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Sonora High — Rating & test scores

430 North Washington Street, Sonora · 880 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 77

SolidScope Score · 60th percentile. Higher than 60 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (190 of 197); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 197
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).

Overview

Is Sonora High a good high school?

Solid. Sonora High is higher than most California high schools on test results. Sonora High is lower than most on attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced6566%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5629%
English, Advanced6330%
Math, Advanced437%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance2927 in 100
Sonora High’s place among California high schools, out of 100Sonora Union High’s other high schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

281 of 858 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 36 in 100 at the average high school in the Sonora Union High district.

Each bar is Sonora High’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 858. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Sonora Union High schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Sonora High say about itself?

We haven’t read Sonora High’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open shs.sonorahigh.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 1 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Sonora High. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

2 high schools within 0.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. SonoraScope Score 7760th
  2. Theodore BirdSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 635th
Sonora Union HighMagnet or school of choice

A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Schools like it

How does Sonora High compare with schools like it?

Sonora High’s Scope Score is 77. 190 California high schools, counting Sonora High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 79. Sonora High’s result is higher than 70 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 190

  1. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 32%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Troy High

    Fullerton

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

190 California public high schools where 32% to 44% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 32% to 44% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Sonora High’s share. The count includes Sonora High. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 66% to 59% and math from 29% to 31%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202674%77%59%Sonora HighSonora High57%CaliforniaCalifornia57%Sonora Union HighDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202642%45%32%CaliforniaCalifornia31%Sonora HighSonora High29%Sonora Union HighDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Sonora Union High’s line combines its 2 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other school. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Sonora Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSonora HighSonora Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201777%74%60%204
201875%69%56%224
201975%72%57%186
202267%59%55%168
202363%52%55%182
202467%58%56%197
202566%58%57%175
202659%57%57%184
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSonora HighSonora Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201745%42%32%201
201837%34%31%223
201941%37%32%187
202230%25%27%168
202324%19%27%181
202427%23%28%196
202529%25%30%175
202631%29%32%184

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in both subjects.

English

59%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

26153821
Sonora Union High56%California57%

Math

31%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

4227229
Sonora Union High26%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 59% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 31% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 28 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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school21%38%15%26%184
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Sonora Union High19%37%19%25%226
Math, grade 11 · This school9%22%27%42%184
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Sonora Union High8%18%24%50%225

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 184 tested in English, 184 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 62% of students. 281 of 858 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

33in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (281 of 858 students).

At the average high school in the Sonora Union High district: 36 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

880

students in grades 9–12.

White 62%Hispanic or Latino 24%Two or more races 6%Not reported 5%

Family income

38%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 337 of 880. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

41

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

7% were in their first year.

79% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

10.1%

of students were suspended at least once (89 of 884). Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White62%
Hispanic or Latino24%
Two or more races6%
Not reported5%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 30.9 of 38.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 60 tested48%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 60 tested30%California 23%
  • WhiteEnglish · 128 tested59%California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 128 tested29%California 44%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 42 tested62%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 42 tested38%California 21%

38% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 21% for the same group across California. White students scored below the same group across California in English and math.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Sonora Union Highvs California
Low-income · 60 tested
English48%+345%−149%
Math30%+921%+723%
White · 128 tested
English59%+653%−968%
Math29%+524%−1544%
Hispanic or Latino · 42 tested
English62%+161%+1349%
Math38%+731%+1721%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sonora Union High, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Students with disabilities: 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, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

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

96% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 62% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 69% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

62%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

26%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 190 of 197 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

62%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 122 of 197 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

26%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 50 of 190 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 · 169 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓7 · 4%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓9 · 5%
  • California community college87 · 51%
  • In-state private1 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year11 · 7%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 1%
  • Not enrolled52 · 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.

Where the class of 2023 went
69%enrolled in college within a year

169 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California7 (4%)
  • California State University9 (5%)
  • California community college87 (51%)
  • In-state private1 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year11 (7%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 (1%)
  • Not enrolled52 (31%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 190 of 197 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 · 122 of 197 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 · 50 of 190 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
19
Admitted
18
Enrolled
9

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 11 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 11 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 10 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 10 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 9 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 9 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 9 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 6 · 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 19 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2024Applied 16 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2023Applied 21 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2022Applied 16 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2021Applied 16 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2020Applied 16 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2019Applied 25 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2018Applied 25 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2017Applied 23 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2016Applied 18 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 5

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
28
Admitted
28
Enrolled
12

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • San Diego StateApplied 54 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 54 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 34 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 9
  • Chico StateApplied 33 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 33 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 30 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 6
  • San José StateApplied 25 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 24 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 17 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 15 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 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 28 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2024Applied 28 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2023Applied 30 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2022Applied 31 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2021Applied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 12 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 Science2
  • Sciences1
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course12 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Precalculus
Sciences 1
  • Environmental Science
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • European History
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 1
  • 2-D Art and Design

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
115 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Sonora High. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$12,067 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Sonora Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $3 million.

$12,067

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,196
The school’s share of district office costs
$871
Of the total, from federal funds
$264
  • Sonora High$12,067
  • Sonora Union High high schools$12,307
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Sonora Union High’s yearly plan

$3million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$2million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 4 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $3 million of $23 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Sonora Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27.

The neighborhood

What is the area around Sonora High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95370. They are not figures for the families at Sonora High.

Typical household income in a year

$82,990

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 95370.

