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University High

Q: Is University High a good high school?

University High is in the 89th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 75 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (565 of 581); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are University High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 62% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 63% the math standard; 38% and 40% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 552 students were tested in English and 555 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does University High rank in California?

University High is in the 89th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Strong, 2025). University High ranks #156 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for University High?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 10.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 248 chronically absent of 2,370 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.0%; 25 unduplicated suspended students of 2,398 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 11.1%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.1%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does University High compare to other schools in Irvine?

University High is in the 89th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,307 students. Use the schools in Irvine page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

Q: What AP courses are offered at University High?

University High had own-school AP authorizations for 28 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, African American Studies, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Latin, Macroeconomics, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics 2, Precalculus, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: How many students from University High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 124 University High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

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

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Scope Score

75 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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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 in the four-year graduation cohort: 581
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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Academic achievement

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Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 38%
Met standard: 24%
Below standard: 38%

62% met or exceeded · 552 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Irvine Unified
Exceeded	38%	27%	44%
Met	24%	30%	29%
Nearly met	15%	20%	14%
Not met	23%	23%	13%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 40%
Met standard: 23%
Below standard: 37%

63% met or exceeded · 555 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Irvine Unified
Exceeded	40%	14%	39%
Met	23%	16%	24%
Nearly met	16%	21%	17%
Not met	21%	49%	20%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

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

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence

In grade 11, 62% met or exceeded the standard in English and 63% in math, against 57% and 30% statewide.grade 11 · spring 2025

62%English · met or exceeded the standard63%Math · met or exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 552 in English, 555 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 11 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 432,651 in English and 431,903 in math tested).

248 of 2,370 students missed 10% or more of school days, close to the average Irvine Unified school.2024–25

10 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 2,370
Comparison: 248 of 2,370. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Irvine Unified schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.

1.0% of students (25 of 2,398) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about a third of the rate at the average California high school.2024–25

1.0%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Source: CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,398
Comparison: 25 of 2,398. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Irvine Unified schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school62%

California57%

Tested: 552 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school62%

Irvine Unified73%

Tested: 552 here · 2,774 in Irvine Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 7 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Irvine Unified
Exceeded	38%	27%	44%
Met	24%	30%	29%
Nearly met	15%	20%	14%
Not met	23%	23%	13%

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school63%

California30%

Tested: 555 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school63%

Irvine Unified63%

Tested: 555 here · 2,778 in Irvine Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 7 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Irvine Unified
Exceeded	40%	14%	39%
Met	23%	16%	24%
Nearly met	16%	21%	17%
Not met	21%	49%	20%

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201978%538 tested

→

202562%552 tested

University

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201975%539 tested

→

202563%555 tested

University

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English and math have been above California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grade 11

UniversityCalifornia

0%50%100%201920222025No comparable state tests (COVID)62%57%

Math met or exceeded, grade 11

UniversityCalifornia

0%50%100%201920222025No comparable state tests (COVID)63%30%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results; in 2020 and 2021 that was COVID.

2025 was the lowest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	University	California
2019	78% 538 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	76% 470 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	75% 514 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	71% 543 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	62% 552 tested	57% 432,651 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	University	California
2019	75% 539 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	70% 470 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	73% 507 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	67% 546 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	63% 555 tested	30% 431,903 tested

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (78% to 62%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 565 of 581 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

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.

College / career Prepared

77%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

69%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

88% enrolled in college within 12 months · 513 high-school completers

University of California117 · 23%
California State University25 · 5%
California community college205 · 40%
In-state private28 · 5%
Out-of-state, 4-year78 · 15%
Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 0%
Not enrolled59 · 12%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 350
Admitted: 289
Enrolled: 124

