Independent charter school · Sutter County Office of Education

AeroSTEM Academy — Rating & test scores

82 Second Street, Yuba City · 116 students · Grades 5–12

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Scope Score 74

DevelopingScope Score · 45th percentile. Higher than 45 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Near California in English (reading and writing) and math: 47% and 36% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8, spring 2026, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 68 in English, 67 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

This rating covers grades 6–8. AeroSTEM Academy teaches 5–12.

Overview

Is AeroSTEM Academy a good middle school?

Developing. AeroSTEM Academy is higher than most California middle schools on test results and progress in both subjects. AeroSTEM Academy is lower than most on attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced5347%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5936%
English, Advanced6619%
Math, Advanced5616%

Progress in a year, 2025

English90+15 pts
Math96+26 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance540 in 100
AeroSTEM Academy’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Bar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 6–8 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+15 pts) and math (+26 pts). The state calls them Accelerated in English and Exceptional in math. 40 in 100 students (60 of 152) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 18 in 100 at the average California middle school.

Each bar is AeroSTEM Academy’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Sentence 1
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 51. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.
Sentence 2
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 152. The California figure is an average of school rates (2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does AeroSTEM Academy say about itself?

We haven’t read AeroSTEM Academy’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open sutter.k12.ca.us (opens in a new tab)

Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 15 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 26 points higher, which the state calls Exceptional.

English

+15

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income41+17 points
White28+14 points
Hispanic or Latino13+39 points

Math

+26

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income41+23 points
White28+22 points
Hispanic or Latino13+21 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 51 students with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 15 points above that expected score, and in math 26 points above it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 4 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than AeroSTEM Academy. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

5 middle schools within 4.1 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. AeroSTEM AcademyScope Score 7445th
  2. Yuba Gardens IntermediateMarysville Joint Unified · by addressScope Score 6912th
  3. Anna McKenney IntermediateMarysville Joint Unified · by addressScope Score 6912th
  4. Yuba City Independence AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 662nd
  5. Gray AvenueYuba City Unified · by addressScope Score 63bottom 1%
Sutter County Office of EducationA neighborhood school in another districtMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

25%50%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does AeroSTEM Academy compare with schools like it?

AeroSTEM Academy’s Scope Score is 74. 472 California middle schools, counting AeroSTEM Academy, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. AeroSTEM Academy’s result is higher than 298 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 472

  1. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

472 California public middle schools where 71% to 83% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 71% to 83% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of AeroSTEM Academy’s share. The count includes AeroSTEM Academy. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 54% to 47% and math from 35% to 36%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2019 to 2026

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20192022202320242025202648%49%CaliforniaCalifornia47%AeroSTEM AcademyThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20192022202320242025202627%37%CaliforniaCalifornia36%AeroSTEM AcademyThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringAeroSTEM AcademyCaliforniaTested here
201948%50%62
202242%47%71
202337%46%68
202435%46%65
202554%49%54
202647%49%68
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringAeroSTEM AcademyCaliforniaTested here
201927%38%62
202226%31%70
202324%32%68
202428%33%65
202535%36%54
202636%37%67

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in both subjects.

English

47%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

25282819
California49%

Math

36%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

48162016
California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 47% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 36% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 11 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

How do the high school grades do?

In grade 11, spring 2026, 21% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 14% in math, against 57% and 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

English

21%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

5029714
Sutter County Office of Education46%California57%

Math

14%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

8677
Sutter County Office of Education23%California32%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressed
Minimalsuppressed
Tested6
California49%
Difference—
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced35%44%58%
Advanced6%12%35%
Proficient29%32%23%
Developing level24%28%30%
Minimal41%28%12%
Tested172526
California48%51%49%
Difference−13−7+9
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced21%
Advanced14%
Proficient7%
Developing level29%
Minimal50%
Tested14
California57%
Difference−36

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressed
Minimalsuppressed
Tested6
California37%
Difference—
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced24%36%44%
Advanced12%8%28%
Proficient12%28%16%
Developing level5%16%24%
Minimal71%48%32%
Tested172525
California37%38%36%
Difference−13−2+8
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced14%
Advanced7%
Proficient7%
Developing level0%
Minimal86%
Tested14
California32%
Difference−18

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school19%28%28%25%68
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
Math, grades 6–8 · This school16%20%16%48%67
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
English, grade 11 · This school14%7%29%50%14
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Sutter County Office of Education12%34%23%31%26
Math, grade 11 · This school7%7%0%86%14
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Sutter County Office of Education8%15%4%73%26

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 68 tested in English, 67 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 43% of students. 60 of 152 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

40in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (60 of 152 students).

At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

No district average: AeroSTEM Academy is the only regular middle school we rank in the Sutter County Office of Education district with an attendance record.

Students, 2024–25

116

students in grades 5–12.

