Independent charter school · Shasta Union High

University Preparatory — Rating & test scores

2200 Eureka Way, Redding · 1,009 students · Grades 6–12

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Scope Score 90

StrongScope Score · 94th percentile. Higher than 94 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

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

In 2024–25, 100% of the class graduated in four years (122 of 122); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 122
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).

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Tests ↓

Overview

Is University Preparatory a good high school?

Strong. University Preparatory is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

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

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced9485%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9057%
English, Advanced8241%
Math, Advanced9031%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance976 in 100
University Preparatory’s place among California high schools, out of 100Shasta Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 83% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 70% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 133. 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).

In its own words

What does University Preparatory say about itself?

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

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Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 6 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than University Preparatory. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

7 high schools within 4.2 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. University PreparatoryScope Score 9094th
  2. Phoenix Charter Academy College ViewCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8584th
  3. ShastaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8276th
  4. Shasta Collegiate AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 7965th
  5. Shasta Charter AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7761st
  6. EnterpriseNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7547th
  7. Redding Collegiate AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6917th
Shasta Union HighCharterMagnet or school of choice

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

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

Scores and family income

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

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

4 of 7 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

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

Schools like it

How does University Preparatory compare with schools like it?

University Preparatory’s Scope Score is 90. 135 California high schools, counting University Preparatory, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 82. University Preparatory’s result is higher than 123 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 135

  1. Students from low-income families: 31%

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 27%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 32%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

135 California public high schools where 26% to 38% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 26% to 38% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of University Preparatory’s share. The count includes University Preparatory. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 85% to 83% and math from 57% to 70%.

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

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

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202670%93%83%University PreparatoryThis school70%Shasta Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202643%73%70%University PreparatoryThis school44%Shasta Union HighDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Shasta Union High’s line combines its 6 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

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

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringUniversity PreparatoryShasta Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201793%70%60%110
201891%64%56%130
201991%65%57%114
202276%66%55%123
202370%64%55%122
202471%68%56%124
202585%65%57%133
202683%70%57%133
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringUniversity PreparatoryShasta Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201773%43%32%55
201868%43%31%129
201973%44%32%114
202259%42%27%123
202355%41%27%122
202456%45%28%124
202557%46%30%133
202670%44%32%133

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

83%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

152558
Shasta Union High66%California57%

Math

70%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

8222941
Shasta Union High41%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 83% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 70% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 13 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

How do the middle grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 76% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 51% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 87th percentile (Strong) among California’s middle schools.

English

76%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

7174333
California49%

Math

51%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

17322625
California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced67%82%78%
Advanced24%36%40%
Proficient43%46%38%
Developing level24%12%17%
Minimal9%6%5%
Tested155152153
California48%51%49%
Difference+19+31+29
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced83%
Advanced58%
Proficient25%
Developing level15%
Minimal2%
Tested133
California57%
Difference+26

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

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced41%58%54%
Advanced21%25%29%
Proficient20%33%25%
Developing level37%31%30%
Minimal22%11%16%
Tested155152153
California37%38%36%
Difference+4+20+18
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced70%
Advanced41%
Proficient29%
Developing level22%
Minimal8%
Tested133
California32%
Difference+38

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school58%25%15%2%133
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Shasta Union High35%31%20%14%1,123
Math, grade 11 · This school41%29%22%8%133
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Shasta Union High18%23%23%36%1,122
English, grades 6–8 · This school33%43%17%7%460
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
Math, grades 6–8 · This school25%26%32%17%460
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 133 tested in English, 133 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 66% of students. 29 of 1,015 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

3in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (29 of 1,015 students).

At the average high school in the Shasta Union High district: 13 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

1,009

students in grades 6–12.

White 66%Hispanic or Latino 13%Two or more races 10%Asian 6%Black or African American 1%Filipino 1%American Indian or Alaska Native 1%

Family income

32%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 320 of 1,009. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

48

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

2% were in their first year.

88% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.4%

of students were suspended at least once (14 of 1,024). Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
2 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (3 of 159).
Grades 7–8
3 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (8 of 315).
Grades 9–12
3 in 100 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent (18 of 541).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White66%
Hispanic or Latino13%
Two or more races10%
Asian6%
Black or African American1%
Filipino1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1%
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

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

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 40.6 of 45.8 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 38 tested84%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 38 tested68%California 23%
  • WhiteEnglish · 94 tested86%California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 94 tested73%California 44%

84% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 68% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California.

