Public school with a magnet program · Los Angeles Unified

Venice Senior High — Rating & test scores

13000 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles · 2,293 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 81

StrongScope Score · 75th percentile. Higher than 75 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, 95% of the class graduated in four years (513 of 540); 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: 540
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).

Overview

Is Venice a good high school?

Strong. Venice is higher than most California high schools on test results. Venice is lower than most on attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced7269%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6635%
English, Advanced8039%
Math, Advanced6815%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance2130 in 100
Venice’s place among California high schools, out of 100Los Angeles Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

34% of the 56 English learners tested here reached the top level of the state’s English test in 2025–26, against 18% at the average California high school.

Each bar is Venice’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
CDE ELPAC Summative, Overall Performance Level 4, 2025–26. English learners who took the summative ELPAC: 56. The California figure is an average of school rates (1,306 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Venice say about itself?

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

Open venicehs.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

4 of the 8 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Venice. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

9 high schools within 3.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Santa MonicaSanta Monica-Malibu Unified · by addressScope Score 8993rd
  2. New West CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8686th
  3. Culver CityCulver City Unified · by addressScope Score 8381st
  4. WISH AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8381st
  5. VeniceScope Score 8175th
  6. Magnolia Science Academy 4Charter · its own lotteryScope Score 7863rd
  7. Alexander HamiltonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7654th
  8. University High School CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7447th
  9. WESM Health/Sports MedicineMagnet · by applicationScope Score 7232nd
Los Angeles UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharterMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

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

Scores and family income

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

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

5 of 9 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 Venice compare with schools like it?

Venice’s Scope Score is 81. 210 California high schools, counting Venice, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Venice’s result is higher than 183 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 210

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 59%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

210 California public high schools where 59% to 71% 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 59% to 71% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Venice’s share. The count includes Venice. 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 lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 69% to 63% and math from 35% to 38%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202660%69%63%VeniceVenice60%Los Angeles UnifiedDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202628%36%38%VeniceVenice32%CaliforniaCalifornia31%Los Angeles UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Los Angeles Unified’s line combines its 189 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. Los Angeles Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringVeniceLos Angeles UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201769%60%60%350
201857%56%56%390
201966%57%57%406
202266%52%55%402
202363%55%55%445
202463%55%56%499
202569%58%57%522
202663%60%57%499
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringVeniceLos Angeles UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201736%28%32%347
201835%27%31%380
201930%29%32%400
202228%22%27%401
202328%23%27%446
202429%24%28%498
202535%29%30%512
202638%31%32%505

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in both subjects.

English

63%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

15222835
Los Angeles Unified59%California57%

Math

38%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

42201820
Los Angeles Unified31%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 63% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 38% 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. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 25 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.

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 school35%28%22%15%499
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified26%33%21%20%34,143
Math, grade 11 · This school20%18%20%42%505
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified14%17%22%47%34,113

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 499 tested in English, 505 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?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 51% of students. 700 of 2,390 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

29in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (700 of 2,390 students).

At the average Los Angeles Unified high school: 28 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 0.1% of students were suspended at least once (3 of 2,455). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,293

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 51%White 20%Black or African American 12%Two or more races 8%Asian 6%Not reported 2%Filipino <1%

Family income

65%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,484 of 2,293. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

109

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

7% were in their first year.

78% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

60%

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 (29 of 48 students).

Los Angeles Unified: 52%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino51%
White20%
Black or African American12%
Two or more races8%
Asian6%
Not reported2%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
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. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . 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: 72.9 of 92.8 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Black or African American students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian30 tested87%California 79%
  • White102 tested79%California 68%
  • Two or more races59 tested76%California 67%
  • Black or African American49 tested59%California 42%
  • Low-income335 tested55%California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino257 tested51%California 49%
  • Students with disabilities60 tested23%California 19%

59% of Black or African American students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 42% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, 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 Los Angeles Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 335 tested in English, 338 in math
English55%+154%+649%
Math25%−126%+223%
Hispanic or Latino · 257 tested in English, 259 in math
English51%−253%+249%
Math24%−125%+321%
White · 102 tested in English, 103 in math
English79%+970%+1168%
Math56%+947%+1244%
Two or more races · 59 tested
English76%+967%+967%
Math61%+2041%+1843%
Black or African American · 49 tested in English, 50 in math
English59%+1049%+1742%
Math24%−125%+519%
Asian · 30 tested in English, 31 in math
English87%+384%+879%
Math77%+1067%+1067%
Students with disabilities · 60 tested in English, 62 in math
English23%023%+419%
Math8%−210%08%

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

No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners 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?

95% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 68% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 75% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

68%

Across California: 52%.

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

77%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 513 of 540 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

68%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 368 of 541 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

77%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 395 of 513 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

75% enrolled in college within 12 months · 438 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓55 · 12%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓74 · 17%
  • California community college147 · 34%
  • In-state private14 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year34 · 8%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year4 · 1%
  • Not enrolled110 · 25%

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
75%enrolled in college within a year

438 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California55 (12%)
  • California State University74 (17%)
  • California community college147 (34%)
  • In-state private14 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year34 (8%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year4 (1%)
  • Not enrolled110 (25%)

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 · 513 of 540 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 · 368 of 541 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 · 395 of 513 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
223
Admitted
160
Enrolled
70

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 167 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 16
  • UC San DiegoApplied 147 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 143 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 10
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 141 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 6
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 129 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 14
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 98 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 11
  • UC DavisApplied 90 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 85 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 5
  • UC MercedApplied 44 · Admitted 43 · 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 223 · Admitted 160 · Enrolled 70
  • Fall 2024Applied 222 · Admitted 162 · Enrolled 89
  • Fall 2023Applied 204 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2022Applied 165 · Admitted 107 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2021Applied 165 · Admitted 118 · Enrolled 69
  • Fall 2020Applied 120 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2019Applied 140 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 57
  • Fall 2018Applied 124 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2017Applied 131 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2016Applied 134 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 54

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
323
Admitted
297
Enrolled
76

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 Long BeachApplied 798 · Admitted 387 · Enrolled 94
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 644 · Admitted 600 · Enrolled 99
  • San Diego StateApplied 497 · Admitted 152 · Enrolled 16
  • Cal State LAApplied 386 · Admitted 348 · Enrolled 22
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 351 · Admitted 318 · Enrolled 29
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 328 · Admitted 240 · Enrolled 19
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 294 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 277 · Admitted 210 · Enrolled 23
  • San Francisco StateApplied 137 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 100 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 97 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 89 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 76 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 70 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 69 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 68 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 61 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 54 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 45 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 44 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 31 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 23 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 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 323 · Admitted 297 · Enrolled 76
  • Fall 2024Applied 250 · Admitted 240 · Enrolled 65
  • Fall 2023Applied 253 · Admitted 241 · Enrolled 80
  • Fall 2022Applied 233 · Admitted 221 · Enrolled 68
  • Fall 2021Applied 176 · Admitted 158 · Enrolled 59
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 7 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
  • Arts3
  • AP Capstone1
Every approved AP course24 courses in 7 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
  • Comparative Government and Politics
  • Human Geography
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 3
  • Art History
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory
AP Capstone 1
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
91 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.

What people say

What do students, families and staff say?

Families here answered more positively on 2 of 6 themes and less positively on 3 than at Los Angeles Unified high schools. Students here answered less positively on 2 of 5 themes than at those schools. Staff here answered more positively on 1 of 4 themes than at those schools.

2,125

students answered

454

family surveys came back

200

staff answered
This schoolLos Angeles Unified high schools, same questionsShare who gave one of the two most positive answers. Each line runs from 40% to 100%.

Students

2,125 answered

Feeling safe67%
Belonging62%
Caring adults58%
Having a say61%
High expectations63%
  • Higher than Los Angeles Unified
  • I participate in extra-curricular activities offered through my school, such as school clubs or organizations, musical groups, sports teams, student government, or any other extra-curricular activities58%district 53%
  • There are lots of chances for students at my school to get involved in sports, clubs, or other school activities outside of class78%district 74%
  • I am happy to be at this school67%district 64%
  • Lower than Los Angeles Unified
  • Adults at this school treat all students with respect51%district 59%
  • Adults at this school have helped me learn the details of getting into college (completing applications, financial aid, etc)56%district 63%
  • Happened to them 2 or more times in 30 days · lower is better
  • Been made fun of because of your looks or the way you talk?16%district 15%
  • Had mean rumors or lies spread about you?15%district 15%

