Public school · Folsom-Cordova Unified · Folsom, California

Vista del Lago High — Rating & test scores

Folsom · 9–12 · 1,782 students (2024–25)

1970 Broadstone Parkway, 95630fcusd.org ↗(916) 294-2410

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

Scope Score

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

Vista del Lagohigher than 90 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Vista del Lagohigher than 90 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Vista del Lagohigher than 90 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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

In 2024–25, 100% of the class graduated in four years (400 of 402); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 402
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 78% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 57% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Sources

The sentence above: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 421. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Folsom-Cordova Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Vista del Lago a good high school?

Vista del Lago High scores higher than 90 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 90th percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 6 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 14 in 100 at the average Folsom-Cordova Unified high school. 1.3% of students (24 of 1,897) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 21 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 41% of low-income students in grade 11 at Vista del Lago High in Folsom scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

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

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 78% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 57% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 421
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 421 tested

Advanced: 49%
Proficient: 29%
Below the standard: 22%

This school78%

California57%

Folsom-Cordova Unified65%

78% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 421 tested

Advanced: 35%
Proficient: 22%
Below the standard: 43%

This school57%

California32%

Folsom-Cordova Unified41%

57% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 21 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were lower. English went from 79% to 78% and math from 62% to 57%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202579%434 tested

→

202678%421 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202562%437 tested

→

202657%421 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	49%	29%	12%	10%	421
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Folsom-Cordova Unified	37%	28%	17%	18%	1,621
Math, grade 11 · This school	35%	22%	26%	17%	421
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Folsom-Cordova Unified	23%	18%	22%	37%	1,623

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

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

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202678%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202657%32%

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

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 86% in 2017 to 78% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 61% in 2017 to 57% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	86% 401 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	81% 421 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	80% 447 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	76% 399 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	79% 434 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	80% 385 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	79% 434 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	78% 421 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	61% 401 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	64% 422 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	69% 450 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	56% 397 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	61% 435 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	64% 383 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	62% 437 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	57% 421 tested	32% 413,523 tested

Life at school

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

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 76% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 89% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 400 of 402 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

76%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 305 of 402 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

79%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 317 of 400 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

89% enrolled in college within 12 months · 419 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓63 · 15%
California State University CSU detail ↓61 · 15%
California community college139 · 33%
In-state private21 · 5%
Out-of-state, 4-year88 · 21%
Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
Not enrolled46 · 11%

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

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

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

Math & Computer Science4
Sciences5
English2
History & Social Science5
Arts3

Every approved AP course19 courses in 5 subjects

Math & Computer Science 4

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science A
Statistics

Sciences 5

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Physics 2

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 5

Human Geography
Psychology
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History
World History: Modern

Arts 3

2-D Art and Design
3-D Art and Design
Drawing

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

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 400 of 402 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 · 305 of 402 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 · 317 of 400 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: 167
Admitted: 130
Enrolled: 83

By campus · fall 2025

UC San DiegoApplied 141 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 7
UC DavisApplied 138 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 6
UC IrvineApplied 137 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 18
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 128 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 3
UCLAApplied 124 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 8
UC BerkeleyApplied 118 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 9
UC Santa CruzApplied 102 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 14
UC RiversideApplied 101 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled 17
UC MercedApplied 67 · Admitted 63 · 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 167 · Admitted 130 · Enrolled 83
Fall 2024Applied 172 · Admitted 126 · Enrolled 72
Fall 2023Applied 161 · Admitted 117 · Enrolled 66
Fall 2022Applied 170 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 64
Fall 2021Applied 136 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 53
Fall 2020Applied 147 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled 62
Fall 2019Applied 131 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 43
Fall 2018Applied 118 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 45
Fall 2017Applied 106 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 32
Fall 2016Applied 104 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 39

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 195
Admitted: 192
Enrolled: 53

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.

San Diego StateApplied 679 · Admitted 236 · Enrolled 47
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 664 · Admitted 143 · Enrolled 49
Sacramento StateApplied 479 · Admitted 460 · Enrolled 59
Cal State Long BeachApplied 391 · Admitted 189 · Enrolled 7
San José StateApplied 342 · Admitted 246 · Enrolled 27
Chico StateApplied 268 · Admitted 259 · Enrolled 36
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 236 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled under 6
San Francisco StateApplied 160 · Admitted 155 · Enrolled 9
Cal State San MarcosApplied 149 · Admitted 147 · Enrolled 23
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 112 · Admitted 103 · Enrolled 8
Sonoma StateApplied 111 · Admitted 109 · Enrolled 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 98 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 56 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 53 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied 40 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled —
Cal State LAApplied 40 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
Fresno StateApplied 30 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
Stanislaus StateApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
CSU BakersfieldApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
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 195 · Admitted 192 · Enrolled 53
Fall 2024Applied 195 · Admitted 192 · Enrolled 48
Fall 2023Applied 210 · Admitted 199 · Enrolled 64
Fall 2022Applied 218 · Admitted 210 · Enrolled 68
Fall 2021Applied 177 · Admitted 166 · Enrolled 59

