Independent charter school · Grossmont Union High · Spring Valley, California

Steele Canyon High — Rating & test scores

Spring Valley · 9–12 · 2,198 students (2024–25)

12440 Campo Road, 91978schscougars.org ↗(619) 660-3550

Applications close Wednesday, February 17.

Applying for 2027–28. From the school’s site ↗, read October 27, 2026.

78thpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

Steele Canyonhigher than 78 of the 100 California dots

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

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

Steele Canyonhigher than 78 of the 100 California dots

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

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

Steele Canyonhigher than 78 of the 100 California dots

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

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

In 2024–25, 99% of the class graduated in four years (519 of 523); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 523
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, 69% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 42% 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: 527. 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?

Apply on Steele Canyon’s own application, by the dates its site lists. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Steele Canyon a good high school?

Steele Canyon High scores higher than 78 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 78th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 14 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average high school in the Grossmont Union High district. 0.4% of students (10 of 2,259) 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 27 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, 66% of low-income students in grade 11 at Steele Canyon High in Spring Valley 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 16 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

238 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?

73% 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, 69% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 42% 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: 527
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 · 527 tested

Advanced: 36%
Proficient: 33%
Below the standard: 31%

This school69%

California57%

Grossmont Union High57%

69% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 527 tested

Advanced: 17%
Proficient: 25%
Below the standard: 58%

This school42%

California32%

Grossmont Union High35%

42% 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 27 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 67% to 69% and math from 39% to 42%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202567%499 tested

→

202669%527 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202539%496 tested

→

202642%527 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

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

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	36%	33%	17%	14%	527
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Grossmont Union High	27%	30%	20%	23%	4,683
Math, grade 11 · This school	17%	25%	31%	27%	527
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Grossmont Union High	15%	20%	22%	43%	4,670

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 been above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202669%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202642%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 75% in 2017 to 69% in 2026. In math, it went from 43% in 2017 to 42% 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	75% 499 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	73% 501 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	74% 490 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	66% 485 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	73% 504 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	77% 505 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	67% 499 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	69% 527 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	43% 498 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	46% 500 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	41% 492 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	33% 479 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	43% 501 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	40% 507 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	39% 496 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	42% 527 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Steele Canyon’s results?

Steele Canyon’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

Its 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Grossmont Union High authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2028.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source

Life at school

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

99% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 68% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 73% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

99%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 519 of 523 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

68%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 355 of 523 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

65%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 337 of 519 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

73% enrolled in college within 12 months · 505 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓36 · 7%
California State University CSU detail ↓57 · 11%
California community college229 · 46%
In-state private16 · 3%
Out-of-state, 4-year29 · 6%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled138 · 27%

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 16 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
Sciences3
English2
History & Social Science5
World Languages & Cultures2

Every approved AP course16 courses in 5 subjects

Math & Computer Science 4

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science Principles
Statistics

Sciences 3

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 5

Microeconomics
Psychology
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History
World History: Modern

World Languages & Cultures 2

Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

238 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 · 519 of 523 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 · 355 of 523 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 · 337 of 519 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: 134
Admitted: 78
Enrolled: 34

By campus · fall 2025

UC San DiegoApplied 116 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 13
UCLAApplied 81 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 4
UC IrvineApplied 71 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
UC BerkeleyApplied 66 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 64 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
UC DavisApplied 48 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 7
UC Santa CruzApplied 45 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 6
UC RiversideApplied 36 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 3
UC MercedApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · 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 134 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 34
Fall 2024Applied 149 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 58
Fall 2023Applied 121 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled 39
Fall 2022Applied 138 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 29
Fall 2021Applied 136 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 35
Fall 2020Applied 99 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 41
Fall 2019Applied 112 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 34
Fall 2018Applied 109 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 40
Fall 2017Applied 121 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 33
Fall 2016Applied 98 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 27

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 154
Admitted: 148
Enrolled: 64

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 778 · Admitted 421 · Enrolled 193
Cal State Long BeachApplied 374 · Admitted 233 · Enrolled 23
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 263 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 8
Cal State FullertonApplied 224 · Admitted 187 · Enrolled 19
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 161 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled 12
San Francisco StateApplied 126 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled 9
Cal State LAApplied 96 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled under 6
San José StateApplied 95 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled under 6
Chico StateApplied 85 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 73 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 66 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled under 6
Sacramento StateApplied 53 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
CSU BakersfieldApplied 52 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 50 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 43 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
Fresno StateApplied 39 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 34 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
Sonoma StateApplied 32 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied 31 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 23 · Admitted 21 · 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 154 · Admitted 148 · Enrolled 64
Fall 2024Applied 188 · Admitted 177 · Enrolled 67
Fall 2023Applied 166 · Admitted 159 · Enrolled 50
Fall 2022Applied 155 · Admitted 143 · Enrolled 63
Fall 2021Applied 155 · Admitted 134 · Enrolled 53