Families

Parents and guardians · 454 surveys came back

Child is safe84%
Feeling welcome87%
Caring adults80%
Being included79%
High expectations92%
Bullying handled66%
  • Higher than Los Angeles Unified
  • I am greeted by school staff when I visit this school91%district 86%
  • School staff expect my child to graduate from high school95%district 90%
  • My child is safe on school grounds84%district 81%
  • Lower than Los Angeles Unified
  • Reports of all types of bullying are taken seriously at this school66%district 78%
  • Teachers at this school let me know about my child's progress80%district 86%

Staff

Teachers and other staff · 200 answered, 120 of them teachers

Feeling safe97%
Caring adults84%
High expectations89%
Little bullying83%
  • Higher than Los Angeles Unified
  • I feel safe on school grounds during the day97%district 93%
  • At this school, decisions are made based on students’ needs and interests80%district 77%

Each line is the average of the survey’s questions on that theme. The themes are our grouping. We show a question only when at least 20 people answered it. The lists name the questions 3 points or more from Los Angeles Unified high schools. These answers are not part of the Scope Score. Source: Los Angeles Unified, School Experience Survey, 2025–26. Survey results (opens in a new tab)

All 46 student questions
QuestionHereLos Angeles Unified high schoolsAnswers
Safety
I feel safe in this school or in online school sessions67%65%2,123
Belonging
This school is a supportive and inviting place for students to learn64%65%2,049
I am happy to be at this school67%64%2,110
I feel like I am part of this school60%59%2,101
I feel accepted for who I am at this school68%66%2,093
Most kids at this school are kind to each other48%46%2,103
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer) students at this school are accepted66%63%2,108
Caring adults
Teachers go out of their way to help students56%62%2,046
The teachers at this school treat students fairly58%60%2,097
Teachers care if I'm absent from school50%54%2,092
Adults at this school treat all students with respect51%59%2,118
There is an adult at my school whom I trust and can talk to no matter what is bothering me55%59%2,045
There is at least one adult at my school who supports me69%68%2,039
Teachers at my school know me59%61%2,019
If I told a teacher or other adult at this school that another student was bullying me, he or she would try to help me63%66%2,110
Engagement
Teachers give students a chance to take part in classroom discussions or activities75%73%2,043
My teachers make learning fun46%48%2,039
Students have a voice in decision making at this school49%53%2,063
Teachers encourage students to make decisions61%64%2,060
There are lots of chances for students at my school to get involved in sports, clubs, or other school activities outside of class78%74%2,050
I participate in extra-curricular activities offered through my school, such as school clubs or organizations, musical groups, sports teams, student government, or any other extra-curricular activities58%53%2,062
High expectations
In my classes, my teachers tell me how I can make my work better65%71%2,058
Adults at this school encourage me to work hard so I can be successful in college or at the job I choose68%70%2,050
Adults at this school have helped me learn the details of getting into college (completing applications, financial aid, etc)56%63%2,033
Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 days
Had mean rumors or lies spread about you?A lower share means fewer students reported it.15%15%2,092
Been made fun of because of your looks or the way you talk?A lower share means fewer students reported it.16%15%2,086
Been pushed, shoved, slapped, hit or kicked by someone who wasn't kidding around?A lower share means fewer students reported it.7%6%2,087
Been bullied online?A lower share means fewer students reported it.6%6%2,075
Had sexual jokes, comments, or gestures made to you?A lower share means fewer students reported it.13%10%2,081
Other questions
The teachers at this school grade me fairly58%61%2,050
Students know how they are expected to act52%54%2,093
Adults at this school clearly inform students what would happen if they break school rules65%69%2,089
What is the highest level of education that you plan to complete?——1,605
I can change my intelligence with hard work74%72%2,054
I can increase my intelligence by challenging myself76%73%2,050
I am capable of learning anything74%72%2,047
I feel safe in the neighborhood around this school72%57%2,106
I can do well on all my tests, even when they're difficult54%48%2,035
I can master the hardest topics in my classes50%44%2,027
I can meet all the learning goals my teachers set62%54%2,031
I came to class prepared83%76%2,067
I remembered and followed directions85%81%2,056
I paid attention, even when there were distractions72%67%2,062
How well did you get along with students who are different from you?76%69%2,085
When others disagreed with you, how respectful were you of their views?76%74%2,083
How carefully did you listen to other people's points of view?81%79%2,083

A dash means fewer than 20 people answered, or the survey file we hold gives no share for the question.

