Public school with a magnet program · Los Angeles Unified

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High — Rating & test scores

13000 Oxnard Street, Van Nuys · 1,774 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 55th percentile. Higher than 55 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 91% of the class graduated in four years (410 of 449); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 449
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).

Overview

Is Ulysses S. Grant a good high school?

Solid. Ulysses S. Grant is higher than most California high schools on test results. Ulysses S. Grant is lower than most on attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced6164%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5529%
English, Advanced6833%
Math, Advanced5510%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance1135 in 100
Ulysses S. Grant’s place among California high schools, out of 100Los Angeles Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 20% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

Each bar is Ulysses S. Grant’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Ulysses S. Grant say about itself?

We haven’t read Ulysses S. Grant’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

3 of the 9 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Ulysses S. Grant. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

10 high schools within 3.2 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Science Academy STEM MagnetMagnet · by applicationScope Score 9999th
  2. North HollywoodNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8482nd
  3. Sun Valley MagnetMagnet · by applicationScope Score 8072nd
  4. Ulysses S. GrantScope Score 7655th
  5. Van NuysNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7552nd
  6. CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & PerformingCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7549th
  7. John H. Francis PolytechnicNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7443rd
  8. Robert Fulton College PreparatoryNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7338th
  9. PanoramaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7232nd
  10. East ValleyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7026th
Los Angeles UnifiedCharterMagnet or school of choice

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 10 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Ulysses S. Grant compare with schools like it?

Ulysses S. Grant’s Scope Score is 76. 273 California high schools, counting Ulysses S. Grant, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Ulysses S. Grant’s result is higher than 208 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 273

  1. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 90%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 93%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile

273 California public high schools where 89% to 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 89% to 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Ulysses S. Grant’s share. The count includes Ulysses S. Grant. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 64% to 54% and math from 29% to 20%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202660%42%60%Los Angeles UnifiedDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia54%Ulysses S. GrantThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202628%17%32%CaliforniaCalifornia31%Los Angeles UnifiedDistrict20%Ulysses S. GrantThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Los Angeles Unified’s line combines its 189 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Los Angeles Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringUlysses S. GrantLos Angeles UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201742%60%60%391
201860%56%56%407
201958%57%57%398
202254%52%55%346
202359%55%55%340
202462%55%56%423
202564%58%57%384
202654%60%57%333
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringUlysses S. GrantLos Angeles UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201717%28%32%391
201833%27%31%408
201936%29%32%404
202219%22%27%348
202319%23%27%346
202427%24%28%428
202529%29%30%383
202620%31%32%333

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English (reading and writing); well below it in math.

English

54%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

27193420
Los Angeles Unified59%California57%

Math

20%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

5624119
Los Angeles Unified31%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 54% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 20% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 34 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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school20%34%19%27%333
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified26%33%21%20%34,143
Math, grade 11 · This school9%11%24%56%333
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified14%17%22%47%34,113

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 333 tested in English, 333 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 55% of students. 534 of 1,657 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

32in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (534 of 1,657 students).

At the average Los Angeles Unified high school: 28 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.4% of students were suspended at least once (24 of 1,709). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,774

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 55%White 35%Black or African American 3%Not reported 3%Two or more races 1%Asian 1%Filipino <1%

Family income

95%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,680 of 1,774. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

89

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

7% were in their first year.

84% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

54%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (119 of 219 students).

Los Angeles Unified: 52%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino55%
White35%
Black or African American3%
Not reported3%
Two or more races1%
Asian1%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 70.9 of 84.3 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

White and Hispanic or Latino students scored below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White105 tested31%California 44%
  • Low-income312 tested20%California 23%
  • Hispanic or Latino195 tested14%California 21%
  • Students with disabilities33 tested3%California 8%
  • English learners47 tested2%California 8%

31% of White students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 44% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 14% in math, against 21% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Los Angeles Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 313 tested in English, 312 in math
English52%−254%+349%
Math20%−626%−323%
Hispanic or Latino · 195 tested
English49%−453%049%
Math14%−1125%−721%
White · 106 tested in English, 105 in math
English64%−670%−468%
Math31%−1647%−1344%
English learners · 47 tested
English13%+49%+58%
Math2%−911%−68%
Students with disabilities · 33 tested
English24%+123%+519%
Math3%−710%−58%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Los Angeles Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Students of two or more races: 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 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.

