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California State Records Page
Highest Nationals Ranking: 1st
Most Recent State Champion: El Camino Real Charter High School, Coach Stephanie Franklin
Previous National Wins: 2024 - 2003, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1995, 1994, 1989, 1987, 1983, 1982
State Winners
All California State Competitions Top Ten
State Champions by Year
| Year | State Champion | County | State Score | Rank at Nationals | Score at Nationals | Coaching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | El Camino Real Charter High School | So Cal Independent | 50,781.2 | 1st of 60 teams | 51,068.4 | Stephanie Franklin |
| 2023 | El Camino Real Charter High School | So Cal Independent | 52,384.7 | 1st of 55 teams | 49,121.6 | Stephanie Franklin |
| 2022 | Granada Hills Charter High School | So Cal Independent | 51,949.5 | 1st of 45 teams | 52,383.2 | Tyler Lee and Amy Contreras |
| 2021 | Granada Hills Charter High School | So Cal Independent | 54,021.1 | 1st of 41 teams | 52,656.7 | Alina Lee, Linda Kang, Amy Contreras |
| 2020 | El Camino Real Charter High School | So Cal Independent | 47,985.4[1] | N/A | N/A | Stephanie Franklin |
| 2019 | Granada Hills Charter High School | So Cal Independent | 53,886.4 | 1st of 73 teams | 53,108.5 | Alina Lee, Linda Kang, Amy Contreras |
| 2018 | El Camino Real Charter High School | LAUSD | 55,942.4 | 1st of 72 teams | 54,531.2 | Stephanie Franklin |
| 2017 | Granada Hills Charter High School | LAUSD | 55,211.0 | 1st of 51 teams | 54,507.7 | Jon Sturtevant, Rachael Phipps, Harsimar Dhanoa |
| 2016 | Granada Hills Charter High School | LAUSD | 55,749.6 | 1st of 48 teams | 54,195.1 | Matt Arnold, Jon Sturtevant, Rachael Phipps |
| 2015 | Granada Hills Charter High School | LAUSD | 54,165.3 | 1st of 46 teams | 53,592.3 | Matt Arnold and Jon Sturtevant |
| 2014 | El Camino Real Charter High School | LAUSD | 52,872.4 | 1st of 47 teams | 52,601.1 | Stephanie Franklin |
| 2013 | Granada Hills Charter High School | LAUSD | 51,590.5 | 1st of 53 teams | 51,319.6 | Nicholas Weber, Matt Arnold, and Spencer Wolf |
| 2012 | Granada Hills Charter High School | LAUSD | 52,327.4 | 1st of 32 teams | 54,081.8 | Nicholas Weber, Matt Arnold, and Spencer Wolf |
| 2011 | Granada Hills Charter High School | LAUSD | 50,800.9 | 1st of 36 teams | 52,113.5 | Nicholas Weber, Matt Arnold, and Spencer Wolf |
| 2010 | El Camino Real Charter High School | LAUSD | 50,590.1 | 1st of 36 teams | 49,951.7 | John Dalsass and Stephanie Franklin |
| 2009 | Moorpark High School | Ventura | 50,752.9 | 1st of 37 teams | 51,289.5 | Larry Jones |
| 2008 | Moorpark High School | Ventura | 52,879.4 | 1st of 41 teams | 53,119.4 | Larry Jones |
| 2007 | El Camino Real High School | LAUSD | 50,486.4 | 1st of 39 teams | 52,148.2 | Lissa Gregorio and Liz Johnson |
| 2006 | William Howard Taft High School | LAUSD | 50,912.4 | 1st of 39 teams | 51,659 | Arthur Berchin |
| 2005 | El Camino Real High School | LAUSD | 49,067.8 | 1st of 39 teams | 49,009.4 | Christian Cerone and Lissa Gregorio |
