Public school · Torrance Unified · Torrance, California

South High — Rating & test scores

Torrance · 9–12 · 1,734 students (2024–25)

4801 Pacific Coast Highway, 90505shs.tusd.org ↗(310) 533-4352

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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.

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In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (441 of 460); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 460
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, 77% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 65% in math, against 57% and 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: 376 in English, 377 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Torrance Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is South a good high school?

South High scores higher than 89 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 89th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 12 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 10 in 100 at the average Torrance Unified high school. 0.9% of students (16 of 1,736) 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 12 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, 62% of low-income students in grade 11 at South High in Torrance 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 24 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

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

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

84% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 77% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 65% 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: 376 in English, 377 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 376 tested

Advanced: 44%
Proficient: 33%
Below the standard: 23%

This school77%

California57%

Torrance Unified77%

77% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 377 tested

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

This school65%

California32%

Torrance Unified55%

65% 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 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 76% to 77% and math from 61% to 65%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202576%393 tested

→

202677%376 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202561%387 tested

→

202665%377 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	44%	33%	15%	8%	376
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Torrance Unified	42%	35%	15%	8%	1,672
Math, grade 11 · This school	38%	27%	17%	18%	377
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Torrance Unified	30%	25%	21%	24%	1,660

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 · English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202677%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202665%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 71% in 2017 to 77% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 59% in 2017 to 65% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	71% 457 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	72% 471 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	72% 473 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	80% 421 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	73% 458 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	76% 421 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	76% 393 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	77% 376 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	59% 457 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	66% 474 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	64% 473 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	58% 419 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	64% 456 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	64% 420 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	61% 387 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	65% 377 tested	32% 413,523 tested

Life at school

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

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

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

That compares with 89% across California. 73% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 84% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 441 of 460 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

73%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 337 of 460 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

75%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 331 of 441 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

84% enrolled in college within 12 months · 443 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓69 · 16%
California State University CSU detail ↓87 · 20%
California community college134 · 30%
In-state private17 · 4%
Out-of-state, 4-year63 · 14%
Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
Not enrolled72 · 16%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 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 Science5
Sciences6
English2
History & Social Science6
World Languages & Cultures3
Arts2

Every approved AP course24 courses in 6 subjects

Math & Computer Science 5

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science Principles
Precalculus
Statistics

Sciences 6

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 6

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

World Languages & Cultures 3

French Language and Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Spanish Language and Culture

Arts 2

Drawing
Music Theory

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

410 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 441 of 460 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 · 337 of 460 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 · 331 of 441 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: 214
Admitted: 161
Enrolled: 82

By campus · fall 2025

UC IrvineApplied 171 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 14
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 163 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 4
UC San DiegoApplied 158 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 11
UCLAApplied 153 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 9
UC DavisApplied 133 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 6
UC RiversideApplied 126 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 25
UC BerkeleyApplied 121 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 7
UC Santa CruzApplied 99 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 5
UC MercedApplied 48 · Admitted 43 · 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 214 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled 82
Fall 2024Applied 218 · Admitted 153 · Enrolled 77
Fall 2023Applied 208 · Admitted 146 · Enrolled 75
Fall 2022Applied 235 · Admitted 155 · Enrolled 68
Fall 2021Applied 178 · Admitted 107 · Enrolled 54
Fall 2020Applied 199 · Admitted 150 · Enrolled 83
Fall 2019Applied 213 · Admitted 130 · Enrolled 73
Fall 2018Applied 164 · Admitted 101 · Enrolled 49
Fall 2017Applied 191 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled 63
Fall 2016Applied 221 · Admitted 155 · Enrolled 88

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 252
Admitted: 244
Enrolled: 60

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

Cal State Long BeachApplied 882 · Admitted 430 · Enrolled 66
San Diego StateApplied 751 · Admitted 195 · Enrolled 40
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 695 · Admitted 147 · Enrolled 50
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 518 · Admitted 385 · Enrolled 47
Cal State FullertonApplied 498 · Admitted 424 · Enrolled 55
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 205 · Admitted 200 · Enrolled 10
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 204 · Admitted 195 · Enrolled 17
San José StateApplied 197 · Admitted 156 · Enrolled 10
San Francisco StateApplied 179 · Admitted 176 · Enrolled 12
Cal State LAApplied 152 · Admitted 137 · Enrolled under 6
Chico StateApplied 140 · Admitted 134 · Enrolled 11
Cal State San MarcosApplied 134 · Admitted 130 · Enrolled 10
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 108 · Admitted 107 · Enrolled 7
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 89 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled under 6
Sacramento StateApplied 71 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled under 6
Sonoma StateApplied 71 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 65 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled under 6
Fresno StateApplied 47 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled —
CSU BakersfieldApplied 43 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 41 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied 37 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 15 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
Stanislaus StateApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · 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 252 · Admitted 244 · Enrolled 60
Fall 2024Applied 254 · Admitted 247 · Enrolled 69
Fall 2023Applied 255 · Admitted 247 · Enrolled 89
Fall 2022Applied 280 · Admitted 271 · Enrolled 82
Fall 2021Applied 212 · Admitted 200 · Enrolled 63

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

12 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 10 in 100 at the average Torrance Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 199 of 1,724 students counted for it; suspension: 16 of 1,736 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Torrance Unified high school 1.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

12 in 100This school

10 in 100At the average Torrance Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

199 of 1,724 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.9%

of students were suspended at least once (16 of 1,736). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at South

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 ↓

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Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

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

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 49% 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: 35% 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).

SouthSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students

Asian124 tested84%Same group, California 67%
White121 tested67%Same group, California 44%
Low-income81 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 49%Same group, California 23%
Hispanic or Latino71 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 35%Same group, California 21%
Students with disabilities32 tested16%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 28% to 86%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Asian33%
White27%
Hispanic or Latino24%
Two or more races9%
Filipino4%
Black or African American2%
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?

57% 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 · 60 of 106 English learners57%

Torrance Unified · 1,130 of 1,95658%

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?

22%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 389 of 1,734. California: 63%.

78teachers, 2024–25

18 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

1%in their first year, 2024–25

86%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Torrance Unified	vs California
Low-income · 82 tested in English, 81 in math
English	62%	−668%	+1349%
Math	49%	+742%	+2623%
Asian · 125 tested in English, 124 in math
English	86%	−187%	+779%
Math	84%	+678%	+1767%
White · 119 tested in English, 121 in math
English	76%	−379%	+868%
Math	67%	+661%	+2344%
Hispanic or Latino · 70 tested in English, 71 in math
English	67%	067%	+1849%
Math	35%	−136%	+1421%
Students with disabilities · 32 tested
English	28%	−432%	+919%
Math	16%	+511%	+88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Torrance Unified, 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.

Filipino students, students of two or more races and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students 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
Asian	33%
White	27%
Hispanic or Latino	24%
Two or more races	9%
Filipino	4%
Black or African American	2%
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: 86% of teaching positions, 74.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 86.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

From Calle Mayor Middle and Edward J. Richardson Middle.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned

Calle Mayor Middle 93rd · Strong · 2026

Fed by 2 elementary schools

Middle · assigned

Edward J. Richardson Middle 93rd · Strong · 2026

Fed by 2 elementary schools

High · this school

South High

Both middle schools are assigned here.

From the district’s 2024 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (4)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Calle Mayor Middle

Joseph Arnold Elementary87th · Strong · 2026
Seaside Elementary82nd · Strong · 2026

Into Edward J. Richardson Middle

Riviera Elementary92nd · Strong · 2026
Walteria Elementary97th · Strong · 2026

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Joseph Arnold Elementary
Assigned
87th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
Riviera Elementary
Assigned
92nd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
Seaside Elementary
Assigned
82nd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
Walteria Elementary
Assigned
97th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

Calle Mayor Middle
Assigned
93rd percentile · Strong · middle · 2026
Edward J. Richardson Middle
Assigned
93rd percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Torrance Unified which school serves your address.

School website: shs.tusd.org ↗Office: (310) 533-4352Administrator: Jim Evans

Location and visiting

Get directions

4801 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance 90505

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

Questions for your visit

How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
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 (310) 533-43524801 Pacific Coast Highway, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Palos Verdes Peninsula HighPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified · 2.1 mi
97thStrongScope Score 87
West High2.5 mi
91stStrongScope Score 77
Redondo Union HighRedondo Beach Unified · 2.6 mi
89thStrongScope Score 75
Torrance High2.9 mi
91stStrongScope Score 77

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #161 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 4 in Torrance Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	96%	60	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	39%	76	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	73%	68	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	68%	74	18%
Chronically absent	11 in 100	65	5%
Suspension rate	2.2% (40 of 1,782)	56	5%
English learners: top level	28%	70	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.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.

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	75	89	#161	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	8 in 100	1.7% (36 of 2,099)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	10 in 100	1.3% (24 of 1,824)
2024–25	11 in 100	2.2% (40 of 1,782)

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	376	44%	33%	15%	8%	77%	57%	+20

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	377	38%	27%	17%	18%	65%	32%	+33

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	376	44%	77%
2026 · Math	377	38%	65%
2025 · English	393	41%	76%
2025 · Math	387	37%	61%
2024 · English	421	44%	76%
2024 · Math	420	33%	64%
2023 · English	458	39%	73%
2023 · Math	456	35%	64%
2022 · English	421	46%	80%
2022 · Math	419	31%	58%
2019 · English	473	40%	72%
2019 · Math	473	38%	64%
2018 · English	471	37%	72%
2018 · Math	474	35%	66%
2017 · English	457	35%	71%
2017 · Math	457	27%	59%

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	393	76%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	387	61%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	421	76%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	420	64%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	458	73%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	456	64%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	421	80%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	419	58%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	473	72%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	473	64%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	471	72%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	474	66%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	457	71%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	457	59%

