Independent charter school · Kern County Office of Education

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills — Rating & test scores

14848 Lamberson Avenue, Lost Hills · 535 students · Grades TK–12

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Scope Score 77

SolidScope Score · 59th percentile. Higher than 59 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 100% of the class graduated in four years (34 of 34); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 34
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).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Tests ↓

Overview

Is this school a good high school?

Solid. Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills is higher than most California high schools on English test results and attendance. Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills is lower than most on math test results.

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

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced8073%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2717%
English, Advanced1713%
Math, Advanced183%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance6018 in 100
Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills’s place among California high schools, out of 100Kern County Office of Education’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

54 of 554 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, close to the average Kern County Office of Education high school. 5.3% of students (30 of 561) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Each bar is Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Sentence 1
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 554. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Kern County Office of Education schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.
Sentence 2
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 561. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Kern County Office of Education schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does this school say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

  • How it teaches

    The school offers a strong STEAM foundation as a core feature of its instructional approach.

    See the page · link not verified

  • Programs

    The school offers in-depth literacy instruction, a strong STEAM foundation, a focus on internal assessments, and access to career-focused, dual enrollment.

    See the page · link not verified

Every line here is from wonderfulcollegeprepacademy.org, read October 22, 2026.

Schools like it

How does this school compare with schools like it?

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills’s Scope Score is 77. 332 California high schools, counting Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills’s result is higher than 264 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 332

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 82%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

332 California public high schools where 82% to 94% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 82% to 94% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills’s share. The count includes Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 73% to 49% and math from 17% to 9%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2023 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

25%50%75%202320242025202669%55%69%Kern County Office of EducationDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia49%Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost HillsThis school

Math

25%50%202320242025202631%18%32%CaliforniaCalifornia27%Kern County Office of EducationDistrict9%Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost HillsThis school

Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 22 and 37 students were tested here each year in each subject. With 22 students, one student is 5 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. Kern County Office of Education’s line combines its 3 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Kern County Office of Education’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringWonderful College Prep Academy - Lost HillsKern County Office of EducationCaliforniaTested here
202355%69%55%22
202459%72%56%37
202573%73%57%30
202649%69%57%35
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringWonderful College Prep Academy - Lost HillsKern County Office of EducationCaliforniaTested here
202318%31%27%22
202414%23%28%37
202517%30%30%30
20269%27%32%35

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; well below it in math.

English

49%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

23283514
Kern County Office of Education46%California57%

Math

9%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

6922
Kern County Office of Education16%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 49% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 9% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 40 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.

How do the elementary grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 31% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 30% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 21st percentile (Needs Support) among California’s elementary schools.

English

31%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

45242011
Kern County Office of Education40%California46%

Math

30%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

45251812
Kern County Office of Education32%California42%

How do the middle grades do?

Near California in English; well below it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 47% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 23% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 15th percentile (Needs Support) among California’s middle schools.

English

47%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

272641
Kern County Office of Education44%California49%

Math

23%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

473020
Kern County Office of Education25%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced33%26%33%
Advanced17%8%5%
Proficient16%18%28%
Developing level21%29%23%
Minimal46%45%44%
Tested463839
California44%46%49%
Difference−11−20−16
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced44%46%51%
Advanced7%9%4%
Proficient37%37%47%
Developing level25%26%25%
Minimal31%28%24%
Tested454651
California48%51%49%
Difference−4−5+2
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced49%
Advanced14%
Proficient35%
Developing level28%
Minimal23%
Tested35
California57%
Difference−8

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, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced47%24%15%
Advanced21%8%5%
Proficient26%16%10%
Developing level17%37%23%
Minimal36%39%62%
Tested473839
California47%42%37%
Difference0−18−22
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced30%17%22%
Advanced5%2%2%
Proficient25%15%20%
Developing level29%42%20%
Minimal41%41%58%
Tested444650
California37%38%36%
Difference−7−21−14
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced9%
Advanced3%
Proficient6%
Developing level22%
Minimal69%
Tested35
California32%
Difference−23