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

Every group’s results, with the district

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

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Shasta Union Highvs California
Low-income · 38 tested
English84%+2757%+3549%
Math68%+3830%+4523%
White · 94 tested
English86%+1967%+1868%
Math73%+3340%+2944%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Shasta Union High, 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.

Hispanic or Latino students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

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

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 97% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 89% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

97%

Across California: 52%.

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

87%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 122 of 122 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

97%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 118 of 122 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

87%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 106 of 122 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

89% enrolled in college within 12 months · 124 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓17 · 14%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓5 · 4%
  • California community college66 · 53%
  • In-state private5 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year17 · 14%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled14 · 11%

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

Where the class of 2023 went
89%enrolled in college within a year

124 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California17 (14%)
  • California State University5 (4%)
  • California community college66 (53%)
  • In-state private5 (4%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year17 (14%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled14 (11%)

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

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 122 of 122 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 · 118 of 122 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 · 106 of 122 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
36
Admitted
30
Enrolled
15

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 29 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 5
  • UC San DiegoApplied 24 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 20 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 17 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 17 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 16 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 15 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · 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 36 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2024Applied 43 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2023Applied 33 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2022Applied 33 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2021Applied 41 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2020Applied 33 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2019Applied 47 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2018Applied 27 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2017Applied 47 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2016Applied 37 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 11

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
35
Admitted
33
Enrolled
8

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 122 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 28
  • San Diego StateApplied 112 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 7
  • Chico StateApplied 103 · Admitted 101 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 72 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 55 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 45 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 7
  • Sonoma StateApplied 39 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 33 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 24 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 17 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 17 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 11 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

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 35 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2024Applied 46 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2023Applied 37 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 42 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2021Applied 53 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 19
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

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

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • Arts3
Every approved AP course22 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • Human Geography
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Latin
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
245 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about University Preparatory. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • And 4 more questions.

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The neighborhood

What is the area around University Preparatory like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 96001. They are not figures for the families at University Preparatory.

Typical household income in a year

$72,484

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 96001.

Typical home value
$401,500
People who live in this ZIP code
33,817
Typical age
41.5 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
29%

What you can do

Who can act on University Preparatory’s results?

University Preparatory’s own board decides its plan.

State support

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 9 questions to University Preparatory. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?45% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 6–8 and 11, spring 2026 (199 students tested); the same group across California: 25%
  2. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?58% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (133 students tested); California: 27%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask University Preparatory how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is University Preparatory?

Address
2200 Eureka Way, Redding 96001Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Monica CabralAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 18, 2025.

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

Short answers to 9 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask University Preparatory how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is University Preparatory a good school?

University Preparatory has a Scope Score of 90. It scored higher than 94 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 94th percentile, spring 2025).

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 87 in 100 California middle schools we score (87th percentile, Strong, spring 2026)

See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 3 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 13 in 100 at the average high school in the Shasta Union High district. 1.4% of students (14 of 1,024) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 13 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 70% of low-income students in grades 6, 7, 8 and 11 at University Preparatory in Redding scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 41% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 22 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

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

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

89% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $2.7 million is planned for 33 funded actions in 1 goal. That’s 20% of its $13.6 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Its own plan

What does University Preparatory’s own plan commit to?

$2.7 million is planned for 33 funded actions in 1 goal. That’s 20% of its $13.6 million general fund budget.

$2.7million

planned in the school’s own plan for 2026–27

The three largest actions in the plan

  • Dual Enrollment$895,567
  • Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities$500,000
  • School Counselor$162,551

These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 80 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

The whole plan: every goal, what it measures and what it pays for

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 80 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 57% of the money. The plan itself puts 72% of it toward staff.

  • Dual Enrollment $895,567
  • Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities $500,000
  • School Counselor $162,551
  • 30 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

5 of the plan’s 33 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

  • Reading $101,423
  • Math $75,127
  • Catch-up help $5,000
  • English learners $1,500

An action naming two of these appears under both.

Largest of these

  • Math Lab$70,127
  • Site Literacy Coach$53,675
  • Literacy/​Academic Skills$47,748
For high-need students

It plans $736,569 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $701,694 and estimates it spent $776,996, $75,302 (11%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $281,897 (12%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Dual Enrollment, which went from $537,195 to $895,567.