All 40 family questions
QuestionHereLos Angeles Unified high schoolsAnswers
Safety
My child is safe on school grounds84%81%432
Belonging
Clerical/office staff treat me with respect in-person and online83%87%444
Teachers treat me with respect in-person and online87%88%444
I am greeted by school staff when I visit this school91%86%429
I feel welcome to participate at this school85%87%453
Caring adults
Teachers take my concerns seriously80%85%442
Teachers at this school let me know about my child's progress80%86%444
Engagement
This school informs me about school activities in different ways87%86%454
This school includes me in important decisions about my child's education77%83%453
This school recruits and organizes parents to help and support the school74%80%442
High expectations
School staff expect my child to attend college88%87%428
School staff expect my child to graduate from high school95%90%428
Bullying reports taken seriously
Reports of all types of bullying are taken seriously at this school66%78%437
Other questions
Clerical/office staff take my concerns seriously76%84%443
Clerical/office staff respond to my needs in a timely manner76%83%443
Teachers respond to my needs in a timely manner78%84%444
Offering more flexible ways to meet (online, in person, phone) would increase my engagement with my child's school76%82%438
I am satisfied with my school's communication about how to support my child's learning81%85%437
This school encourages my child to explore different career choices73%84%453
School staff help me understand the requirements for CSU/UC admission76%81%416
School staff help me understand which courses my child needs to graduate from high school88%86%428
School staff help me understand how to apply for financial aid for college84%85%109
School staff help me understand how to help my child apply for college89%85%110
This school provides instructional resources to help me support my child's education76%84%454
This school offers extra activities for my child's personal growth86%86%454
This school provides high quality instruction to my child83%86%451
I am satisfied with how much my child is learning at this school80%86%454
I attend events in person and online at my child's school, like parent-teacher conferences, assemblies, and school performances85%80%437
I feel comfortable supporting my child’s use of technology at home to access and complete school assignments87%88%443
I have visited my child's school website to get information and/or access resources94%84%437
This school provides me with information (verbal and written) I can understand89%89%453
School staff provide translation and interpretation services when I need them70%83%219
This school provides information on grade level requirements for my child89%87%430
This school informs me about activities sponsored by the parent and family center80%83%423
I can easily find information about parent workshops or other programs offered at this school78%82%444
This school offers extra academic support for my child79%86%451
I have visited or received assistance from the parent and family center personnel, website or resource pages available online74%78%348
I have received information about my child's progress as an English Learner66%80%221
My child is clearly informed about the consequences of breaking school rules89%89%438
Discipline is fair at this school64%77%437

A dash means fewer than 20 people answered, or the survey file we hold gives no share for the question.