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school14%35%28%23%35
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Kern County Office of Education21%25%18%36%387
Math, grade 11 · This school3%6%22%69%35
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Kern County Office of Education5%11%18%66%382
English, grades 3–5 · This school11%20%24%45%123
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Kern County Office of Education18%22%23%37%1,474
Math, grades 3–5 · This school12%18%25%45%124
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Kern County Office of Education12%20%30%38%1,473
English, grades 6–8 · This school6%41%26%27%142
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Kern County Office of Education12%32%27%29%1,590
Math, grades 6–8 · This school3%20%30%47%140
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Kern County Office of Education11%14%28%47%1,589

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 35 tested in English, 35 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 97% of students. 54 of 554 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

10in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (54 of 554 students).

At the average Kern County Office of Education high school: 9 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 5.3% of students were suspended at least once (30 of 561). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

535

students in grades TK–12.

Hispanic or Latino 97%

Family income

88%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 469 of 535. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

35

teachers, with 5 years of experience on average.

6% were in their first year.

72% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

55%

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 (106 of 191 students).

Kern County Office of Education: 41%. California: 47%.

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

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
6 in 100 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent (8 of 124).
Grades 7–8
10 of 99 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.
Grades 9–12
15 in 100 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent (26 of 169).

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino97%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 18.7 of 26 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Two student groups at Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 31 tested48%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 31 tested10%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 34 tested47%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 34 tested9%California 21%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Kern County Office of Educationvs California
Low-income · 31 tested
English48%+2721%−149%
Math10%+55%−1323%
Hispanic or Latino · 34 tested
English47%+2225%−249%
Math9%+36%−1221%

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

After high school

How many students here graduate in four years?

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 76% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25.

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

76%

Across California: 52%.

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

100%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 34 of 34 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

76%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 26 of 34 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

100%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 34 of 34 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 34 of 34 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 · 26 of 34 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 · 34 of 34 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
16
Admitted
16
Enrolled
11

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 16 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 13 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
  • UCLAApplied 11 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 9 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 5 · Admitted 5 · 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 2024

  • Fall 2025Applied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2024Applied 6 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
22
Admitted
22
Enrolled
10

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.

  • Fresno StateApplied 27 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 17 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 15 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 12 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San José 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 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2024Applied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2023Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Fall 2022Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Fall 2021Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
Advanced courses on record

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
75 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

16

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

The neighborhood

What is the area around this school like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93249. They are not figures for the families at Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills.

Typical household income in a year

$46,646

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93249.

Typical home value
$170,300
People who live in this ZIP code
2,243
Typical age
25.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
2%

What you can do

Who can act on this school’s results?

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills’ own board decides its plan.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

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 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 12 questions to Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?5.3% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (30 of 561 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?12% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 3–8, spring 2026 (110 students tested); the same group across California: 11%
  3. What help do students get in math?9% in math and 49% in English scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026 (35 students tested in each)
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  7. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.
  8. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is this school?

Address
14848 Lamberson Avenue, Lost Hills 93249Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jorge AguilarAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated September 3, 2025.

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

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills a good school?

Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills has a Scope Score of 77. It scored higher than 59 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 59th percentile, spring 2025).

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 21 in 100 California elementary schools we score (21st percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 15 in 100 California middle schools we score (15th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)

See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English (reading and writing) by 40 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 41% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

75 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

11 graduates enrolled at a University of California campus in fall 2025, by the University of California’s admissions records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 16 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
16
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
State test years
2019–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

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Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #606 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 3 in Kern County Office of Education
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math8%4222%
Ready for college or career (state measure)76%7020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math45%5618%
Chronically absent12 in 100605%
Suspension rate6.0% (34 of 566)435%
English learners: top level16%—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 year2022–23 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
2024–257759#606California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2414 in 1005.6% (31 of 557)
2024–2512 in 1006.0% (34 of 566)