Largest cuts

  • Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities−⁠$110,172
  • Study Hall−⁠$62,277
  • Social Emotional Support−⁠$22,812

Largest increases

  • Dual Enrollment+⁠$358,372
  • College and Career Exploration+⁠$53,021
  • Math Lab+⁠$49,362

New in the 2026–27 plan

  • Assessment Team$15,000
The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Dual Enrollment · $895,567
  • Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities · $500,000
  • School Counselor · $162,551
The full plan1 goal, 5 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($2.7 million).

Where does the money go?

14% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3
G4

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Enhance teaching and learning through the systematic use of interim and summative performance data within a…$375,85314% of action budgets

“Enhance teaching and learning through the systematic use of interim and summative performance data within a continuous improvement framework. Provide high-quality academic support services tailored to meet the needs of all students” p. 9 ↗

12 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $387,583 (−⁠$11,730)

Largest funded actions

  1. Study Hall$148,578action 1.8 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Math Lab$70,127action 1.7 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $25,127 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Site Literacy Coach$53,675action 1.11 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Literacy/​Academic Skills$47,748action 1.6 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Leadership Team Collaboration$15,000action 1.3 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

7 more funded actions in this goal

  • Assessment Team · action 1.13 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$15,000
  • Assessments · action 1.2 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$8,000
  • Department Release Time · action 1.1 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$6,101
  • Professional Development · action 1.4 · p. 38 ↗$5,000
  • Academic Saturday School · action 1.10 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3,624
  • Student Support Services - EL · action 1.5 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1,500
  • Unduplicated Student(s) Support and Resources · action 1.9 · p. 38 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1,500

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Study Hall−⁠$62,277$210,855 → $148,578 · p. 38 ↗
  2. Math Lab+⁠$49,362$20,765 → $70,127 · p. 38 ↗
  3. Department Release Time−⁠$18,315$24,416 → $6,101 · p. 38 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Site Literacy Coach · $46,001 → $53,675 · p. 39 ↗+⁠$7,674
  • Literacy/​Academic Skills · $43,728 → $47,748 · p. 38 ↗+⁠$4,020
  • Leadership Team Collaboration · $17,321 → $15,000 · p. 38 ↗−⁠$2,321
  • Assessment Team · $15,000 · p. 39 ↗new or renamed
  • Assessments · $8,000 → $8,000 · p. 38 ↗unchanged
  • Professional Development · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 38 ↗unchanged
  • Academic Saturday School · $3,664 → $3,624 · p. 39 ↗−⁠$40
  • Student Support Services - EL · $1,500 → $1,500 · p. 38 ↗unchanged
  • Unduplicated Student(s) Support and Resources · $1,500 → $1,500 · p. 38 ↗unchanged

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 9 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 18 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
18
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #88 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 6 in Shasta Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math36%7122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)97%8220%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math71%7618%
Chronically absent3 in 100705%
Suspension rate1.7% (17 of 1,021)585%

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. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
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
2024–259094#88California 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
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–242 in 1000.9% (9 of 1,018)
2024–253 in 1001.7% (17 of 1,021)

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
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 · English59339%77%
2026 · Math59328%55%
2025 · English58933%78%
2025 · Math59029%57%
2024 · English58928%67%
2024 · Math58925%55%
2023 · English59030%74%
2023 · Math59030%59%
2022 · English59331%69%
2022 · Math59130%59%
2019 · English59031%76%
2019 · Math59034%66%
2018 · English59931%77%
2018 · Math59737%66%
2017 · English57632%76%
2017 · Math52138%69%

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 6 · English15073%
2025 · Grade 7 · English15477%
2025 · Grade 8 · English15280%
2025 · Grade 11 · English13385%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math15151%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math15557%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math15162%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math13357%
2024 · Grade 6 · English15664%
2024 · Grade 7 · English15367%
2024 · Grade 8 · English15667%
2024 · Grade 11 · English12471%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math15653%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math15350%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math15662%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math12456%
2023 · Grade 6 · English15069%
2023 · Grade 7 · English15976%
2023 · Grade 8 · English15977%
2023 · Grade 11 · English12270%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math15057%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math15959%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math15966%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math12255%
2022 · Grade 6 · English15469%
2022 · Grade 7 · English15681%
2022 · Grade 8 · English16052%
2022 · Grade 11 · English12376%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math15460%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math15573%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math15945%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math12359%
2019 · Grade 6 · English15773%
2019 · Grade 7 · English15979%
2019 · Grade 8 · English16064%
2019 · Grade 11 · English11491%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math15760%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math15975%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math16057%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math11473%
2018 · Grade 6 · English15474%
2018 · Grade 7 · English15968%
2018 · Grade 8 · English15679%
2018 · Grade 11 · English13091%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math15365%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math15965%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math15667%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math12968%
2017 · Grade 6 · English15672%
2017 · Grade 7 · English15571%
2017 · Grade 8 · English15574%
2017 · Grade 11 · English11093%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math15663%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math15569%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math15573%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math5573%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide28629%34%35%2%

