Summary:
Tesoro High is a public high school located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,217 students. The school is part of the Capistrano Unified School District, which is ranked 204 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Tesoro High consistently ranks among the top high schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 51 and 123 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 80.96% of 11th-grade students and 80.96% of end-of-course students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 55.73% and 47.04% statewide, respectively. In mathematics, 57.2% of 11th-grade students and 57.2% of end-of-course students at Tesoro High were proficient or better, compared to 27.9% and 35.54% statewide. Tesoro High's science proficiency rates, as measured by the CAST exam, are also impressive, with 72.73% of 12th-grade students and 72.73% of end-of-course students scoring proficient or better, compared to 26.73% and 30.7% statewide. The school has consistently maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.2% to 97.3% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average, and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 0.5% to 1.4% over the same period.
Compared to other high schools in the Capistrano Unified School District and the Saddleback Valley Unified School District, Tesoro High outperforms its peers on most academic metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and dropout rates. The only nearby school that comes close to Tesoro High's performance is San Juan Hills High, which is also a highly-ranked school within the Capistrano Unified School District. However, Tesoro High has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 7.8% in 2017-2018 to 15.7% in 2021-2022, which is an area the school may want to investigate and address to ensure continued high academic achievement.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
1 Tesoro Creek Rd.
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-4706
(949) 234-5310
District:
Capistrano Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
108th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,551
Feeder schools for Tesoro High:
Student/teacher ratio: 24.0
Number of students: 2,217
Racial breakdown:
White:
59.3%
Hispanic:
16.8%
Asian:
13.8%
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Two or more races:
8.4%
African American:
1.1%
Not Specified:
0.5%
American Indian:
0.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.0%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.3%
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