Independent charter school · Orange County Department of Education · Santa Ana, California

Vista Meridian Global Academy — Rating & test scores

Santa Ana · 9–12 · 260 students (2024–25)

1300 S. Bristol Street, 92703vistameridian.org ↗(714) 988-2719
12thpercentileNeeds Support

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

Scope Score
42

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

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 92% of the class graduated in four years (58 of 63); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 63
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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Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Vista Meridian Global Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Vista Meridian Global Academy a good high school?

Vista Meridian Global Academy scores higher than 12 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 12th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 32 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 15 in 100 at the average Orange County Department of Education high school. 0 of 264 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 31 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, 35% of low-income students in grade 11 at Vista Meridian Global Academy in Santa Ana scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 2 AP courses in 2 subjects for 2025–26.

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

Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 35% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 4% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 46 in English, 45 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 46 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
26%
Below the standard
65%
This school35%
California57%
Orange County Department of Education55%

35% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 45 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
4%
Below the standard
96%
This school4%
California32%
Orange County Department of Education33%

4% 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 31 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 higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 24% to 35% and math from 0% to 4%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202524%55 tested
→
202635%46 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20250%54 tested
→
20264%45 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school9%26%41%24%46
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Orange County Department of Education30%25%19%26%1,229
Math, grade 11 · This school0%4%20%76%45
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Orange County Department of Education18%15%18%49%1,211

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 and readiness answer different questions below.

Results since 20243 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2024

Chart and table: 2024–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20242025202635%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2024202520264%32%

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 27% in 2024 to 35% in 2026. In math, it went from 6% in 2024 to 4% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202427%
62 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202524%
55 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202635%
46 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20246%
62 tested		28%
434,711 tested
20250%
54 tested		30%
431,903 tested
20264%
45 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Vista Meridian Global Academy’s results?

Vista Meridian Global Academy’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

Its 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Orange County Department of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2028.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

How many students here graduate in four years?

92% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 56% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

92%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 58 of 63 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

56%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 35 of 63 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

53%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 31 of 58 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 2 AP courses in 2 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.

  • English1
  • History & Social Science1
Every approved AP course2 courses in 2 subjects
English 1
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 1
  • United States History

What other courses and pathways are on record?

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

2023–24

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

Ask: What help do students get when they fall behind on credits?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 58 of 63 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 · 35 of 63 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 · 31 of 58 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.
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
10
Admitted
6
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 8 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 8 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 5 · Admitted 4 · 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 2025

  • Fall 2025Applied 10 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
6
Admitted
6
Enrolled
7

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

  • Cal State FullertonApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2024Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Fall 2023Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Fall 2022Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Fall 2021Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

32 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Orange County Department of Education high school, 15 in 100 were. 0 of 264 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: 82 of 256 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 264 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 Orange County Department of Education high school 0.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

32 in 100This school
15 in 100At the average Orange County Department of Education high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

82 of 256 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 264

students were suspended at least once. 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 Meridian Global Academy

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?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

5% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 5% in math, against 21% for the same group across California.

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 Meridian Global AcademySame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 43 tested35%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 42 tested5%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 43 tested35%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 42 tested5%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 95%Unallocated share: 5%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino95%
  2. White—
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share5%
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?

21% 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 · 19 of 89 English learners21%
Orange County Department of Education · 123 of 42529%
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?

99%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 258 of 260. California: 63%.

12teachers, 2024–25

7 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

8%in their first year, 2024–25

Ask: What extra help is there in math for low-income and Hispanic or Latino students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Orange County Department of Educationvs California
Low-income · 43 tested in English, 42 in math
English35%+2411%−1449%
Math5%+41%−1823%
Hispanic or Latino · 43 tested in English, 42 in math
English35%+2411%−1449%
Math5%+41%−1621%

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

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino95%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

Next steps

Which schools feed into Vista Meridian Global Academy, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

Vista Meridian Global Academy is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Elementary
    Vista Condor Global Academy
    22nd · Needs Support · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
  2. Middle
    Vista Heritage Global Academy
    15th · Needs Support · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
  3. High · this school
    Vista Meridian Global Academy
    Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Vista Condor Global Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    22nd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

  • Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    29th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Vista Heritage Global Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    15th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

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

How do I get in?

Ask Vista Meridian Global Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: vistameridian.org ↗Office: (714) 988-2719Administrator: Jay Proano

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
1300 S. Bristol Street, Santa Ana 92703

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 21% 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 (19 of 89 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 65% in English and 96% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (46 tested in English, 45 in math); California: 43% and 68%
  3. What help do students get when they fall behind on credits?
  4. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 32 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (82 of 256 students); average Orange County Department of Education high school: 15 in 100
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?

Office (714) 988-27191300 S. Bristol Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

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 #1,309 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #6 of 6 in Orange County Department of Education
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate92%5625%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math1%3422%
Ready for college or career (state measure)56%5720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math12%3318%
Chronically absent38 in 100455%
Suspension rate0.7% (2 of 277)605%
English learners: top level3%—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.

Scope Score by year2023–24 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
2024–254212#1309California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2023–24 has records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for it.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2023–2425 in 1000.5% (1 of 197)
2024–2538 in 1000.7% (2 of 277)

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

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 11469%26%41%24%35%57%−22

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 11450%4%20%76%4%32%−28

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 year2024–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English469%35%
2026 · Math450%4%
2025 · English552%24%
2025 · Math540%0%
2024 · English625%27%
2024 · Math622%6%

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 · English5524%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math540%
2024 · Grade 11 · English6227%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math626%

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
Schoolwide270%22%70%7%

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-income4335%+24−14
Hispanic or Latino4335%+24−14
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 · 38 in 100 → 2025–26 · 32 in 100 · −6 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.7% (2 of 277) → 2025–26 · 0 of 264 · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—32 in 100—
Male—32 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—32 in 100—
Students with disabilities—35 in 100—
English learners—36 in 100—
Low-income—32 in 100—
All students—32 in 100—

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 56% · numerator 35 students classified Prepared · denominator 63 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 37% · AP-pathway numerator 13 · denominator 35 (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 35 of 63 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
92%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
37%
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)
53%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

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 2025–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025106under 34.004.02—

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 2025.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Irvine20258under 3under 3
Los Angeles20258under 3under 3
Riverside202554under 3
Universitywide2025106under 3

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
English Literature and Compositionthis school
United States Historythis 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 count1
AP enrollment (male/female)18
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 52 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections3
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)173

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.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$70,768 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,773 pupils

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 27%Instruction support 46%Student services 8%Administration 14%Buildings & maintenance 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$79,104,70426.41%27%
Instruction support$138,712,16646.31%46%
Student services$23,320,3387.79%8%
Administration$42,696,91114.26%14%
Buildings & maintenance$15,683,3375.24%5%
Total$299,517,456100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $299,517,456 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$70,768 per pupil
2020$67,286 per pupil
2019$61,708 per pupil
2018$32,576 per pupil
2017$30,374 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92703 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92703 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$84,437
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13%
ZIP-area population62,447
Median age34.8 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 92703 →

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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 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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