After high school

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

91% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 60% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 56% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

60%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

74%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 410 of 449 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

60%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 271 of 449 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

74%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 302 of 410 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

56% enrolled in college within 12 months · 370 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓25 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓93 · 25%
  • California community college78 · 21%
  • In-state private7 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled162 · 44%

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.

Where the class of 2023 went
56%enrolled in college within a year

370 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California25 (7%)
  • California State University93 (25%)
  • California community college78 (21%)
  • In-state private7 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (0%)
  • Not enrolled162 (44%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 410 of 449 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 · 271 of 449 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 · 302 of 410 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
123
Admitted
93
Enrolled
35

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 99 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 7
  • UC IrvineApplied 81 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 8
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 67 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 61 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 55 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 6
  • UC RiversideApplied 50 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 39 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 5
  • UC MercedApplied 30 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 19 · Admitted 11 · 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 123 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2024Applied 108 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2023Applied 92 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2022Applied 92 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2021Applied 72 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2020Applied 70 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2019Applied 84 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2018Applied 48 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2017Applied 48 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2016Applied 61 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 24

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
203
Admitted
195
Enrolled
95

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 775 · Admitted 739 · Enrolled 375
  • Cal State LAApplied 423 · Admitted 393 · Enrolled 16
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 401 · Admitted 177 · Enrolled 8
  • San Diego StateApplied 221 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 194 · Admitted 182 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 174 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 145 · Admitted 135 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 119 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 119 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 65 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 54 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 43 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 43 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 38 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 31 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 29 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 28 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 23 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 22 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 13 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted — · 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 203 · Admitted 195 · Enrolled 95
  • Fall 2024Applied 167 · Admitted 160 · Enrolled 74
  • Fall 2023Applied 190 · Admitted 184 · Enrolled 100
  • Fall 2022Applied 164 · Admitted 156 · Enrolled 84
  • Fall 2021Applied 138 · Admitted 133 · Enrolled 80
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences2
  • English2
  • History & Social Science7
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course19 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 2
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 7
  • African American Studies
  • Human Geography
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
193 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.

What people say

What do students, families and staff say?

On safety, students, families and staff here all answered more positively than at Los Angeles Unified high schools in 2025–26.

1,383

students answered

553

family surveys came back

172

staff answered
This schoolLos Angeles Unified high schools, same questionsShare who gave one of the two most positive answers. Each line runs from 40% to 100%.

Students

1,383 answered

Feeling safe69%
Belonging60%
Caring adults64%
Having a say63%
High expectations71%
  • Higher than Los Angeles Unified
  • Teachers give students a chance to take part in classroom discussions or activities79%district 73%
  • Teachers care if I'm absent from school59%district 54%
  • Teachers at my school know me66%district 61%
  • Lower than Los Angeles Unified
  • LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer) students at this school are accepted57%district 63%
  • Happened to them 2 or more times in 30 days · lower is better
  • Been made fun of because of your looks or the way you talk?13%district 15%
  • Had mean rumors or lies spread about you?13%district 15%

Families

Parents and guardians · 553 surveys came back

Child is safe84%
Feeling welcome89%
Caring adults87%
Being included85%
High expectations91%
Bullying handled85%
  • Higher than Los Angeles Unified
  • Reports of all types of bullying are taken seriously at this school85%district 78%
  • My child is safe on school grounds84%district 81%
  • Clerical/office staff treat me with respect in-person and online90%district 87%

Staff

Teachers and other staff · 172 answered, 94 of them teachers

Feeling safe98%
Caring adults91%
High expectations94%
Little bullying86%
  • Higher than Los Angeles Unified
  • At this school, decisions are made based on students’ needs and interests88%district 77%
  • I feel safe on school grounds during the day98%district 93%
  • Adults at this school treat all students with respect93%district 88%

Each line is the average of the survey’s questions on that theme. The themes are our grouping. We show a question only when at least 20 people answered it. The lists name the questions 3 points or more from Los Angeles Unified high schools. These answers are not part of the Scope Score. Source: Los Angeles Unified, School Experience Survey, 2025–26. Survey results (opens in a new tab)

