Public school · Irvine Unified · Irvine, California

University High — Rating & test scores

Irvine · 9–12 · 2,307 students (2024–25)

89thpercentileStrong

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

Scope Score
75

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

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

In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (565 of 581); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 581
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 70% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 68% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 564 in English, 561 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Irvine Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is University a good high school?

University High scores higher than 89 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 89th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 11 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 10 in 100 at the average Irvine Unified high school. 0.5% of students (13 of 2,457) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 47% of low-income students in grade 11 at University High in Irvine scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 28 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

88% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 70% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 68% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 564 in English, 561 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 564 tested

Advanced
45%
Proficient
25%
Below the standard
30%
This school70%
California57%
Irvine Unified72%

70% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 561 tested

Advanced
45%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
32%
This school68%
California32%
Irvine Unified64%

68% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 62% to 70% and math from 63% to 68%.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school45%25%15%15%564
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Irvine Unified44%28%14%14%2,747
Math, grade 11 · This school45%23%15%17%561
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Irvine Unified40%24%18%18%2,738

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have been above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202670%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202668%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 83% in 2017 to 70% in 2026. In math, it went from 74% in 2017 to 68% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201783%
669 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201876%
622 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201978%
538 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202276%
470 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202375%
514 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202471%
543 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202562%
552 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202670%
564 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201774%
678 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201874%
621 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201975%
539 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202270%
470 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202373%
507 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202467%
546 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202563%
555 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202668%
561 tested
32%
413,523 tested

Life at school

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

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 77% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 88% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 565 of 581 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

77%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 449 of 581 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

69%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 391 of 565 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

88% enrolled in college within 12 months · 513 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓117 · 23%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓25 · 5%
  • California community college205 · 40%
  • In-state private28 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year78 · 15%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled59 · 12%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 28 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 Science6
  • Sciences5
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures4
  • Arts5
Every approved AP course28 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 6
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • African American Studies
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 4
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Latin
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 5
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Art History
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 565 of 581 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 · 449 of 581 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 · 391 of 565 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
350
Admitted
289
Enrolled
124

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 319 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 13
  • UC IrvineApplied 311 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 34
  • UCLAApplied 302 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 8
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 291 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 284 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 13
  • UC DavisApplied 253 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 17
  • UC RiversideApplied 213 · Admitted 190 · Enrolled 28
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 154 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 6
  • UC MercedApplied 104 · Admitted 103 · 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 350 · Admitted 289 · Enrolled 124
  • Fall 2024Applied 340 · Admitted 245 · Enrolled 109
  • Fall 2023Applied 332 · Admitted 252 · Enrolled 131
  • Fall 2022Applied 350 · Admitted 250 · Enrolled 118
  • Fall 2021Applied 329 · Admitted 256 · Enrolled 144
  • Fall 2020Applied 329 · Admitted 257 · Enrolled 138
  • Fall 2019Applied 372 · Admitted 273 · Enrolled 139
  • Fall 2018Applied 404 · Admitted 285 · Enrolled 143
  • Fall 2017Applied 345 · Admitted 256 · Enrolled 121
  • Fall 2016Applied 350 · Admitted 292 · Enrolled 148

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
211
Admitted
194
Enrolled
20

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 627 · Admitted 166 · Enrolled 23
  • San Diego StateApplied 559 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 545 · Admitted 251 · Enrolled 15
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 500 · Admitted 413 · Enrolled 35
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 431 · Admitted 316 · Enrolled 24
  • San José StateApplied 191 · Admitted 146 · Enrolled 10
  • San Francisco StateApplied 127 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 90 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 83 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 79 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 67 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 59 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 53 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 42 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 41 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 41 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 36 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 34 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 33 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 30 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 11 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · 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 211 · Admitted 194 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2024Applied 223 · Admitted 214 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2023Applied 174 · Admitted 165 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2022Applied 209 · Admitted 197 · Enrolled 41
  • Fall 2021Applied 206 · Admitted 188 · Enrolled 32

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

11 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0.5% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 10 in 100 at the average Irvine Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 267 of 2,422 students counted for it; suspension: 13 of 2,457 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Irvine Unified high school 0.9%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

11 in 100This school
10 in 100At the average Irvine Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

267 of 2,422 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.5%

of students were suspended at least once (13 of 2,457). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at University

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

Questions for your visit ↓

Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

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

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students and English learners all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 46% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
UniversitySame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Asian250 tested83%Same group, California 67%
  • Two or more races56 tested70%Same group, California 43%
  • White177 tested58%Same group, California 44%
  • Low-income118 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 46%Same group, California 23%
  • English learners38 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 37%Same group, California 8%
  • Hispanic or Latino53 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 34%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 16% to 77%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Asian: 44%2. White: 32%3. Hispanic or Latino: 11%4. Two or more races: 9%5. Black or African American: 2%6. Filipino: 2%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Asian44%
  2. White32%
  3. Hispanic or Latino11%
  4. Two or more races9%
  5. Black or African American2%
  6. Filipino2%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

60% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 79 of 132 English learners60%
Irvine Unified · 2,266 of 3,64762%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

23%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 531 of 2,307. California: 63%.

91teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

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

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students and other student groups on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Irvine Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 119 tested in English, 118 in math
English47%−855%−249%
Math46%046%+2323%
Asian · 250 tested
English76%−278%−379%
Math83%+578%+1667%
White · 179 tested in English, 177 in math
English66%−268%−268%
Math58%+553%+1444%
Two or more races · 56 tested
English77%−279%+1067%
Math70%+961%+2743%
Hispanic or Latino · 53 tested
English53%−356%+449%
Math34%034%+1321%
English learners · 38 tested
English16%+610%+88%
Math37%+631%+298%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Irvine Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Black or African American and Filipino students and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Asian44%
White32%
Hispanic or Latino11%
Two or more races9%
Black or African American2%
Filipino2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 89% of teaching positions, 75.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 84.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

From Rancho San Joaquin Middle, Vista Verde and parts of South Lake Middle.

