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Simi Valley High

High School
📍 5400 Cochran Street
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools
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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment
1,921 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
36%
Teachers
81 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
96.0%
AP Exam Prepared
84.1%
A-G Completion
48.7%
College-Going Rate
83.5%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+22.6 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+22.9 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
25.9%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 135 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic39.9%
White44.1%
Asian7.0%
Black1.2%
Other7.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Simi Valley High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard15.9%
Met Standard20.6%
Below Standard63.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Simi Valley High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.9% of students exceeded standard while 20.6% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's 3.3 points below the Simi Valley Unified district average of 19.2%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 40.2% exceeded — 24.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 96.0% — above the state target. 48.7% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 83.5% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.9%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
15.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
36.5%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
16.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
860
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th42923.3%28.0%22.4%26.3%51.3%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th4318.6%13.2%24.1%54.1%21.8%

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score · Explore all schools · Blog