All 46 student questions
QuestionHereLos Angeles Unified high schoolsAnswers
Safety
I feel safe in this school or in online school sessions69%65%1,382
Belonging
This school is a supportive and inviting place for students to learn68%65%1,345
I am happy to be at this school66%64%1,374
I feel like I am part of this school58%59%1,363
I feel accepted for who I am at this school67%66%1,356
Most kids at this school are kind to each other45%46%1,371
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer) students at this school are accepted57%63%1,363
Caring adults
Teachers go out of their way to help students66%62%1,341
The teachers at this school treat students fairly59%60%1,355
Teachers care if I'm absent from school59%54%1,358
Adults at this school treat all students with respect57%59%1,377
There is an adult at my school whom I trust and can talk to no matter what is bothering me63%59%1,343
There is at least one adult at my school who supports me72%68%1,339
Teachers at my school know me66%61%1,330
If I told a teacher or other adult at this school that another student was bullying me, he or she would try to help me69%66%1,365
Engagement
Teachers give students a chance to take part in classroom discussions or activities79%73%1,343
My teachers make learning fun51%48%1,336
Students have a voice in decision making at this school52%53%1,364
Teachers encourage students to make decisions64%64%1,352
There are lots of chances for students at my school to get involved in sports, clubs, or other school activities outside of class79%74%1,358
I participate in extra-curricular activities offered through my school, such as school clubs or organizations, musical groups, sports teams, student government, or any other extra-curricular activities54%53%1,361
High expectations
In my classes, my teachers tell me how I can make my work better76%71%1,353
Adults at this school encourage me to work hard so I can be successful in college or at the job I choose74%70%1,352
Adults at this school have helped me learn the details of getting into college (completing applications, financial aid, etc)64%63%1,332
Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 days
Had mean rumors or lies spread about you?A lower share means fewer students reported it.13%15%1,374
Been made fun of because of your looks or the way you talk?A lower share means fewer students reported it.13%15%1,369
Been pushed, shoved, slapped, hit or kicked by someone who wasn't kidding around?A lower share means fewer students reported it.5%6%1,370
Been bullied online?A lower share means fewer students reported it.5%6%1,364
Had sexual jokes, comments, or gestures made to you?A lower share means fewer students reported it.9%10%1,364
Other questions
The teachers at this school grade me fairly64%61%1,347
Students know how they are expected to act58%54%1,375
Adults at this school clearly inform students what would happen if they break school rules76%69%1,369
What is the highest level of education that you plan to complete?——1,069
I can change my intelligence with hard work78%72%1,347
I can increase my intelligence by challenging myself78%73%1,345
I am capable of learning anything77%72%1,343
I feel safe in the neighborhood around this school62%57%1,371
I can do well on all my tests, even when they're difficult53%48%1,327
I can master the hardest topics in my classes49%44%1,327
I can meet all the learning goals my teachers set58%54%1,322
I came to class prepared81%76%1,363
I remembered and followed directions84%81%1,354
I paid attention, even when there were distractions69%67%1,358
How well did you get along with students who are different from you?73%69%1,369
When others disagreed with you, how respectful were you of their views?76%74%1,368
How carefully did you listen to other people's points of view?80%79%1,369

A dash means fewer than 20 people answered, or the survey file we hold gives no share for the question.