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

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
Fall 2015Applied 359 · Admitted 266 · Enrolled 127
Fall 2014Applied 290 · Admitted 233 · Enrolled 123
Fall 2013Applied 367 · Admitted 274 · Enrolled 123
Fall 2012Applied 293 · Admitted 219 · Enrolled 108
Fall 2011Applied 286 · Admitted 219 · Enrolled 94
Fall 2010Applied 352 · Admitted 323 · Enrolled 149
Fall 2009Applied 292 · Admitted 272 · Enrolled 139
Fall 2008Applied 296 · Admitted 278 · Enrolled 139
Fall 2007Applied 288 · Admitted 267 · Enrolled 141
Fall 2006Applied 290 · Admitted 271 · Enrolled 165
Fall 2005Applied 312 · Admitted 277 · Enrolled 174
Fall 2004Applied 305 · Admitted 261 · Enrolled 159
Fall 2003Applied 316 · Admitted 283 · Enrolled 167
Fall 2002Applied 346 · Admitted 303 · Enrolled 200
Fall 2001Applied 303 · Admitted 270 · Enrolled 174
Fall 2000Applied 330 · Admitted 275 · Enrolled 174
Fall 1999Applied 278 · Admitted 240 · Enrolled 162
Fall 1998Applied 298 · Admitted 248 · Enrolled 164
Fall 1997Applied 287 · Admitted 252 · Enrolled 165
Fall 1996Applied 275 · Admitted 250 · Enrolled 170
Fall 1995Applied 254 · Admitted 224 · Enrolled 140
Fall 1994Applied 264 · Admitted 241 · Enrolled 159

Campus records · fall 2025

BerkeleyApplied 284 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 13
DavisApplied 253 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 17
IrvineApplied 311 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 34
Los AngelesApplied 302 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 8
MercedApplied 104 · Admitted 103 · Enrolled Masked
RiversideApplied 213 · Admitted 190 · Enrolled 28
San DiegoApplied 319 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 13
Santa BarbaraApplied 291 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 5
Santa CruzApplied 154 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 6

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

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

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers: 402 of 449 Prepared students · 89.5%
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI, all students · 581 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.
Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers: 70 students
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.
Dual enrollment (historical): 11 students · offered
2020-21
Source and what this counts
Federal Civil Rights Data Collection historical snapshot, not confirmation of current availability.

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Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

10 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

10in 100 at the average Irvine Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

248 of 2,370 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school10 in 100

at the average Irvine Unified school10 in 100

at the average California high school22 in 100

1.0%of students were suspended at least once (25 of 2,398), 2024–25

0.8%at the average Irvine Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

Parent voices

Parent reviews are not available on this profile yet.

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Teacher & staff voices

School-level teacher and staff feedback is not available on this profile yet.

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

150 English · 153 math tested

English46% / 49%

Math50% / 21%

Asian

229 English · 231 math tested

English69% / 80%

Math77% / 67%

White

173 English · 176 math tested

English63% / 68%

Math56% / 42%

Hispanic or Latino

73 English · 71 math tested

English42% / 49%

Math35% / 19%

Two or more races

50 tested per subject

English72% / 67%

Math66% / 42%

English learners

38 tested per subject

English5% / 8%

Math32% / 6%

Students with disabilities

34 English · 35 math tested

English24% / 18%

Math20% / 6%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Irvine Unified	vs California
Low-income · 150 tested in English, 153 in math
English	46%	−1157%	−349%
Math	50%	+446%	+2921%
Asian · 229 tested in English, 231 in math
English	69%	−1079%	−1180%
Math	77%	−279%	+1067%
White · 173 tested in English, 176 in math
English	63%	−669%	−568%
Math	56%	+650%	+1442%
Hispanic or Latino · 73 tested in English, 71 in math
English	42%	−1355%	−749%
Math	35%	+233%	+1619%
Two or more races · 50 tested
English	72%	−880%	+567%
Math	66%	+660%	+2442%
English learners · 38 tested
English	5%	−712%	−38%
Math	32%	−234%	+266%
Students with disabilities · 34 tested in English, 35 in math
English	24%	024%	+618%
Math	20%	+416%	+146%

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

Black or African American and Filipino students: 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.

Asian students did worse than the same group statewide in English.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At University High in Irvine, 46.0% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 57.0% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. University High’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 11.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (50.3% met or exceeded the Math standard); Asian students (69.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 57.2 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 150 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Asian42%
White31%
Hispanic or Latino12%
Two or more races9%
Black or African American3%
Filipino2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Asian	42%
White	31%
Hispanic or Latino	12%
Two or more races	9%
Black or African American	3%
Filipino	2%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 1 in 4 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (23%, 531 of 2,307). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers91

Average experience15 years

First-year teachers4%

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

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 89.25%: 75.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 84.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

ElementaryBonita Canyon ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
High schoolUniversity HighThis campus · grades 9-12

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Bonita Canyon Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
95th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Turtle Rock Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
98th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
University Park Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
78th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Vista Verde
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
94th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Alderwood Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
83rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Culverdale Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
75th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Meadow Park Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
89th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Springbrook Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
82nd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Oak Creek Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
70th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
75% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Cypress Village Elementary
Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder
78th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
Westpark Elementary
Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder
96th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

