Apollo High

Summary:

Apollo High is a public high school located in Simi Valley, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 122 students. The school is part of the Simi Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 667 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Apollo High consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of California high schools, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 14.89% of 11th-grade students at Apollo High were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and 0% were proficient or better in mathematics and science. The school's four-year graduation rates have been low, ranging from 42% to 72.3% over the past five years, and its dropout rates have been high, ranging from 6.2% to 27.5%. Additionally, Apollo High has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 36.3% to 58.6% over the past five years.

The performance of Apollo High stands in stark contrast to the nearby high schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District, such as Simi Valley High and Royal High, which consistently rank in the top 25-30% of California high schools and have much higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. The high rates of poverty and low socioeconomic status among Apollo High's student population, as well as the school's small size and limited resources, may be contributing factors to its underperformance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 3150 School St.
       Simi Valley, CA  93065-3998


(805) 520-6150

District: Simi Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2110th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,254 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  122

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.5%
White:
24.6%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Apollo High ranks worse than 90.8% of high schools in California. It also ranks last among 4 ranked high schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.88. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Apollo High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Apollo High has the smallest high school student body size in the Simi Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.5%), White (24.6%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Simi Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Apollo High is 10.9, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Apollo High is $20,254, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Apollo High:

SchoolDigger ranks Apollo High 2110th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Apollo High in the ranking list.)

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Simi Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Simi Valley Unified 667th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Apollo High

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Rank History for all students at Apollo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 19.84 1281st 1653 22.5%
2005 23.99 1236th 1901 35.0%
2006 24.79 1257th 1968 36.1%
2007 20.78 1478th 2063 28.4%
2008 22.03 1457th 2117 31.2%
2009 32.37 1289th 2238 42.4%
2010 18.16 1697th 2281 25.6%
2011 22.73 1548th 2367 34.6%
2012 16.26 1764th 2354 25.1%
2013 19.34 1678th 2426 30.8%
2015 23.28 1451st 1994 27.2%
2016 17.04 1568th 2039 23.1%
2017 13.67 1637th 2021 19.0%
2018 14.32 1618th 2017 19.8%
2019 8.86 2114th 2133 0.9%
2021 10.53 1165th 1290 9.7%
2022 16.54 1750th 2123 17.6%
2023 12.11 1948th 2348 17.0%
2024 8.88 2110th 2323 9.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Apollo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.19 842nd 941 10.5%
2021 25.65 384th 467 17.8%
2022 72.53 94th 1044 91.0%
2023 23.61 1135th 1323 14.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Apollo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.03 1748th 1862 6.1%
2019 8.88 1921st 1937 0.8%
2021 13.69 970th 1126 13.9%
2022 18.53 1590th 1943 18.2%
2023 11.51 1920th 2247 14.6%
2024 8.93 2041st 2235 8.7%
See the entire list of Best California High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Apollo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.34 1604th 1760 8.9%
2019 7.46 1804th 1833 1.6%
2021 10.12 963rd 1054 8.6%
2022 18.94 1516th 1858 18.4%
2023 13.37 1777th 2118 16.1%
2024 8.91 1920th 2098 8.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Apollo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.45 1410th 1834 23.1%
2019 8.51 1865th 1880 0.8%
2021 9.45 1041st 1122 7.2%
2022 14.57 1645th 1916 14.1%
2023 10.57 1918th 2207 13.1%
2024 8.35 1998th 2172 8.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Apollo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.87 1440th 1742 17.3%
2019 8.48 1795th 1814 1.0%
2022 18.61 1519th 1861 18.4%
2023 8.81 1951st 2142 8.9%
2024 11.49 1791st 2125 15.7%
See the entire list of Best California High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Apollo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.48 1135th 1173 3.2%
2019 3.02 1216th 1222 0.5%
2022 3.55 1190th 1204 1.2%
2023 5.67 1323rd 1434 7.7%
2024 1.84 1393rd 1406 0.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Apollo High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 295 7 1 26 7 n/a n/a 0 336
1989 231 6 2 22 9 n/a n/a 0 270
1990 217 1 9 39 9 n/a n/a 0 275
1991 219 1 5 34 3 n/a n/a 0 262
1992 205 7 9 27 3 n/a n/a 0 251
1993 183 9 9 42 2 n/a n/a 0 245
1994 225 3 12 53 5 n/a n/a 0 298
1995 291 6 5 62 2 n/a n/a 0 366
1996 291 6 5 62 2 n/a n/a 0 366
1997 286 7 8 69 4 n/a n/a 0 374
1998 300 8 4 76 6 n/a n/a 0 394
1999 257 8 8 73 6 n/a n/a 0 352
2000 223 6 7 79 6 n/a n/a 0 321
2001 221 6 7 68 9 n/a n/a 0 311
2002 168 6 5 69 10 n/a n/a 0 258
2003 168 6 5 69 10 n/a n/a 0 258
2004 153 5 4 75 6 n/a n/a 1 244
2005 149 1 4 90 5 n/a n/a 2 251
2006 146 5 3 97 7 n/a n/a 12 270
2007 183 5 2 107 3 n/a n/a 15 315
2008 186 4 6 75 1 n/a n/a 0 272
2009 156 3 4 93 5 1 18 0 280
2010 164 5 2 138 2 2 5 0 318
2011 142 4 2 125 5 0 6 0 284
2012 129 4 3 106 4 0 7 0 253
2013 112 3 2 126 6 0 6 0 255
2014 93 3 4 119 3 0 2 0 224
2015 97 3 4 116 3 0 3 0 226
2016 93 3 1 96 3 1 2 0 199
2017 77 1 4 107 1 1 2 0 193
2018 52 1 2 91 1 0 1 0 148
2019 33 0 2 77 0 0 2 0 114
2020 32 0 3 78 0 0 2 0 115
2021 19 1 2 63 0 0 2 0 87
2022 21 0 1 79 0 1 3 0 105
2023 30 1 1 86 0 0 4 0 122