All 40 family questions
QuestionHereLos Angeles Unified high schoolsAnswers
Safety
My child is safe on school grounds84%81%529
Belonging
Clerical/office staff treat me with respect in-person and online90%87%543
Teachers treat me with respect in-person and online88%88%542
I am greeted by school staff when I visit this school88%86%525
I feel welcome to participate at this school88%87%553
Caring adults
Teachers take my concerns seriously86%85%542
Teachers at this school let me know about my child's progress89%86%542
Engagement
This school informs me about school activities in different ways88%86%551
This school includes me in important decisions about my child's education86%83%550
This school recruits and organizes parents to help and support the school81%80%543
High expectations
School staff expect my child to attend college90%87%513
School staff expect my child to graduate from high school92%90%511
Bullying reports taken seriously
Reports of all types of bullying are taken seriously at this school85%78%541
Other questions
Clerical/office staff take my concerns seriously87%84%543
Clerical/office staff respond to my needs in a timely manner86%83%543
Teachers respond to my needs in a timely manner86%84%542
Offering more flexible ways to meet (online, in person, phone) would increase my engagement with my child's school84%82%540
I am satisfied with my school's communication about how to support my child's learning87%85%539
This school encourages my child to explore different career choices83%84%552
School staff help me understand the requirements for CSU/UC admission84%81%504
School staff help me understand which courses my child needs to graduate from high school87%86%513
School staff help me understand how to apply for financial aid for college84%85%122
School staff help me understand how to help my child apply for college82%85%122
This school provides instructional resources to help me support my child's education85%84%551
This school offers extra activities for my child's personal growth84%86%553
This school provides high quality instruction to my child86%86%548
I am satisfied with how much my child is learning at this school84%86%551
I attend events in person and online at my child's school, like parent-teacher conferences, assemblies, and school performances80%80%539
I feel comfortable supporting my child’s use of technology at home to access and complete school assignments90%88%541
I have visited my child's school website to get information and/or access resources86%84%541
This school provides me with information (verbal and written) I can understand90%89%551
School staff provide translation and interpretation services when I need them84%83%446
This school provides information on grade level requirements for my child90%87%526
This school informs me about activities sponsored by the parent and family center88%83%528
I can easily find information about parent workshops or other programs offered at this school87%82%542
This school offers extra academic support for my child85%86%553
I have visited or received assistance from the parent and family center personnel, website or resource pages available online80%78%498
I have received information about my child's progress as an English Learner83%80%416
My child is clearly informed about the consequences of breaking school rules92%89%541
Discipline is fair at this school83%77%540

A dash means fewer than 20 people answered, or the survey file we hold gives no share for the question.

All 46 staff questions
QuestionHereLos Angeles Unified high schoolsAnswers
Safety
I feel safe on school grounds during the day98%93%165
Caring adults
At this school, decisions are made based on students’ needs and interests88%77%172
Adults at this school treat all students with respect93%88%165
High expectations
This school sets high standards for academic performance for all students92%88%169
This school emphasizes teaching lessons in ways relevant to students96%92%167
Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem
Harassment or bullying among students86%81%168
Other questions
I have the materials I need to do my job well85%78%170
Generally speaking, my technology issues are resolved within an acceptable time period91%82%170
I get the help I need to communicate with parents81%77%170
The child abuse training I receive adequately prepares me to address child abuse at my school94%92%169
I feel safe in the neighborhood around my school90%84%163
At this school, parents treat me with respect.83%84%170
This school is a supportive and inviting place for staff to work85%77%170
This school promotes personnel participation in decision-making that affects the school practices and policies83%71%170
How many adults at this school support and treat each other with respect?85%84%170
How many adults at this school feel a responsibility to improve this school?80%73%169
Students treat adults at this school with respect87%78%164
This school clearly communicates to students the consequences of breaking school rules82%71%163
This school effectively handles student discipline and behavioral problems79%66%160
Racial/ethnic conflict among students83%87%168
The curriculum at this school is focused on helping students get ready for college (teachers)86%81%91
Teachers expect most students in this school to go to college (teachers)79%81%90
Teachers in this school feel that it is a part of their job to prepare students academically to succeed in college (teachers)86%87%90
The MyPGS informal observation process has helped me improve my teaching (teachers)68%68%47
During the past year, how often did you communicate each individual English Learner’s progress towards reclassification as Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) to parents or students?* (teachers)——73
I use ELPAC scores to plan instruction for my English learner students (teachers)42%50%74
I know how to determine progress towards reclassification for my students who are English Learners (teachers)55%60%74
I know how to provide targeted instruction for English Learners who are not making progress towards reclassification (teachers)64%65%74
I know which of my students are long-term English learners (LTELs) (teachers)74%76%72
Observed the instruction of my colleagues to get ideas for my own instruction (teachers)16%17%92
With my colleagues, I examined evidence of student understanding/mastery (e g , test data, student) (teachers)16%28%92
Worked in grade-level or department-level teams to review and align grading practices (teachers)23%35%91
Teachers meet to examine student performance data (teachers)18%27%91
Teachers collaborate with one another by department, SLC, or grade level about curricular or instructional issues (teachers)24%40%90
I have received training to effectively integrate technology into my instruction to address students' diverse learning styles (teachers)76%76%93
I have received professional development training on how to create a learning environment that leverages digital tools and resources (teachers)74%76%93
I integrate technology into my instructional practices to meet the needs of my students (teachers)94%92%92
I feel confident integrating technology into my instruction (teachers)94%91%93
What I learn in our school professional development meetings addresses my students' needs (teachers)64%61%93
The professional development I received this year has made a positive impact on my teaching practice (teachers)58%60%93
The professional development I received this year has helped me improve students’ engagement in my class (teachers)58%57%92
The professional development I received this year has helped me improve my students' learning outcomes (teachers)56%60%93
The professional development I received this year has improved collaboration and teamwork with my colleagues (teachers)69%67%93
The professional development I received this year has helped me to understand and use data to inform my instruction (teachers)65%68%92
The professional development I received this year has helped me to develop differentiated instruction for students (teachers)61%62%93
I enjoy teaching at this school (teachers)83%86%93