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-income19970%—+29
White39178%—+15
Hispanic or Latino7975%—+33
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+17437Accelerated+9438Accelerated
English-only students+18410not categorized+9411not categorized
White+17299Accelerated+10300Accelerated
Low-income+21155Exceptional+6155Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+1148Accelerated−448Average
Two or more races+1947Accelerated+647Accelerated
Asian+726Accelerated+2126Exceptional
Students with disabilities−113Average−1413Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+17 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

437 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +17 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

438 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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 · 3 in 100 → 2025–26 · 3 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.7% (17 of 1,021) → 2025–26 · 1.4% (14 of 1,024) · −0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—4 in 100—
Male—2 in 100—
Asian—2 of 61—
Black or African American—0 of 12—
Filipino—0 of 12—
Hispanic or Latino—3 in 100—
American Indian or Alaska Native—1 of 12—
Two or more races—4 in 100—
White—3 in 100—
Students with disabilities—1 of 26—
Low-income—3 in 100—
All students—3 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 97% · numerator 118 students classified Prepared · denominator 122 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 99% · AP-pathway numerator 117 · denominator 118 (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 118 of 122 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
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
99%
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)
87%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
89%

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)
20253630154.044.054.03
20244332194.104.174.15
20233323174.104.194.18
2022332584.104.164.20
20214132184.134.194.22
20203324134.084.134.14
20194735174.074.144.14
2018271793.964.074.11
2017472793.894.044.15
20163728113.904.024.03

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
Berkeley2025173under 3
Berkeley202418under 3under 3
Berkeley202318under 3under 3
Berkeley202215under 3under 3
Berkeley2021193under 3
Davis202529135
Davis202433177
Davis202325156
Davis20222311under 3
Davis202127175
Irvine2025163under 3
Irvine2024206under 3
Irvine2023105under 3
Irvine2022184under 3
Irvine202118114
Los Angeles2025154under 3
Los Angeles2024203under 3
Los Angeles2023193under 3
Los Angeles2022203under 3
Los Angeles202122under 3under 3
Merced20251313under 3
Merced202354under 3
Merced202255under 3
Riverside202566under 3
Riverside202465under 3
Riverside202355under 3
Riverside202264under 3
Riverside202177under 3
San Diego20252410under 3
San Diego2024297under 3
San Diego2023175under 3
San Diego2022153under 3
San Diego2021216under 3
Santa Barbara202520103
Santa Barbara202429153
Santa Barbara202318154
Santa Barbara20222293
Santa Barbara2021329under 3
Santa Cruz202517163
Santa Cruz202414113
Santa Cruz20231210under 3
Santa Cruz20222110under 3
Santa Cruz202112104
Universitywide2025363015
Universitywide2024433219
Universitywide2023332317
Universitywide202233258
Universitywide2021413218

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
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Latinthis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count19
AP enrollment (male/female)541
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 245 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections3
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,010

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 California1714%
California State University54%
California community college6653%
In-state private54%
Out-of-state, 4-year1714%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1411%

124 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$12,951 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 5,202 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,626 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 57%Instruction support 7%Student services 12%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$40,045,41356.85%57%
Instruction support$5,289,3617.51%7%
Student services$8,757,89012.43%12%
Administration$6,920,4959.82%10%
Buildings & maintenance$8,130,35411.54%12%
Other$1,300,2141.85%2%
Total$70,443,726100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $70,443,726 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$12,951 per pupil
2020$12,598 per pupil
2019$12,856 per pupil
2018$12,289 per pupil
2017$11,730 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 holders2.2%

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

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 96001 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 96001 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$72,484
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)29%
ZIP-area population33,817
Median age41.5 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 96001 →

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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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