All 46 staff questions
QuestionHereLos Angeles Unified high schoolsAnswers
Safety
I feel safe on school grounds during the day97%93%189
Caring adults
At this school, decisions are made based on students’ needs and interests80%77%200
Adults at this school treat all students with respect88%88%186
High expectations
This school sets high standards for academic performance for all students87%88%191
This school emphasizes teaching lessons in ways relevant to students92%92%186
Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem
Harassment or bullying among students83%81%192
Other questions
I have the materials I need to do my job well72%78%195
Generally speaking, my technology issues are resolved within an acceptable time period82%82%195
I get the help I need to communicate with parents72%77%196
The child abuse training I receive adequately prepares me to address child abuse at my school91%92%192
I feel safe in the neighborhood around my school99%84%189
At this school, parents treat me with respect.84%84%200
This school is a supportive and inviting place for staff to work81%77%200
This school promotes personnel participation in decision-making that affects the school practices and policies74%71%199
How many adults at this school support and treat each other with respect?87%84%192
How many adults at this school feel a responsibility to improve this school?75%73%190
Students treat adults at this school with respect79%78%187
This school clearly communicates to students the consequences of breaking school rules63%71%186
This school effectively handles student discipline and behavioral problems61%66%181
Racial/ethnic conflict among students87%87%191
The curriculum at this school is focused on helping students get ready for college (teachers)86%81%115
Teachers expect most students in this school to go to college (teachers)88%81%115
Teachers in this school feel that it is a part of their job to prepare students academically to succeed in college (teachers)91%87%115
The MyPGS informal observation process has helped me improve my teaching (teachers)78%68%74
During the past year, how often did you communicate each individual English Learner’s progress towards reclassification as Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) to parents or students?* (teachers)——77
I use ELPAC scores to plan instruction for my English learner students (teachers)44%50%70
I know how to determine progress towards reclassification for my students who are English Learners (teachers)67%60%69
I know how to provide targeted instruction for English Learners who are not making progress towards reclassification (teachers)74%65%69
I know which of my students are long-term English learners (LTELs) (teachers)82%76%67
Observed the instruction of my colleagues to get ideas for my own instruction (teachers)15%17%115
With my colleagues, I examined evidence of student understanding/mastery (e g , test data, student) (teachers)22%28%116
Worked in grade-level or department-level teams to review and align grading practices (teachers)27%35%116
Teachers meet to examine student performance data (teachers)16%27%117
Teachers collaborate with one another by department, SLC, or grade level about curricular or instructional issues (teachers)30%40%117
I have received training to effectively integrate technology into my instruction to address students' diverse learning styles (teachers)71%76%116
I have received professional development training on how to create a learning environment that leverages digital tools and resources (teachers)78%76%116
I integrate technology into my instructional practices to meet the needs of my students (teachers)91%92%116
I feel confident integrating technology into my instruction (teachers)88%91%115
What I learn in our school professional development meetings addresses my students' needs (teachers)54%61%116
The professional development I received this year has made a positive impact on my teaching practice (teachers)52%60%117
The professional development I received this year has helped me improve students’ engagement in my class (teachers)50%57%117
The professional development I received this year has helped me improve my students' learning outcomes (teachers)55%60%117
The professional development I received this year has improved collaboration and teamwork with my colleagues (teachers)63%67%117
The professional development I received this year has helped me to understand and use data to inform my instruction (teachers)62%68%117
The professional development I received this year has helped me to develop differentiated instruction for students (teachers)56%62%116
I enjoy teaching at this school (teachers)90%86%116

A dash means fewer than 20 people answered, or the survey file we hold gives no share for the question.

About the survey and these figuresWho answers, what we show, and how a theme figure is made

Los Angeles Unified School District, School Experience Survey 2025–26 (researcher file). Students in grades 4–12 take it; some questions go only to older grades.

Los Angeles Unified publishes no minimum number of answers. We show a question only when at least 20 people answered it, and a group only when at least 10% of it responded, so the answers speak for more than the few who chose to reply.

Each row shows the percentage its label describes. For a theme, such as one marked “average of 5 questions”, we average the percentages for its questions, the way Los Angeles Unified averages its own topics. Each lane lists every question with its own percentage.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Venice. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Los Angeles Unified.

Families

No family answers yet

0 of 20 needed before answers show

  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

Answer the family questionsResponder en españolHow family answers work

Staff

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5 answers needed before they show

  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$20,380 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Los Angeles Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $7.9 billion.

$20,380

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$15,373
The school’s share of district office costs
$5,007
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,901
  • Venice$20,380
  • Los Angeles Unified high schools$23,805
  • 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 ↓

Los Angeles Unified’s yearly plan

$7.9billion

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$1.8billion

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth
  • Academic Excellence$5.8 billion
  • Operational Effectiveness$1.0 billion
  • Joy and Wellness$521 million
  • Investing in Staff$268 million
  • Black Student Achievement Plan Implementation$135 million
  • Engagement and Collaboration$68 million
  • Equity Multiplier$35 million
  • English Learner Supports$30 million

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $7.9 billion of $11.3 billion in total budgeted spending. Source: Los Angeles Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Venice like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 90066. They are not figures for the families at Venice.

Typical household income in a year

$114,141

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 90066.