A dash means fewer than 20 people answered, or the survey file we hold gives no share for the question.

About the survey and these figuresWho answers, what we show, and how a theme figure is made

Los Angeles Unified School District, School Experience Survey 2025–26 (researcher file). Students in grades 4–12 take it; some questions go only to older grades.

Los Angeles Unified publishes no minimum number of answers. We show a question only when at least 20 people answered it, and a group only when at least 10% of it responded, so the answers speak for more than the few who chose to reply.

Each row shows the percentage its label describes. For a theme, such as one marked “average of 5 questions”, we average the percentages for its questions, the way Los Angeles Unified averages its own topics. Each lane lists every question with its own percentage.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Ulysses S. Grant. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Los Angeles Unified.

Families

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0 of 20 needed before answers show

  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Staff

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$22,434 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Los Angeles Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $7.9 billion.

$22,434

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$17,428
The school’s share of district office costs
$5,006
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,712
  • Ulysses S. Grant$22,434
  • Los Angeles Unified high schools$23,805
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Los Angeles Unified’s yearly plan

$7.9billion

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$1.8billion

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth
  • Academic Excellence$5.8 billion
  • Operational Effectiveness$1.0 billion
  • Joy and Wellness$521 million
  • Investing in Staff$268 million
  • Black Student Achievement Plan Implementation$135 million
  • Engagement and Collaboration$68 million
  • Equity Multiplier$35 million
  • English Learner Supports$30 million

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $7.9 billion of $11.3 billion in total budgeted spending. Source: Los Angeles Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Ulysses S. Grant like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 91401. They are not figures for the families at Ulysses S. Grant.

Typical household income in a year

$79,552

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 91401.

Typical home value
$1,047,700
People who live in this ZIP code
39,231
Typical age
37.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
39%

What you can do

Who can act on Ulysses S. Grant’s results?

Los Angeles Unified’s board decides Ulysses S. Grant’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

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

Extra state help for the district

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Ulysses S. Grant. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?32 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (534 of 1,657 students); average Los Angeles Unified high school: 28 in 100
  2. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?14% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (195 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  3. When a bullying report comes in, who handles it, and how is the family told?9% (the average share reporting being bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 days, across 5 survey questions), 2025–26; LAUSD high schools: 10%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Ulysses S. Grant, and how do I get in?

Ask Los Angeles Unified which school serves your address. From Louis Armstrong Middle and parts of James Madison Middle and Roy Romer Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Louis Armstrong Middle Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile · 2026

Fed by 5 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
James Madison Middle Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Roy Romer Middle Scope Score 76Solid · 55th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High

9 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and Choices can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (18)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Louis Armstrong Middle

Into James Madison Middle

Into Roy Romer Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Coldwater Canyon Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 32nd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • John B. Monlux Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 79 · Solid · 70th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Dixie Canyon Community Charter

    Assigned for part of the zone · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 78th percentile · elementary · 2026

    99% of the zone’s children

  • Riverside Drive Charter

    Assigned for part of the zone · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 81 · Strong · 77th percentile · elementary · 2026

    88% of the zone’s children

  • Erwin Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 87 · Strong · 89th percentile · elementary · 2026

