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Valley Oaks Charter — Rating & test scores

3501 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield · 1,087 students · Grades TK–12

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Scope Score 77

SolidScope Score · 60th percentile. Higher than 60 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, 97% of the class graduated in four years (66 of 68); 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: 68
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 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Tests ↓

Overview

Is Valley Oaks Charter a good high school?

Solid. Valley Oaks Charter 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 Advanced6566%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6232%
English, Advanced7234%
Math, Advanced6614%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance8512 in 100
Valley Oaks Charter’s place among California high schools, out of 100Kern County Office of Education’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

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

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

In its own words

What does Valley Oaks Charter say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

“Empowering student growth by fostering academic excellence, igniting curiosity, and inspiring innovation.”
valleyoakscharterschool.org (opens in a new tab), read October 23, 2026

Every line here is from valleyoakscharterschool.org, read October 23, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Valley Oaks Charter. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 5.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Valley Oaks CharterScope Score 7760th
  2. CentennialKern High · by addressScope Score 7760th
  3. SouthKern High · by addressScope Score 7025th
  4. HighlandKern High · by addressScope Score 7023rd
  5. East BakersfieldKern High · by addressScope Score 6711th
  6. WestKern High · by addressScope Score 6610th
  7. NorthKern High · by addressScope Score 647th
  8. BakersfieldKern High · by addressScope Score 646th
Kern County Office of EducationA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

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%

5 of 8 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 Valley Oaks Charter compare with schools like it?

Valley Oaks Charter’s Scope Score is 77. 196 California high schools, counting Valley Oaks Charter, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 79. Valley Oaks Charter’s result is higher than 83 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 196

  1. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 45%

    West Campus

    Sacramento

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Troy High

    Fullerton

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

196 California public high schools where 34% to 46% 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 34% to 46% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Valley Oaks Charter’s share. The count includes Valley Oaks Charter. 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 higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 66% to 73% and math from 32% to 28%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202672%64%73%Valley Oaks CharterThis school69%Kern County Office of EducationDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202629%19%32%CaliforniaCalifornia28%Valley Oaks CharterThis school27%Kern County Office of EducationDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Kern County Office of Education’s line combines its 3 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. Kern County Office of Education’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringValley Oaks CharterKern County Office of EducationCaliforniaTested here
201764%72%60%64
201867%71%56%84
201951%61%57%69
202266%57%55%61
202360%69%55%75
202473%72%56%66
202566%73%57%76
202673%69%57%71
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringValley Oaks CharterKern County Office of EducationCaliforniaTested here
201719%29%32%64
201818%31%31%84
201917%23%32%70
202230%21%27%60
202323%31%27%74
202422%23%28%67
202532%30%30%77
202628%27%32%71

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; near it in math.

English

73%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

10173934
Kern County Office of Education46%California57%

Math

28%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

41311513
Kern County Office of Education16%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 28% 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 45 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 elementary grades do?

Near California in English; well below it in math. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 43% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 20% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 57th percentile (Solid) among California’s elementary schools.

English

43%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

36212122
Kern County Office of Education40%California46%

Math

20%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

493114
Kern County Office of Education32%California42%

How do the middle grades do?

Below California in English; well below it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 18% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 44th percentile (Developing) among California’s middle schools.

English

44%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

28283212
Kern County Office of Education44%California49%

Math

18%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

562699
Kern County Office of Education25%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced42%40%46%
Advanced24%23%19%
Proficient18%17%27%
Developing level27%27%12%
Minimal31%33%42%
Tested556059
California44%46%49%
Difference−2−6−3
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced35%53%45%
Advanced13%13%11%
Proficient22%40%34%
Developing level24%24%35%
Minimal41%23%20%
Tested979385
California48%51%49%
Difference−13+2−4
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced73%
Advanced34%
Proficient39%
Developing level17%
Minimal10%
Tested71
California57%
Difference+16

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 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced20%27%14%
Advanced5%7%7%
Proficient15%20%7%
Developing level36%33%23%
Minimal44%40%63%
Tested556059
California47%42%37%
Difference−27−15−23
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced16%18%19%
Advanced7%10%11%
Proficient9%8%8%
Developing level30%28%21%
Minimal54%54%60%
Tested989385
California37%38%36%
Difference−21−20−17
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced28%
Advanced13%
Proficient15%
Developing level31%
Minimal41%
Tested71
California32%
Difference−4

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 school34%39%17%10%71
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Kern County Office of Education21%25%18%36%387
Math, grade 11 · This school13%15%31%41%71
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Kern County Office of Education5%11%18%66%382
English, grades 3–5 · This school22%21%21%36%174
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Kern County Office of Education18%22%23%37%1,474
Math, grades 3–5 · This school6%14%31%49%174
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Kern County Office of Education12%20%30%38%1,473
English, grades 6–8 · This school12%32%28%28%275
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Kern County Office of Education12%32%27%29%1,590
Math, grades 6–8 · This school9%9%26%56%276
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Kern County Office of Education11%14%28%47%1,589

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 71 tested in English, 71 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 47% of students. 40 of 1,109 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

4in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (40 of 1,109 students).