Middle-school links

Rancho San Joaquin Middle
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Vista Verde
Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder
South Lake Middle
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
38% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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4771 Campus Drive, Irvine 92612

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

English is lower than in 2019 here (78% to 62%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?
Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile

Corona del Mar HighNewport-Mesa Unified · 2,106 enrolled · 22.9% meal eligibility85thStrong
Tesoro HighCapistrano Unified · 2,030 enrolled · 23.4% meal eligibility93rdStrong
Diamond Bar HighWalnut Valley Unified · 2,563 enrolled · 22.6% meal eligibility93rdStrong
Irvine HighIrvine Unified · 1,964 enrolled · 22.6% meal eligibility88thStrong
Livermore HighLivermore Valley Joint Unified · 1,827 enrolled · 23.5% meal eligibility62ndSolid
Eastlake HighSweetwater Union High · 2,557 enrolled · 22.5% meal eligibility88thStrong

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 15–31% meal eligibility and 1,154–4,614 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is University High a good high school?

University High is in the 89th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 75 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (565 of 581); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are University High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 62% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 63% the math standard; 38% and 40% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 552 students were tested in English and 555 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does University High rank in California?

University High is in the 89th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Strong, 2025). University High ranks #156 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for University High?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 10.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 248 chronically absent of 2,370 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.0%; 25 unduplicated suspended students of 2,398 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 11.1%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.1%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does University High compare to other schools in Irvine?

University High is in the 89th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,307 students. Use the schools in Irvine page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

What do reported student-group results show at University High?

What AP courses are offered at University High?

University High had own-school AP authorizations for 28 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, African American Studies, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Latin, Macroeconomics, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics 2, Precalculus, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from University High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 124 University High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

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University High is ranked #156 statewide · #4 of 5 in Irvine Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Graduation rate	97.2%	92.9%	25%
Exceeded standard	39.0%	20.3%	22%
CCI overall Prepared	77.3%	51.7%	20%
Met or exceeded	62.6%	43.8%	18%
Chronic absenteeism	11.1%	22.7%	5%
Suspension rate	1.1%	3.3%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	25.3%	17.8%	5%

Graduation rate: ↑ vs CA 92.9% · index 61 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 20.3% · index 75 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared: ↑ vs CA 51.7% · index 70 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 43.8% · index 70 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 22.7% · index 66 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 1.1pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 62 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 0.2pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 65 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	552	38%	25%	14%	23%	63%	+14

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	555	40%	23%	16%	21%	63%	+39

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA	543	71.3%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	546	67.4%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA	514	74.9%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	507	73.0%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA	470	75.5%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	470	70.2%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA	538	77.9%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	539	75.1%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	576	26%	34%	35%	5%

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

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	150	46.0%	−11	−3
Asian	229	69.0%	−10	−11
White	173	63.0%	−6	−5

Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Susp
University High ←	—	7589th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	39.0%	62.6%	1.1%
Woodbridge High	2.1 mi	7589th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	41.9%	69.1%	0.4%
Portola High	2.8 mi	7690th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	41.1%	69.0%	1.0%
California average	—	57School average · no percentile	20.3%	43.8%	3.3%
Creekside Highscored within its class, not statewide	2.6 mi	3394th percentile · Strong · within class · 2025	4.5%	16.7%	12.2%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

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.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$59,726 – $137,884

Average elementary principal salary$174,996

Average middle school principal salary$184,150

Average high school principal salary$204,036

Superintendent salary$421,400

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 75/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (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 77.3% · numerator 449 students classified Prepared · denominator 581 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 89.5% · 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 this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. 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.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	86/100	97	#45	California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
2022	84/100	97	#47	California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
2023	86/100	97	#41	California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
2024	82/100	96	#58	California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

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

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

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

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 9.4% → 2025 · 10.5% · +1.1pp
Suspension rate2024 · 1.2% → 2025 · 1.0% · −0.2pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	552	37.9%	62.5%
2025 · Math	555	40.2%	62.7%
2024 · ELA	543	43.8%	71.3%
2024 · Math	546	45.0%	67.4%
2023 · ELA	514	47.1%	74.9%
2023 · Math	507	50.9%	73.0%
2022 · ELA	470	47.9%	75.5%
2022 · Math	470	45.1%	70.2%
2019 · ELA	538	52.4%	77.9%
2019 · Math	539	49.0%	75.1%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate

97.2%

AP pathway among Prepared

89.5%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings

A-G Completion

69.2%

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

College-Going Rate

88.5%

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.