| 2004 | El Camino Real High School | LAUSD | 50,472.8 | 1st of 41 teams | 50,656.8 | Rebecca Gessert, Mark Johnson, and Melinda Owen |
| 2003 | Moorpark High School | Ventura | 49,910.0 | 1st of 38 teams | 51,423.5 | Larry Jones |
| 2002 | Moorpark High School | Ventura | 48,603.3 | 2nd of 55 teams | 48,292 | Larry Jones |
| 2001 | El Camino Real High School | LAUSD | 45,450 | 1st of 55 teams | 46,547 | Melinda Owen and Christian Cerone |
| 2000 | Simi Valley High School | Ventura | 50,032 | 2nd of 40 teams | 52,010 | Ken and Sally Hibbitts |
| 1999 | Moorpark High School | Ventura | 49,391 | 1st of 38 teams | 50,225 | Larry Jones |
| 1998 | El Camino Real High School | LAUSD | 51,100 | 1st of 38 teams | 52,131 | David Roberson and Mark Johnson |
| 1997 | El Camino Real High School | LAUSD | 49,501 | 2nd of 37 teams | 49,520 | David Roberson and Sharon Markenson |
| 1996 | El Camino Real High School | LAUSD | 49,239 | 2nd of 38 teams | 49,550 | David Roberson and Sharon Markenson |
| 1995 | Marshall High School | LAUSD | 47,877 | 1st of 39 teams | 49,935 | Phil Chase |
| 1994 | William Howard Taft High School | LAUSD | 48,974 | 1st of 42 teams | 49,372 | Arthur Berchin |
| 1993 | William Howard Taft High School | LAUSD | 46,903 | 2nd of 44 teams | 47,072 | Unknown |
| 1992 | El Camino Real High School | LAUSD | 48,610 | 4th of 48 teams | 48,340 | Mark Johnson and Jeff Craig |
| 1991 | Laguna Hills High School | Orange | 44,582 | 2nd of 45 teams | 47,246 | Kathy Lane and Roger Gunderson |
| 1990 | Laguna Hills High School | Orange | 45,361 | 2nd of 39 teams | 46,035 | Kathy Lane and Roger Gunderson |
| 1989 | William Howard Taft High School | LAUSD | 46,838 | 1st of 38 teams | 45,857 | Arthur Berchin |
| 1988 | William Howard Taft High School | LAUSD | 43,539 | 2nd of 38 teams | 45,218 | Arthur Berchin |
| 1987 | Marshall High School | LAUSD | 47,772 | 1st of 38 teams | 49,369 | David Tokofsky |
| 1986 | Beverly Hills High School | Los Angeles | 45,351 | 2nd of 41 teams | 45,418 | Jane Wortman, Bonnie Miller |
| 1985 | Beverly Hills High School | Los Angeles | 43,393 | 2nd of 34 teams | 46,504 | |
| 1984 | Beverly Hills High School | Los Angeles | Unknown | 2nd of 30 teams | Unknown | |
| 1983 | Palo Alto Senior High School | Santa Clara | Unknown | 1st of 27 teams | Unknown | |
| 1982 | Palo Alto Senior High School | Santa Clara | 45,256 | 1st of 18 teams | Unknown | |
| 1981 | Palo Alto Senior High School | Santa Clara | Unknown | N/A | N/A | |
| 1980 | Palo Alto Senior High School | Santa Clara | 44,143 | N/A | N/A | |
| 1979 | Dana Hills High School | Orange | Unknown | N/A | N/A |
Division Champions by Year
Until 2009, California Academic Decathlon placed teams in large school (I), medium school (II), and small school (III) divisions based on their county's enrollment.
Starting in 2009, the 20 top-scoring teams after regionals competed in Division I, teams seeded 21-40 competed in Division II, and all remaining teams competed in Division III.
