Public school · Antelope Valley Union High · Palmdale, California

William J. (Pete) Knight High — Rating & test scores

Palmdale · 9–12 · 2,349 students (2024–25)

37423 70th Street East, 93552knightpalmdalehs.org ↗(661) 533-9000

12thpercentileNeeds Support

Top: Antelope Valley Union High’s other 9 scored high schools. Bottom: California’s 1,498 scored public high schools by Scope Score, spring 2025 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

William J. (Pete) Knighthigher than 12 of the 100 California dotsand 5 of Antelope Valley Union High’s 9 others

Antelope Valley Union High’s other 9 schools · 1 dot each

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

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

William J. (Pete) Knighthigher than 12 of the 100 California dotsand 5 of Antelope Valley Union High’s 9 others

Antelope Valley Union High’s other 9 schools · 1 dot each

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

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

William J. (Pete) Knighthigher than 12 of the 100 California dotsand 5 of Antelope Valley Union High’s 9 others

Antelope Valley Union High’s other 9 schools · 1 dot each

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

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

In 2024–25, 92% of the class graduated in four years (513 of 558); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 558
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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8.9% of students (225 of 2,537) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about three times the rate at the average California high school.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,537. District and California figures are averages of school rates (10 Antelope Valley Union High schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Antelope Valley Union High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is William J. (Pete) Knight a good high school?

William J. (Pete) Knight High 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, 23 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 23 in 100 at the average high school in the Antelope Valley Union High district. 8.9% of students (225 of 2,537) 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 23 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, 36% of low-income students in grade 11 at William J. (Pete) Knight High in Palmdale 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 22 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

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

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

63% 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, 40% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 17% 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: 516 in English, 513 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 · 516 tested

Advanced: 14%
Proficient: 26%
Below the standard: 60%

This school40%

California57%

Antelope Valley Union High41%

40% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 513 tested

Advanced: 4%
Proficient: 13%
Below the standard: 83%

This school17%

California32%

Antelope Valley Union High15%

17% 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 23 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 higher. English went from 42% to 40% and math from 12% to 17%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202542%515 tested

→

202640%516 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202512%515 tested

→

202617%513 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	14%	26%	35%	25%	516
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Antelope Valley Union High	14%	27%	27%	32%	4,700
Math, grade 11 · This school	4%	13%	18%	65%	513
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Antelope Valley Union High	6%	9%	16%	69%	4,698

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%20172022202640%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202617%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 42% in 2017 to 40% in 2026. In math, it went from 14% in 2017 to 17% 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	42% 616 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	44% 579 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	48% 608 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	37% 601 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	40% 645 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	46% 505 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	42% 515 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	40% 516 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	14% 615 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	16% 576 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	15% 606 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	11% 598 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	10% 647 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	13% 505 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	12% 515 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	17% 513 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on William J. (Pete) Knight’s results?

Antelope Valley Union High’s board decides William J. (Pete) Knight’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed William J. (Pete) Knight in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Antelope Valley Union High 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 Antelope Valley Union High: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source

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

Antelope Valley Union High’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 Antelope Valley Union High’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Life at school

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

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. 40% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 63% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

92%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 513 of 558 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

40%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 221 of 558 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

40%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 203 of 513 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

63% enrolled in college within 12 months · 601 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓39 · 7%
California State University CSU detail ↓65 · 11%
California community college259 · 43%
In-state private6 · 1%
Out-of-state, 4-year7 · 1%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled225 · 37%

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 22 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

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

Math & Computer Science4
Sciences5
English1
History & Social Science4
World Languages & Cultures2
Arts4
AP Capstone2

Every approved AP course22 courses in 7 subjects

Math & Computer Science 4

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science Principles
Statistics

Sciences 5

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Physics 2

English 1

English Language and Composition

History & Social Science 4

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

World Languages & Cultures 2

French Language and Culture
Spanish Language and Culture

Arts 4

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

AP Capstone 2

Research
Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

14 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: 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 · 513 of 558 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 · 221 of 558 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 · 203 of 513 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

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

UC’s own records

University of California

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

Applied: 106
Admitted: 82
Enrolled: 42

By campus · fall 2025

UCLAApplied 78 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
UC IrvineApplied 77 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 9
UC San DiegoApplied 70 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 6
UC RiversideApplied 57 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 7
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 48 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 7
UC DavisApplied 42 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 6
UC BerkeleyApplied 41 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
UC MercedApplied 30 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa CruzApplied 13 · Admitted 8 · 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 106 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 42
Fall 2024Applied 141 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 32
Fall 2023Applied 128 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 41
Fall 2022Applied 122 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 48
Fall 2021Applied 115 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 32
Fall 2020Applied 113 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 30
Fall 2019Applied 127 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 29
Fall 2018Applied 104 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 34
Fall 2017Applied 134 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 42
Fall 2016Applied 95 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 37

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied: 167
Admitted: 162
Enrolled: 61