    74% of the zone’s children

  • Kittridge Street Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 71st percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Bellingham Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 49th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Maurice Sendak Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 48th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Victory Boulevard Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 45th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Burbank Boulevard Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 51st percentile · elementary · 2026

    42% of the zone’s children

  • Chandler Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 79th percentile · elementary · 2026

    38% of the zone’s children

  • Fair Avenue Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 56th percentile · elementary · 2026

    62% of the zone’s children

  • Saticoy Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 51st percentile · elementary · 2026

    60% of the zone’s children

  • Strathern Street Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 79 · Solid · 69th percentile · elementary · 2026

    39% of the zone’s children

  • Hazeltine Avenue Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 60th percentile · elementary · 2026

    38% of the zone’s children

  • Ranchito Avenue Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 32nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    27% of the zone’s children

  • Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 27th percentile · elementary · 2026

    27% of the zone’s children

  • Oxnard Street Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 51st percentile · elementary · 2026

    11% of the zone’s children

Middle-school links

  • Louis Armstrong Middle

    Assigned · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 64th percentile · middle · 2026

  • James Madison Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 43rd percentile · middle · 2026

    53% of the zone’s children

  • Roy Romer Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 55th percentile · middle · 2026

    20% of the zone’s children

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

Applying to Ulysses S. Grant for 2027–28

  1. If Ulysses S. Grant serves your address, you register there without applying. Check which school serves your address first.

    LAUSD Resident School Identifier 

  2. On-time Choices applications closed November 6, 2026. Late applications open December 1, 2026 and join the end of the waitlist.

    apply.lausd.net 

  3. Magnets select by priority points. A child who isn’t selected is waitlisted only at their first-choice magnet, so list first the one you want most.

  4. Ulysses S. Grant is on LAUSD’s list of Schools for Advanced Studies (grades 9–12). In LAUSD’s words: “Schools for Advanced Studies (SAS) are Los Angeles Unified schools that have received a designation for equitable and exemplary Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs.” From the Choices brochure, pages 55 and 58, read November 2, 2026.

    LAUSD Choices brochure 

  5. Choices letters go out February 8–12, 2027. Accept or decline by March 5, 2027: no answer counts as a decline.

How Choices, lotteries and waitlists work

Where it is

Where is Ulysses S. Grant?

Address
13000 Oxnard Street, Van Nuys 91401Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Rebecca McMurrinAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 17, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 9 common questions

How do I get in?

On-time Choices applications closed November 6, 2026. Late applications open December 1, 2026 and join the end of the waitlist. See the details ↓

Is Ulysses S. Grant a good high school?

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 55 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 55th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 32 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average Los Angeles Unified high school. 1.4% of students (24 of 1,709) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 34 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 52% of low-income students in grade 11 at Ulysses S. Grant Senior High in Van Nuys scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What do families and students say?

84% of families agreed or strongly agreed with “My child is safe on school grounds” (LAUSD high schools 81%, 529 answered).

  • 69% of students agreed or strongly agreed with “I feel safe in this school or in online school sessions” (LAUSD high schools 65%, 1,382 answered)
  • Source: Los Angeles Unified School District School Experience Survey, 2025–26

See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

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

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

56% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #672 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #96 of 191 in Los Angeles Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate91%5525%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math22%5622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)60%6020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math46%5818%
Chronically absent35 in 100465%
Suspension rate1.1% (21 of 1,921)615%
English learners: top level17%515%

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

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

On the riseThe share of students at the state’s top two levels rose in both English and math across the three springs to 2025. The Every tested year record gives each year.
Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

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

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257655#672California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1924 in 1000 of 2,154
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2430 in 1001.0% (20 of 1,964)
2024–2535 in 1001.1% (21 of 1,921)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1133320%34%19%27%54%57%−3

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 113339%11%24%56%20%32%−12

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English33320%54%
2026 · Math3339%20%
2025 · English38433%64%
2025 · Math38310%29%
2024 · English42328%62%
2024 · Math4287%27%
2023 · English34025%59%
2023 · Math3466%19%
2022 · English34621%54%
2022 · Math3487%19%
2019 · English39826%58%
2019 · Math40413%36%
2018 · English40724%60%
2018 · Math40810%33%
2017 · English39115%42%
2017 · Math3912%17%