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

14 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average high school in the Grossmont Union High district, 22 in 100 were. 0.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 304 of 2,247 students counted for it; suspension: 10 of 2,259 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 high school in the Grossmont Union High district 3.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

14 in 100This school

22 in 100At the average high school in the Grossmont Union High district

22 in 100At the average California high school

304 of 2,247 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.4%

of students were suspended at least once (10 of 2,259). 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 Steele Canyon

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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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American and military-family students all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 38% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. 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).

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

White147 tested58%Same group, California 44%
Military families31 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 52%Same group, California 32%
Black or African American30 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 47%Same group, California 19%
Two or more races51 tested43%Same group, California 43%
Low-income302 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 38%Same group, California 23%
Hispanic or Latino280 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 32%Same group, California 21%
Students with disabilities48 tested6%Same group, California 8%
English learners34 tested0%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 15% to 87%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino53%
White31%
Two or more races8%
Black or African American5%
Asian2%
Filipino1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

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?

52% 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 · 75 of 143 English learners52%

Grossmont Union High · 691 of 2,02734%

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?

50%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,097 of 2,198. California: 63%.

93teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

89%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students and other student groups 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 Grossmont Union High	vs California
Low-income · 302 tested
English	66%	+2145%	+1749%
Math	38%	+1622%	+1523%
Hispanic or Latino · 280 tested
English	63%	+1449%	+1449%
Math	32%	+923%	+1121%
White · 147 tested
English	81%	+2556%	+1368%
Math	58%	+2533%	+1444%
Two or more races · 51 tested
English	69%	+960%	+267%
Math	43%	+736%	043%
Black or African American · 30 tested
English	70%	+3238%	+2842%
Math	47%	+2918%	+2819%
English learners · 33 tested in English, 34 in math
English	15%	+96%	+78%
Math	0%	−44%	−88%
Students with disabilities · 47 tested in English, 48 in math
English	21%	−223%	+219%
Math	6%	−17%	−28%
Military families · 30 tested in English, 31 in math
English	87%	+2364%	+2958%
Math	52%	+2032%	+2032%

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

Homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander 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
Hispanic or Latino	53%
White	31%
Two or more races	8%
Black or African American	5%
Asian	2%
Filipino	1%
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: 89% of teaching positions, 77.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 86.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Apply on Steele Canyon’s own application, by the dates its site lists. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades: Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery: What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

School website: schscougars.org ↗Office: (619) 660-3550Administrator: Scott Parr

Location and visiting

Get directions

12440 Campo Road, Spring Valley 91978

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 58% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (527 students tested); California: 68%
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 (619) 660-355012440 Campo Road, 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

Valhalla High2.2 mi
52ndSolidScope Score 56
Monte Vista High2.8 mi
23rdNeeds SupportScope Score 47

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 #328 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 13 in Grossmont Union High

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	99%	64	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	26%	61	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	68%	65	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	53%	62	18%
Chronically absent	15 in 100	62	5%
Suspension rate	1.3% (30 of 2,228)	60	5%
English learners: top level	12%	—	5%

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

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

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

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	67	78	#328	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	not on file	not on file
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	18 in 100	2.8% (61 of 2,184)
2024–25	15 in 100	1.3% (30 of 2,228)

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	527	36%	33%	17%	14%	69%	57%	+12

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	527	17%	25%	31%	27%	42%	32%	+10

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	527	36%	69%
2026 · Math	527	17%	42%
2025 · English	499	37%	67%
2025 · Math	496	15%	39%
2024 · English	505	41%	77%
2024 · Math	507	14%	40%
2023 · English	504	42%	73%
2023 · Math	501	11%	43%
2022 · English	485	31%	66%
2022 · Math	479	11%	33%
2019 · English	490	41%	74%
2019 · Math	492	17%	41%
2018 · English	501	36%	73%
2018 · Math	500	16%	46%
2017 · English	499	37%	75%
2017 · Math	498	14%	43%

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	499	67%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	496	39%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	505	77%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	507	40%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	504	73%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	501	43%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	485	66%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	479	33%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	490	74%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	492	41%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	501	73%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	500	46%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	499	75%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	498	43%