At the average Kern County Office of Education high school: 9 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

1,087

students in grades TK–12.

White 47%Hispanic or Latino 41%Two or more races 6%Not reported 2%American Indian or Alaska Native 2%Black or African American 1%Asian 1%

Family income

40%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 437 of 1,087. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

60

teachers, with 20 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

89% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
5 in 100 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent (11 of 238).
Grades 7–8
1 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (1 of 198).
Grades 9–12
6 in 100 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent (18 of 312).

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White47%
Hispanic or Latino41%
Two or more races6%
Not reported2%
American Indian or Alaska Native2%
Black or African American1%
Asian1%
Filipino—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. 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: 47.3 of 53.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

One student group at Valley Oaks Charter has test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • WhiteEnglish · 41 tested73%California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 41 tested32%California 44%

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 Kern County Office of Educationvs California
White · 41 tested
English73%+1558%+568%
Math32%+923%−1244%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Kern County Office of Education, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students: 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, students of two or more races, 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?

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 40% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 51% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

40%

Across California: 52%.

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

30%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 66 of 68 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

40%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 27 of 68 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

30%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 20 of 66 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

51% enrolled in college within 12 months · 59 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓2 · 4%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓4 · 7%
  • California community college19 · 32%
  • In-state private2 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year3 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled29 · 49%

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
51%enrolled in college within a year

59 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California2 (4%)
  • California State University4 (7%)
  • California community college19 (32%)
  • In-state private2 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year3 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled29 (49%)

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 · 66 of 68 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 · 27 of 68 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 · 20 of 66 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 2023 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
5
Admitted
5
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 2014

  • Fall 2023Applied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2014Applied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
9
Admitted
9
Enrolled
under 6

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.

  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 28 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 15
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 22 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • 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 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 7
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 2 AP courses in 1 subject 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 Science2
Every approved AP course2 courses in 1 subject
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Valley Oaks Charter. These are not star ratings or reviews.

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Valley Oaks Charter has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

59

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$11,500 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$11,500

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,500
The school’s share of district office costs
$0
Of the total, from federal funds
$0
  • Valley Oaks Charter$11,500
  • Kern County Office of Education high schools$21,459
  • California high schools$20,309

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

The neighborhood

What is the area around Valley Oaks Charter like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93301. They are not figures for the families at Valley Oaks Charter.

Typical household income in a year

$43,561

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 93301.

Typical home value
$295,700
People who live in this ZIP code
13,620
Typical age
34.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
17%

What you can do

Who can act on Valley Oaks Charter’s results?

Valley Oaks Charter’s own board decides its plan.

State support

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

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 10 questions to Valley Oaks Charter. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?16% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 3–8 and 11, spring 2026 (199 students tested); the same group across California: 27%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  5. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.
  6. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

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 Valley Oaks Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is Valley Oaks Charter?

Address
3501 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield 93301Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Becky BartzAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 8, 2024.

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 Valley Oaks Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is Valley Oaks Charter a good school?

Valley Oaks Charter has a Scope Score of 77. It scored higher than 60 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 60th percentile, spring 2025).

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 57 in 100 California elementary schools we score (57th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 44 in 100 California middle schools we score (44th percentile, Developing, spring 2026)

See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 4 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 9 in 100 at the average Kern County Office of Education high school. 0 of 1,134 students 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 45 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, 42% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Valley Oaks Charter in Bakersfield scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 2 AP courses in 1 subject for 2025–26. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

51% 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, $1.4 million is planned for 10 funded actions in 2 goals. That’s 7% of its $19.3 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 Valley Oaks Charter’s own plan commit to?

$1.4 million is planned for 10 funded actions in 2 goals. That’s 7% of its $19.3 million general fund budget.

$1.4million

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

The three largest actions in the plan

  • Support Staff$424,673
  • Program Coordinator$177,022
  • Full-Time Counselor$165,371

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, 84 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, 84 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 56% of the money. The plan itself puts 73% of it toward staff.