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

6 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Folsom-Cordova Unified high school, 14 in 100 were. 1.3% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 117 of 1,877 students counted for it; suspension: 24 of 1,897 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Folsom-Cordova Unified high school 1.8%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

6 in 100This school

14 in 100At the average Folsom-Cordova Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

117 of 1,877 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.3%

of students were suspended at least once (24 of 1,897). Average California high school 2.9%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Vista del Lago

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

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Asian and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across Folsom-Cordova Unified.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

88% of Asian students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 73% for the same group across Folsom-Cordova Unified. Hispanic or Latino students: 31% in math, against 16% for the same group across Folsom-Cordova Unified. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Vista del LagoSame group, California

Asian146 tested88%Same group, California 67%
White189 tested43%Same group, California 44%
Low-income32 tested38%Same group, California 23%
Hispanic or Latino48 tested31%Same group, California 21%
Students with disabilities32 tested9%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 22% to 95%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

White44%
Asian34%
Hispanic or Latino12%
Two or more races7%
Filipino2%
Black or African American1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

64% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

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

This school · 16 of 25 English learners64%

Folsom-Cordova Unified · 1,300 of 2,41754%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

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

Who are the families and teachers?

7%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 130 of 1,782. California: 63%.

77teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

92%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Asian and Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Folsom-Cordova Unified	vs California
Low-income · 32 tested
English	41%	+140%	−849%
Math	38%	+2315%	+1523%
White · 189 tested
English	69%	069%	+168%
Math	43%	+241%	−144%
Asian · 146 tested
English	95%	+1481%	+1679%
Math	88%	+1573%	+2167%
Hispanic or Latino · 48 tested
English	62%	+1547%	+1349%
Math	31%	+1516%	+1021%
Students with disabilities · 32 tested
English	22%	+517%	+319%
Math	9%	+27%	+18%

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

Students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
White	44%
Asian	34%
Hispanic or Latino	12%
Two or more races	7%
Filipino	2%
Black or African American	1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 92% of teaching positions, 68.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 74.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Vista del Lago, and how do I get in?

Elementary
Blanche Sprentz Elementary
73rd · Solid · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
Middle
Folsom Middle
93rd · Strong · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
High · this school
Vista del Lago High
Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Blanche Sprentz Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
73rd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Oak Chan Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
78th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Folsom Hills Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
80th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Empire Oaks Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
93rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Russell Ranch Elementary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
94th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Mangini Ranch Elementary
Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder
87th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
Alder Creek Elementary
Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder
96th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

Folsom Middle
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
93rd percentile · Strong · middle · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Folsom-Cordova Unified which school serves your address.

School website: fcusd.org ↗Office: (916) 294-2410Administrator: Phillip Leonhardt

Location and visiting

Get directions

1970 Broadstone Parkway, Folsom 95630

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Folsom-Cordova Unified.

Questions for your visit

How does the school check what’s working in math? Math: 62% in 2025 to 57% in 2026 here; California: 30% to 32%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (916) 294-24101970 Broadstone Parkway, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Clarksville CharterBuckeye Union Elementary · 2.5 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
79thStrongScope Score 68
CottonwoodBuckeye Union Elementary · 2.5 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
78thStrongScope Score 67
Oak Ridge HighEl Dorado Union High · 2.5 mi
91stStrongScope Score 78
Folsom High2.8 mi
87thStrongScope Score 73

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #136 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 4 in Folsom-Cordova Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	100%	64	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	40%	76	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	76%	70	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	71%	76	18%
Chronically absent	7 in 100	69	5%
Suspension rate	1.1% (20 of 1,818)	61	5%
English learners: top level	12%	44	5%

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.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.

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

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

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	76	90	#136	California 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	5 in 100	1.3% (25 of 1,927)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	7 in 100	1.5% (26 of 1,774)
2024–25	7 in 100	1.1% (20 of 1,818)

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
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	421	49%	29%	12%	10%	78%	57%	+21

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
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	421	35%	22%	26%	17%	57%	32%	+25

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 · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	421	49%	78%
2026 · Math	421	35%	57%
2025 · English	434	50%	79%
2025 · Math	437	30%	62%
2024 · English	385	46%	80%
2024 · Math	383	33%	64%
2023 · English	434	46%	79%
2023 · Math	435	32%	61%
2022 · English	399	47%	76%
2022 · Math	397	27%	56%
2019 · English	447	50%	80%
2019 · Math	450	30%	69%
2018 · English	421	52%	81%
2018 · Math	422	33%	64%
2017 · English	401	59%	86%
2017 · Math	401	33%	61%

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	434	79%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	437	62%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	385	80%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	383	64%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	434	79%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	435	61%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	399	76%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	397	56%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	447	80%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	450	69%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	421	81%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	422	64%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	401	86%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	401	61%

