Public school · Desert Sands Unified · Indio, California

Shadow Hills High — Rating & test scores

Indio · 9–12 · 1,650 students (2024–25)

39-225 Jefferson Street, 92201shhs.dsusd.us ↗(760) 393-5400

37thpercentileDeveloping

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

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

Shadow Hillshigher than 37 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Shadow Hillshigher than 37 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Shadow Hillshigher than 37 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (393 of 410); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 410
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, 20% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 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. 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 Desert Sands Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Shadow Hills a good high school?

Shadow Hills High scores higher than 37 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 37th percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 33 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 39 in 100 at the average Desert Sands Unified high school. 4.2% of students (72 of 1,698) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 32 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, 49% of low-income students in grade 11 at Shadow Hills High in Indio 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 20 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

263 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?

67% 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?

Below California in English; well below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 52% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 20% 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: 349 in English, 347 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 · 349 tested

Advanced: 21%
Proficient: 31%
Below the standard: 48%

This school52%

California57%

Desert Sands Unified54%

52% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 347 tested

Advanced: 6%
Proficient: 14%
Below the standard: 80%

This school20%

California32%

Desert Sands Unified23%

20% 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 32 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?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 49% to 52% and math from 10% to 20%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202549%357 tested

→

202652%349 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202510%354 tested

→

202620%347 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

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
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	21%	31%	29%	19%	349
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Desert Sands Unified	23%	31%	24%	22%	1,974
Math, grade 11 · This school	6%	14%	22%	58%	347
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Desert Sands Unified	9%	14%	20%	57%	1,975

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%20172022202652%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202620%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 67% in 2017 to 52% in 2026. In math, it was 20% in both 2017 and 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	67% 438 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	55% 510 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	53% 471 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	43% 388 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	46% 426 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	48% 395 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	49% 357 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	52% 349 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	20% 438 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	20% 515 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	18% 466 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	11% 389 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	14% 429 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	13% 388 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	10% 354 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	20% 347 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Shadow Hills’ results?

Desert Sands Unified’s board decides Shadow Hills’ plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Desert Sands 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 Desert Sands Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source

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

Desert Sands 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 Desert Sands Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Life at school

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

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

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

That compares with 89% across California. 64% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 67% 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 · 393 of 410 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

64%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 263 of 410 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

72%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 284 of 393 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

67% enrolled in college within 12 months · 404 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓26 · 6%
California State University CSU detail ↓40 · 10%
California community college181 · 45%
In-state private11 · 3%
Out-of-state, 4-year10 · 2%
Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 1%
Not enrolled134 · 33%

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 20 AP courses in 7 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 Science6
Sciences2
English2
History & Social Science4
World Languages & Cultures2
Arts2
AP Capstone2

Every approved AP course20 courses in 7 subjects

Math & Computer Science 6

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
Precalculus
Statistics

Sciences 2

Biology
Chemistry

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 4

European History
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
United States History

World Languages & Cultures 2

Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture

Arts 2

2-D Art and Design
Drawing

AP Capstone 2

Research
Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

263 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 · 393 of 410 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 · 263 of 410 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 · 284 of 393 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: 45
Admitted: 36
Enrolled: 21

By campus · fall 2025

UC IrvineApplied 33 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
UC San DiegoApplied 30 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 9
UC RiversideApplied 24 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 3
UCLAApplied 23 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 17 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 3
UC BerkeleyApplied 16 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC DavisApplied 14 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 3
UC MercedApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa CruzApplied 10 · Admitted 8 · 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 45 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 21
Fall 2024Applied 65 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 18
Fall 2023Applied 65 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 27
Fall 2022Applied 80 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 25
Fall 2021Applied 78 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 25
Fall 2020Applied 62 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 21
Fall 2019Applied 92 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 29
Fall 2018Applied 101 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 22
Fall 2017Applied 87 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 29
Fall 2016Applied 58 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 25

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 346
Admitted: 334
Enrolled: 38

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 San BernardinoApplied 690 · Admitted 642 · Enrolled 74
San Diego StateApplied 598 · Admitted 196 · Enrolled 19
Cal State Long BeachApplied 590 · Admitted 256 · Enrolled 8
Cal State FullertonApplied 430 · Admitted 342 · Enrolled 26
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 376 · Admitted 248 · Enrolled 20
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 160 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State LAApplied 150 · Admitted 138 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 142 · Admitted 126 · Enrolled under 6
CSU BakersfieldApplied 118 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled —
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 116 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 10
San Francisco StateApplied 112 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 6
Chico StateApplied 110 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 110 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled under 6
Sacramento StateApplied 80 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied 74 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled under 6
Fresno StateApplied 70 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled under 6
San José StateApplied 66 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 62 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
Sonoma StateApplied 48 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled —
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 46 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
Stanislaus StateApplied 20 · Admitted 12 · 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 346 · Admitted 334 · Enrolled 38
Fall 2024Applied 240 · Admitted 234 · Enrolled 49
Fall 2023Applied 204 · Admitted 184 · Enrolled 33
Fall 2022Applied 214 · Admitted 204 · Enrolled 31
Fall 2021Applied 206 · Admitted 190 · Enrolled 35

