Public school · Santa Ana Unified · Santa Ana, California

Valley High — Rating & test scores

Santa Ana · 9–12 · 1,908 students (2024–25)

21stpercentileNeeds Support

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

Scope Score
46

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

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

In 2024–25, 91% of the class graduated in four years (416 of 456); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 456
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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5.9% of students (107 of 1,818) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about twice the rate at the average California high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,818. District and California figures are averages of school rates (9 Santa Ana Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Ana Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Valley a good high school?

Valley High scores higher than 21 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 21st percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 28 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 20 in 100 at the average Santa Ana Unified high school. 5.9% of students (107 of 1,818) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 19 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 31% of low-income students in grade 11 at Valley High in Santa Ana scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 20 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

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

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

70% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 32% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 13% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 389 in English, 401 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 389 tested

Advanced
7%
Proficient
25%
Below the standard
68%
This school32%
California57%
Santa Ana Unified45%

32% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 401 tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
10%
Below the standard
87%
This school13%
California32%
Santa Ana Unified19%

13% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 19 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.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 39% to 32% and math from 20% to 13%.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school7%25%26%42%389
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Santa Ana Unified16%29%26%29%2,691
Math, grade 11 · This school3%10%19%68%401
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Santa Ana Unified6%13%22%59%2,706

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

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

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202632%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202613%32%

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

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 31% in 2017 to 32% in 2026. In math, it went from 11% in 2017 to 13% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201731%
397 tested
60%
444,040 tested
201836%
465 tested
56%
439,134 tested
201929%
468 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202231%
505 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202327%
495 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202427%
456 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202539%
431 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202632%
389 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201711%
408 tested
32%
442,457 tested
201813%
452 tested
31%
437,883 tested
201914%
462 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202210%
522 tested
27%
424,390 tested
20238%
511 tested
27%
440,912 tested
20249%
472 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202520%
436 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202613%
401 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Valley’s results?

Santa Ana Unified’s board decides Valley’s plan.

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

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Santa Ana Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Santa Ana Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

91% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 53% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 70% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 416 of 456 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

53%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 242 of 456 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

36%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 150 of 416 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

70% enrolled in college within 12 months · 497 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓35 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓42 · 9%
  • California community college245 · 49%
  • In-state private17 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year7 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled150 · 30%

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

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 20 AP courses in 5 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 Science5
  • Sciences5
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures3
Every approved AP course20 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
977 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.

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

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 416 of 456 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 · 242 of 456 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 · 150 of 416 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
76
Admitted
59
Enrolled
19

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 63 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 6
  • UCLAApplied 49 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 40 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 35 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 31 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 30 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 23 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 22 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · 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 76 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2024Applied 93 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2023Applied 116 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2022Applied 97 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2021Applied 111 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2020Applied 110 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2019Applied 135 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2018Applied 120 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2017Applied 123 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2016Applied 111 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 24

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
130
Admitted
124
Enrolled
40

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • Cal State FullertonApplied 569 · Admitted 493 · Enrolled 120
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 528 · Admitted 234 · Enrolled 30
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 282 · Admitted 189 · Enrolled 22
  • San Diego StateApplied 210 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 163 · Admitted 151 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 157 · Admitted 148 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 84 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 82 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 81 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 56 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 54 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 53 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 49 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 46 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 35 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 30 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 27 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 25 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 24 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 130 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2024Applied 168 · Admitted 157 · Enrolled 51
  • Fall 2023Applied 165 · Admitted 158 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2022Applied 112 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2021Applied 130 · Admitted 123 · Enrolled 37

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

28 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Santa Ana Unified high school, 20 in 100 were. 5.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 491 of 1,785 students counted for it; suspension: 107 of 1,818 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Santa Ana Unified high school 3.2%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

28 in 100This school
20 in 100At the average Santa Ana Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

491 of 1,785 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

5.9%

of students were suspended at least once (107 of 1,818). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Valley

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

Questions for your visit ↓

Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored well below the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

31% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Low-income students and students with disabilities also scored well below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
ValleySame group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino378 tested31%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-income373 tested31%Same group, California 49%
  • Homeless52 tested27%Same group, California 35%
  • Students with disabilities70 tested4%Same group, California 19%
  • English learners134 tested4%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 2% to 13%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 97%2. Asian: 2%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino97%
  2. Asian2%
  3. White—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

33% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

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

This school · 181 of 544 English learners33%
Santa Ana Unified · 4,026 of 9,32543%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

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

Who are the families and teachers?

91%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,744 of 1,908. California: 63%.

130teachers, 2024–25

13 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

1%in their first year, 2024–25

75%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Santa Ana Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 373 tested in English, 382 in math
English31%−1344%−1849%
Math13%−518%−1023%
Hispanic or Latino · 378 tested in English, 388 in math
English31%−1344%−1849%
Math12%−618%−921%
English learners · 134 tested in English, 144 in math
English4%04%−48%
Math2%02%−68%
Students with disabilities · 70 tested in English, 71 in math
English4%−812%−1519%
Math3%−14%−58%
Homeless · 52 tested in English, 57 in math
English27%−835%−835%
Math12%−921%−315%

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

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino97%
Asian2%
White—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 75% of teaching positions, 77.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 103.5 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

From McFadden Institute of Technology, Romero-Cruz Academy and parts of Gerald P. Carr Intermediate.

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

Middle · assigned

Fed by 7 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate 9th · Needs Support · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 6 elementary schools

High · this school
Valley High

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

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (16)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Romero-Cruz Academy

Into Gerald P. Carr Intermediate

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

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

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Ana Unified which school serves your address.