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	429	21%	35%	41%	3%

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	82	62%	−6	+13
Asian	125	86%	−1	+7
White	119	76%	−3	+8

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 · 11 in 100 → 2025–26 · 12 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.2% (40 of 1,782) → 2025–26 · 0.9% (16 of 1,736) · −1.3 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	7 in 100	12 in 100	+5 in 100
Male	8 in 100	11 in 100	+3 in 100
Asian	4 in 100	7 in 100	+3 in 100
Black or African American	9 in 100	19 in 100	+10 in 100
Filipino	1 in 100	12 in 100	+11 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	10 in 100	19 in 100	+9 in 100
Two or more races	10 in 100	12 in 100	+2 in 100
White	10 in 100	10 in 100	0 in 100
Students with disabilities	21 in 100	26 in 100	+5 in 100
English learners	13 in 100	20 in 100	+7 in 100
Low-income	12 in 100	18 in 100	+6 in 100
All students	8 in 100	12 in 100	+4 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 73% · numerator 337 students classified Prepared · denominator 460 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 69% · AP-pathway numerator 233 · denominator 337 (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 337 of 460 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

69%

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)

75%

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

College-going rate

84%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	214	161	82	3.84	3.94	4.01
2024	218	153	77	3.87	3.98	4.05
2023	208	146	75	3.88	3.94	4.01
2022	235	155	68	3.89	3.97	4.02
2021	178	107	54	3.83	3.99	4.08
2020	199	150	83	3.86	3.93	3.96
2019	213	130	73	3.81	3.96	4.00
2018	164	101	49	3.77	3.98	4.02
2017	191	120	63	3.76	3.89	3.91
2016	221	155	88	3.73	3.91	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	121	13	7
Berkeley	2024	103	14	8
Berkeley	2023	101	16	4
Berkeley	2022	132	12	under 3
Berkeley	2021	86	17	8
Davis	2025	133	38	6
Davis	2024	120	47	5
Davis	2023	104	31	8
Davis	2022	117	26	9
Davis	2021	87	30	8
Irvine	2025	171	36	14
Irvine	2024	185	60	26
Irvine	2023	177	39	13
Irvine	2022	179	33	13
Irvine	2021	132	22	5
Los Angeles	2025	153	13	9
Los Angeles	2024	168	12	9
Los Angeles	2023	159	14	11
Los Angeles	2022	167	11	5
Los Angeles	2021	128	10	5
Merced	2025	48	43	under 3
Merced	2024	28	26	under 3
Merced	2023	32	30	under 3
Merced	2022	42	40	4
Merced	2021	24	21	under 3
Riverside	2025	126	106	25
Riverside	2024	112	94	12
Riverside	2023	117	87	19
Riverside	2022	115	84	21
Riverside	2021	77	57	14
San Diego	2025	158	27	11
San Diego	2024	187	34	11
San Diego	2023	156	27	7
San Diego	2022	168	19	5
San Diego	2021	133	33	7
Santa Barbara	2025	163	38	4
Santa Barbara	2024	159	34	under 3
Santa Barbara	2023	139	23	6
Santa Barbara	2022	177	27	7
Santa Barbara	2021	129	28	4
Santa Cruz	2025	99	64	5
Santa Cruz	2024	101	60	4
Santa Cruz	2023	81	48	5
Santa Cruz	2022	117	40	under 3
Santa Cruz	2021	69	28	under 3
Universitywide	2025	214	161	82
Universitywide	2024	218	153	77
Universitywide	2023	208	146	75
Universitywide	2022	235	155	68
Universitywide	2021	178	107	54

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
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
French Language and Culture	this school
Human Geography	this school
Japanese Language and Culture	this school
Macroeconomics	this school
Microeconomics	this school
Music Theory	this school
Physics 1	this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	this school
Physics C: Mechanics	this school
Precalculus	this school
Spanish Language 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	21
AP enrollment (male/female)	650
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 410 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not offered
Calculus sections	7
Physics sections	4
Chemistry sections	12
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	1,772

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	69	16%
California State University	87	20%
California community college	134	30%
In-state private	17	4%
Out-of-state, 4-year	63	14%
Out-of-state, 2-year	1	0%
Not enrolled	72	16%

443 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 84% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$11,441 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 22,490 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$27 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,734

Central federal expenditures attributed here$448 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,734

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,002 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 63%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$211,444,006	63.12%	63%
Instruction support	$36,021,802	10.75%	11%
Student services	$31,008,868	9.26%	9%
Administration	$22,985,428	6.86%	7%
Buildings & maintenance	$28,623,521	8.54%	9%
Other	$4,893,584	1.46%	1%
Total	$334,977,209	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $334,977,209 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$11,441 per pupil

2020$11,279 per pupil

2019$11,194 per pupil

2018$10,632 per pupil

2017$10,442 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90505 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90505 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$115,593
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	60%
ZIP-area population	35,148
Median age	44.4 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 90505 →

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