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Enrollment
1,033
High
DISTRICT 1,217 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIMI VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063684006815
Santa Susana High
3570 East Cochran St., Simi Valley, CA 93063 · (805) 520-6800 · Ventura County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,033 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
20.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
315 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 244 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 246 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 305 | 30% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
80.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
58.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.1% | 28.6% | 13.3% | 6.0% |
| Math | 28.3% | 30.0% | 15.0% | 26.6% |
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 | 80.8% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 79.6% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 79.5% | 37.3% |
| 2020-21 | 67.1% | 46.2% |
| 2018-19 | 87.8% | 53.0% |
| 2017-18 | 83.9% | 50.0% |
| 2016-17 | 82.9% | 58.3% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 86.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Santa Susana High
Santa Susana High's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Susana High this school | 1,033 | 30.5% | 64.5% |
| Branham High San Jose | 1,820 | 31.4% | 66.4% |
| Hillsdale High San Mateo | 1,585 | 25.2% | 54.0% |
| Pioneer High San Jose | 1,393 | 30.8% | 58.9% |
| Davis Senior High Davis | 1,755 | 31.1% | 74.1% |
| Ann Sobrato High Morgan Hill | 1,511 | 30.3% | 53.5% |
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 Santa Susana High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #134 of 1,052 | #5 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #102 of 1,056 ▲ 163 | #4 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #91 of 1,056 ▲ 10 | #5 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.2pp | #107 of 1,044 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,033 | #756 of 2,093 | #18 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #599 of 1,352 | #7 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #125 of 1,351 | #1 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #1,400 of 1,575 | #27 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #442 of 802 | #15 of 23 |
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
1,033
+37 (+4%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 974
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 1,033 | 50.7 | 20.4:1 | 30% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 1,002 | 46.2 | 21.7:1 | 32% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 1,073 | 45.2 | 23.7:1 | 30% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 996 | 45 | 22.1:1 | 22% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 1,154 | 49.5 | 23.3:1 | 24% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 1,271 | 49 | 25.9:1 | 17% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 1,242 | N/A | N/A | 20% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 974 | 40 | 24.4:1 | 10% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Susana High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,154 to 1,033); teachers up 2% (49.5 to 50.7).
About Santa Susana High
Families in Simi Valley, California, are served by Santa Susana High, a medium-sized high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,033 students. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 23% bigger than average.
Santa Susana High sits within Simi Valley Unified, which has 27 schools and 15,418 students.
The most common group at Santa Susana High is White students, at 37%. Other groups make up 33% Hispanic, 23% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Ventura County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 50.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 20.4:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 30%. Public schools in Ventura County average 59%.
Measured against California public high schools, Santa Susana High receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Santa Susana High is 2.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 64.5%. Predicted: 61.7%.
Among Ventura County residents, the median household income is $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Santa Susana High is one of 238 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Garden Grove Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.9%; Santa Susana High's is 64.5%, ranking 2nd of 8.
In the federal locale system, Santa Susana High is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,033, a 4% rise from 996 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.1:1 in 2020-21, and 20.4:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Santa Susana High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Simi Valley Unified
- Simi Valley HighHigh · 1,910 students
- Royal HighHigh · 1,835 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 1,329 students
- Hillside MiddleMiddle · 1,138 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 843 students
- Vista ElementaryElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Simi Valley
- California Virtual Academy @ Los AngelesCombined · 5,705 students
- California Virtual Academy @ San DiegoCombined · 3,924 students
- California Virtual Academy @ San JoaquinCombined · 3,219 students
- Simi Valley HighHigh · 1,910 students
- Royal HighHigh · 1,835 students
- iQ Academy California-Los AngelesCombined · 1,721 students
Nearby schools
- Garden Grove Elementary0.3 mi · 283
- Sycamore Elementary0.7 mi · 359
- Apollo High0.7 mi · 88
- Santa Susana Elementary1.0 mi · 312
- Vista Elementary1.2 mi · 567
- Township Elementary1.4 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Susana HighWhat is the total enrollment at Santa Susana High?
Santa Susana High enrolls approximately 1,033 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Santa Susana High serve?
Santa Susana High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Santa Susana High?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Santa Susana High.
What is the student diversity at Santa Susana High?
Student demographics at Santa Susana High are roughly 37% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 23% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Santa Susana High in?
Santa Susana High is part of Simi Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.