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 NorthridgeApplied 571 · Admitted 515 · Enrolled 160
Cal State Long BeachApplied 451 · Admitted 171 · Enrolled 18
San Diego StateApplied 318 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 283 · Admitted 156 · Enrolled 23
Cal State LAApplied 272 · Admitted 242 · Enrolled 24
Cal State FullertonApplied 221 · Admitted 168 · Enrolled 13
CSU BakersfieldApplied 181 · Admitted 157 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 129 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 11
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 97 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 94 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 10
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 92 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled under 6
Fresno StateApplied 79 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled under 6
San Francisco StateApplied 79 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled under 6
San José StateApplied 65 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
Chico StateApplied 61 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 7
Sacramento StateApplied 46 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San MarcosApplied 39 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 38 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled —
Cal State East BayApplied 37 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled —
Stanislaus StateApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 15 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
Sonoma StateApplied 12 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 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 167 · Admitted 162 · Enrolled 61
Fall 2024Applied 217 · Admitted 198 · Enrolled 76
Fall 2023Applied 190 · Admitted 171 · Enrolled 67
Fall 2022Applied 163 · Admitted 147 · Enrolled 47
Fall 2021Applied 182 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled 50

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

23 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 8.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 23 in 100 at the average high school in the Antelope Valley Union High district: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 555 of 2,453 students counted for it; suspension: 225 of 2,537 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 high school in the Antelope Valley Union High district 7.9%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

23 in 100This school

23 in 100At the average high school in the Antelope Valley Union High district

22 in 100At the average California high school

555 of 2,453 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

8.9%

of students were suspended at least once (225 of 2,537). 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 William J. (Pete) Knight

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Teach here? Tell us Antelope Valley Union High’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

36% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American students and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math 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).

William J. (Pete) KnightSame group, California

Hispanic or Latino408 tested42%Same group, California 49%
Low-income324 tested36%Same group, California 49%
Black or African American63 tested25%Same group, California 42%
English learners46 tested7%Same group, California 8%
Students with disabilities77 tested5%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 0% to 16%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino78%
Black or African American14%
Two or more races3%
White3%
Filipino<1%
Asian<1%
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?

45% 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 · 81 of 182 English learners45%

Antelope Valley Union High · 669 of 1,56943%

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?

58%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,365 of 2,349. California: 63%.

103teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

10%in their first year, 2024–25

79%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for low-income students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Antelope Valley Union High	vs California
Low-income · 324 tested in English, 323 in math
English	36%	+135%	−1349%
Math	14%	+311%	−923%
Hispanic or Latino · 408 tested in English, 405 in math
English	42%	+141%	−749%
Math	16%	+214%	−521%
Black or African American · 63 tested in English, 64 in math
English	25%	−328%	−1742%
Math	12%	+39%	−719%
English learners · 46 tested in English, 45 in math
English	7%	+16%	−18%
Math	0%	−44%	−88%
Students with disabilities · 77 tested in English, 76 in math
English	5%	−510%	−1419%
Math	5%	05%	−38%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Antelope Valley Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

White students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students 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
Hispanic or Latino	78%
Black or African American	14%
Two or more races	3%
White	3%
Filipino	<1%
Asian	<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: 79% of teaching positions, 95.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 121.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Antelope Valley Union High which school serves your address.

School website: knightpalmdalehs.org ↗Office: (661) 533-9000Administrator: Laura Tweedy-Ferguson

Location and visiting

Get directions

37423 70th Street East, Palmdale 93552

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Antelope Valley Union High.

Questions for your visit

What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 8.9% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (225 of 2,537 students); average California high school: 2.9%
What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 60% in English and 83% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (516 tested in English, 513 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?
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 (661) 533-900037423 70th Street East, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,311 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #5 of 10 in Antelope Valley Union High

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	92%	56	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	8%	41	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	40%	47	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	27%	43	18%
Chronically absent	25 in 100	54	5%
Suspension rate	9.3% (240 of 2,571)	25	5%
English learners: top level	10%	41	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	42	12	#1311	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	10 in 100	5.3% (168 of 3,145)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	25 in 100	10.5% (294 of 2,803)
2024–25	25 in 100	9.3% (240 of 2,571)

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	516	14%	26%	35%	25%	40%	57%	−17

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	513	4%	13%	18%	65%	17%	32%	−15

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	516	14%	40%
2026 · Math	513	4%	17%
2025 · English	515	12%	42%
2025 · Math	515	4%	12%
2024 · English	505	14%	46%
2024 · Math	505	3%	13%
2023 · English	645	14%	40%
2023 · Math	647	2%	10%
2022 · English	601	10%	37%
2022 · Math	598	2%	11%
2019 · English	608	15%	48%
2019 · Math	606	3%	15%
2018 · English	579	16%	44%
2018 · Math	576	3%	16%
2017 · English	616	11%	42%
2017 · Math	615	2%	14%

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	515	42%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	515	12%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	505	46%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	505	13%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	645	40%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	647	10%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	601	37%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	598	11%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	608	48%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	606	15%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	579	44%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	576	16%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	616	42%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	615	14%