Typical home value
$448,400
People who live in this ZIP code
28,355
Typical age
49.1 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
26%

What you can do

Who can act on Sonora High’s results?

Sonora Union High’s board decides Sonora High’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Sonora High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. 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 (281 of 858 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?10.1% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (89 of 884 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. What extra help do White students get, and how do you know it’s working?29% of White students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (128 students tested); the same group across California: 44%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Sonora Union High which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is Sonora High?

Address
430 North Washington Street, Sonora 95370Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Karen SellsAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 21, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Sonora Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Sonora High a good high school?

Sonora High has a Scope Score of 77. It scored higher than 60 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 60th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 33 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 36 in 100 at the average high school in the Sonora Union High district. 10.1% of students (89 of 884) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 28 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 48% of low-income students in grade 11 at Sonora High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 12 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 115 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

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. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #598 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate96%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math19%5322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)62%6120%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math47%5818%
Chronically absent27 in 100535%
Suspension rate8.8% (82 of 930)285%
English learners: top level36%815%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257760#598California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1916 in 10012.1% (123 of 1,018)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2424 in 10012.7% (127 of 997)
2024–2527 in 1008.8% (82 of 930)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1118421%38%15%26%59%57%+2

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 111849%22%27%42%31%32%−1

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English18421%59%
2026 · Math1849%31%
2025 · English17530%66%
2025 · Math1757%29%
2024 · English19730%67%
2024 · Math1966%27%
2023 · English18226%63%
2023 · Math1819%24%
2022 · English16824%67%
2022 · Math1688%30%
2019 · English18644%75%
2019 · Math18715%41%
2018 · English22438%75%
2018 · Math22312%37%
2017 · English20443%77%
2017 · Math20114%45%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English17566%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math17529%
2024 · Grade 11 · English19767%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math19627%
2023 · Grade 11 · English18263%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math18124%
2022 · Grade 11 · English16867%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math16830%
2019 · Grade 11 · English18675%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math18741%
2018 · Grade 11 · English22475%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math22337%
2017 · Grade 11 · English20477%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math20145%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide1851%25%62%12%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income6048%+3−1
White12859%+6−9
Hispanic or Latino4262%+1+13
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 · 27 in 100 → 2025–26 · 33 in 100 · +6 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 8.8% (82 of 930) → 2025–26 · 10.1% (89 of 884) · +1.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female17 in 10034 in 100+17 in 100
Male16 in 10032 in 100+16 in 100
Asian2 of 15——
Filipino0 of 13——
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10033 in 100+23 in 100
Two or more races10 of 5115 of 51—
White18 in 10034 in 100+16 in 100
Students with disabilities24 in 10042 in 100+18 in 100
English learners1 of 254 of 16—
Homeless6 of 2321 of 36—
Low-income23 in 10043 in 100+20 in 100
All students16 in 10033 in 100+17 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 62% · numerator 122 students classified Prepared · denominator 197 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 45% · AP-pathway numerator 55 · denominator 122 (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 122 of 197 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
45%
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)
26%
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
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025191894.034.064.03
2024161344.014.07—
2023211674.084.124.18
2022161283.843.944.02
2021161063.874.054.06
2020161264.014.114.31
2019251673.934.063.97
2018251583.813.953.99
2017231463.854.023.85
2016181353.924.103.96

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025943
Berkeley20247under 3under 3
Berkeley20238under 3under 3
Davis2025117under 3
Davis2024103under 3
Davis2023159under 3
Davis20228under 3under 3
Davis2021105under 3
Irvine202596under 3
Irvine20246under 3under 3
Irvine20237under 3under 3
Irvine20217under 3under 3
Los Angeles202511under 3under 3
Los Angeles20248under 3under 3
Los Angeles202312under 3under 3
Los Angeles20225under 3under 3
Los Angeles20218under 3under 3
Merced202588under 3
Merced202377under 3
Riverside202566under 3
San Diego2025103under 3
San Diego20249under 3under 3
San Diego2023133under 3
San Diego20228under 3under 3
San Diego20216under 3under 3
Santa Barbara2025106under 3
Santa Barbara2024126under 3
Santa Barbara2023124under 3
Santa Barbara202295under 3
Santa Barbara202186under 3
Santa Cruz202597under 3
Santa Cruz202465under 3
Santa Cruz202375under 3
Santa Cruz2022105under 3
Universitywide202519189
Universitywide202416134
Universitywide202321167
Universitywide202216128
Universitywide202116106

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

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
Calculus ABthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count7
AP enrollment (male/female)116
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 115 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections3
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)956

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California74%
California State University95%
California community college8751%
In-state private11%
Out-of-state, 4-year117%
Out-of-state, 2-year21%
Not enrolled5231%

169 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$13,587 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,022 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$234 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 880

Central federal expenditures attributed here$30 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 880

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,729 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 46%Instruction support 10%Student services 19%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 13%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$9,062,63345.86%46%
Instruction support$2,089,60410.57%10%
Student services$3,687,46018.66%19%
Administration$1,969,2049.97%10%
Buildings & maintenance$2,568,48213.00%13%
Other$382,5111.94%2%
Total$19,759,895100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $19,759,895 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$13,587 per pupil
2020$12,004 per pupil
2019$13,365 per pupil
2018$11,941 per pupil
2017$11,965 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95370 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95370 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$82,990
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26%
ZIP-area population28,355
Median age49.1 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 95370 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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