Continuation high school · Desert Sands Unified · La Quinta, California

Summit High (Continuation)

La Quinta · 10–Adult · 195 students (2024–25)

43-330 Palm Royale Drive, 92253summit.dsusd.us ↗(760) 238-9760

Summit High (Continuation) is a continuation high school: students are enrolled here to finish high school.

Compared only with other continuation schools: higher than 97 in 100 of California’s 277 continuation high schools we score.

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The dots are California’s 277 scored continuation 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
34

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 (99 of 101); across California’s continuation high schools, 75%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 101
Comparison
Continuation high schools with a graduation record: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 379 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 21,329 of 28,373). It counts every school with a graduation record, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank.
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Summit High (Continuation) and Horizon share this address in the state’s school directory. The California School Campus Database maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, inside the campus outline from the California School Campus Database (2025). Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.

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Schools maintain a closed campus policy. For students’ safety, visitors may enter a campus only with the school’s official permission; this drawing implies no permission to enter.

In grade 11, spring 2026, 11% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 13% at other continuation high schools.

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. Continuation high schools: the grade 11 results of 328 continuation schools combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 17,093 in English tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Desert Sands Unified how a transfer here works. Students come here from another high school to finish it, by their own choice or by district referral. Evidence ↓

Is Summit High (Continuation) a good continuation high school?

Summit High (Continuation) scores higher than 97 in 100 of the 277 California continuation high schools we score, compared only within that group: 97th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Why continuation high schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 79 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 74 in 100 at the average California continuation high school we score. 4.3% of students (11 of 255) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 6.3% at the average California continuation high school we score. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 13% of low-income students in grade 11 at Summit High (Continuation) in La Quinta scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 12% for the same group at California continuation high schools. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

20 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?

35% 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 does Summit High (Continuation) compare with California continuation high schools?

Near California continuation high schools in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 11% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 6% in math, against 13% and 4% at California continuation high schools.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 118 in English, 117 in math
Comparison
California continuation high schools with results in grade 11: the 328 such schools’ results combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 17,093 in English, 16,979 in math tested). It counts every school with results, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank. The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 118 tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
8%
Below the standard
89%
This school11%
California continuation high schools13%

11% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 117 tested

Advanced
2%
Proficient
4%
Below the standard
94%
This school6%
California continuation high schools4%

6% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 19% to 11% and math from 2% to 6%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202519%108 tested
→
202611%118 tested

This school

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20252%104 tested
→
20266%117 tested

This school

Each year is a different group of students. Our comparison with California continuation high schools covers spring 2026 only, so this pair shows this school alone.

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 school3%8%36%53%118
English, grade 11 · California continuation high schools2%11%23%64%17,093
Math, grade 11 · This school2%4%9%85%117
Math, grade 11 · California continuation high schools1%3%6%90%16,979

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The California continuation high schools row combines those schools’ results, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

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 school
0%50%100%20172022202611%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%2017202220266%

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 30% in 2017 to 11% in 2026. In math, it went from 1% in 2017 to 6% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
201730%
136 tested
201832%
146 tested
201940%
122 tested
202227%
107 tested
202323%
111 tested
202426%
97 tested
202519%
108 tested
202611%
118 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
20171%
136 tested
20181%
145 tested
20191%
122 tested
20223%
105 tested
20234%
112 tested
20243%
97 tested
20252%
104 tested
20266%
117 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Summit High’s results?

Desert Sands Unified’s board decides Summit High’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

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

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

Desert Sands 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 Desert Sands 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 75% at California continuation high schools. 14% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 35% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

California continuation high schools: 75%

2024–25 · 99 of 101 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

14%

California continuation high schools: 5%

2024–25 · 14 of 101 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

0%

California continuation high schools: 3%

2024–25 · 0 of 99 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

35% enrolled in college within 12 months · 91 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college28 · 31%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 2%
  • Not enrolled59 · 65%

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?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
20 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 · 99 of 101 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 · 14 of 101 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of Prepared students and indicator students across California continuation high schools, not a CDE figure.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 0 of 99 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates who finished the list across California continuation high schools, not a CDE figure.
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.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

79 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California continuation high school we score, 74 in 100 were. 4.3% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 6.3% at the average California continuation high school we score.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 200 of 253 students counted for it; suspension: 11 of 255 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

79 in 100This school
74 in 100At the average California continuation high school we score

200 of 253 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

4.3%

of students were suspended at least once (11 of 255). Average California continuation high school we score 6.3%.

Ask: How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Summit High (Continuation)

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 ↓

Teach here? Tell us Desert Sands Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

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 continuation high schools: the same group in the same grades at schools in this class, combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Summit High (Continuation)Same group, California continuation high schools
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 104 tested12%Same group, Continuation 12%
  • Low-incomeMath · 102 tested7%Same group, Continuation 4%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 97 tested11%Same group, Continuation 12%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 96 tested5%Same group, Continuation 3%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 83%2. White: 12%Unallocated share: 5%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino83%
  2. White12%
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share5%
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?

12% 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 · 3 of 24 English learners12%

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?

