Adams (J. Douglas) Middle — Rating & test scores

Q: Is Adams (J. Douglas) Middle a good middle school?

Adams (J. Douglas) Middle is in the 85th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 59 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Adams (J. Douglas) Middle was well above California in English and math: 69% and 55% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Adams (J. Douglas) Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 69% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 55% the math standard; 27% and 34% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 1,207 students were tested in English and 1,205 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Adams (J. Douglas) Middle rank in California?

Adams (J. Douglas) Middle is in the 85th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2026). Adams (J. Douglas) Middle ranks #357 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.

Q: Is Adams (J. Douglas) Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Adams (J. Douglas) Middle's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 85th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Adams (J. Douglas) Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 11.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 152 chronically absent of 1,305 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 6.0%; 79 unduplicated suspended students of 1,319 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Adams (J. Douglas) Middle compare to other schools in Brentwood?

Adams (J. Douglas) Middle is in the 85th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,197 students. Use the schools in Brentwood page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What do reported student-group results show at Adams (J. Douglas) Middle?

At Adams (J. Douglas) Middle in Brentwood, 56% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 47% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 9 points above the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 41% in math; Asian students, 79% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 500 low-income students tested in reading and writing. 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.

Brentwood · 6–8 · 1,197 students (2024–25)

401 American Avenue, 94513(925) 513-6480Principal Lauren Griggs

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59 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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Adams (J. Douglas)higher than 85 of the 100 California dots

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Adams (J. Douglas)higher than 85 of the 100 California dots

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Well above California in English and math: 69% and 55% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,207 in English, 1,205 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

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27% in English and 34% in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, about one and a half times California’s rate in the same grades (19% and 21%).grades 6–8 · spring 2026

27%English · exceeded the standard34%Math · exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,207 in English, 1,205 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

6.0% of students (79 of 1,319) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about one and a half times the rate at the average California middle school.2025–26

6.0%of students were suspended at least once, 2025–26

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Source: CDE suspension file, 2025–26
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,319
Comparison: 79 of 1,319. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Brentwood Union schools; 2,532 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Low-income students here (500 tested in English, 498 in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (39% and 26%).grades 6–8 · spring 2026

56%English · met or exceeded41%Math · met or exceeded

Source: CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 6–8: 500 in English, 498 in math
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 500 students in English and 498 in math.

Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 27%
Proficient: 42%
Below Proficient: 31%

69% proficient or advanced · 1,207 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Brentwood Union
Advanced	27%	19%	21%
Proficient	42%	30%	37%
Developing	17%	23%	22%
Minimal	14%	28%	20%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

See each grade’s results →

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 34%
Proficient: 21%
Below Proficient: 45%

55% proficient or advanced · 1,205 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Brentwood Union
Advanced	34%	21%	22%
Proficient	21%	16%	20%
Developing	24%	23%	27%
Minimal	21%	40%	31%

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What these tests tell you · what to ask

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school69%

California49%

Tested: 1,207 here · 1,254,039 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school69%

Brentwood Union58%

Tested: 1,207 here · 3,356 in Brentwood Union. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school55%

California37%

Tested: 1,205 here · 1,254,800 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school55%

Brentwood Union42%

Tested: 1,205 here · 3,349 in Brentwood Union. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202569%1,125 tested

→

202669%1,207 tested

This school

California, same grades49% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 1,266,619 → 1,254,039 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202557%1,123 tested

→

202655%1,205 tested

This school

California, same grades36% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 1,272,526 → 1,254,800 tested

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2015.

