Math
7%Grade 11 · Proficient or Advanced
Public high school
Theodore Bird High
The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
23% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 7% in math. 97.9% graduate in four years. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
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English
23%Grade 11 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
65Total enrollment
Graduation
97.9%Four-year graduation rate
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grade 11 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8% | 46% |
| 2022 | 2% | 29% |
| 2023 | 0% | 10% |
| 2024 | 5% | 13% |
| 2025 | 7% | 23% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
5%ProficientStandard Met
2%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
10%MinimalStandard Not Met
83%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
0%ProficientStandard Met
23%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
43%MinimalStandard Not Met
35%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025
Has stayed near the 7th percentile since 2019.
Most rating sites would stop at “15% proficient” and call it done. Theodore Bird deserves a closer read. More than half of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
40 tested · 1 of 1 grade published
Theodore Bird High scores 35 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 7th percentile of 1,647 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 15% meet the standard today, versus 27% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
Percentile among 1,647 high schools statewide
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 46% | 29% | 10% | 13% | 23% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 8% | 2% | 0% | 5% | 7% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
One in ten of students here meet the standard. 2% clear it by a lot.
ELA23% met or exceeded
Exceeded 0%Met 23%Nearly Met 43%Not Met 35%
Math7% met or exceeded
Exceeded 5%Met 2%Nearly Met 10%Not Met 83%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California high schools · average20% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Grad rate | College readiness | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35 | 2% | 15% | 97.9% | 0.0% | 52.8% | 1.0% |
| CA average · High School | 54 | 20% | 43% | 92.5% | 43.0% | 23.1% | 3.3% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope3554
% Exceeded2%20%
% Met+15%43%
Grad rate97.9%92.5%
College readiness0.0%43.0%
Absence52.8%23.1%
Suspension1.0%3.3%
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
How every group of students does here
At Theodore Bird High in Sonora, 15.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 43.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Theodore Bird High trails its district average for low-income students by 28.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (4.8% Math proficient); White students (25.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 7.5 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 20 students tested.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 15% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 15%, district —, state 43%15%
WhiteWhite: this school 17%, district 37%, state 56%17% · +2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 13%, district 33%, state 42%13% · −1 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 10%, district 30%, state 32%10% · −5 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 18%, district 43%, state 44%18% · +3 vs school
7 of 12 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
this school district, same group California, same group
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No student-group growth record is available for this school in this data release.
Where graduates go
What happens after high school?
32%
Enrolled in college within a year
Class of 2023 · 12 of 38 completers · includes community colleges
38Completers
0%
Other colleges0 completers · Outside the California community college system
32%
California community colleges12 completers · Enrolled within a year
68%
Not recorded enrolled26 completers · No college enrollment in this reporting window
Destination data describes this earlier graduating class, separately from current-year test results and graduation. Percentages are rounded.
College destinations and the full graduate record
2024–25
Where graduates go
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Where the class of 2023 went
32%enrolled in college within a year
- California community college12 (32%)
- Not enrolled26 (68%)
CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate, class of 2023 · % = count ÷ completers, our arithmetic
See the full roll →The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 22 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher22 · district 23
Teaching staff3 teachers
Avg. experience13.3 years
Fully credentialed35%
First-year teachers33%
PrincipalRobert Mayben
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here miss more school, and get suspended less, than the state average.
52.8% of students miss a month or more of school, versus 23.1% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — worth asking about on a tour.
Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 52.8%, district 39.9%, state 23.1%52.8% · +29.7pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.0%, district —, state 3.3%1.0% · −2.3pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1260.6%
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
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What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $7,383 per student, less than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$1,097 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $7,383, CA average $14,491$7,383 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,097 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,729 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 46%Instruction support 11%Student services 19%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 13%Other 2%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,587 per pupil
2019$12,004 per pupil
2018$13,365 per pupil
2017$11,941 per pupil
2016$11,965 per pupil
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
More than half of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
At 65 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).
On the state's science test (CAST), 7% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino12.3% · district 22.6% · CA 56.1%
White80.0% · district 63.3% · CA 19.9%
Other7.7% · district 12.1% · CA 9.0%
GenderFemale 41.5% · Male 53.9% · Non-binary 4.6%
Free or reduced lunch56.9% · CA 64%
Median income$83K · CA $85K
Median home value$448K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+26% · CA 35%
ZIP population28,355
Median age49 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
What is the school’s approach?
School-stated approach · questions for your visit
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · high schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
No nearby schools in this category are listed. The school being viewed stays visible for reference.
| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Bird High | Public | Needs Support | 2% | 15% | School being viewed | |
| Sonora High | Public | Solid | 19% | 47% | 0.8 mi | |
| Dario Cassina Highcontinuation comparison group | Public | Developing | 4% | 14% | 0.1 mi |
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Moving & enrollment
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Worth a school visit
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
- Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
- Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Theodore Bird High a good high school?
