Public school · Folsom-Cordova Unified · Rancho Cordova, California

Walnutwood High (Independent Study) — Rating & test scores

Rancho Cordova · K–12 · 221 students (2024–25)

10848 Gadsten Way, 95670fcusd.org ↗(916) 294-9105

5thpercentileNeeds 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

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

Walnutwood High (Independent Study)higher than 5 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

Walnutwood High (Independent Study)higher than 5 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

Walnutwood High (Independent Study)higher than 5 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, 83% of the class graduated in four years (69 of 83); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 83
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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26 of 230 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, close to the average Folsom-Cordova Unified high school.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 230. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Folsom-Cordova Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

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

Is Walnutwood High (Independent Study) a good high school?

Walnutwood High (Independent Study) scores higher than 5 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 5th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 11 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 14 in 100 at the average Folsom-Cordova Unified high school. 0 of 253 students 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 29 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

56% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 12% 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: 51 in English, 50 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 · 51 tested

Advanced: 18%
Proficient: 23%
Below the standard: 59%

This school41%

California57%

Folsom-Cordova Unified65%

41% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 50 tested

Advanced: 6%
Proficient: 6%
Below the standard: 88%

This school12%

California32%

Folsom-Cordova Unified41%

12% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 5, 6, 8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	none tested
Advanced	none tested
Proficient	none tested
Developing level	none tested
Minimal	none tested
Tested	0
California	49%
Difference	—

English, grades 6 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	none tested	none tested
Advanced	none tested	none tested
Proficient	none tested	none tested
Developing level	none tested	none tested
Minimal	none tested	none tested
Tested	0	0
California	48%	49%
Difference	—	—

English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	41%
Advanced	18%
Proficient	23%
Developing level	35%
Minimal	24%
Tested	51
California	57%
Difference	−16

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

Math

Math, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	none tested
Advanced	none tested
Proficient	none tested
Developing level	none tested
Minimal	none tested
Tested	0
California	37%
Difference	—

Math, grades 6 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	none tested	none tested
Advanced	none tested	none tested
Proficient	none tested	none tested
Developing level	none tested	none tested
Minimal	none tested	none tested
Tested	0	0
California	37%	36%
Difference	—	—

Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	12%
Advanced	6%
Proficient	6%
Developing level	18%
Minimal	70%
Tested	50
California	32%
Difference	−20

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.

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 29 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 38% to 41% and math from 14% to 12%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202538%66 tested

→

202641%51 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202514%64 tested

→

202612%50 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
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	18%	23%	35%	24%	51
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	6%	6%	18%	70%	50
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 been below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202641%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202612%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 51% in 2017 to 41% in 2026. In math, it went from 14% in 2017 to 12% 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	51% 43 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	54% 65 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	51% 37 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	47% 55 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	39% 70 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	38% 45 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	38% 66 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	41% 51 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	14% 42 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	15% 60 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	16% 38 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	16% 55 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	10% 67 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	4% 46 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	14% 64 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	12% 50 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Walnutwood High’s results?

Folsom-Cordova Unified’s board decides Walnutwood High’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Folsom-Cordova Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Folsom-Cordova Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source

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

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

How to take part

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

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

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

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

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

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

California Education Code § 53008. Source

Life at school

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

83% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 5% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 56% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

83%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 69 of 83 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 4 of 83 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 2 of 69 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

56% enrolled in college within 12 months · 98 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓2 · 2%
California State University CSU detail ↓2 · 2%
California community college45 · 46%
In-state private3 · 3%
Out-of-state, 4-year3 · 3%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled43 · 44%

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.

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 · 69 of 83 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 · 4 of 83 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 · 2 of 69 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2023 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 5
Admitted: 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 2023

Fall 2023Applied 5 · Admitted 4 · 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: under 6

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

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

Sacramento StateApplied 21 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 8
Chico StateApplied 11 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
San Diego StateApplied 10 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Long BeachApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly PomonaApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
San Francisco StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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 under 6
Fall 2024Applied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
Fall 2023Applied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
Fall 2022Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
Fall 2021Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

11 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 253 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 14 in 100 at the average Folsom-Cordova Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 26 of 230 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 253 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

11 in 100This school

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

22 in 100At the average California high school

26 of 230 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 253

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 Walnutwood High (Independent Study)

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

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here: 53%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

White53%
Hispanic or Latino23%
Two or more races13%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share11%

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.

Who are the families and teachers?

46%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 102 of 221. California: 63%.

14teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

57%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

26% 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 · 5 of 19 English learners26%

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 ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
White	53%
Hispanic or Latino	23%
Two or more races	13%
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
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: 57% of teaching positions, 6.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 11.1 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Folsom-Cordova Unified which school serves your address.

School website: fcusd.org ↗Office: (916) 294-9105Administrator: Kimberly Walker

Location and visiting

Get directions

10848 Gadsten Way, Rancho Cordova 95670

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

Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 59% in English and 88% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (51 tested in English, 50 in math); California: 43% and 68%
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?
How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
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) 294-910510848 Gadsten Way, 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

Cordova High1.7 mi
18thNeeds SupportScope Score 45
Meraki HighSan Juan Unified · 2.7 mi
54thSolidScope Score 57
El Sereno Alternative EducationSan Juan Unified · 2.8 mi
8thNeeds SupportScope Score 38
Visions In EducationSan Juan Unified · 3.0 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
31stDevelopingScope Score 50

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 #1,411 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 4 in Folsom-Cordova Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	83%	46	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	7%	40	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	5%	26	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	26%	43	18%
Chronically absent	8 in 100	65	5%
Suspension rate	0.9% (3 of 330)	60	5%
English learners: top level	20%	55	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 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	36	5	#1411	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	36 in 100	0.3% (1 of 334)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	7 in 100	0.3% (1 of 327)
2024–25	8 in 100	0.9% (3 of 330)

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

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

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

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	51	18%	41%
2026 · Math	50	6%	12%
2025 · English	66	9%	38%
2025 · Math	64	5%	14%
2024 · English	46	13%	37%
2024 · Math	47	2%	4%
2023 · English	71	15%	38%
2023 · Math	68	4%	10%
2022 · English	55	15%	47%
2022 · Math	55	2%	16%
2019 · English	44	18%	50%
2019 · Math	45	7%	18%
2018 · English	76	9%	55%
2018 · Math	71	0%	15%
2017 · English	65	9%	48%
2017 · Math	60	0%	12%

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 4 · English	0	—
2025 · Grade 11 · English	66	38%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	0	—
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	64	14%
2024 · Grade 3 · English	0	—
2024 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 6 · English	0	—
2024 · Grade 7 · English	0	—
2024 · Grade 8 · English	0	—
2024 · Grade 11 · English	45	38%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	0	—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	0	—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	0	—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	0	—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	46	4%
2023 · Grade 7 · English	0	—
2023 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 11 · English	70	39%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	0	—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	67	10%
2022 · Grade 5 · English	0	—
2022 · Grade 6 · English	0	—
2022 · Grade 7 · English	0	—
2022 · Grade 8 · English	0	—
2022 · Grade 11 · English	55	47%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	0	—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	0	—
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	0	—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	0	—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	55	16%
2019 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2019 · Grade 8 · English	5	—
2019 · Grade 11 · English	37	51%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	5	—
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	38	16%
2018 · Grade 5 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 11 · English	65	54%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	60	15%
2017 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 8 · English	18	39%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	43	51%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	15	7%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	42	14%

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

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	52	2%	21%	65%	12%

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.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 8 in 100 → 2025–26 · 11 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.9% (3 of 330) → 2025–26 · 0 of 253 · −0.9 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	30 in 100	11 in 100	−19 in 100
Male	45 in 100	12 in 100	−33 in 100
Asian	18 in 100	—	—
Black or African American	62 in 100	—	—
Hispanic or Latino	45 in 100	15 in 100	−30 in 100
Two or more races	27 in 100	10 in 100	−17 in 100
White	33 in 100	11 in 100	−22 in 100
Students with disabilities	44 in 100	38 in 100	−6 in 100
English learners	43 in 100	4 in 100	−39 in 100
Homeless	52 in 100	—	—
Low-income	45 in 100	10 in 100	−35 in 100
All students	36 in 100	11 in 100	−25 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 5% · numerator 4 students classified Prepared · denominator 83 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 25% · AP-pathway numerator 1 · denominator 4 (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 4 of 83 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

83%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

25%

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)

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

College-going rate

56%

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 2023–2023 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2023	5	4	under 3	3.75	—	—

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 2023.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Universitywide	2023	5	4	under 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.

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

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	7
AP enrollment (male/female)	1
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	1
Chemistry sections	9
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	168

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	2	2%
California State University	2	2%
California community college	45	46%
In-state private	3	3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	3	3%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	43	44%

98 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 56% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2023 UC admissions rows above.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$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$208 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 221

Central federal expenditures attributed here$278 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 221

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 95670 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95670 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$89,484
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	33%
ZIP-area population	58,819
Median age	37.7 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 95670 →

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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 · 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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