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	427	31%	30%	35%	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 · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	32	41%	+1	−8
White	189	69%	0	+1
Asian	146	95%	+14	+16

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 · 7 in 100 → 2025–26 · 6 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.1% (20 of 1,818) → 2025–26 · 1.3% (24 of 1,897) · +0.2 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	4 in 100	6 in 100	+2 in 100
Male	5 in 100	6 in 100	+1 in 100
Asian	2 in 100	3 in 100	+1 in 100
Black or African American	4 in 100	4 in 100	0 in 100
Filipino	2 in 100	0 in 100	−2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	5 in 100	9 in 100	+4 in 100
Two or more races	7 in 100	10 in 100	+3 in 100
White	5 in 100	8 in 100	+3 in 100
Students with disabilities	12 in 100	11 in 100	−1 in 100
English learners	6 in 100	13 in 100	+7 in 100
Homeless	9 in 100	—	—
Low-income	11 in 100	12 in 100	+1 in 100
All students	5 in 100	6 in 100	+1 in 100

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 76% · numerator 305 students classified Prepared · denominator 402 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE 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 61% · AP-pathway numerator 185 · denominator 305 (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 305 of 402 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate

100%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

61%

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)

79%

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

College-going rate

89%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	167	130	83	3.88	3.95	3.99
2024	172	126	72	3.94	4.01	4.10
2023	161	117	66	3.95	4.03	4.10
2022	170	110	64	3.93	4.00	4.05
2021	136	95	53	3.89	3.96	4.01
2020	147	108	62	3.91	3.99	4.03
2019	131	84	43	3.87	3.98	4.07
2018	118	63	45	3.78	4.01	4.08
2017	106	66	32	3.86	3.98	4.02
2016	104	71	39	3.75	3.96	4.05

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

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	118	12	9
Berkeley	2024	121	26	20
Berkeley	2023	103	17	10
Berkeley	2022	101	18	10
Berkeley	2021	82	12	8
Davis	2025	138	36	6
Davis	2024	137	36	7
Davis	2023	129	39	11
Davis	2022	140	36	13
Davis	2021	99	42	8
Irvine	2025	137	44	18
Irvine	2024	126	38	7
Irvine	2023	113	41	16
Irvine	2022	125	35	8
Irvine	2021	96	29	6
Los Angeles	2025	124	12	8
Los Angeles	2024	130	8	4
Los Angeles	2023	109	9	9
Los Angeles	2022	113	7	4
Los Angeles	2021	83	5	3
Merced	2025	67	63	under 3
Merced	2024	39	38	3
Merced	2023	33	33	under 3
Merced	2022	40	40	4
Merced	2021	22	19	under 3
Riverside	2025	101	92	17
Riverside	2024	74	61	5
Riverside	2023	62	52	6
Riverside	2022	55	41	12
Riverside	2021	32	25	under 3
San Diego	2025	141	21	7
San Diego	2024	141	30	10
San Diego	2023	121	19	3
San Diego	2022	132	14	5
San Diego	2021	98	18	4
Santa Barbara	2025	128	44	3
Santa Barbara	2024	131	47	9
Santa Barbara	2023	121	36	3
Santa Barbara	2022	114	26	3
Santa Barbara	2021	90	28	8
Santa Cruz	2025	102	80	14
Santa Cruz	2024	112	73	7
Santa Cruz	2023	107	75	8
Santa Cruz	2022	102	39	5
Santa Cruz	2021	73	52	14
Universitywide	2025	167	130	83
Universitywide	2024	172	126	72
Universitywide	2023	161	117	66
Universitywide	2022	170	110	64
Universitywide	2021	136	95	53

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

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
3-D Art and Design	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science A	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
Human Geography	this school
Physics 1	this school
Physics 2	this school
Psychology	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school
World History: Modern	this school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	14
AP enrollment (male/female)	607
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	4
Physics sections	5
Chemistry sections	6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	1,748

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

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	63	15%
California State University	61	15%
California community college	139	33%
In-state private	21	5%
Out-of-state, 4-year	88	21%
Out-of-state, 2-year	1	0%
Not enrolled	46	11%

419 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 89% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$11,926 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 20,096 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$387 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,782

Central federal expenditures attributed here$456 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,782

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,736 per ADA

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

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 58%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 3%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$200,872,409	58.28%	58%
Instruction support	$42,361,304	12.29%	12%
Student services	$39,025,966	11.32%	11%
Administration	$19,035,828	5.52%	6%
Buildings & maintenance	$33,349,878	9.68%	10%
Other	$9,994,780	2.90%	3%
Total	$344,640,165	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $344,640,165 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$11,926 per pupil

2020$11,349 per pupil

2019$11,775 per pupil

2018$11,233 per pupil

2017$10,964 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 95630 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95630 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$139,642
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	59%
ZIP-area population	79,484
Median age	41.1 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 95630 →

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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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