11943%
2017 · Grade 8 · English11251%
2017 · Grade 11 · English5786%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math12133%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math11034%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math5636%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide19915%30%49%6%

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-income16845%+12+2
Hispanic or Latino12039%+5−4
Students with disabilities (grades 7 and 8 only)3529%+15+15
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−10234Moderate−19234Moderate
Low-income−12155Moderate−19155Moderate
English-only students−9153not categorized−21153not categorized
Hispanic or Latino−15132Moderate−20132Moderate
English learners−1352Moderate−1152Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1131not categorized−1431not categorized
Students with disabilities−730Moderate−130Average
Asian+429Average−329Average
White−1325Moderate−1825Moderate
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−924Moderate−1224Moderate
English learners only−2221not categorized−1121not categorized
Two or more races−618Moderate−3118Minimal
Black or African American+517Accelerated−1917Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−10 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 7 and 8

234 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +1-point median for California high school records.

State model · math−19 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 7 and 8

234 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −19 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −6-point median for California high school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California high school records, the median English estimate is +1 and the middle half fall between −9 and +7 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 13 in 100 → 2025–26 · 21 in 100 · +8 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 8.5% (47 of 553) → 2025–26 · 6.7% (34 of 504) · −1.8 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 10024 in 100+15 in 100
Male12 in 10018 in 100+6 in 100
Asian4 in 10011 in 100+7 in 100
Black or African American15 in 10031 in 100+16 in 100
Hispanic or Latino13 in 10026 in 100+13 in 100
Two or more races21 in 1003 in 100−18 in 100
White9 in 10013 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities22 in 10027 in 100+5 in 100
English learners7 in 10020 in 100+13 in 100
Low-income13 in 10024 in 100+11 in 100
All students11 in 10021 in 100+10 in 100
Filipino—11 in 100—
Homeless—40 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 59% · numerator 39 students classified Prepared · denominator 66 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 33% · AP-pathway numerator 13 · denominator 39 (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 39 of 66 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
33%
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)
72%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
84%

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)
2025111033.733.69—
20249833.853.90—
2023201153.934.014.13
2022107under 33.673.90—
2021115under 33.603.85—
202084under 34.03——
2019171263.833.923.94
201813973.773.933.91
201711533.814.12—
201654under 33.82——

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
Berkeley20258under 3under 3
Berkeley20245under 3under 3
Berkeley20239under 3under 3
Berkeley20227under 3under 3
Berkeley20215under 3under 3
Davis2025103under 3
Davis202494under 3
Davis20231943
Davis20229under 3under 3
Davis20219under 3under 3
Irvine20246under 3under 3
Irvine20236under 3under 3
Los Angeles20215under 3under 3
Merced202599under 3
Merced202466under 3
Merced202355under 3
Merced202254under 3
Santa Cruz20246under 3under 3
Santa Cruz202385under 3
Santa Cruz202274under 3
Universitywide202511103
Universitywide2024983
Universitywide202320115
Universitywide2022107under 3
Universitywide2021115under 3

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
Calculus ABthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Precalculusthis 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 count6
AP enrollment (male/female)76
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections1
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections2
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)532

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 California57%
California State University2334%
California community college2537%
In-state private23%
Out-of-state, 4-year23%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1116%

68 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 84% · % 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$15,654 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 40,711 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$350 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 542

Central federal expenditures attributed here$2,859 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 542

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,421 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 13%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$506,760,54162.13%62%
Instruction support$107,070,69713.13%13%
Student services$94,256,79211.56%12%
Administration$39,104,7294.79%5%
Buildings & maintenance$67,145,8158.23%8%
Total$815,598,118100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $815,598,118 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$15,654 per pupil
2020$13,792 per pupil
2019$14,667 per pupil
2018$12,722 per pupil
2017$11,601 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 95831 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95831 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$100,751
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)51%
ZIP-area population43,545
Median age41.9 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 95831 →

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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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