In 2013 only, Division I was reduced to the top 10 teams, Division II included teams 11-30, and Division III included all remaining teams.
| Year | Division I Champion | DI Score | Division II Champion | DII Score | Division III Champion | DIII Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | El Camino Real Charter | 50,781.2 | Valencia | 40,748.1 | Golden Valley | 38,120.7 |
| 2023 | El Camino Real Charter | 52,384.7 | Kennedy | 44,225.8 | Fairmont Preparatory Academy | 35,789.6 |
| 2022 | Granada Hills Charter | 51,949.5 | Campolindo | 37,921.1 | Marshall | 33,808.1 |
| 2021 | Granada Hills Charter | 54,021.1 | Van Nuys | 43,100.2 | Vanden | 40,899.5 |
| 2020 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC |
| 2019 | Granada Hills Charter | 53,886.4 | Bell | 44,225.7 | Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences | 40,670.1 |
| 2018 | El Camino Real Charter | 55,942.4 | Casa Grande | 46,163.1 | Oxnard | 43,192.1 |
| 2017 | Granada Hills Charter | 55,211.0 | Westminster | 44,944.8 | St. Helena | 42,176.0 |
| 2016 | Granada Hills Charter | 55,749.6 | Burbank | 45,927.7 | Westminster | 42,481.6 |
| 2015 | Granada Hills Charter | 54,165.3 | Edison | 44,728.8 | Alhambra | 40,954.9 |
| 2014 | El Camino Real Charter | 52,872.3 | Woodbridge | 44,441.7 | El Rancho | 40,888.0 |
| 2013 | Granada Hills Charter | 51,590.5 | Casa Grande | 43,789.6 | Bishop Alemany | 40,242.5 |
| 2012 | Granada Hills Charter | 52,327.4 | Burbank | 43,170.9 | Woodbridge | 39,004.9 |
| 2011 | Granada Hills Charter | 50,800.9 | Chino Hills | 42,954.1 | Olympian | 40,357.1 |
| 2010 | El Camino Real | 50,590.1 | Hallmark Charter | 42,593.0 | Marysville | 38,519.2 |
| 2009 | Moorpark | 50,752.9 | Vanden | 43,603.3 | Acalanes | 37,879.9 |
| 2008 | Moorpark | 52,879.4 | Casa Grande | 48,537.7 | Marysville | 36,963.9 |
| 2007 | El Camino Real | 50,486.4 | Vanden | 45,372 | Summerville Union | 34,802 |
| 2006 | William Howard Taft | 50,912.4 | Casa Grande | 41,029.6 | Marysville | 34,811.5 |
| 2005 | El Camino Real | 49,067.8 | Casa Grande | 43,430.1 | Novato | 34,903.7 |
| 2004 | El Camino Real | 50,472.8 | Casa Grande | 44,030.3 | Upper Lake Union | 36,457.1 |
| 2003 | Moorpark | 49,910.0 | Arroyo Grande | 41,488.2 | Yuba City | 36,436.1 |
| 2002 | Moorpark | 48,603.3 | Casa Grande | 43,956.5 | Yuba City | 35,061.6 |
| 2001 | El Camino Real | 45,450 | Casa Grande | 39,671 | Yosemite | 36,825 |
| 2000 | Simi Valley | 50,032 | Casa Grande | 43,867 | Yosemite | 38,379 |
| 1999 | Moorpark | 49,391 | Casa Grande | ? | Tioga | ? |
| 1998 | El Camino Real | 51,100 | Moorpark | 48,585 | Novato | 37,356 |
| 1997 | El Camino Real | 49,501 | ? | ? | Lemoore | ? |
| 1996 | El Camino Real | 49,239 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1995 | Marshall | 47,877 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1994 | William Howard Taft | 48,974 | ? | ? | Willits | 35,199 |
No DII or DIII information is currently available for years before 1994.
