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Enrollment
1,707
High
DISTRICT 1,708 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS VIRGENES UNIFIED·NCES 062100002519
Calabasas High
22855 West Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas, CA 91302 · (818) 222-7177 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,707 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
425 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 438 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 403 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 436 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 430 | 25% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.9pp since 2014
Math
41.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -20.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.9% | 35.2% | 16.5% | 16.5% |
| Math | 18.9% | 22.4% | 25.6% | 33.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 46.6% |
| 2022-23 | 63.5% | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 39.9% |
| 2020-21 | 64.7% | 36.4% |
| 2018-19 | 74.7% | 49.8% |
| 2017-18 | 58.5% | 43.7% |
| 2016-17 | 76.6% | 49.5% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 62.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Calabasas High
Calabasas High's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calabasas High this school | 1,707 | 24.9% | 56.1% |
| Agoura High Agoura | 1,709 | 26.2% | 55.2% |
| Classical Academy High Escondido | 1,336 | 22.0% | N/A |
| La Costa Canyon High Carlsbad | 1,774 | 18.3% | 58.5% |
| Ponderosa High Shingle Springs | 1,675 | 17.8% | 60.3% |
| Beverly Hills High Beverly Hills | 1,173 | 30.6% | 57.3% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Calabasas High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #236 of 1,052 | #51 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #253 of 1,056 ▼ 74 | #59 of 229 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #315 of 1,056 ▼ 66 | #69 of 229 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #479 of 1,044 | #137 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,707 | #434 of 2,093 | #86 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #1,288 of 1,352 | #345 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #713 of 1,351 | #126 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #1,445 of 1,575 | #371 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #306 of 802 | #119 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,707
-101 (-6%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 1,059
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 26.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,707 | 65 | 26.3:1 | 25% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 1,721 | 63.3 | 27.2:1 | 24% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 1,817 | 67.4 | 27.0:1 | 23% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 1,808 | 69 | 26.2:1 | 11% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 2,000 | 78 | 25.6:1 | 14% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 1,903 | 71 | 26.8:1 | 8% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 1,896 | N/A | N/A | 4% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 1,716 | 68 | 25.2:1 | 2% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 1,059 | 43 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calabasas High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (2,000 to 1,707); teachers down 17% (78 to 65).
About Calabasas High
Calabasas High is a large high school with an address in Calabasas, California. Federal data show 1,707 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 104% above that mark.
Las Virgenes Unified, which runs Calabasas High, has 15 schools and 9,754 students.
More than half of the students at Calabasas High are White (70%). The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Los Angeles County's population at about 31%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Calabasas High scores 48%.
Its ratio of 26.3:1 is based on 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. In all, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Calabasas High lands at B, ahead of 55% of California public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.0% for Calabasas High. The school posts 56.1%, 8.9 points below the prediction.
Looking at the county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Calabasas High, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Chaparral Elementary is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Calabasas High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 65.6% on proficiency, and Calabasas High is below that at 56.1%.
Calabasas High has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decrease, from 1,808 to 1,707.
On allk12, people connected to Calabasas High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Las Virgenes Unified
- Agoura HighHigh · 1,709 students
- Lindero Canyon MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Alice C. Stelle MiddleMiddle · 760 students
- Arthur E. Wright MiddleMiddle · 670 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Round Meadow ElementaryElementary · 513 students
Other schools in Calabasas
- Alice C. Stelle MiddleMiddle · 760 students
- Arthur E. Wright MiddleMiddle · 670 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Round Meadow ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Bay Laurel ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Lupin Hill ElementaryElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Chaparral Elementary0.5 mi · 614
- Alice C. Stelle Middle0.9 mi · 760
- Calabash Charter Academy1.3 mi · 409
- Bay Laurel Elementary1.4 mi · 480
- Woodland Hills Elementary Charter for Enriched Studies1.7 mi · 621
- El Camino Real Charter High2.3 mi · 3,046
Frequently asked questions
About Calabasas HighHow many students attend Calabasas High?
Calabasas High enrolls approximately 1,707 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Calabasas High serve?
Calabasas High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Calabasas High?
Approximately 26.3:1 students per teacher at Calabasas High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Calabasas High?
At Calabasas High, the student body is approximately 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Calabasas High public or private?
Calabasas High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Las Virgenes Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.