Theodore Bird High has a Scope Score of 35 out of 100, placing it in the 7th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,525 statewide. 2.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 17.4 percentage points below the California average of 19.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Theodore Bird High's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 14.9% of students at Theodore Bird High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 2.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 12.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 2.4% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 81 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Theodore Bird High rank in California?
Theodore Bird High ranks #1,525 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 7th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Theodore Bird High?
52.8% of students at Theodore Bird High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 1.0%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Theodore Bird High compare to other schools in Sonora?
Theodore Bird High scores 35/100 (7th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 65 students. Use the schools in Sonora page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Theodore Bird High serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Theodore Bird High in Sonora, 15.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 43.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Theodore Bird High trails its district average for low-income students by 28.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (4.8% Math proficient); White students (25.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 7.5 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 20 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
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How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25
The 6 things our score weighs
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 97.9% | 92.5% | 25% |
| Exceeded standard | 2.4% | 19.8% | 22% |
| College readiness | 0.0% | 43.0% | 20% |
| Met or exceeded | 14.9% | 43.2% | 18% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 52.8% | 23.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 1.0% | 3.3% | 5% |
Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures graduation, test performance, college readiness, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built
A closer look at the evidence
Theodore Bird High: reading the evidence
Theodore Bird posts low test scores — and suspensions run below the state rate (1.0% vs 3.3%). If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
Explore the underlying data →Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
Theodore Bird High is ranked #1,525 statewide.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 97.9% | 92.5% | 25% |
| Exceeded standard | 2.4% | 19.8% | 22% |
| College readiness | 0.0% | 43.0% | 20% |
| Met or exceeded | 14.9% | 43.2% | 18% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 52.8% | 23.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 1.0% | 3.3% | 5% |
- Graduation rate
- ↑ vs CA 92.5% · index 62 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
- Exceeded standard
- ↓ vs CA 19.8% · index 36 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
- College readiness
- ↓ vs CA 43.0% · index 31 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↓ vs CA 43.2% · index 35 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↓ vs CA 23.1% · index 32 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 8.5pp higher vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 62 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 0.2pp lower vs 2024
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 40 | 0% | 23% | 43% | 35% | 23% | −26 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 41 | 5% | 2% | 10% | 83% | 7% | −16 |
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 43 | 0% | 7% | 88% | 5% |
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.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 20 | 15.0% | −29 | −23 |
| White | 24 | 25.0% | −29 | −37 |
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Bird High ← | — | 35 | 2.4% | 14.9% | 1.0% |
| Sonora High | 0.8 mi | 57 | 18.9% | 47.4% | 8.4% |
| California average | — | 54 | 19.8% | 43.2% | 3.3% |
| Dario Cassina Highscored within its class, not statewide | 0.1 mi | 23 | 4.0% | 14.0% | 15.0% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
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Graduation Rate
97.9%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
0.0%
This school may not offer A-G courses
College-Going Rate
31.6%
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39 | 13 | #1320 | 3.9% | 26.9% | 29.7% | 2.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | 10 | #1432 | 3.7% | 15.9% | 50.3% | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 34 | 6 | #1531 | 1.0% | 5.1% | 54.5% | 1.1% |
| 2024 | 34 | 7 | #1534 | 0.0% | 9.2% | 44.3% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 35 | 7 | #1525 | 2.4% | 14.9% | 52.8% | 1.0% |
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 23 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 34.0% | 61.0% | +27.0pp |
| Male | 27.6% | 58.3% | +30.7pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 25.0% | 77.8% | +52.8pp |
| White | 31.0% | 59.2% | +28.2pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 19.4% | 60.0% | +40.6pp |
| All Students | 31.6% | 60.6% | +29.0pp |
06Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
ShowHide table 06 — Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshot
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| AP offered | not offered |
| AP course count | not reported |
| AP enrollment | not reported |
| IB participation | not offered |
| Dual enrollment | not offered |
| Algebra I in grade 8 | not reported |
| Calculus sections | 0 |
| Physics sections | 0 |
| Chemistry sections | 0 |
| Total enrollment (CRDC) | 74 |
Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.
07College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
ShowHide table 07 — College destinations
| Destination | Completers | % (derived) |
|---|---|---|
| University of California | 0 | 0.0% |
| California State University | 0 | 0.0% |
| California community college | 12 | 31.6% |
| In-state private | 0 | 0.0% |
| Out-of-state, 4-year | 0 | 0.0% |
| Out-of-state, 2-year | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not enrolled | 26 | 68.4% |
38 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 32% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · 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 in tables 06-07 above.
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,647 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27
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