Chart: 2017–2026. The table includes all available years.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)69%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)55%37%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 71% in 2017 to 69% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Math went from 60% in 2017 to 55% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2015	64% 1,098 tested	44% 1,356,180 tested
2016	71% 1,147 tested	48% 1,366,988 tested
2017	71% 1,139 tested	48% 1,377,836 tested
2018	70% 1,149 tested	49% 1,391,379 tested
2019	65% 1,090 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	65% 1,037 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	65% 1,044 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	67% 1,085 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	69% 1,125 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested
2026	69% 1,207 tested	49% 1,254,039 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2015	52% 1,091 tested	33% 1,359,309 tested
2016	59% 1,148 tested	36% 1,371,026 tested
2017	60% 1,141 tested	37% 1,383,609 tested
2018	58% 1,146 tested	37% 1,394,516 tested
2019	57% 1,089 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	47% 1,030 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	52% 1,040 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	55% 1,086 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	57% 1,123 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested
2026	55% 1,205 tested	37% 1,254,800 tested

The state’s growth measure1,071 students in English, 1,068 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English+4ptsCDE level: Average (3 of 5)

Math+13ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 4 points above that prediction, and in math 13 points above it.

The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.

Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.

Why our growth can differ. The growth in our Scope Score asks a different question. It doesn’t follow individual students: it compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier, and places that change among California schools at the same level. Children who joined or left the school in between count in ours; the state’s counts only students who took California’s test the year before. So the two can point different ways.

School pattern, spring 2026Growth EngineThe school’s aggregate cohort-change index clears our stronger-gains threshold. This is a school-level comparison across years, not tracking of individual children.

Life at school

How often students miss school or are suspended, and how the school describes itself where its website does.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

12 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26

14in 100 at the average Brentwood Union school18in 100 at the average California middle school

152 of 1,305 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school12 in 100

at the average Brentwood Union school14 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

6.0%of students were suspended at least once (79 of 1,319), 2025–26

6.3%at the average Brentwood Union school3.7%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2025–26	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	9	38 of 436
Grades 7–8	13	114 of 869

What people here say

Answers from students, families and staff. Each source stays separate.

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Families

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 6–8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

500 English · 498 math tested

English56% / 39%

Math41% / 26%

Asian

313 tested per subject

English79% / 75%

Math73% / 71%

Hispanic or Latino

269 English · 267 math tested

English60% / 39%

Math38% / 25%

White

235 tested per subject

English71% / 62%

Math60% / 50%

Black or African American

155 English · 154 math tested

English50% / 33%

Math29% / 20%

Two or more races

116 tested per subject

English64% / 62%

Math47% / 50%

Filipino

110 tested per subject

English85% / 74%

Math77% / 60%

English learners

45 tested per subject · grades 6 and 7

English9% / 8%

Math13% / 7%

Students with disabilities

89 English · 88 math tested

English24% / 14%

Math16% / 10%

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here did far better than the same groups statewide.

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Brentwood Union	vs California
Low-income · 500 tested in English, 498 in math
English	56%	+947%	+1739%
Math	41%	+1130%	+1526%
Asian · 313 tested
English	79%	+376%	+475%
Math	73%	+865%	+271%
Hispanic or Latino · 269 tested in English, 267 in math
English	60%	+1347%	+2139%
Math	38%	+929%	+1325%
White · 235 tested
English	71%	+1061%	+962%
Math	60%	+1545%	+1050%
Black or African American · 155 tested in English, 154 in math
English	50%	+347%	+1733%
Math	29%	+425%	+920%
Two or more races · 116 tested
English	64%	+757%	+262%
Math	47%	+542%	−350%
Filipino · 110 tested
English	85%	+481%	+1174%
Math	77%	+869%	+1760%
English learners · 45 tested · grades 6 and 7 only
English	9%	+45%	+18%
Math	13%	+85%	+67%
Students with disabilities · 89 tested in English, 88 in math
English	24%	+519%	+1014%
Math	16%	+412%	+610%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Brentwood Union, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Asian25%
Hispanic or Latino22%
White19%
Black or African American13%
Filipino9%
Two or more races7%
Not reported3%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2025–26	Here
Asian	25%
Hispanic or Latino	22%
White	19%
Black or African American	13%
Filipino	9%
Two or more races	7%
Not reported	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 2 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (37%, 442 of 1,197). California: 63%.

80% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 80.16%: 38.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 48.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

60%of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026

This school60%

Brentwood Union54%

California47%

33 of 55 English learners here; 369 of 677 in Brentwood Union; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryR. Paul Krey ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleAdams (J. Douglas) MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
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All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

R. Paul Krey Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
78th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Pioneer Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
45th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
85% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Ron Nunn Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
65th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
82% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Loma Vista Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
73rd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
60% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

Getting in

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Office: (925) 513-6480Principal: Lauren Griggs

Location and visiting

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401 American Avenue, Brentwood 94513

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Questions to ask

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When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
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Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Accountability

Who runs this school

Run by Brentwood Union. The district writes the yearly plan (LCAP) for its schools. See what Brentwood Union plans.

Common questions

Is Adams (J. Douglas) Middle a good middle school?

Adams (J. Douglas) Middle is in the 85th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 59 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Adams (J. Douglas) Middle was well above California in English and math: 69% and 55% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Adams (J. Douglas) Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 69% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 55% the math standard; 27% and 34% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 1,207 students were tested in English and 1,205 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Adams (J. Douglas) Middle rank in California?

Adams (J. Douglas) Middle is in the 85th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2026). Adams (J. Douglas) Middle ranks #357 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.

Is Adams (J. Douglas) Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Adams (J. Douglas) Middle's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 85th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Adams (J. Douglas) Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 11.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 152 chronically absent of 1,305 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 6.0%; 79 unduplicated suspended students of 1,319 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Adams (J. Douglas) Middle compare to other schools in Brentwood?

Adams (J. Douglas) Middle is in the 85th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,197 students. Use the schools in Brentwood page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Adams (J. Douglas) Middle?

At Adams (J. Douglas) Middle in Brentwood, 56% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 47% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 9 points above the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 41% in math; Asian students, 79% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 500 low-income students tested in reading and writing. 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.

Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

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Adams (J. Douglas) Middle is ranked #357 statewide · #1 of 3 in Brentwood Union.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	30.7%	17.7%	42%
Met or exceeded	61.8%	40.6%	23%
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)	Strong	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	11.7%	17.8%	5%
Suspension rate	6.0%	3.8%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	31.5%	17.5%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.7% · index 65 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.6% · index 68 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8): ↑ vs CA average · ≈85th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 59 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.4pp lower vs 2025
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.8% · index 41 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.1pp lower vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 63 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELA	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 6	403	30%	34%	19%	17%	64%	48%	+16
Grade 7	428	25%	41%	18%	16%	66%	51%	+15
Grade 8	376	27%	50%	16%	7%	77%	49%	+28

California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 6	402	30%	16%	29%	25%	46%	37%	+9
Grade 7	428	33%	24%	22%	21%	57%	38%	+19
Grade 8	375	39%	22%	23%	16%	61%	36%	+25

California is the state's own math result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA	391	64.7%
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA	370	73.2%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA	364	67.9%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	389	53.5%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	369	57.5%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	365	58.9%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	359	66.0%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	359	67.7%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	367	67.3%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	359	51.3%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	360	55.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	367	59.1%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	335	60.9%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	360	67.8%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	349	66.8%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	335	50.1%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	358	55.6%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	347	51.3%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	335	60.6%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	333	64.0%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	369	70.2%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	335	47.5%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	330	46.7%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	365	45.8%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	338	67.8%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	398	65.3%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	354	60.7%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	337	52.8%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	398	62.1%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	354	54.2%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA	379	74.4%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA	347	69.7%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA	423	66.4%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	378	63.2%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	345	54.5%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	423	56.7%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA	335	70.2%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA	406	70.7%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA	398	72.9%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	336	58.0%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	407	56.3%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	398	64.1%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA	395	69%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA	395	72%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA	357	71%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math	396	56%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math	395	61%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math	357	61%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA	394	65%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA	345	65%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA	359	62%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math	394	53%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math	341	51%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math	356	52%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal
Schoolwide	374	19%	33%	44%	5%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	500	56%	+9	+17
Asian	313	79%	+4	+4
Hispanic/Latino	269	60%	+13	+20

Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

Listed nearest first, by distance.

