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Bernardo Yorba Middle

Grades 6-8Charter2024–25 data
Placentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedYorba Linda, Orange County92886
📍 5350 Fairmont Boulevard📞 (714) 986-7400
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Developing
49/100
Developing — 73rd percentile statewide
#471 of 1,714 CA middle schools
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School Climate
85% of students attend consistently
Chronic absenteeism: 15.2% (state avg: 19.1%)
"Attend consistently" means missing ≤10% of school days (the chronic absenteeism threshold).
Minimal suspensions
1.6% suspension rate (state avg: 4.2%)
Share of students who received at least one suspension during the year.
Source: California Dept. of Education, 2024–25See breakdown by student group →

What the numbers actually mean

Most rating sites report "52% proficient" and stop there. We think that number deserves more context — here's what we found when we looked deeper:

25.3% of students exceeded standard? Level 4 on California's CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment — the state defines four levels: Not Met, Nearly Met, Met, and Exceeded. while 26.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.9 points below the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average of 35.2%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

CDE CAASPP 2025
Bernardo Yorba Middle
25%
27%
California average
17%
22%
ExceededMet onlyBelow

Proficiency drops by 1.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth? Cross-sectional comparison (this year's 5th graders vs this year's 3rd graders), not longitudinal cohort tracking. Historical data for cohort tracking is not available for this school. — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

SchoolScope derived · Cross-sectional proficiency change across grades, not longitudinal cohort tracking

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math declined significantly year-over-year. 22.2% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism? Missing 10%+ of enrolled school days. This is an official California Dashboard accountability indicator. is 15.2%, better than the state average of 19.1%.

CDE Attendance 2025

Data you won't find on other sites: School-level per-pupil spending (not just district averages) · Current-year 2025 data direct from CDE · The exceeded vs. met split that most rating sites collapse into one number

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters → · Scope Score is SchoolScope's analysis of CDE data — not an official CDE rating. How we built this score (and what it misses) →

No single score captures a school. This is a starting point — visit, ask questions, trust your instincts.

▸ What this score doesn't capture
  • — Teaching quality, classroom culture, and how teachers connect with students
  • — Arts, athletics, extracurriculars, and enrichment programs
  • — How well the school serves students with IEPs or gifted learners
  • — Parent community engagement and satisfaction
  • — Whether the curriculum aligns with your family's values

Most of our data is updated once per year and may reflect the prior school year.

Before you visit
Questions worth asking and signals worth checking
Who this school is great for
✓Families where consistent attendance and school culture matter — absenteeism is well below state average
△Worth checking: Families wanting top-end academic rigor — more students meet the bar (27%) than exceed it (25%); Students needing sustained momentum — proficiency dips between grades
These reflect data patterns, not guarantees. Your child's experience will depend on their teacher, grade, and classroom — things no score captures.
Score Factors
Academic Performance
✓Exceeded standard: 25.3%
8.0pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)
43% weight

Exceeded rate gets the highest weight because it separates schools that clear the bar from those that raise it.

Limitation: Reflects tested students only — opt-out rates are not published by CDE.

CDE CAASPP 2025
✓Met or exceeded: 52.0%
12.5pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)
22% weight

Overall proficiency provides the broadest measure of academic achievement.

Limitation: Combines ‘met’ and ‘exceeded’ — the gap between them matters more than either alone.

CDE CAASPP 2025
Holding back
▼Growth (G6→G8): -1.6pp
Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)
15% weight

Growth measures what the school adds, not what families bring. When available, we track the same cohort across years for a stronger signal.

Limitation: Cohort tracking is school-level (not individual students) — transfers and demographic shifts can affect results. Falls back to cross-sectional comparison when historical data is unavailable.

SchoolScope derived
School Climate
✓Chronic absenteeism: 15.2%
3.9pp below state avg (state avg 19.1%)
10% weight

Absenteeism reflects school culture and family engagement — an official CA Dashboard accountability indicator.

Limitation: 10% threshold is the same for all schools regardless of demographics or geography.

CDE Attendance 2025
✓Suspension rate: 1.6%
2.7pp below state avg (state avg 4.2%)
5% weight

Low suspension rates correlate with positive school culture and restorative practices.

Limitation: Schools may differ in reporting practices — some underreport to improve metrics.

CDE Discipline 2025
✓EL proficiency (ELPAC): 22.2%
5.4pp above state avg (state avg 16.8%)
5% weight

ELPAC Level 4 measures how well a school develops English proficiency — a school-quality signal for its EL population.

Limitation: Only available for schools with English Learner students. Weight redistributes to other dimensions when not applicable.

CDE ELPAC 2025
We make judgment calls about what matters. We believe exceeded scores reveal more than proficiency alone, and that growth matters more than raw test results. Reasonable people could weight these differently — and that's fine. The factors above show exactly what we weighted and why, so you can decide where you agree and where you'd adjust. The middle school Scope Score uses 6 dimensions. How we built this score (and what it misses) →

The Scope Score emphasizes academic performance. It weights test proficiency, the exceeded-vs-met gap, and growth trajectory most heavily. If your family prioritizes arts, athletics, school culture, or teaching philosophy, this score captures some of that indirectly (through absenteeism and suspension) but not all of it. Different families should weight these dimensions differently — the score factors above let you see exactly what drives this number.