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

33 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Desert Sands Unified high school, 39 in 100 were. 4.2% 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: 545 of 1,667 students counted for it; suspension: 72 of 1,698 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 Desert Sands Unified high school 3.3%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

33 in 100This school

39 in 100At the average Desert Sands Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

545 of 1,667 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

4.2%

of students were suspended at least once (72 of 1,698). 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 Shadow Hills

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Teach here? Tell us Desert Sands Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students scored below the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

17% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 16% in math, against 21% for the same group across California.

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Shadow HillsSame group, California

Low-incomeEnglish · 269 tested49%Same group, California 49%
Low-incomeMath · 267 tested17%Same group, California 23%
Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 305 tested49%Same group, California 49%
Hispanic or LatinoMath · 302 tested16%Same group, California 21%
Students with disabilitiesEnglish · 43 tested12%Same group, California 19%
Students with disabilitiesMath · 44 tested2%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino85%
White8%
Not reported2%
Black or African American2%
Asian1%
Two or more races<1%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
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?

61% 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 · 105 of 171 English learners61%

Desert Sands Unified · 1,701 of 3,55148%

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?

80%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,321 of 1,650. California: 63%.

76teachers, 2024–25

13 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

11%in their first year, 2024–25

82%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in math for low-income and Hispanic or Latino students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Desert Sands Unified	vs California
Low-income · 269 tested in English, 267 in math
English	49%	−150%	049%
Math	17%	−219%	−623%
Hispanic or Latino · 305 tested in English, 302 in math
English	49%	−150%	049%
Math	16%	−218%	−521%
Students with disabilities · 43 tested in English, 44 in math
English	12%	012%	−719%
Math	2%	−35%	−68%

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

White students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, 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, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	85%
White	8%
Not reported	2%
Black or African American	2%
Asian	1%
Two or more races	<1%
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: 82% of teaching positions, 59.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 72.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

Elementary
Andrew Jackson Elementary
15th · Needs Support · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
Middle
Desert Ridge Academy
17th · Needs Support · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
High · this school
Shadow Hills High
Grades 9–12

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

Andrew Jackson Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
15th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Ronald Reagan Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
46th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
73% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

Desert Ridge Academy
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
17th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Desert Sands Unified which school serves your address.

School website: shhs.dsusd.us ↗Office: (760) 393-5400Administrator: David Dunn

Location and visiting

Get directions

39-225 Jefferson Street, Indio 92201

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

Questions for your visit

Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 33 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (545 of 1,667 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 80% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (347 students tested); California: 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (760) 393-540039-225 Jefferson Street, 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

Horizon2.9 mi
29thDevelopingScope Score 49

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #933 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 5 in Desert Sands Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	96%	60	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	9%	42	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	64%	62	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	29%	45	18%
Chronically absent	29 in 100	51	5%
Suspension rate	5.1% (89 of 1,740)	44	5%
English learners: top level	22%	60	5%

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 year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	52	37	#933	California 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	18 in 100	6.8% (148 of 2,185)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	32 in 100	7.0% (125 of 1,789)
2024–25	29 in 100	5.1% (89 of 1,740)

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
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	349	21%	31%	29%	19%	52%	57%	−5

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
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	347	6%	14%	22%	58%	20%	32%	−12

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 · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	349	21%	52%
2026 · Math	347	6%	20%
2025 · English	357	15%	49%
2025 · Math	354	3%	10%
2024 · English	395	14%	48%
2024 · Math	388	2%	13%
2023 · English	426	19%	46%
2023 · Math	429	3%	14%
2022 · English	388	13%	43%
2022 · Math	389	1%	11%
2019 · English	471	18%	53%
2019 · Math	466	3%	18%
2018 · English	510	20%	55%
2018 · Math	515	4%	20%
2017 · English	438	24%	67%
2017 · Math	438	5%	20%

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	357	49%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	354	10%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	395	48%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	388	13%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	426	46%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	429	14%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	388	43%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	389	11%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	471	53%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	466	18%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	510	55%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	515	20%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	438	67%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	438	20%

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	347	7%	20%	64%	9%

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 · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	269	49%	−1	0
Hispanic or Latino	305	49%	−1	0
Students with disabilities	43	12%	0	−7

