California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley
· Los Angeles County · Duarte Unified · Public
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- 8 in 10 graduates leave eligible for UC and CSU. 86% finish the A-G courses California's universities require before a student can even apply — most California schools manage about 6 in 10.
- Families don't leave. 95% of students who start the year here finish it here — top-tier retention statewide. Kids stay; that tells you something no test score does.
- Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 18 of this class's 373 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
- About 8 in 10 students read and write at grade level. On the state's own 11th-grade test, 87% met or exceeded the college-readiness bar — the top 10% of California high schools (statewide: 54%).
- One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
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UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
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How California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley compares for families
Above-average college outcomes statewide.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 28 — 10 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 70% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally📘 Top 5% in California on ELA proficiency — plus 1 more top-rank.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 28 vs a 18 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+7.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~1,102 | +80 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~1,281 | +259 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~1,490 | +468 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
How does California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #3 of 11 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.
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Covina High School · Mountain View High School · Northview High School · Duarte High School · San Marino High School · Monrovia High School · +4 more
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley outperformed Los Angeles County on enrollment (school +172.2% vs. county -8.1%) AND maintains 95.4% stability. Replicable model — worth documenting what's working.
46 of 996 students who enrolled at California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (4.6% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Duarte Unified (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 33.4%
Federal: 11.6%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Duarte Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley sent 373 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 17.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 28 — 10 points above the California median of 18, higher than 70% of California high schools. The school produces 7.7 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
+10 pts above peer median (18) · Ranked #3 of 11 similar schools
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28
Higher than 70% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley's UC Reach Score of 28 is above the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 51 or higher.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 97 — a gap of 70 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley's UC Reach is higher than 70% of California high schools (980 ranked).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2024–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 55 | 11 | 4 | 20.0% | 5 | 36.4% | — | —† |
| UCLA → Elite | 90 | 7 | 5 | 7.8% | 3 | 71.4% | — | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 49 | 7 | —† | 14.3% | 3 | — | — | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 49 | 18 | 6 | 36.7% | 8 | 33.3% | — | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 95 | 7 | —† | 7.4% | 3 | — | — | —† |
| UC Davis → | 35 | 15 | —† | 42.9% | 6 | — | — | —† |
What This Means
For School Admins
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