  • Support Staff $424,673
  • Program Coordinator $177,022
  • Full-Time Counselor $165,371
  • 7 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

1 of the plan’s 10 funded actions names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in its title.

  • English learners $2,500

Largest of these

  • English Learner Support$2,500
For high-need students

It plans $1.3 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $1.2 million and estimates it spent $1.2 million, under $0.1 million (2%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $208,453 (18%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Support Staff, which went from $354,981 to $424,673.

Largest increases

  • Support Staff+⁠$69,692
  • School Pride, Connectedness, and Incentives+⁠$30,793
  • Technology Support+⁠$28,500

New in the 2026–27 plan

  • Program Coordinator$177,022
What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 73% in English and 28% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 143%48%up 5 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 124%20%down 4 pts
Chronically absentGoal 28 in 1004 in 1004 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 20 of 1,1760 of 1,134no change

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Support Staff · $424,673
  • Program Coordinator · $177,022
  • Full-Time Counselor · $165,371
The full plan2 goals, 28 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 ($1.4 million).

Where does the money go?

83% 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

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 1Students who graduate from VOCS will be prepared to enter a higher education and/​or pursue a career path$1.1 million83% of action budgets

8 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $971,499 (+⁠$167,041) · p. 13 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Support Staff$424,673action 1.5 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $400,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  2. Program Coordinator$177,022action 1.8 · p. 48 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. TK-12 Supplemental Curriculum/​Materials$145,000action 1.1 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Part-Time Counselor$135,960action 1.3 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Technology Support$125,000action 1.2 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

3 more funded actions in this goal

  • Career Associate · action 1.4 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$98,385
  • Professional Learning · action 1.7 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$30,000
  • English Learner Support · action 1.6 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2,500

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Support Staff+⁠$69,692$354,981 → $424,673 · p. 47 ↗
  2. Technology Support+⁠$28,500$96,500 → $125,000 · p. 47 ↗
  3. TK-12 Supplemental Curriculum/​Materials+⁠$25,000$120,000 → $145,000 · p. 47 ↗

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

  • Program Coordinator · $177,022 · p. 48 ↗new or renamed
  • Part-Time Counselor · $124,000 → $135,960 · p. 47 ↗+⁠$11,960
  • Career Associate · $90,978 → $98,385 · p. 47 ↗+⁠$7,407
  • Professional Learning · $10,000 → $30,000 · p. 47 ↗+⁠$20,000
  • English Learner Support · $5,500 → $2,500 · p. 47 ↗−⁠$3,000

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 17 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 13 ↗.

Goal 2All VOCS sites will strive to create and promote a safe, secure, and inclusive school environment that is…$234,66417% of action budgets

“All VOCS sites will strive to create and promote a safe, secure, and inclusive school environment that is accessible and conducive to student learning” p. 28 ↗

2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $193,252 (+⁠$41,412)

Largest funded actions

  1. Full-Time Counselor$165,371action 2.1 · p. 48 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. School Pride, Connectedness, and Incentives$69,293action 2.2 · p. 48 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. School Pride, Connectedness, and Incentives+⁠$30,793$38,500 → $69,293 · p. 48 ↗
  2. Full-Time Counselor+⁠$10,619$154,752 → $165,371 · p. 48 ↗

How the plan measures it · 11 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 28 ↗.

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 #588 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 3 in Kern County Office of Education
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math24%5922%
Ready for college or career (state measure)40%4720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math49%6018%
Chronically absent8 in 100655%
Suspension rate0 of 1,176645%

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.

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
2024–257760#588California 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
2018–190 in 1000 of 1,352
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–247 in 1000 of 1,165
2024–258 in 1000 of 1,176

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 · English52018%48%
2026 · Math5219%20%
2025 · English53214%43%
2025 · Math5339%24%
2024 · English49611%41%
2024 · Math4976%21%
2023 · English53714%44%
2023 · Math5398%24%
2022 · English53114%46%
2022 · Math5319%26%
2019 · English55811%41%
2019 · Math5579%22%
2018 · English59212%42%
2018 · Math5916%20%
2017 · English61112%41%
2017 · Math6088%22%