School website: valley.sausd.us ↗Office: (714) 241-6410Administrator: Katherine Berger
1801 South Greenville Street, Santa Ana 92704

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

Questions for your visit

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 5.9% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (107 of 1,818 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 33% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (181 of 544 students); California: 47%
  3. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 39% in 2025 to 32% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  4. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  5. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 28 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (491 of 1,785 students); average Santa Ana Unified high school: 20 in 100
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (714) 241-64101801 South Greenville Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,173 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #7 of 9 in Santa Ana Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate91%5525%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math10%4322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)53%5620%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math29%4518%
Chronically absent27 in 100525%
Suspension rate5.4% (109 of 2,017)425%
English learners: top level7%355%

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

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

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

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–254621#1173California 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
2018–1914 in 1005.2% (122 of 2,347)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2428 in 1005.7% (126 of 2,209)
2024–2527 in 1005.4% (109 of 2,017)

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

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

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 113897%25%26%42%32%57%−25

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

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 114013%10%19%68%13%32%−19

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

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

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

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English3897%32%
2026 · Math4013%13%
2025 · English43113%39%
2025 · Math4367%20%
2024 · English4567%27%
2024 · Math4723%9%
2023 · English4957%27%
2023 · Math5112%8%
2022 · English5058%31%
2022 · Math5221%10%
2019 · English4687%29%
2019 · Math4624%14%
2018 · English4659%36%
2018 · Math4521%13%
2017 · English3979%31%
2017 · Math4081%11%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English43139%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math43620%
2024 · Grade 11 · English45627%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math4729%
2023 · Grade 11 · English49527%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math5118%
2022 · Grade 11 · English50531%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math52210%
2019 · Grade 11 · English46829%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math46214%
2018 · Grade 11 · English46536%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math45213%
2017 · Grade 11 · English39731%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math40811%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide4001%9%73%17%

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-income37331%−13−18
Hispanic or Latino37831%−13−18
English learners1344%0−4
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 27 in 100 → 2025–26 · 28 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 5.4% (109 of 2,017) → 2025–26 · 5.9% (107 of 1,818) · +0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female14 in 10029 in 100+15 in 100
Male14 in 10026 in 100+12 in 100
Asian4 in 1006 in 100+2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino14 in 10028 in 100+14 in 100
Students with disabilities22 in 10034 in 100+12 in 100
English learners20 in 10032 in 100+12 in 100
Foster youth39 in 10036 in 100−3 in 100
Homeless19 in 10031 in 100+12 in 100
Military families14 in 10030 in 100+16 in 100
Low-income14 in 10027 in 100+13 in 100
All students14 in 10028 in 100+14 in 100

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 53% · numerator 242 students classified Prepared · denominator 456 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 60% · AP-pathway numerator 146 · denominator 242 (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 242 of 456 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
91%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
60%
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)
36%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
70%

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)
20257659193.733.843.99
20249369193.793.944.19
202311685423.723.883.97
20229768273.824.004.09
202111183283.713.893.95
202011067273.713.974.11
201913583483.753.933.97
201812065293.684.024.04
201712365313.623.943.90
201611171243.633.873.99

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
Berkeley20253553
Berkeley202450104
Berkeley202353133
Berkeley202242113
Berkeley20213714under 3
Davis2025239under 3
Davis202435123
Davis202329177
Davis20222412under 3
Davis202130123
Irvine202563166
Irvine202473245
Irvine202396249
Irvine202286247
Irvine202188214
Los Angeles2025494under 3
Los Angeles202451103
Los Angeles2023703under 3
Los Angeles2022576under 3
Los Angeles20217296
Merced20251817under 3
Merced20241411under 3
Merced202325225
Merced20221916under 3
Merced202127244
Riverside20253126under 3
Riverside20244132under 3
Riverside202348284
Riverside202251304
Riverside202153374
San Diego202540185
San Diego20245027under 3
San Diego202353216
San Diego20224820under 3
San Diego20215113under 3
Santa Barbara20253015under 3
Santa Barbara20243715under 3
Santa Barbara202350165
Santa Barbara202220135
Santa Barbara20214115under 3
Santa Cruz20252218under 3
Santa Cruz20243421under 3
Santa Cruz20234630under 3
Santa Cruz202230173
Santa Cruz20214128under 3
Universitywide2025765919
Universitywide2024936919
Universitywide20231168542
Universitywide2022976827
Universitywide20211118328

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
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count15
AP enrollment (male/female)275
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 977 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections3
Physics sections5
Chemistry sections11
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,008

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 California357%
California State University429%
California community college24549%
In-state private174%
Out-of-state, 4-year71%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled15030%

497 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 70% · % 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$15,998 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 44,271 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$420 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,908

Central federal expenditures attributed here$596 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,908

District current expense · FY 2024–25$27,941 per ADA

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

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 58%Instruction support 14%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$536,907,20757.63%58%
Instruction support$134,024,36614.39%14%
Student services$101,312,93710.88%11%
Administration$65,450,7347.03%7%
Buildings & maintenance$82,355,2268.84%9%
Other$11,546,4281.24%1%
Total$931,596,898100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $931,596,898 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$15,998 per pupil
2020$15,219 per pupil
2019$14,679 per pupil
2018$12,971 per pupil
2017$12,258 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders1.2%

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

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92704 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92704 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$99,777
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)21%
ZIP-area population82,120
Median age35.9 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 92704 →

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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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