Public school · Sonoma Valley Unified · Sonoma, California

Sonoma Valley High — Rating & test scores

Sonoma · 9–12 · 1,071 students (2024–25)

20000 Broadway, 95476svhs.sonomaschools.org ↗(707) 933-4010

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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 ↓

Sonoma Valley Highhigher than 35 of the 100 California dots

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

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Sonoma Valley Highhigher than 35 of the 100 California dots

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

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Sonoma Valley Highhigher than 35 of the 100 California dots

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

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 93% of the class graduated in four years (246 of 265); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 265
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, 18% 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 Sonoma Valley Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Sonoma Valley High a good high school?

Sonoma Valley High scores higher than 35 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 35th percentile, Developing, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 3.2% of students (35 of 1,096) 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 44 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, 52% of low-income students in grade 11 at Sonoma Valley High 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 18 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

69% 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?

Above California in English; well below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 62% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 18% 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: 260
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 · 260 tested

Advanced: 27%
Proficient: 35%
Below the standard: 38%

This school62%

California57%

Sonoma Valley Unified60%

62% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 260 tested

Advanced: 4%
Proficient: 14%
Below the standard: 82%

This school18%

California32%

18% 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 44 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 higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 53% to 62% and math from 17% to 18%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202553%247 tested

→

202662%260 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202517%245 tested

→

202618%260 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	27%	35%	21%	17%	260
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Sonoma Valley Unified	26%	34%	22%	18%	271
Math, grade 11 · This school	4%	14%	23%	59%	260
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523

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%20172022202662%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202618%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 63% in 2017 to 62% in 2026. In math, it went from 34% in 2017 to 18% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	63% 309 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	53% 285 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	58% 296 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	56% 263 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	52% 256 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	60% 251 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	53% 247 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	62% 260 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	34% 312 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	36% 288 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	30% 296 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	19% 263 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	19% 256 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	20% 253 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	17% 245 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	18% 260 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Sonoma Valley High’s results?

Sonoma Valley Unified’s board decides Sonoma Valley High’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

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

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

Sonoma Valley 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 Sonoma Valley Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Life at school

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

93% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 56% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 69% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

93%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 246 of 265 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

56%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 148 of 265 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

55%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 136 of 246 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

69% enrolled in college within 12 months · 267 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓23 · 8%
California State University CSU detail ↓34 · 13%
California community college101 · 38%
In-state private10 · 4%
Out-of-state, 4-year16 · 6%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled83 · 31%

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 18 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

Math & Computer Science4
Sciences3
English2
History & Social Science4
World Languages & Cultures2
Arts3

Every approved AP course18 courses in 6 subjects

Math & Computer Science 4

Calculus AB
Computer Science A
Precalculus
Statistics

Sciences 3

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 4

Human Geography
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History
World History: Modern

World Languages & Cultures 2

Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture

Arts 3

2-D Art and Design
3-D Art and Design
Drawing

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 · 246 of 265 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 · 148 of 265 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 · 136 of 246 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: 59
Admitted: 52
Enrolled: 26

By campus · fall 2025

UC DavisApplied 48 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 5
UC Santa CruzApplied 35 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 9
UCLAApplied 33 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 31 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
UC San DiegoApplied 29 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
UC BerkeleyApplied 28 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 4
UC MercedApplied 23 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 3
UC IrvineApplied 19 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC RiversideApplied 8 · Admitted 6 · 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 59 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 26
Fall 2024Applied 70 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 19
Fall 2023Applied 71 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 26
Fall 2022Applied 92 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 25
Fall 2021Applied 82 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 22
Fall 2020Applied 72 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 19
Fall 2019Applied 65 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 18
Fall 2018Applied 76 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 23
Fall 2017Applied 77 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 20
Fall 2016Applied 64 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 19

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 122
Admitted: 119
Enrolled: 37

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.