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 3 · English7033%
2025 · Grade 4 · English5833%
2025 · Grade 5 · English8138%
2025 · Grade 6 · English7641%
2025 · Grade 7 · English7540%
2025 · Grade 8 · English9646%
2025 · Grade 11 · English7666%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math7031%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math5821%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math8120%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math7620%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math7524%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math9620%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math7732%
2024 · Grade 3 · English5925%
2024 · Grade 4 · English7524%
2024 · Grade 5 · English6933%
2024 · Grade 6 · English5636%
2024 · Grade 7 · English8445%
2024 · Grade 8 · English8745%
2024 · Grade 11 · English6673%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math5924%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math7517%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math6920%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math5620%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math8421%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math8722%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math6722%
2023 · Grade 3 · English6835%
2023 · Grade 4 · English7735%
2023 · Grade 5 · English4844%
2023 · Grade 6 · English7641%
2023 · Grade 7 · English8753%
2023 · Grade 8 · English10642%
2023 · Grade 11 · English7560%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math6822%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math7722%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math5016%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math7621%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math8731%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math10726%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math7423%
2022 · Grade 3 · English7829%
2022 · Grade 4 · English4337%
2022 · Grade 5 · English7134%
2022 · Grade 6 · English7142%
2022 · Grade 7 · English9253%
2022 · Grade 8 · English11553%
2022 · Grade 11 · English6166%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math7721%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math4233%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math7114%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math7127%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math9432%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math11627%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math6030%
2019 · Grade 3 · English6537%
2019 · Grade 4 · English6134%
2019 · Grade 5 · English8940%
2019 · Grade 6 · English8633%
2019 · Grade 7 · English9749%
2019 · Grade 8 · English9138%
2019 · Grade 11 · English6951%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math6526%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math6120%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math9023%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math8620%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math9724%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math8822%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math7017%
2018 · Grade 3 · English7132%
2018 · Grade 4 · English8633%
2018 · Grade 5 · English6433%
2018 · Grade 6 · English8634%
2018 · Grade 7 · English9342%
2018 · Grade 8 · English10850%
2018 · Grade 11 · English8467%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math7021%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math8621%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math6313%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math8617%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math9228%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math11022%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math8418%
2017 · Grade 3 · English8541%
2017 · Grade 4 · English8324%
2017 · Grade 5 · English8229%
2017 · Grade 6 · English9033%
2017 · Grade 7 · English10947%
2017 · Grade 8 · English9848%
2017 · Grade 11 · English6464%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math8531%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math8314%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math8212%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math9022%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math10827%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math9627%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math6419%

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
Schoolwide2209%34%48%10%

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

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income23642%+20+3
White26048%+6−14
Hispanic or Latino19945%+18+5
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+5344Accelerated−8344Moderate
English-only students+6322not categorized−8322not categorized
White+6169Accelerated−5169Average
Low-income0142Average−17142Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+3138Average−12138Moderate
Students with disabilities−646Moderate−746Moderate
Two or more races+524Accelerated+1024Accelerated
English learners−812Moderate−212Average

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. 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+5 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

344 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−8 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

344 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary 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 elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 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, 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 · 8 in 100 → 2025–26 · 4 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 1,176 → 2025–26 · 0 of 1,134 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female0 in 1003 in 100+3 in 100
Male0 in 1004 in 100+4 in 100
Asian0 of 250 of 14—
Black or African American0 of 241 of 15—
Hispanic or Latino0 in 1004 in 100+4 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native0 of 211 of 17—
Two or more races0 of 514 of 63—
White0 in 1003 in 100+3 in 100
Students with disabilities0 in 1005 in 100+5 in 100
English learners0 of 320 of 14—
Low-income0 in 1004 in 100+4 in 100
All students0 in 1004 in 100+4 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 40% · numerator 27 students classified Prepared · denominator 68 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 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 27 (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 27 of 68 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
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)
30%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
51%

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 2014–2023 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202355under 34.204.20—
20145under 3under 33.93——

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 2014.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Universitywide202355under 3
Universitywide20145under 3under 3

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
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis 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 offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections1
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,047

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 California24%
California State University47%
California community college1932%
In-state private23%
Out-of-state, 4-year35%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled2949%

59 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 51% · % 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 2023 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$80,421 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,222 pupils

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.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 21%Instruction support 21%Student services 17%Administration 32%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$44,206,45220.67%21%
Instruction support$44,393,10120.75%21%
Student services$37,219,44317.40%17%
Administration$68,383,44731.97%32%
Buildings & maintenance$14,386,7426.73%7%
Other$5,314,9712.48%2%
Total$213,904,156100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $213,904,156 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$80,421 per pupil
2020$76,691 per pupil
2019$71,849 per pupil
2018$36,995 per pupil
2017$36,964 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93301 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93301 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$43,561
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17%
ZIP-area population13,620
Median age34.6 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 93301 →

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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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