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 · 29 in 100 → 2025–26 · 33 in 100 · +4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 5.1% (89 of 1,740) → 2025–26 · 4.2% (72 of 1,698) · −0.9 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	18 in 100	33 in 100	+15 in 100
Male	18 in 100	32 in 100	+14 in 100
Asian	9 in 100	29 in 100	+20 in 100
Black or African American	16 in 100	25 in 100	+9 in 100
Filipino	23 in 100	—	—
Hispanic or Latino	18 in 100	33 in 100	+15 in 100
White	16 in 100	28 in 100	+12 in 100
Students with disabilities	28 in 100	44 in 100	+16 in 100
English learners	30 in 100	43 in 100	+13 in 100
Homeless	17 in 100	66 in 100	+49 in 100
Low-income	21 in 100	35 in 100	+14 in 100
All students	18 in 100	33 in 100	+15 in 100
Two or more races	—	14 in 100	—
Foster youth	—	50 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

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 64% · numerator 263 students classified Prepared · denominator 410 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 52% · AP-pathway numerator 137 · denominator 263 (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 263 of 410 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

52%

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

67%

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

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	45	36	21	3.90	3.98	4.09
2024	65	46	18	3.89	4.03	4.18
2023	65	46	27	3.85	3.99	3.97
2022	80	54	25	3.90	4.08	4.17
2021	78	53	25	3.74	3.93	4.04
2020	62	42	21	3.83	3.95	3.96
2019	92	51	29	3.74	3.98	4.03
2018	101	39	22	3.58	4.04	4.09
2017	87	52	29	3.72	3.95	3.98
2016	58	43	25	3.67	3.79	3.80

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

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	16	3	under 3
Berkeley	2024	24	5	under 3
Berkeley	2023	20	under 3	under 3
Berkeley	2022	32	3	under 3
Berkeley	2021	18	4	under 3
Davis	2025	14	8	3
Davis	2024	13	7	4
Davis	2023	16	4	under 3
Davis	2022	16	9	under 3
Davis	2021	23	6	under 3
Irvine	2025	33	11	under 3
Irvine	2024	44	22	6
Irvine	2023	52	13	7
Irvine	2022	54	20	6
Irvine	2021	46	14	6
Los Angeles	2025	23	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2024	27	3	3
Los Angeles	2023	35	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2022	51	4	4
Los Angeles	2021	37	3	under 3
Merced	2025	11	11	under 3
Merced	2024	7	4	under 3
Merced	2023	11	11	4
Merced	2022	6	5	under 3
Merced	2021	11	9	under 3
Riverside	2025	24	24	under 3
Riverside	2024	32	25	under 3
Riverside	2023	34	24	6
Riverside	2022	41	27	4
Riverside	2021	38	23	3
San Diego	2025	30	14	9
San Diego	2024	47	13	3
San Diego	2023	43	6	under 3
San Diego	2022	57	22	8
San Diego	2021	49	20	11
Santa Barbara	2025	17	12	3
Santa Barbara	2024	30	15	under 3
Santa Barbara	2023	23	12	5
Santa Barbara	2022	38	15	under 3
Santa Barbara	2021	26	15	4
Santa Cruz	2025	10	8	under 3
Santa Cruz	2024	21	11	under 3
Santa Cruz	2023	14	12	under 3
Santa Cruz	2022	23	11	under 3
Santa Cruz	2021	21	12	under 3
Universitywide	2025	45	36	21
Universitywide	2024	65	46	18
Universitywide	2023	65	46	27
Universitywide	2022	80	54	25
Universitywide	2021	78	53	25

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

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science A	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
European History	this school
Macroeconomics	this school
Microeconomics	this school
Precalculus	this school
Research	this school
Seminar	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Spanish Literature and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
United States History	this 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

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	16
AP enrollment (male/female)	465
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 263 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	3
Physics sections	16
Chemistry sections	30
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	1,662

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

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	26	6%
California State University	40	10%
California community college	181	45%
In-state private	11	3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	10	2%
Out-of-state, 2-year	2	1%
Not enrolled	134	33%

404 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 67% · % 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$13,985 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 26,982 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$434 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,650

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,404 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,650

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,375 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 57%Instruction support 13%Student services 10%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 4%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$273,608,683	56.92%	57%
Instruction support	$62,206,689	12.94%	13%
Student services	$46,789,776	9.73%	10%
Administration	$26,364,191	5.48%	5%
Buildings & maintenance	$50,626,226	10.53%	11%
Other	$21,111,680	4.39%	4%
Total	$480,707,245	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $480,707,245 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$13,985 per pupil

2020$13,292 per pupil

2019$13,157 per pupil

2018$12,561 per pupil

2017$12,166 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 holders0.8%

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 92201 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92201 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$66,758
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	15%
ZIP-area population	65,825
Median age	37.5 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 92201 →

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