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Apollo High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 336 14.6 23.0 n/a
1989 270 15.0 18.0 n/a
1990 275 13.0 21.1 n/a
1991 262 11.7 22.3 n/a
1992 251 11.9 21.0 n/a
1993 245 11.8 20.8 0
1994 298 12.8 23.3 0
1995 366 13.0 28.2 0
1996 366 13.0 28.2 0
1997 374 17.0 22.0 0
1998 394 17.0 23.2 0
1999 352 18.0 19.6 19.6
2000 321 18.0 17.8 20.9
2001 311 18.4 16.9 22.2
2002 258 0.0 n/a 26
2003 258 0.0 n/a 26
2004 244 16.0 15.3 23.9
2005 251 14.0 17.9 23.3
2006 270 15.0 18.0 40.3
2007 315 18.0 17.5 34
2008 272 20.2 13.5 37.9
2009 280 18.3 13.8 37.1
2010 318 18.1 17.5 38.7
2011 284 n/a n/a 44.7
2012 253 17.7 14.2 n/a
2013 255 16.7 15.1 49
2014 224 16.7 13.4 52.7
2015 226 17.0 13.2 53.1
2016 199 18.0 11.0 49.2
2017 193 18.3 10.5 56.5
2018 148 17.1 8.6 60.1
2019 114 16.1 7.0 52.6
2020 115 n/a n/a 47.8
2021 87 11.1 7.8 51.7
2022 105 10.0 10.4 67.6
2023 122 11.1 10.9 71.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Apollo High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 336 14.6 23.0 n/a
1989 270 15.0 18.0 n/a
1990 275 13.0 21.1 n/a
1991 262 11.7 22.3 n/a
1992 251 11.9 21.0 n/a
1993 245 11.8 20.8 0
1994 298 12.8 23.3 0
1995 366 13.0 28.2 0
1996 366 13.0 28.2 0
1997 374 17.0 22.0 0
1998 394 17.0 23.2 0
1999 352 18.0 19.6 19.6
2000 321 18.0 17.8 20.9
2001 311 18.4 16.9 22.2
2002 258 0.0 n/a 26
2003 258 0.0 n/a 26
2004 244 16.0 15.3 23.9
2005 251 14.0 17.9 23.3
2006 270 15.0 18.0 40.3
2007 315 18.0 17.5 34
2008 272 20.2 13.5 37.9
2009 280 18.3 13.8 37.1
2010 318 18.1 17.5 38.7
2011 284 n/a n/a 44.7
2012 253 17.7 14.2 n/a
2013 255 16.7 15.1 49
2014 224 16.7 13.4 52.7
2015 226 17.0 13.2 53.1
2016 199 18.0 11.0 49.2
2017 193 18.3 10.5 56.5
2018 148 17.1 8.6 60.1
2019 114 16.1 7.0 52.6
2020 115 n/a n/a 47.8
2021 87 11.1 7.8 51.7
2022 105 10.0 10.4 67.6
2023 122 11.1 10.9 71.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Apollo High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $20,254

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Apollo High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2114th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1948th of 2348 High schools
 16.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Apollo High)07.3
 7.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Simi Valley Unified)64.459.3
 5.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Apollo High)01.4
 1.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Simi Valley Unified)32.631
 1.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Apollo High)09.7
 9.7%
   11th Grade Science (Simi Valley Unified)39.936.6
 3.3%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students114122
 7%
African American01
American Indian00
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic7786
 11.7%
Pacific Islander00
White3330
 9.1%
Two or More Races24
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.6%71.3%
 18.7%


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Students at Apollo High are 70% Hispanic, 25% White, 3% Two or more races.

Apollo High ranks in the bottom 9.2% of California high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 122 students attended Apollo High.


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