Public school · Covina-Valley Unified · West Covina, California

South Hills High — Rating & test scores

West Covina · 9–12 · 1,568 students (2024–25)

645 South Barranca Street, 91723southhillshigh.c-vusd.org ↗(626) 974-6220
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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
63

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

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (379 of 386); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 386
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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1.4% of students (24 of 1,702) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about half the rate at the average California high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,702. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Covina-Valley Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Covina-Valley Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is South Hills a good high school?

South Hills High scores higher than 69 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 69th percentile, Solid, 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 16 in 100 at the average Covina-Valley Unified high school. 1.4% of students (24 of 1,702) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 22 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, 58% of low-income students in grade 11 at South Hills High in West Covina 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 5 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

79% 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 both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 62% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 40% 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”).

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 337 in English, 339 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 · 337 tested

Advanced
32%
Proficient
30%
Below the standard
38%
This school62%
California57%
Covina-Valley Unified54%

62% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 339 tested

Advanced
18%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
60%
This school40%
California32%
Covina-Valley Unified30%

40% 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 22 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 lower than in 2025; math results were higher. English went from 68% to 62% and math from 34% to 40%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202568%392 tested
→
202662%337 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202534%396 tested
→
202640%339 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

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
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school32%30%18%20%337
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Covina-Valley Unified25%29%22%24%914
Math, grade 11 · This school18%22%25%35%339
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Covina-Valley Unified12%18%24%46%918

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%20172022202640%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 65% in 2017 to 62% in 2026. In math, it went from 33% in 2017 to 40% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201765%
418 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201867%
404 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201970%
380 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202263%
366 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202364%
419 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202460%
368 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202568%
392 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202662%
337 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201733%
418 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201834%
404 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201936%
382 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202229%
365 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202328%
419 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202428%
366 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202534%
396 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202640%
339 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on South Hills’ results?

Covina-Valley Unified’s board decides South Hills’ plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Covina-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 Covina-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?

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

Life at school

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

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 61% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 79% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 379 of 386 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

61%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 236 of 386 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

68%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 257 of 379 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

79% enrolled in college within 12 months · 386 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓24 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓68 · 18%
  • California community college171 · 44%
  • In-state private25 · 7%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year17 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled80 · 21%

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 5 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
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures2
Every approved AP course18 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture

International Baccalaureate

  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

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 · 379 of 386 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 · 236 of 386 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 · 257 of 379 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
99
Admitted
77
Enrolled
25

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 74 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 7
  • UC San DiegoApplied 66 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 4
  • UC IrvineApplied 65 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 55 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 5
  • UC RiversideApplied 52 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 49 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 27 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 26 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 23 · Admitted 20 · 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 99 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2024Applied 112 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2023Applied 103 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2022Applied 129 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2021Applied 108 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2020Applied 83 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2019Applied 89 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2018Applied 105 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2017Applied 84 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2016Applied 123 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 52

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
173
Admitted
170
Enrolled
62

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 Poly PomonaApplied 600 · Admitted 501 · Enrolled 139
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 548 · Admitted 437 · Enrolled 84
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 476 · Admitted 206 · Enrolled 22
  • San Diego StateApplied 391 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled 19
  • Cal State LAApplied 310 · Admitted 290 · Enrolled 33
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 168 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 88 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 87 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 71 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 58 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 53 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 6
  • San José StateApplied 48 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 37 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 36 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 31 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 31 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 30 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 30 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 23 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • 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 173 · Admitted 170 · Enrolled 62
  • Fall 2024Applied 187 · Admitted 175 · Enrolled 67
  • Fall 2023Applied 169 · Admitted 165 · Enrolled 68
  • Fall 2022Applied 183 · Admitted 171 · Enrolled 73
  • Fall 2021Applied 164 · Admitted 158 · Enrolled 72

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. 1.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 16 in 100 at the average Covina-Valley Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 301 of 1,674 students counted for it; suspension: 24 of 1,702 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 Covina-Valley Unified high school 3.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

18 in 100This school
16 in 100At the average Covina-Valley Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

301 of 1,674 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.4%

of students were suspended at least once (24 of 1,702). 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 Hills

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

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Covina-Valley Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income 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. 31% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 21% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 34% in math, against 23% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
South HillsSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 193 tested58%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 195 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 34%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 272 tested59%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 274 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 31%Same group, California 21%
  • Students with disabilitiesEnglish · 31 tested16%Same group, California 19%
  • Students with disabilitiesMath · 31 tested16%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 80%2. Asian: 7%3. White: 6%4. Black or African American: 3%5. Filipino: 3%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino80%
  2. Asian7%
  3. White6%
  4. Black or African American3%
  5. Filipino3%
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. 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?

39% 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 · 20 of 51 English learners39%
Covina-Valley Unified · 383 of 78649%
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?

62%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 977 of 1,568. California: 63%.

76teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

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

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino and low-income 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 subjectHerevs Covina-Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 193 tested in English, 195 in math
English58%+1048%+949%
Math34%+925%+1123%
Hispanic or Latino · 272 tested in English, 274 in math
English59%+851%+1049%
Math31%+724%+1021%
Students with disabilities · 31 tested
English16%+412%−319%
Math16%+88%+88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Covina-Valley 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.

Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, homeless and military-family students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino80%
Asian7%
White6%
Black or African American3%
Filipino3%
Two or more races—
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, 55 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 64.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

  1. Elementary
    Barranca Elementary
    80th · Strong · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Sierra Vista Middle
    72nd · Solid · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    South Hills High
    Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Barranca Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    80th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Mesa Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    77th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Ben Lomond Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    46th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

    72% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Sierra Vista Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    72nd percentile · Solid · 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 Covina-Valley Unified which school serves your address.

School website: southhillshigh.c-vusd.org ↗Office: (626) 974-6220Administrator: Terry Abernathy

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
645 South Barranca Street, West Covina 91723

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 68% in 2025 to 62% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (626) 974-6220645 South Barranca Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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 #461 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 3 in Covina-Valley Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math22%5622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)61%6020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math51%6118%
Chronically absent15 in 100625%
Suspension rate1.6% (26 of 1,654)595%
English learners: top level19%555%

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
2024–256369#461California 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
2018–1911 in 1002.3% (39 of 1,704)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2419 in 1002.6% (44 of 1,693)
2024–2515 in 1001.6% (26 of 1,654)

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 1133732%30%18%20%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
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1133918%22%25%35%40%32%+8

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 · English33732%62%
2026 · Math33918%40%
2025 · English39234%68%
2025 · Math39610%34%
2024 · English36826%60%
2024 · Math3667%28%
2023 · English41927%64%
2023 · Math41910%28%
2022 · English36632%63%
2022 · Math36510%29%
2019 · English38033%70%
2019 · Math38210%36%
2018 · English40428%67%
2018 · Math40410%34%
2017 · English41833%65%
2017 · Math41812%33%

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 · English39268%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math39634%
2024 · Grade 11 · English36860%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math36628%
2023 · Grade 11 · English41964%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math41928%
2022 · Grade 11 · English36663%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math36529%
2019 · Grade 11 · English38070%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math38236%
2018 · Grade 11 · English40467%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math40434%
2017 · Grade 11 · English41865%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math41833%

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
Schoolwide3329%24%53%14%

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-income19358%+10+9
Hispanic or Latino27259%+8+10
Students with disabilities3116%+4−3
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 · 15 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.6% (26 of 1,654) → 2025–26 · 1.4% (24 of 1,702) · −0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female11 in 10020 in 100+9 in 100
Male10 in 10016 in 100+6 in 100
Asian2 in 1005 in 100+3 in 100
Black or African American20 in 10015 in 100−5 in 100
Filipino5 in 1007 in 100+2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino11 in 10019 in 100+8 in 100
White13 in 10022 in 100+9 in 100
Students with disabilities16 in 10033 in 100+17 in 100
English learners8 in 10030 in 100+22 in 100
Homeless16 in 10034 in 100+18 in 100
Low-income12 in 10023 in 100+11 in 100
All students11 in 10018 in 100+7 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
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 61% · numerator 236 students classified Prepared · denominator 386 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 50% · AP-pathway numerator 119 · denominator 236 (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 236 of 386 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
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
50%
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)
68%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
79%

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)
20259977253.943.974.18
202411278344.014.124.19
202310361273.994.124.17
202212980193.913.974.08
202110872333.863.964.03
20208357253.854.004.07
20198954263.904.084.13
201810560313.914.124.17
20178458373.884.044.05
201612384523.793.994.07

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
Berkeley2025499under 3
Berkeley2024619under 3
Berkeley20234876
Berkeley20225963
Berkeley20214475
Davis20252612under 3
Davis20242313under 3
Davis20232611under 3
Davis2022246under 3
Davis2021298under 3
Irvine20256593
Irvine202475113
Irvine202376124
Irvine2022938under 3
Irvine202183137
Los Angeles20257487
Los Angeles20248754
Los Angeles20237454
Los Angeles20228953
Los Angeles20217043
Merced20252727under 3
Merced202466under 3
Merced202355under 3
Merced20222222under 3
Merced20211110under 3
Riverside202552493
Riverside202439359
Riverside202337285
Riverside202255447
Riverside2021533910
San Diego202566154
San Diego202476184
San Diego20236811under 3
San Diego20227793
San Diego202163154
Santa Barbara202555205
Santa Barbara202456257
Santa Barbara202348134
Santa Barbara20226112under 3
Santa Barbara20215014under 3
Santa Cruz20252320under 3
Santa Cruz202443333
Santa Cruz20232717under 3
Santa Cruz20223612under 3
Santa Cruz20212216under 3
Universitywide2025997725
Universitywide20241127834
Universitywide20231036127
Universitywide20221298019
Universitywide20211087233

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
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis 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 count16
AP enrollment (male/female)615
IB participationoffered · 310 enrolled
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections8
Chemistry sections9
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,620

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 California246%
California State University6818%
California community college17144%
In-state private257%
Out-of-state, 4-year174%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled8021%

386 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 79% · % 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$13,569 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 11,332 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$1,267 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,568

Central federal expenditures attributed here$570 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,568

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,494 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 66%Instruction support 10%Student services 8%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 10%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$142,257,66466.00%66%
Instruction support$21,711,67510.07%10%
Student services$17,006,6207.89%8%
Administration$13,424,6106.23%6%
Buildings & maintenance$20,700,9949.60%10%
Total$215,536,523100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $215,536,523 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$13,569 per pupil
2020$13,409 per pupil
2019$13,698 per pupil
2018$12,762 per pupil
2017$12,281 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 holders1.6%

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 91723 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91723 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$94,167
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)25%
ZIP-area population17,733
Median age37.7 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 91723 →

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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 · IB World Schools directory (matched by name at a 0.90 similarity cutoff) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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