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

Every tested year2019–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English3009%41%
2026 · Math2997%24%
2025 · English27710%38%
2025 · Math2805%21%
2024 · English30312%41%
2024 · Math3049%25%
2023 · English2919%30%
2023 · Math2916%24%
2022 · English2648%27%
2022 · Math26411%33%
2019 · English8820%51%
2019 · Math8822%57%

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 3 · English3749%
2025 · Grade 4 · English3826%
2025 · Grade 5 · English4132%
2025 · Grade 6 · English4439%
2025 · Grade 7 · English5238%
2025 · Grade 8 · English3517%
2025 · Grade 11 · English3073%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math3839%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math3915%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4226%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math4516%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math5125%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math353%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math3017%
2024 · Grade 3 · English3842%
2024 · Grade 4 · English3732%
2024 · Grade 5 · English4540%
2024 · Grade 6 · English5951%
2024 · Grade 7 · English3315%
2024 · Grade 8 · English5437%
2024 · Grade 11 · English3759%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math3834%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math3730%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math4540%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math5937%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math333%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math5513%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math3714%
2023 · Grade 3 · English3931%
2023 · Grade 4 · English4516%
2023 · Grade 5 · English5941%
2023 · Grade 6 · English339%
2023 · Grade 7 · English5430%
2023 · Grade 8 · English3931%
2023 · Grade 11 · English2255%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math3946%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math4531%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math5922%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math336%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math5424%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math3913%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math2218%
2022 · Grade 3 · English4726%
2022 · Grade 4 · English5629%
2022 · Grade 5 · English3418%
2022 · Grade 6 · English5131%
2022 · Grade 7 · English4035%
2022 · Grade 8 · English3622%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math4762%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math5730%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math3333%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math5137%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math4018%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math368%
2019 · Grade 3 · English3938%
2019 · Grade 4 · English2357%
2019 · Grade 6 · English2665%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math3972%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math2352%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math2638%

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)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide1785%19%71%6%

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-income25941%+19+2
Hispanic or Latino29341%+14+1
English learners (grades 3–8 only)11012%—+1
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−15198Moderate−28197Minimal
Hispanic or Latino−16196Moderate−27195Minimal
Low-income−14179Moderate−25178Minimal
English learners−15128Moderate−26127Minimal
English learners only−1786not categorized−2185not categorized
English-only students−744not categorized−2244not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1643Moderate−2442Minimal
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1242not categorized−1942not categorized
Students with disabilities−3125Minimal−3224Minimal

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−15 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

198 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −15 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−28 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

197 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −28 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is 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 · 12 in 100 → 2025–26 · 10 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 6.0% (34 of 566) → 2025–26 · 5.3% (30 of 561) · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—9 in 100—
Male—11 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—10 in 100—
Students with disabilities—9 of 70—
English learners—9 in 100—
Homeless—8 of 23—
Military families—2 of 34—
Low-income—10 in 100—
All students—10 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 76% · numerator 26 students classified Prepared · denominator 34 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 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 26 (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 26 of 34 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
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)
100%
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 2024–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20251616113.843.843.92
202465under 33.903.89—

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 2024.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20255under 3under 3
Davis2025164under 3
Irvine20251353
Irvine20245under 3under 3
Los Angeles202511under 3under 3
Merced202566under 3
Riverside202511113
Santa Barbara20259under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20245under 3under 3
Santa Cruz202555under 3
Universitywide2025161611
Universitywide202465under 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
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 75 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)543

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$80,421 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,222 pupils

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 21%Instruction support 21%Student services 17%Administration 32%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$44,206,45220.67%21%
Instruction support$44,393,10120.75%21%
Student services$37,219,44317.40%17%
Administration$68,383,44731.97%32%
Buildings & maintenance$14,386,7426.73%7%
Other$5,314,9712.48%2%
Total$213,904,156100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $213,904,156 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$80,421 per pupil
2020$76,691 per pupil
2019$71,849 per pupil
2018$36,995 per pupil
2017$36,964 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 holders7.7%

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 93249 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93249 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$46,646
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)2%
ZIP-area population2,243
Median age25.6 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 93249 →

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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 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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