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	82	1%	16%	66%	17%

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	324	36%	+1	−13
Hispanic or Latino	408	42%	+1	−7
Students with disabilities	77	5%	−5	−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 · 25 in 100 → 2025–26 · 23 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 9.3% (240 of 2,571) → 2025–26 · 8.9% (225 of 2,537) · −0.4 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	11 in 100	22 in 100	+11 in 100
Male	9 in 100	23 in 100	+14 in 100
Asian	3 in 100	0 in 100	−3 in 100
Black or African American	15 in 100	34 in 100	+19 in 100
Filipino	4 in 100	21 in 100	+17 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	9 in 100	21 in 100	+12 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native	9 in 100	—	—
Two or more races	19 in 100	18 in 100	−1 in 100
White	19 in 100	13 in 100	−6 in 100
Students with disabilities	18 in 100	36 in 100	+18 in 100
English learners	8 in 100	25 in 100	+17 in 100
Foster youth	24 in 100	47 in 100	+23 in 100
Homeless	11 in 100	48 in 100	+37 in 100
Military families	0 in 100	10 in 100	+10 in 100
Low-income	10 in 100	27 in 100	+17 in 100
All students	10 in 100	23 in 100	+13 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 40% · numerator 221 students classified Prepared · denominator 558 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 78% · AP-pathway numerator 173 · denominator 221 (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 221 of 558 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

78%

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)

40%

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

College-going rate

63%

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	106	82	42	3.72	3.88	3.98
2024	141	84	32	3.66	3.88	4.03
2023	128	70	41	3.67	3.95	4.06
2022	122	83	48	3.79	4.00	4.09
2021	115	72	32	3.58	3.82	3.95
2020	113	61	30	3.52	3.79	3.91
2019	127	60	29	3.49	3.85	3.91
2018	104	56	34	3.52	3.86	3.93
2017	134	65	42	3.57	3.80	3.88
2016	95	50	37	3.66	3.93	3.96

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	41	5	under 3
Berkeley	2024	70	9	under 3
Berkeley	2023	55	7	5
Berkeley	2022	58	10	under 3
Berkeley	2021	34	7	under 3
Davis	2025	42	18	6
Davis	2024	34	11	under 3
Davis	2023	44	15	3
Davis	2022	41	20	10
Davis	2021	37	14	4
Irvine	2025	77	22	9
Irvine	2024	90	13	3
Irvine	2023	96	10	7
Irvine	2022	80	16	3
Irvine	2021	64	5	under 3
Los Angeles	2025	78	5	3
Los Angeles	2024	97	7	6
Los Angeles	2023	93	6	4
Los Angeles	2022	85	7	4
Los Angeles	2021	57	8	4
Merced	2025	30	27	under 3
Merced	2024	24	19	3
Merced	2023	18	12	under 3
Merced	2022	17	13	under 3
Merced	2021	32	23	under 3
Riverside	2025	57	47	7
Riverside	2024	44	25	under 3
Riverside	2023	34	16	3
Riverside	2022	47	33	under 3
Riverside	2021	59	27	5
San Diego	2025	70	18	6
San Diego	2024	94	35	7
San Diego	2023	78	38	15
San Diego	2022	70	43	20
San Diego	2021	56	28	12
Santa Barbara	2025	48	20	7
Santa Barbara	2024	59	19	5
Santa Barbara	2023	60	16	under 3
Santa Barbara	2022	51	19	6
Santa Barbara	2021	59	20	under 3
Santa Cruz	2025	13	8	under 3
Santa Cruz	2024	24	16	under 3
Santa Cruz	2023	20	12	under 3
Santa Cruz	2022	18	8	under 3
Santa Cruz	2021	30	14	under 3
Universitywide	2025	106	82	42
Universitywide	2024	141	84	32
Universitywide	2023	128	70	41
Universitywide	2022	122	83	48
Universitywide	2021	115	72	32

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
Art History	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
French Language and Culture	this school
Physics 1	this school
Physics 2	this school
Psychology	this school
Research	this school
Seminar	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	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	23
AP enrollment (male/female)	661
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 14 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	4
Physics sections	6
Chemistry sections	24
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	2,519

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	39	7%
California State University	65	11%
California community college	259	43%
In-state private	6	1%
Out-of-state, 4-year	7	1%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	225	37%

601 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 63% · % 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$13,452 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 21,991 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$444 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,349

Central federal expenditures attributed here$525 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,349

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,987 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 59%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 1%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$218,415,197	58.88%	59%
Instruction support	$43,401,716	11.70%	12%
Student services	$45,391,824	12.24%	12%
Administration	$17,353,894	4.68%	5%
Buildings & maintenance	$41,604,928	11.22%	11%
Other	$4,790,166	1.29%	1%
Total	$370,957,726	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $370,957,726 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$13,452 per pupil

2020$13,747 per pupil

2019$13,693 per pupil

2018$13,553 per pupil

2017$12,151 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders3.2%

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 93552 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93552 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$85,954
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	13%
ZIP-area population	42,639
Median age	33.7 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 93552 →

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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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