Typical home value
$1,695,400
People who live in this ZIP code
56,740
Typical age
38.2 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
62%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Venice. 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?24% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (259 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  2. When a bullying report comes in, who handles it, and how is the family told?11% (the average share reporting being bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 days, across 5 survey questions), 2025–26; LAUSD high schools: 10%
  3. What is the school doing about this survey result?66% of families agreed that “I have received information about my child's progress as an English Learner” (221 answered); LAUSD high: 80%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

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

Ask Los Angeles Unified which school serves your address. From Marina del Rey Middle and parts of Mark Twain Middle, Katherine Johnson STEM Academy, Palms Middle and Daniel Webster Middle.

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

Middle · assigned
Marina del Rey Middle Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile · 2026

Fed by 8 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Mark Twain Middle Scope Score 82Strong · 82nd percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 5 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Katherine Johnson STEM Academy Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Palms Middle Scope Score 81Strong · 77th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 2 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Daniel Webster Middle Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 4 elementary schools

High · this school
Venice Senior High

12 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. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and Choices can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (26)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Marina del Rey Middle

Into Mark Twain Middle

Into Katherine Johnson STEM Academy

Into Palms Middle

Into Daniel Webster Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • Marina del Rey Middle

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 31st percentile · middle · 2026

  • Mark Twain Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 82nd percentile · middle · 2026

    74% of the zone’s children

  • Katherine Johnson STEM Academy

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 31st percentile · middle · 2026

    24% of the zone’s children

  • Palms Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 81 · Strong · 77th percentile · middle · 2026

    22% of the zone’s children

  • Daniel Webster Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 36th percentile · middle · 2026

    18% of the zone’s children

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.

Applying to Venice for 2027–28

  1. If Venice serves your address, you register there without applying. Check which school serves your address first.

    LAUSD Resident School Identifier 

  2. On-time Choices applications closed November 6, 2026. Late applications open December 1, 2026 and join the end of the waitlist.

    apply.lausd.net 

  3. Magnets select by priority points. A child who isn’t selected is waitlisted only at their first-choice magnet, so list first the one you want most.

  4. Venice is on LAUSD’s list of Schools for Advanced Studies (grades 9–12). In LAUSD’s words: “Schools for Advanced Studies (SAS) are Los Angeles Unified schools that have received a designation for equitable and exemplary Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs.” From the Choices brochure, pages 55 and 58, read November 2, 2026.

    LAUSD Choices brochure 

  5. Choices letters go out February 8–12, 2027. Accept or decline by March 5, 2027: no answer counts as a decline.

Compare with other schools

How Choices, lotteries and waitlists work

Where it is

Where is Venice?

Address
13000 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles 90066Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Yavonka HairstonAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated May 23, 2025.

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

Short answers to 9 common questions

How do I get in?

On-time Choices applications closed November 6, 2026. Late applications open December 1, 2026 and join the end of the waitlist. See the details ↓

Is Venice a good high school?

Venice Senior High has a Scope Score of 81. It scored higher than 75 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 75th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 29 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average Los Angeles Unified high school. 0.1% of students (3 of 2,455) 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 25 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, 55% of low-income students in grade 11 at Venice Senior High in Los Angeles scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What do families and students say?

84% of families agreed or strongly agreed with “My child is safe on school grounds” (LAUSD high schools 81%, 432 answered).

  • 67% of students agreed or strongly agreed with “I feel safe in this school or in online school sessions” (LAUSD high schools 65%, 2,123 answered)
  • Source: Los Angeles Unified School District School Experience Survey, 2025–26

See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

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

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

75% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 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
17
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 #372 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #43 of 191 in Los Angeles Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate95%5925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math27%6222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)68%6520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math52%6218%
Chronically absent30 in 100505%
Suspension rate0 of 2,427665%
English learners: top level28%695%

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
2024–258175#372California 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
2018–1920 in 1000.1% (3 of 2,114)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2429 in 1000.2% (4 of 2,332)
2024–2530 in 1000 of 2,427

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 1149935%28%22%15%63%57%+6

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 1150520%18%20%42%38%32%+6

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 · English49935%63%
2026 · Math50520%38%
2025 · English52239%69%
2025 · Math51215%35%
2024 · English49933%63%
2024 · Math49813%29%
2023 · English44530%63%
2023 · Math44615%28%
2022 · English40238%66%
2022 · Math40112%28%
2019 · English40634%66%
2019 · Math40012%30%
2018 · English39029%57%
2018 · Math38016%35%
2017 · English35031%69%
2017 · Math34718%36%