89%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 173 of 195.

12teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

8%in their first year, 2024–25

84%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

All group results against California continuation high schools, with sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs California continuation high schools
Low-income · 104 tested in English, 102 in math
English12%012%
Math7%+34%
Hispanic or Latino · 97 tested in English, 96 in math
English11%−112%
Math5%+23%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject at California continuation high schools. No group that is behind at California continuation high schools does 10 or more points better here.

White students, English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races 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 Latino83%
White12%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
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: 84% of teaching positions, 9.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 11.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Desert Sands Unified how a transfer here works. Students come here from another high school to finish it, by their own choice or by district referral.

School website: summit.dsusd.us ↗Office: (760) 238-9760Administrator: Jose Ramirez

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
43-330 Palm Royale Drive, La Quinta 92253

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with Desert Sands Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 19% in 2025 to 11% in 2026 here
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed? 79 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (200 of 253 students); average California continuation high school: 74 in 100
  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 (760) 238-976043-330 Palm Royale Drive, 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. Each percentile listed compares a school with California high schools; Summit High (Continuation)’s compares it only with California continuation high schools.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

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Source records

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

Score factorssource values and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #8 of 277 California continuation high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolWeight
Graduation rate98%25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math3%22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)14%20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math11%18%
Chronically absent76 in 1005%
Suspension rate2.0% (5 of 247)5%
English learners: top level6%5%

Summit High (Continuation) is ranked only among California continuation high schools, so this table sets it beside no other school; the chapters above compare each figure with that class. 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.

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. Earlier scores are shown under the earlier formula. The two formulas differ, so their scores do not form one trend.

Scope Score each year it was calculated

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2018–193494#19California continuation high schools · 343 schools · earlier formula
2021–223289#36California continuation high schools · 335 schools · earlier formula
2022–233492#27California continuation high schools · 346 schools · earlier formula
2023–243290#33California continuation high schools · 332 schools · earlier formula
2024–253497#8California continuation high schools · 277 schools · current formula

Earlier-formula years are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score formulas.

The earlier high-school formula uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2024–25 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The current formula instead uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure (its overall Prepared rate).

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1973 in 10011.0% (47 of 426)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2467 in 1008.8% (20 of 227)
2024–2576 in 1002.0% (5 of 247)

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 Advanced
Grade 111183%8%36%53%11%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 111172%4%9%85%6%

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 · English1183%11%
2026 · Math1172%6%
2025 · English1085%19%
2025 · Math1041%2%
2024 · English974%26%
2024 · Math970%3%
2023 · English1112%23%
2023 · Math1120%4%
2022 · English1074%27%
2022 · Math1050%3%
2019 · English12212%40%
2019 · Math1220%1%
2018 · English1464%32%
2018 · Math1450%1%
2017 · English1374%30%
2017 · Math1370%1%

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 · English10819%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math1042%
2024 · Grade 11 · English9726%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math973%
2023 · Grade 11 · English11123%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math1124%
2022 · Grade 11 · English10727%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math1053%
2019 · Grade 11 · English12240%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math1221%
2018 · Grade 11 · English14632%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math1451%
2017 · Grade 8 · English——
2017 · Grade 11 · English13630%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 11 · Math1361%

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
Schoolwide1211%7%69%23%

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
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income10412%
Hispanic or Latino9711%

Each group is compared with the same group at California continuation high schools under Every learner.

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 · 76 in 100 → 2025–26 · 79 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.0% (5 of 247) → 2025–26 · 4.3% (11 of 255) · +2.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female76 in 10084 in 100+8 in 100
Male70 in 10075 in 100+5 in 100
Black or African American75 in 100——
Hispanic or Latino73 in 10080 in 100+7 in 100
White71 in 10074 in 100+3 in 100
Students with disabilities48 in 10082 in 100+34 in 100
English learners58 in 10082 in 100+24 in 100
Low-income74 in 10081 in 100+7 in 100
All students73 in 10079 in 100+6 in 100
Homeless—100 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 14% · numerator 14 students classified Prepared · denominator 101 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 14 (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 14 of 101 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The school CCI rate has its own student cohort and source year.

Graduation rate
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
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)
0%
This school may not offer A–G courses
College-going rate
35%

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.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 20 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)164

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 California00%
California State University00%
California community college2831%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year22%
Out-of-state, 2-year22%
Not enrolled5965%

91 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 35% · % 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.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,985 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 26,982 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$46 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 195

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,404 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 195

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,375 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 57%Instruction support 13%Student services 10%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 4%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$273,608,68356.92%57%
Instruction support$62,206,68912.94%13%
Student services$46,789,7769.73%10%
Administration$26,364,1915.48%5%
Buildings & maintenance$50,626,22610.53%11%
Other$21,111,6804.39%4%
Total$480,707,245100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $480,707,245 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$13,985 per pupil
2020$13,292 per pupil
2019$13,157 per pupil
2018$12,561 per pupil
2017$12,166 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 92253 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92253 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$99,277
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)40%
ZIP-area population38,666
Median age53.4 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 92253 →

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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 277 continuation 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 · 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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