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

Middle · assigned
Rancho San Joaquin Middle 98th · Strong · 2026

Fed by 5 elementary schools

Middle · assigned
Middle · part of its area
South Lake Middle 91st · Strong · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 2 elementary schools

High · this school
University High

3 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, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (10)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Rancho San Joaquin Middle

Into South Lake Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

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.

How do I get in?

Ask Irvine Unified which school serves your address.

School website: universityhigh.iusd.org ↗Office: (949) 936-7600Administrator: Michael Georgino
4771 Campus Drive, Irvine 92612

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (949) 936-76004771 Campus Drive, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #156 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 5 in Irvine Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math39%7522%
Ready for college or career (state measure)77%7020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math63%7018%
Chronically absent10 in 100665%
Suspension rate1.0% (25 of 2,398)625%
English learners: top level25%655%

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

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

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

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257589#156California 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
2018–198 in 1001.3% (30 of 2,389)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–249 in 1001.2% (27 of 2,318)
2024–2510 in 1001.0% (25 of 2,398)

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 1156445%25%15%15%70%57%+13

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 1156145%23%15%17%68%32%+36

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 · English56445%70%
2026 · Math56145%68%
2025 · English55238%62%
2025 · Math55540%63%
2024 · English54344%71%
2024 · Math54645%67%
2023 · English51447%75%
2023 · Math50751%73%
2022 · English47048%76%
2022 · Math47045%70%
2019 · English53852%78%
2019 · Math53949%75%
2018 · English62253%76%
2018 · Math62151%74%
2017 · English66956%83%
2017 · Math67852%74%

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 · English55262%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math55563%
2024 · Grade 11 · English54371%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math54667%
2023 · Grade 11 · English51475%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math50773%
2022 · Grade 11 · English47076%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math47070%
2019 · Grade 11 · English53878%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math53975%
2018 · Grade 11 · English62276%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math62174%
2017 · Grade 11 · English66983%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math67874%

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
Schoolwide57939%31%28%3%

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-income11947%−8−2
Asian25076%−2−3
White17966%−2−2
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 · 10 in 100 → 2025–26 · 11 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.0% (25 of 2,398) → 2025–26 · 0.5% (13 of 2,457) · −0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 10011 in 100+3 in 100
Male7 in 10011 in 100+4 in 100
Asian5 in 1009 in 100+4 in 100
Black or African American10 in 1009 in 100−1 in 100
Filipino6 in 1008 in 100+2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10014 in 100+4 in 100
Two or more races7 in 10013 in 100+6 in 100
White11 in 10013 in 100+2 in 100
Students with disabilities19 in 10018 in 100−1 in 100
English learners11 in 10015 in 100+4 in 100
Low-income14 in 10018 in 100+4 in 100
All students8 in 10011 in 100+3 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 77% · numerator 449 students classified Prepared · denominator 581 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 90% · AP-pathway numerator 402 · denominator 449 (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 449 of 581 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
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
90%
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)
69%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
88%

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)
20253502891243.903.964.02
20243402451093.903.984.05
20233322521313.914.004.05
20223502501183.974.064.19
20213292561443.894.044.07
20203292571383.863.943.98
20193722731393.843.964.00
20184042851433.813.943.97
20173452561213.843.953.96
20163502921483.813.883.95

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
Berkeley20252843413
Berkeley20242663114
Berkeley20232482919
Berkeley20222464932
Berkeley20212262113
Davis20252539317
Davis2024229665
Davis20232055914
Davis2022223709
Davis202120410212
Irvine20253119634
Irvine20242899825
Irvine20232858128
Irvine20223129423
Irvine202126613450
Los Angeles2025302258
Los Angeles20242942412
Los Angeles20232892614
Los Angeles20222932612
Los Angeles20212672815
Merced2025104103under 3
Merced20245855under 3
Merced202375703
Merced20227366under 3
Merced202156466
Riverside202521319028
Riverside202415813916
Riverside202317914521
Riverside202218014217
Riverside202116611512
San Diego20253195013
San Diego20243036222
San Diego2023291537
San Diego2022293478
San Diego20212766516
Santa Barbara2025291875
Santa Barbara2024278769
Santa Barbara20232566914
Santa Barbara20222807912
Santa Barbara202125010414
Santa Cruz20251541106
Santa Cruz2024171936
Santa Cruz202316010911
Santa Cruz2022158635
Santa Cruz2021132706
Universitywide2025350289124
Universitywide2024340245109
Universitywide2023332252131
Universitywide2022350250118
Universitywide2021329256144

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
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
African American Studiesthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Latinthis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature 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 count24
AP enrollment (male/female)1,061
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections7
Physics sections9
Chemistry sections26
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,217

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 California11723%
California State University255%
California community college20540%
In-state private285%
Out-of-state, 4-year7815%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled5912%

513 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 89% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,060 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,660 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

Central federal expenditures attributed here$254 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,307

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,178 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 60%Instruction support 13%Student services 12%Administration 3%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$355,704,00060.16%60%
Instruction support$77,554,08513.12%13%
Student services$68,909,51211.65%12%
Administration$19,122,4273.23%3%
Buildings & maintenance$57,930,9189.80%10%
Other$12,067,4342.04%2%
Total$591,288,377100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $591,288,377 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,060 per pupil
2020$14,414 per pupil
2019$11,451 per pupil
2018$10,962 per pupil
2017$10,874 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92612 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92612 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$106,226
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)64%
ZIP-area population33,714
Median age31.5 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92612 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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