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 · English52269%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math51235%
2024 · Grade 11 · English49963%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math49829%
2023 · Grade 11 · English44563%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math44628%
2022 · Grade 11 · English40266%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math40128%
2019 · Grade 11 · English40666%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math40030%
2018 · Grade 11 · English39057%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math38035%
2017 · Grade 11 · English35069%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math34736%

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
Schoolwide52917%32%48%4%

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-income33555%+1+6
Hispanic or Latino25751%−2+2
White10279%+9+11
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 · 30 in 100 → 2025–26 · 29 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 2,427 → 2025–26 · 0.1% (3 of 2,455) · +0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female20 in 10033 in 100+13 in 100
Male20 in 10026 in 100+6 in 100
Asian10 in 10016 in 100+6 in 100
Black or African American24 in 10036 in 100+12 in 100
Filipino4 of 364 of 22—
Hispanic or Latino20 in 10031 in 100+11 in 100
Two or more races12 of 3720 in 100—
White20 in 10028 in 100+8 in 100
Students with disabilities31 in 10035 in 100+4 in 100
English learners31 in 10021 of 68—
Foster youth4 of 9——
Homeless12 of 3338 of 67—
Low-income21 in 10034 in 100+13 in 100
All students20 in 10029 in 100+9 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 68% · numerator 368 students classified Prepared · denominator 541 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 74% · AP-pathway numerator 272 · denominator 368 (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 368 of 541 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
95%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
74%
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)
77%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
75%

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)
2025223160703.834.004.15
2024222162893.884.044.15
2023204129583.834.014.11
2022165107543.834.004.09
2021165118693.753.964.04
202012085463.833.923.96
201914089573.793.944.02
201812471433.804.044.10
201713176363.713.923.93
201613488543.613.853.90

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. 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
Berkeley20251292714
Berkeley20241313419
Berkeley2023112199
Berkeley202281124
Berkeley202178148
Davis202590383
Davis202493608
Davis202351183
Davis20225815under 3
Davis202156305
Irvine20251433310
Irvine2024156477
Irvine2023134304
Irvine2022108287
Irvine2021984215
Los Angeles20251672316
Los Angeles20241832720
Los Angeles20231511411
Los Angeles20221291614
Los Angeles20211341510
Merced20254443under 3
Merced20243029under 3
Merced202339388
Merced202224223
Merced202138327
Riverside202585695
Riverside202483699
Riverside202374496
Riverside202257315
Riverside202166456
San Diego2025147313
San Diego20241474712
San Diego202311619under 3
San Diego202296113
San Diego2021100297
Santa Barbara2025141446
Santa Barbara2024130487
Santa Barbara2023118328
Santa Barbara2022104287
Santa Barbara20219320under 3
Santa Cruz2025988011
Santa Cruz202480586
Santa Cruz202385447
Santa Cruz202285429
Santa Cruz2021724110
Universitywide202522316070
Universitywide202422216289
Universitywide202320412958
Universitywide202216510754
Universitywide202116511869

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
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Comparative Government and Politicsthis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Seminarthis 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 count21
AP enrollment (male/female)897
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 91 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections11
Chemistry sections16
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,222

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 California5512%
California State University7417%
California community college14734%
In-state private143%
Out-of-state, 4-year348%
Out-of-state, 2-year41%
Not enrolled11025%

438 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 75% · % 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$18,180 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 460,633 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$1,348 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,293

Central federal expenditures attributed here$553 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,293

District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 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 52%Instruction support 17%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$5,655,379,38451.81%52%
Instruction support$1,791,152,34816.41%17%
Student services$1,344,873,23212.32%12%
Administration$763,652,7807.00%7%
Buildings & maintenance$1,099,649,06210.07%10%
Other$260,356,5952.39%2%
Total$10,915,063,400100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $10,915,063,400 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$18,180 per pupil
2020$16,355 per pupil
2019$15,793 per pupil
2018$13,247 per pupil
2017$13,549 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 holders3.5%

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 90066 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90066 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$114,141
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)62%
ZIP-area population56,740
Median age38.2 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 90066 →

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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 · Los Angeles Unified School District School Experience Survey 2025–26 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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