Sonoma StateApplied 318 · Admitted 298 · Enrolled 72
San Diego StateApplied 278 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 10
Chico StateApplied 226 · Admitted 206 · Enrolled 20
Sacramento StateApplied 207 · Admitted 189 · Enrolled 25
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 205 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 14
San Francisco StateApplied 177 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled 12
Cal State Long BeachApplied 170 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled under 6
San José StateApplied 142 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled 15
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 94 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 88 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 7
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 73 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State FullertonApplied 64 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied 59 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled —
Cal State San MarcosApplied 49 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
Fresno StateApplied 46 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 40 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 37 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State LAApplied 34 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 25 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
CSU BakersfieldApplied 24 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
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 122 · Admitted 119 · Enrolled 37
Fall 2024Applied 109 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled 40
Fall 2023Applied 116 · Admitted 113 · Enrolled 38
Fall 2022Applied 133 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 49
Fall 2021Applied 127 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 41

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

18 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California high school, 22 in 100 were. 3.2% 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: 197 of 1,078 students counted for it; suspension: 35 of 1,096 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

18 in 100This school

22 in 100At the average California high school

197 of 1,078 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

No district average: Sonoma Valley High is the only regular high school we rank in the Sonoma Valley Unified district with an attendance record.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.2%

of students were suspended at least once (35 of 1,096). 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 Sonoma Valley High

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

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Teach here? Tell us Sonoma Valley 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 well below the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

7% 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: 10% in math, against 21% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source

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

Sonoma Valley HighSame group, California

White78 tested37%Same group, California 44%
Hispanic or Latino173 tested10%Same group, California 21%
Low-income149 tested7%Same group, California 23%
Students with disabilities44 tested7%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 24% to 78%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino68%
White29%
Two or more races1%
Asian1%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
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. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

19% 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 · 19 of 99 English learners19%

Sonoma Valley Unified · 241 of 54844%

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?

33%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 351 of 1,071. California: 63%.

57teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

5%in their first year, 2024–25

93%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 Sonoma Valley Unified	vs California
Low-income · 150 tested in English, 149 in math
English	52%	+250%	+349%
Math	7%	07%	−1623%
Hispanic or Latino · 175 tested in English, 173 in math
English	53%	+251%	+449%
Math	10%	+19%	−1121%
White · 77 tested in English, 78 in math
English	78%	+276%	+1068%
Math	37%	037%	−744%
Students with disabilities · 46 tested in English, 44 in math
English	24%	+222%	+519%
Math	7%	+16%	−18%

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

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	68%
White	29%
Two or more races	1%
Asian	1%
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
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: 93% of teaching positions, 58.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 62.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Sonoma Valley High, and how do I get in?

Elementary
El Verano Elementary
27th · Developing · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
Middle
Altimira Middle
16th · Needs Support · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
High · this school
Sonoma Valley 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

El Verano Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
27th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Sassarini Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
10th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Flowery Elementary
Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder
20th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

Altimira Middle
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
16th 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 Sonoma Valley Unified which school serves your address.

School website: svhs.sonomaschools.org ↗Office: (707) 933-4010Administrator: Molly Kiss

Location and visiting

Get directions

20000 Broadway, Sonoma 95476

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

Questions for your visit

How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 19% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (19 of 99 students); California: 47%
What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 82% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (260 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 (707) 933-401020000 Broadway, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #963 of 1,498 California high schools we score

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	93%	57	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	12%	45	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	56%	57	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	35%	49	18%
Chronically absent	16 in 100	61	5%
Suspension rate	2.6% (29 of 1,109)	54	5%
English learners: top level	10%	40	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	51	35	#963	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	16 in 100	8.2% (110 of 1,336)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	21 in 100	3.4% (39 of 1,164)
2024–25	16 in 100	2.6% (29 of 1,109)

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	260	27%	35%	21%	17%	62%	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	260	4%	14%	23%	59%	18%	32%	−14

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	260	27%	62%
2026 · Math	260	4%	18%
2025 · English	247	18%	53%
2025 · Math	245	5%	17%
2024 · English	251	33%	60%
2024 · Math	253	7%	20%
2023 · English	256	26%	52%
2023 · Math	256	5%	19%
2022 · English	263	21%	56%
2022 · Math	263	6%	19%
2019 · English	296	22%	58%
2019 · Math	296	14%	30%
2018 · English	285	27%	53%
2018 · Math	288	14%	36%
2017 · English	309	28%	63%
2017 · Math	312	13%	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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	247	53%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	245	17%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	251	60%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	253	20%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	256	52%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	256	19%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	263	56%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	263	19%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	296	58%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	296	30%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	285	53%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	288	36%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	309	63%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	312	34%

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	266	6%	20%	64%	10%

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	150	52%	+2	+3
Hispanic or Latino	175	53%	+2	+4
White	77	78%	+2	+10