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 · English38464%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math38329%
2024 · Grade 11 · English42362%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math42827%
2023 · Grade 11 · English34059%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math34619%
2022 · Grade 11 · English34654%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math34819%
2019 · Grade 11 · English39858%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math40436%
2018 · Grade 11 · English40760%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math40833%
2017 · Grade 11 · English39142%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math39117%

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
Schoolwide3375%21%64%10%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income31352%−2+3
Hispanic or Latino19549%−40
White10664%−6−4
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 · 35 in 100 → 2025–26 · 32 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.1% (21 of 1,921) → 2025–26 · 1.4% (24 of 1,709) · +0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female22 in 10032 in 100+10 in 100
Male26 in 10033 in 100+7 in 100
Asian4 of 399 of 17—
Black or African American21 of 6627 of 53—
Filipino2 of 341 of 15—
Hispanic or Latino24 in 10030 in 100+6 in 100
Two or more races2 of 117 of 21—
White24 in 10033 in 100+9 in 100
Students with disabilities37 in 10037 in 1000 in 100
English learners31 in 10039 in 100+8 in 100
Foster youth7 of 14——
Homeless19 of 4827 of 50—
Low-income24 in 10032 in 100+8 in 100
All students24 in 10032 in 100+8 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. 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 60% · numerator 271 students classified Prepared · denominator 449 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 18% · AP-pathway numerator 49 · denominator 271 (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 271 of 449 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
91%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
18%
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)
74%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
56%

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

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202512393353.753.884.01
202410866253.673.904.01
20239257253.783.964.07
20229260163.773.984.11
20217247163.803.934.02
20207044243.823.994.08
20198451263.663.923.92
20184823143.773.994.03
20174829203.824.024.10
20166139243.653.833.94

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20255596
Berkeley2024495under 3
Berkeley2023396under 3
Berkeley2022317under 3
Berkeley2021359under 3
Davis202539185
Davis2024339under 3
Davis20232911under 3
Davis2022226under 3
Davis2021207under 3
Irvine202581248
Irvine202469154
Irvine202376104
Irvine20226911under 3
Irvine20215874
Los Angeles202599107
Los Angeles202495107
Los Angeles20238253
Los Angeles20227687
Los Angeles20215463
Merced202530293
Merced20241212under 3
Merced20231311under 3
Merced20222220under 3
Merced20211311under 3
Riverside20255044under 3
Riverside202439213
Riverside20233420under 3
Riverside20224723under 3
Riverside202129173
San Diego20256129under 3
San Diego202462225
San Diego202348216
San Diego202233194
San Diego202137143
Santa Barbara20256720under 3
Santa Barbara20246420under 3
Santa Barbara202356165
Santa Barbara20224813under 3
Santa Barbara20213814under 3
Santa Cruz20251911under 3
Santa Cruz2024246under 3
Santa Cruz20232010under 3
Santa Cruz2022218under 3
Santa Cruz20211383
Universitywide20251239335
Universitywide20241086625
Universitywide2023925725
Universitywide2022926016
Universitywide2021724716

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
African American Studiesthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count20
AP enrollment (male/female)368
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 193 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections3
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections15
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,798

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 California257%
California State University9325%
California community college7821%
In-state private72%
Out-of-state, 4-year41%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled16244%

370 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 56% · % 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$18,180 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 460,633 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$2,159 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,774

Central federal expenditures attributed here$553 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,774

District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 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 52%Instruction support 17%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$5,655,379,38451.81%52%
Instruction support$1,791,152,34816.41%17%
Student services$1,344,873,23212.32%12%
Administration$763,652,7807.00%7%
Buildings & maintenance$1,099,649,06210.07%10%
Other$260,356,5952.39%2%
Total$10,915,063,400100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $10,915,063,400 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$18,180 per pupil
2020$16,355 per pupil
2019$15,793 per pupil
2018$13,247 per pupil
2017$13,549 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders1.2%

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 91401 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91401 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$79,552
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)39%
ZIP-area population39,231
Median age37.8 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 91401 →

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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 · Los Angeles Unified School District School Experience Survey 2025–26 · Data updated October 15, 2026