Summary:
Four high schools in ZIP code 94928 serve grades 9–12, with 2,587 students combined; the largest is Rancho Cotate High (1,755 students), and the smallest is El Camino High (48). In 2025–26, the three schools with reported scores averaged 47% in ELA and 33% in mathematics, below state averages of 49% and 38%, while their 42% science average exceeded the 36% state rate. Those averages hide the area’s defining feature: the gap between the highest- and lowest-scoring schools is at least 73 percentage points in every reported subject.
Technology High is the clear 2025–26 leader, with 93% in ELA, 86% in mathematics, and 88% in science—44, 47, and 52 points above state rates. At the other end, El Camino High scored 0% in ELA and mathematics and 15% in science, below the state by 49, 38, and 21 points. Credo High also performed strongly in 2024–25, at 77% in ELA, 50% in mathematics, and 60% in science, though Technology High scored higher in each. Rancho Cotate High is more mixed: its 49% ELA score was near the state rate, but its 13% in mathematics and 21% in science were well below.
Recent trends favor Technology High: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, its mathematics score rose 17 points and science rose 5, while ELA was nearly unchanged. Rancho Cotate High gained 1 point in mathematics and 4 in science but fell 3 points in ELA; El Camino High remained at 0% in ELA and edged down in science. SchoolDigger ranks Technology High 14th of 2,137 statewide (99th percentile), compared with El Camino High at 1,727th (19th percentile); Credo High is 166th of 2,162 in its latest supplied ranking (92nd percentile). All four report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–25: 21% at Technology, 28% at Credo, 47% at Rancho, and 67% at El Camino; these are context, not explanations for results. Comparisons use available scores, and Credo has no 2025–26 test results.
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