Total State Titles
| School Name | County | Number of Titles | Years Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Real High School | So Cal Independent (LAUSD until 2019) | 14 | 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
| Granada Hills Charter High School | So Cal Independent (LAUSD until 2019) | 9 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| William Howard Taft High School | LAUSD | 5 | 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2006 |
| Moorpark High School | Ventura | 5 | 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009 |
| Palo Alto High School | Santa Clara | 4 | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Beverly Hills High School | Los Angeles | 3 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Marshall High School | LAUSD | 2 | 1987, 1995 |
| Laguna Hills High School | Orange | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
| Simi Valley High School | Ventura | 1 | 2000 |
| Dana Hills High School | Orange | 1 | 1979 |
Highest Scoring California Teams
| Rank | School | Year | Competition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Granada Hills Charter High School | 2016 | State | 55,749.6 |
| 2 | Marshall High School | 2016 | Regionals | 55,029.8 |
| 3 | Granada Hills Charter High School | 2017 | Regionals | 54,914.7 |
| 4 | Franklin High School | 2016 | Regionals | 54,713.7 |
| 5 | Granada Hills Charter High School | 2015 | Regionals | 54,292.1 |
| 6 | Granada Hills Charter High School | 2012 | Nationals | 54,081.8 |
| 7 | Marshall High School | 2017 | Regionals | 53,857.5 |
| 8 | El Camino Real Charter High School | 2016 | State | 53,854.5 |
| 9 | El Camino Real Charter High School | 2015 | Regionals | 53,423.0 |
| 10 | Franklin High School | 2017 | Regionals | 53,194.9 |
California Academic Heptathlon
The California Academic Heptathlon is a 7-subject Round 3 individual online competition hosting students who are unable to attend the California State Championship.
| Year | Student | School | County | Score (out of 7,000) | Extrapolated (out of 10,000) | Bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2021 | Daniel Chen | Merced | Merced | 6,160 | 8,800 | Honors |
California Top Scorers
Individual State Champions
Bold indicates that the school was also the state champion that year.
| Year | Student | School | Division | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Willa Porter | El Camino Real Charter High School | Honors | 8,994.9 |
| 2023 | Zainab Al-Atya | Granada Hills Charter High School | Honors | 9,437.9 |
| 2022 | Zainab Al-Atya | Granada Hills Charter High School | Honors | 9,074.3 |
| 2021 | Maximilian Floridia | Redlands | Honors | 9,486.2 |
| 2020 | Dwaipayan Chanda | Granada Hills Charter High School | Honors | 8,696.0[1] |
| 2019 | Dilawar Khan | Granada Hills Charter High School | Honors | 9,612.4 |
| 2018 | Maya Teitz | El Camino Real Charter High School | Honors | 9,652.0 |
| 2017 | Melissa Santos | Granada Hills Charter High School | Honors | 9,575.1 |
| 2016 | Joshua Lin | Granada Hills Charter High School | Honors | 9,600.0 |
| 2015 | Fernando Sanchez | Granada Hills Charter High School | Honors | 9,449.1 |
| 2014 | Marvin Paparisto | Marshall High School | Honors | 9,404.2 |
| 2013 | Jake Chong | Granada Hills Charter High School | Honors | 8,930.2 |
| 2012 | Sean Wejebe | Granada Hills Charter High School | Honors | 9,190.9 |
| 2011 | Austin Kang | Granada Hills Charter High School | Honors | 8,984.5 |
| 2010 | Daniel de Haas | El Camino Real High School | Varsity | 8,774.3 |
| 2009 | Kris Sankaran | Moorpark High School | Honors | 9,461.4 |
| 2008 | Kris Sankaran | Moorpark High School | Honors | 9,135.1 |
| 2007 | Ian Ynda-Hummel | Garfield High School | Scholastic | 8,978 |
| 2006 | Elspeth Hansen | Edison High School | Honors | 8,917.9 |
| 2005 | Dean Schaffer | William Howard Taft High School | Honors | 8,887 |
| 2004 | Keith Yost | Edison | Honors | 9,093 |
| 2003 | Nathaniel Jones | Moorpark | Honors | 9,058 |
| 2002 | Ketti Augusztiny | El Camino Real | Honors | 8,540 |
| 2001 | Dennis Kuo | El Camino Real | Honors | 8,192 |
| 2000 | Erika Vause | Granite Bay | Honors | 9,025 |
| 1999 | Nancy Fu | El Camino Real | Honors | 8,953 |
| 1998 | Nancy Fu | El Camino Real | Honors | 9,147 |
| 1997 | Robert Magee | El Camino Real | Varsity | 8,647 |
| 1996 | Eyal Kimchi | Beverly Hills | Honors | 8,602 |
| 1995 | Ann Rose Van | Marshall | Honors | 8,750 |
| 1994 | Daniel Berdichevsky | Taft | Honors | 8,973 |
| 1993 | Jeffrey A. Ferrell | Laguna Hills | Honors | 8,648 |
| 1992 | Douglas Kunz | West (Torrance) | Honors | 8,779 |
| 1991 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1990 | Anant Sahai | Thousand Oaks | Honors | 8,878 |
| 1989 | Marc Sarti | Taft | Honors | 8,493 |
| 1988 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1987 | Carlos Lerner | Birmingham | Honors | Unknown |
| 1986 | Joseph Waxman | Beverly Hills | Scholastic | 8,567 |
Honors
Please read the rules regarding duplicate individuals before making edits to the top 10 lists.