How to use this
  • –Use for long-term academic patterns, not this week's classroom experience
  • –Verify with a recent visit — scores can't capture a school mid-transformation
  • –Combine with local context — talk to parents, attend a school board meeting, trust your gut
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic41.9%
White36.9%
Asian13.2%
Black0.7%
Other7.4%
GenderFemale 48.9%Male 51.1%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
540
320 below CA avg (~860)
Free/Reduced Lunch
41%
23pp below CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
4 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$19,693
District avg: $12,415 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
22.2% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
Teacher Salary Range
$61,890 – $134,287
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Bernardo Yorba Middle in Yorba Linda, 46.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 52.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Bernardo Yorba Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 6.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (27.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (48.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 45.4 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 321 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Absenteeism · Disabilities+9.6pp
24.8% vs 15.2% overall · n=105
Suspension · White+3.7pp
5.3% vs 1.6% overall · n=19
ELA · Disabilities−45.4pp
15.2% vs 60.6% overall · n=83
3 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · Homeless−19.8pp
7.1% vs 26.9% overall · n=55
Math · Disabilities−31.7pp
11.8% vs 43.5% overall · n=83
Math Exceeded · English Learner−23.5pp
0.0% vs 23.5% overall · n=32

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income323 tested
ELA 46.1%·Math 27.6%· -6.1pp vs district
Hispanic327 tested
ELA 48.3%·Math 28.7%· -2.7pp vs district
White225 tested
ELA 68.3%·Math 47.6%· -6.3pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 2.1pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: -3.1pp.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 64%Support 33%Other 3%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$143K
$58K above CA median
Median Home Value
$968K
$309K above CA median
Bachelor's+
54%
19pp above CA avg
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
5.4 years avg experience
38 teachers · 50% first-year · 5% second-year
Teacher Credentials
89% fully credentialed

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →

How Bernardo Yorba Middle compares

Bernardo Yorba Middle vs. California averages — 2025 CAASPP data
MetricThis schoolCA avg
Exceeded Standard25.3%17.3%
Met or Exceeded52.0%39.5%
Chronic Absenteeism15.2%19.1%
Suspension Rate1.6%4.2%
Growth (G6→G8)-1.6pp+0.8pp

Source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025 · Analyzed by SchoolScope

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory
58.8%57.2%G6G7G8
Math Trajectory
42.8%41.1%G6G7G8

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th13130.5%28.2%21.4%19.9%58.8%
7th28225.9%39.7%15.3%19.1%65.6%
8th29724.9%32.3%19.5%23.2%57.2%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th13122.9%19.9%32.8%24.4%42.8%
7th28422.2%24.3%32.8%20.8%46.5%
8th29925.4%15.7%24.8%34.1%41.1%

Science scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
8th29817.8%24.5%45.6%12.1%42.3%

298 students tested · CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually like ELA/Math. Not included in the Scope Score. · Data source: CDE CAST 2025

K-12 Feeder Path
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Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

Schools nearby

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

Heritage Oak Private Education
Imperial Hwy · Nonsectarian · Grades Pre-K-8 · 562 students
9:1Private3 mi
Olive Crest Academy
N Canal St · Nonsectarian · Grades 2-12 · 134 students
9:1Private5.1 mi
Fusion Academy Anaheim Hills
N Tustin St Ste 240 · Nonsectarian · Grades 7-12 · 29 students
3:1Private3.8 mi
University High School of Business and Leadership
Outside Of The Us · Nonsectarian · Grades 8-9 · 2 students
1:1Private4.2 mi
Friends Christian Elementary School
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14:1Private1.4 mi
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Frequently asked questions

Is Bernardo Yorba Middle a good middle school?
Bernardo Yorba Middle has a Scope Score of 49 out of 100, placing it in the 73rd percentile of California middle schools and ranked #471 statewide. 25.3% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 8.0 percentage points above the California average of 17.3%. The Scope Score weights five dimensions: the exceeded-vs-met split (45%), proficiency (25%), grade-level growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Bernardo Yorba Middle's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 52.0% of students at Bernardo Yorba Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 25.3% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 26.7% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 25.3% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,424 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Bernardo Yorba Middle rank in California?
Bernardo Yorba Middle ranks #471 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 73rd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Bernardo Yorba Middle getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Bernardo Yorba Middle decreases by 1.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the middle Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Bernardo Yorba Middle?
15.2% of students at Bernardo Yorba Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 19.1%. The suspension rate is 1.6%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Bernardo Yorba Middle compare to other schools in Yorba Linda?
Bernardo Yorba Middle scores 49/100 (73rd percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 540 students. Use the schools in Yorba Linda page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Bernardo Yorba Middle serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Bernardo Yorba Middle in Yorba Linda, 46.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 52.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Bernardo Yorba Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 6.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (27.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (48.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 45.4 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 321 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
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