Year	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp
2019	50.7%	76.5%	8.3%	1.4%
2022	46.5%	72.9%	11.5%	0.6%
2023	49.0%	73.9%	10.6%	1.0%
2024	44.4%	69.3%	10.0%	1.3%
2025	39.0%	62.6%	11.1%	1.1%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	8.4%	11.3%	+2.9pp
Male	7.4%	9.7%	+2.3pp
Asian	4.7%	6.4%	+1.7pp
Black/African American	10.4%	16.1%	+5.7pp
Filipino	5.5%	5.5%	+0.0pp
Hispanic/Latino	10.3%	19.1%	+8.8pp
Two or More Races	6.7%	7.9%	+1.2pp
White	11.4%	13.0%	+1.6pp
Students with Disabilities	19.4%	30.1%	+10.7pp
English Learners	11.1%	12.2%	+1.1pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	14.0%	16.9%	+2.9pp
All Students	7.8%	10.5%	+2.7pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	350	289	124	3.90	3.96	4.02
2024	340	245	109	3.90	3.98	4.05
2023	332	252	131	3.91	4.00	4.05
2022	350	250	118	3.97	4.06	4.19
2021	329	256	144	3.89	4.04	4.07
2020	329	257	138	3.86	3.94	3.98
2019	372	273	139	3.84	3.96	4.00
2018	404	285	143	3.81	3.94	3.97
2017	345	256	121	3.84	3.95	3.96
2016	350	292	148	3.81	3.88	3.95
2015	359	266	127	3.79	3.90	3.93
2014	290	233	123	3.80	3.89	3.90

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	284	34	13
Berkeley	2024	266	31	14
Berkeley	2023	248	29	19
Berkeley	2022	246	49	32
Berkeley	2021	226	21	13
Davis	2025	253	93	17
Davis	2024	229	66	5
Davis	2023	205	59	14
Davis	2022	223	70	9
Davis	2021	204	102	12
Irvine	2025	311	96	34
Irvine	2024	289	98	25
Irvine	2023	285	81	28
Irvine	2022	312	94	23
Irvine	2021	266	134	50
Los Angeles	2025	302	25	8
Los Angeles	2024	294	24	12
Los Angeles	2023	289	26	14
Los Angeles	2022	293	26	12
Los Angeles	2021	267	28	15
Merced	2025	104	103	masked
Merced	2024	58	55	masked
Merced	2023	75	70	3
Merced	2022	73	66	masked
Merced	2021	56	46	6
Riverside	2025	213	190	28
Riverside	2024	158	139	16
Riverside	2023	179	145	21
Riverside	2022	180	142	17
Riverside	2021	166	115	12
San Diego	2025	319	50	13
San Diego	2024	303	62	22
San Diego	2023	291	53	7
San Diego	2022	293	47	8
San Diego	2021	276	65	16
Santa Barbara	2025	291	87	5
Santa Barbara	2024	278	76	9
Santa Barbara	2023	256	69	14
Santa Barbara	2022	280	79	12
Santa Barbara	2021	250	104	14
Santa Cruz	2025	154	110	6
Santa Cruz	2024	171	93	6
Santa Cruz	2023	160	109	11
Santa Cruz	2022	158	63	5
Santa Cruz	2021	132	70	6
Universitywide	2025	350	289	124
Universitywide	2024	340	245	109
Universitywide	2023	332	252	131
Universitywide	2022	350	250	118
Universitywide	2021	329	256	144

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
3-D Art and Design	this school
African American Studies	this school
Art History	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Chinese Language and Culture	this school
Computer Science A	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
Latin	this school
Macroeconomics	this school
Music Theory	this school
Physics 1	this school
Physics 2	this school
Precalculus	this school
Psychology	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Spanish Literature and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school
World History: Modern	this school

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

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	23
AP enrollment	844
IB participation	not offered
Dual enrollment	offered · 11 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	15
Physics sections	29
Chemistry sections	51
Total enrollment (CRDC)	1,707

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	117	22.8%
California State University	25	4.9%
California community college	205	40.0%
In-state private	28	5.5%
Out-of-state, 4-year	78	15.2%
Out-of-state, 2-year	1	0.2%
Not enrolled	59	11.5%

513 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 89% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ 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 in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels 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.

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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%

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.

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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 →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92612

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92612
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$106,226
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	63.97%
ZCTA population	33,714
Median age	31.5 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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