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 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.6% (29 of 1,109) → 2025–26 · 3.2% (35 of 1,096) · +0.6 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	19 in 100	19 in 100	0 in 100
Male	14 in 100	18 in 100	+4 in 100
Asian	9 in 100	18 in 100	+9 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	19 in 100	19 in 100	0 in 100
Two or more races	38 in 100	29 in 100	−9 in 100
White	13 in 100	17 in 100	+4 in 100
Students with disabilities	26 in 100	25 in 100	−1 in 100
English learners	25 in 100	23 in 100	−2 in 100
Military families	7 in 100	29 in 100	+22 in 100
Low-income	20 in 100	22 in 100	+2 in 100
All students	16 in 100	18 in 100	+2 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 56% · numerator 148 students classified Prepared · denominator 265 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 80% · AP-pathway numerator 118 · denominator 148 (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 148 of 265 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

93%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

80%

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)

55%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

69%

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	59	52	26	3.81	3.90	3.99
2024	70	40	19	3.67	3.89	4.10
2023	71	49	26	3.72	3.87	4.01
2022	92	50	25	3.87	4.15	4.21
2021	82	47	22	3.69	3.96	4.05
2020	72	49	19	3.73	3.88	4.11
2019	65	31	18	3.67	3.91	3.97
2018	76	33	23	3.66	3.98	4.00
2017	77	40	20	3.68	3.96	4.05
2016	64	42	19	3.72	3.90	3.99

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	28	8	4
Berkeley	2024	42	7	3
Berkeley	2023	34	3	under 3
Berkeley	2022	64	5	3
Berkeley	2021	34	7	7
Davis	2025	48	22	5
Davis	2024	47	12	4
Davis	2023	48	20	12
Davis	2022	49	13	5
Davis	2021	45	17	6
Irvine	2025	19	under 3	under 3
Irvine	2024	27	4	under 3
Irvine	2023	20	under 3	under 3
Irvine	2022	38	5	under 3
Irvine	2021	27	under 3	under 3
Los Angeles	2025	33	7	under 3
Los Angeles	2024	32	3	3
Los Angeles	2023	30	4	4
Los Angeles	2022	54	4	4
Los Angeles	2021	40	under 3	under 3
Merced	2025	23	21	under 3
Merced	2024	23	15	under 3
Merced	2023	23	21	under 3
Merced	2022	10	8	under 3
Merced	2021	16	11	under 3
Riverside	2025	8	6	under 3
Riverside	2024	12	7	under 3
Riverside	2023	6	under 3	under 3
Riverside	2022	14	8	under 3
Riverside	2021	13	4	under 3
San Diego	2025	29	12	under 3
San Diego	2024	41	10	under 3
San Diego	2023	34	3	under 3
San Diego	2022	50	9	3
San Diego	2021	43	9	under 3
Santa Barbara	2025	31	13	under 3
Santa Barbara	2024	38	12	4
Santa Barbara	2023	43	10	under 3
Santa Barbara	2022	57	12	4
Santa Barbara	2021	46	10	5
Santa Cruz	2025	35	30	9
Santa Cruz	2024	40	22	3
Santa Cruz	2023	46	28	5
Santa Cruz	2022	51	24	3
Santa Cruz	2021	47	19	under 3
Universitywide	2025	59	52	26
Universitywide	2024	70	40	19
Universitywide	2023	71	49	26
Universitywide	2022	92	50	25
Universitywide	2021	82	47	22

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
3-D Art and Design	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science A	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
Human Geography	this school
Precalculus	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Spanish Literature and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school
World History: Modern	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	18
AP enrollment (male/female)	330
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	1
Chemistry sections	10
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	1,125

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	23	8%
California State University	34	13%
California community college	101	38%
In-state private	10	4%
Out-of-state, 4-year	16	6%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	83	31%

267 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 69% · % 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$18,599 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,503 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$325 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,071

Central federal expenditures attributed here$117 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,071

District current expense · FY 2024–25$26,001 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 58%Instruction support 11%Student services 12%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 10%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$42,898,506	58.09%	58%
Instruction support	$8,123,504	11.00%	11%
Student services	$8,696,405	11.78%	12%
Administration	$6,311,267	8.55%	9%
Buildings & maintenance	$7,437,122	10.07%	10%
Total	$73,854,316	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $73,854,316 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$18,599 per pupil

2020$15,878 per pupil

2019$14,357 per pupil

2018$13,009 per pupil

2017$13,115 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 holders4.8%

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 95476 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95476 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$105,374
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	42%
ZIP-area population	35,196
Median age	52.1 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 95476 →

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