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	528	19%	38%	40%	4%

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	302	66%	+21	+17
Hispanic or Latino	280	63%	+14	+14
White	147	81%	+25	+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 · 15 in 100 → 2025–26 · 14 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.3% (30 of 2,228) → 2025–26 · 0.4% (10 of 2,259) · −0.9 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	15 in 100	—
Male	—	12 in 100	—
Asian	—	17 in 100	—
Black or African American	—	8 in 100	—
Filipino	—	4 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	16 in 100	—
Two or more races	—	9 in 100	—
White	—	12 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	23 in 100	—
English learners	—	19 in 100	—
Homeless	—	19 in 100	—
Low-income	—	15 in 100	—
All students	—	14 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 68% · numerator 355 students classified Prepared · denominator 523 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 41% · AP-pathway numerator 145 · denominator 355 (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 355 of 523 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

99%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

41%

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)

65%

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

College-going rate

73%

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	134	78	34	3.81	3.97	4.12
2024	149	98	58	3.81	3.97	4.11
2023	121	81	39	3.81	4.01	4.20
2022	138	68	29	3.87	4.06	4.15
2021	136	78	35	3.80	4.07	4.17
2020	99	69	41	3.84	3.93	4.03
2019	112	62	34	3.79	4.04	4.09
2018	109	67	40	3.71	3.96	3.97
2017	121	62	33	3.77	3.97	4.06
2016	98	54	27	3.73	3.94	4.01

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	66	4	under 3
Berkeley	2024	67	10	under 3
Berkeley	2023	50	12	6
Berkeley	2022	60	10	6
Berkeley	2021	50	7	under 3
Davis	2025	48	21	7
Davis	2024	42	16	under 3
Davis	2023	36	18	under 3
Davis	2022	49	9	under 3
Davis	2021	43	16	under 3
Irvine	2025	71	6	under 3
Irvine	2024	86	25	3
Irvine	2023	75	18	under 3
Irvine	2022	80	8	under 3
Irvine	2021	73	18	3
Los Angeles	2025	81	6	4
Los Angeles	2024	88	9	7
Los Angeles	2023	68	9	6
Los Angeles	2022	83	7	4
Los Angeles	2021	73	8	4
Merced	2025	18	18	under 3
Merced	2024	14	12	under 3
Merced	2023	9	9	under 3
Merced	2022	19	19	under 3
Merced	2021	12	10	3
Riverside	2025	36	26	under 3
Riverside	2024	27	20	3
Riverside	2023	26	18	under 3
Riverside	2022	24	15	under 3
Riverside	2021	45	26	under 3
San Diego	2025	116	24	13
San Diego	2024	121	56	32
San Diego	2023	93	45	20
San Diego	2022	107	22	6
San Diego	2021	112	39	16
Santa Barbara	2025	64	16	under 3
Santa Barbara	2024	91	26	7
Santa Barbara	2023	60	21	3
Santa Barbara	2022	68	17	6
Santa Barbara	2021	56	18	under 3
Santa Cruz	2025	45	34	6
Santa Cruz	2024	60	38	3
Santa Cruz	2023	43	22	under 3
Santa Cruz	2022	50	16	5
Santa Cruz	2021	34	19	4
Universitywide	2025	134	78	34
Universitywide	2024	149	98	58
Universitywide	2023	121	81	39
Universitywide	2022	138	68	29
Universitywide	2021	136	78	35

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
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
Microeconomics	this school
Psychology	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Spanish Literature and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school
World History: Modern	this school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	14
AP enrollment (male/female)	619
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 238 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	4
Physics sections	20
Chemistry sections	18
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	2,136

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	36	7%
California State University	57	11%
California community college	229	46%
In-state private	16	3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	29	6%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	138	27%

505 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 73% · % 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$15,094 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 16,996 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,618 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

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 59%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$190,081,010	59.06%	59%
Instruction support	$38,029,510	11.82%	12%
Student services	$34,439,150	10.70%	11%
Administration	$23,787,186	7.39%	7%
Buildings & maintenance	$32,547,217	10.11%	10%
Other	$2,975,208	0.92%	1%
Total	$321,859,282	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $321,859,282 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$15,094 per pupil

2020$14,426 per pupil

2019$14,539 per pupil

2018$10,759 per pupil

2017$10,591 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 91978 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91978 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$113,170
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	31%
ZIP-area population	10,014
Median age	42.5 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 91978 →

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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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