Advanced · Proficient or Advanced: Average every tested grade and subject, so they differ from the English and math figures above.
Grade gap: Grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students.
Cohort growth: School-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points. That’s the measurement the Scope Score weights.

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	Advanced	Proficient or Advanced	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Adams (J. Douglas) Middle ←	—	5985th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	31%	62%	+14.1pp	+59 pts	6.0%
Average California middle school	—	40School average · no percentile	18%	41%	+3.0pp	—	3.8%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 13.0% → 2026 · 11.6% · −1.4pp
Suspension rate2025 · 6.1% → 2026 · 6.0% · −0.1pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Advanced	Proficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA	1,207	27.3%	68.5%
2026 · Math	1,205	34.0%	54.7%
2025 · ELA	1,125	28.9%	68.5%
2025 · Math	1,123	33.1%	56.5%
2024 · ELA	1,085	27.1%	67.0%
2024 · Math	1,086	32.0%	55.3%
2023 · ELA	1,044	26.0%	65.2%
2023 · Math	1,040	26.9%	52.4%
2022 · ELA	1,037	23.3%	65.1%
2022 · Math	1,030	24.5%	46.6%
2019 · ELA	1,090	27.3%	64.6%
2019 · Math	1,089	31.8%	56.7%
2018 · ELA	1,149	28.0%	70.1%
2018 · Math	1,146	33.7%	58.2%
2017 · ELA	1,139	29.2%	71.3%
2017 · Math	1,141	36.8%	59.5%
2016 · ELA	1,147	29%	71%
2016 · Math	1,148	32%	59%
2015 · ELA	1,098	21%	64%
2015 · Math	1,091	26%	52%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero. Before spring 2026, Advanced was reported as Exceeded and proficient or advanced as met or exceeded.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	—	—	-2.8pp
2022	—	—	—	20.7%	5.8%	+3.9pp
2023	—	—	—	15.4%	8.6%	+3.5pp
2024	—	—	—	11.7%	5.2%	+4.6pp
2025	—	—	—	13.1%	6.1%	+4.3pp
2026	59	85	#357	11.7%	6.0%	+14.1pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Δ
Female	—	9.7%	—
Male	—	13.6%	—
Asian	—	3.4%	—
Black/African American	—	13.1%	—
Filipino	—	1.8%	—
Hispanic/Latino	—	19.5%	—
Two or More Races	—	16.3%	—
White	—	13.4%	—
Students with Disabilities	—	21.2%	—
English Learners	—	10.4%	—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	—	16.6%	—
All Students	—	11.6%	—
Homeless	—	27.8%	—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	+4	1,071	Average	+13	1,068	Accelerated
English Only	+5	780	not categorised	+10	777	not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	+3	399	Average	+6	398	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	+3	245	Average	+3	245	Average
Asian	+7	240	Accelerated	+31	240	Exceptional
White	−3	240	Average	+7	238	Accelerated
English Learner	−4	126	Average	+13	126	Accelerated
Filipino	0	110	Average	+14	109	Accelerated
Black or African American	+15	109	Accelerated	+3	109	Average
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−2	99	not categorised	+17	99	not categorised
Students with Disabilities	−6	91	Moderate	−4	91	Average
Two or More Races	+8	86	Accelerated	+19	86	Accelerated
English Learners Only	−7	27	not categorised	+2	27	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	+4	16	Average	+8	16	Accelerated

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2024 · Grade 6

26%

exceeded standard · 66% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2024 · 359 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2026 · Grade 8

27%

exceeded standard · 77% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2026 · 376 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 359 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe ELA results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,071 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

60th pctile · +4 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,068 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

82nd pctile · +13 pts

this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8 and is not part of the Scope Score.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$11,472 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,023 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$185 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,197

Central federal expenditures attributed here$589 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,197

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,379 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 74%Instruction support 9%Student services 6%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 7%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$11,472 per pupil

2020$10,720 per pupil

2019$11,198 per pupil

2018$10,586 per pupil

2017$10,277 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 94513

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94513
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$142,223
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	38.33%
ZCTA population	69,755
Median age	40.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94513 →

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