| Rank | Student | School | Year | Competition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya Teitz | El Camino Real Charter | 2018 | State | 9,652.0 |
| 2 | Joshua Lin | Granada Hills Charter | 2016 | Regionals | 9,641.4 |
| 3 | Anrui Gu | Marshall | 2017 | Regionals | 9,636.7 |
| 4 | Dilawar Khan | Granada Hills Charter | 2019 | State | 9,612.4 |
| 5 | Melissa Santos | Granada Hills Charter | 2016 | Regionals | 9,603.1 |
| 6 | Melissa Santos | Granada Hills Charter | 2017 | State | 9,575.1 |
| 7 | Molly Kim | West Torrance | 2016 | Regionals | 9,520.0 |
| 8 | Martin Gonzalez | Marshall | 2017 | Regionals | 9,497.9 |
| 9 | Benjamin Lin | Edgewood | 2017 | Regionals | 9,497.5 |
| 10 | Benjamin Lin | Edgewood | 2016 | Regionals | 9,493.0 |
Scholastic
| Rank | Student | School | Year | Competition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Munoz | Franklin | 2017 | Regionals | 9,468.0 |
| 2 | Mark Aguila | Granada Hills Charter | 2017 | State | 9,427.0 |
| 3 | Matthew Fitzmorris | El Camino Real Charter | 2018 | State | 9,403.0 |
| 4 | Mark Aguila | Granada Hills Charter | 2016 | State | 9,401.0 |
| 5 | Avery Tamura | El Camino Real Charter | 2018 | State | 9,391.4 |
| 6 | Siddharth Kunche | Granada Hills Charter | 2018 | State | 9,315.0 |
| 7 | Abeer Hossain | Marshall High School | 2016 | Regionals | 9,287.9 |
| 8 | Thomas Sawano | South Pasadena | 2018 | Regionals | 9,267.4 |
| 9 | Sandra Vadhin | El Camino Real Charter | 2014 | Nationals | 9,256.0 |
| 10 | Tahmin Khan | Marshall | 2016 | State | 9,254.8 |
Varsity
| Rank | Student | School | Year | Competition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Winnard | El Camino Real Charter | 2018 | Regionals | 9,518.4 |
| 2 | Julian Duran | Granada Hills Charter | 2016 | State | 9,376.2 |
| 3 | Vanessa Delgadillo | Franklin | 2016 | State | 9,347.0 |
| 4 | Sebastian Gonzalez | Granada Hills Charter | 2018 | State | 9,302.4 |
| 5 | Alex Munoz | Franklin | 2016 | Regionals | 9,276.4 |
| 6 | Giovani Martinez | Marshall | 2016 | Regionals | 9,267.8 |
| 7 | Jimmy Wu | Granada Hills Charter | 2012 | Nationals | 9,182.5 |
| 8 | Christopher Lo | Granada Hills Charter | 2016 | State | 9,167.0 |
| 9 | Nathaniel Lyons | Edgewood | 2017 | Regionals | 9,140.2 |
| 10 | Sebastian Gonzalez | Granada Hills Charter | 2017 | Regionals | 9,094.3 |
Notes
1. Scores used to calculate the overall team score included the two overall highest scoring decathletes, per GPA category based upon their seven regional objective scores, regional Super Quiz team score and the top two overall highest scoring decathletes, per GPA category from the online state Essay score.