White 43%Hispanic or Latino 36%Two or more races 11%

Family income

77%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 89 of 116. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

7

teachers, with 8 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

90% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

8.0%

of students were suspended at least once (13 of 162). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 5–6
11 of 30 students in grades 5–6 were chronically absent.
Grades 7–8
26 of 63 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.
Grades 9–12
23 of 59 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent.
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White43%
Hispanic or Latino36%
Two or more races11%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 6.9 of 7.8 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

One student group at AeroSTEM Academy has test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 51 tested39%California 39%
  • Low-incomeMath · 50 tested30%California 26%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Sutter County Office of Educationvs California
Low-income · 51 tested in English, 50 in math
English39%—039%
Math30%—+426%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sutter County Office of Education, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Hispanic or Latino and White students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about AeroSTEM Academy. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

Families

No family answers yet

0 of 20 needed before answers show

  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

Answer the family questionsResponder en españolHow family answers work

The neighborhood

What is the area around AeroSTEM Academy like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95991. They are not figures for the families at AeroSTEM Academy.

Typical household income in a year

$70,590

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 95991.

Typical home value
$406,800
People who live in this ZIP code
42,579
Typical age
33.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
19%

What you can do

Who can act on AeroSTEM Academy’s results?

The state has AeroSTEM Academy in targeted support; its own board decides its plan.

Where is its yearly plan?

Sutter County Office of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

What its plan pays for ↓

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for Hispanic or Latino students and White students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 9 questions to AeroSTEM Academy. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?40 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (60 of 152 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?8.0% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (13 of 162 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  3. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?30% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (50 students tested); the same group across California: 26%
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask AeroSTEM Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is AeroSTEM Academy?

Address
82 Second Street, Yuba City 95991Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Joe ClarkAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated September 18, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask AeroSTEM Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is AeroSTEM Academy a good middle school?

AeroSTEM Academy has a Scope Score of 74. It scored higher than 45 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Developing, 45th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 40 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average California middle school. 8.0% of students (13 of 162) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 15 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 26 points higher, which the state calls Exceptional.

  • Included in this measure: 51 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 39% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at AeroSTEM Academy in Yuba City scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $1.3 million is planned for 24 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 44% of its $3.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

Its own plan

What does AeroSTEM Academy’s own plan commit to?

$1.3 million is planned for 24 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 44% of its $3.0 million general fund budget.

$1.3million

planned in the school’s own plan for 2026–27

The three largest actions in the plan

  • Maintain Class Size Reduction$594,444
  • Maintain Director of Special Education position$146,490
  • Maintain Para-educator positions to support behavior and academics$127,530

These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 99 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

The whole plan: every goal, what it measures and what it pays for

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 99 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 67% of the money. The plan itself puts 97% of it toward staff.

  • Maintain Class Size Reduction $594,444
  • Maintain Director of Special Education position $146,490
  • Maintain Para-educator positions to support behavior and academics $127,530
  • 21 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

2 of the plan’s 24 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

  • Catch-up help $6,000
  • English learners $1,500

Largest of these

  • Provide after school intervention and academic support$6,000
  • Maintain English Learner (EL) Supports$1,500
For high-need students

It plans $756,397 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $747,720 and estimates it spent $698,638, $49,082 (7%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $49,082 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $8,677 (1%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Maintain Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) system, which went from $750 to $7,740.

Largest increases

  • Maintain Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) system+⁠$6,990
What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grades 6–8 only: 47% in English and 36% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 256%44%down 12 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 234%34%no change
Chronically absentGoal 132 in 10039 in 1007 more in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 18.6%8.0%down 0.6 pts

Goals 3, 4 and 5 aren’t shown because they track other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Maintain Class Size Reduction · $594,444
  • Maintain Director of Special Education position · $146,490
  • Maintain Para-educator positions to support behavior and academics · $127,530
The full plan5 goals, 27 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($1.3 million).

Where does the money go?

67% to Goal 2. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3
G4
G5

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Cultivate a safe and positive learning environment where all educational partners feel connected, respected…$112,4999% of action budgets

“Cultivate a safe and positive learning environment where all educational partners feel connected, respected, and included” p. 13 ↗

5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $105,509 (+⁠$6,990)

Largest funded actions

  1. Provide school ERMS Counselor$30,907action 1.2 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Continue maintenance of quality school facilities$27,969action 1.4 · p. 59 ↗
  3. Maintain a.5 FTE health assistant$22,942action 1.5 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Chronic absentee interventions and attendance monitoring, communication, and supports$22,941action 1.3 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Maintain Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) system$7,740action 1.1 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Maintain Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) system+⁠$6,990$750 → $7,740 · p. 59 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Provide school ERMS Counselor · $30,907 → $30,907 · p. 59 ↗unchanged
  • Continue maintenance of quality school facilities · $27,969 → $27,969 · p. 59 ↗unchanged
  • Maintain a.5 FTE health assistant · $22,942 → $22,942 · p. 59 ↗unchanged
  • Chronic absentee interventions and attendance monitoring, communication, and supports · $22,941 → $22,941 · p. 59 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 8 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 13 ↗.

Goal 2Increase student success in ELA and Math as evidenced by multiple measures$879,56467% of action budgets

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $877,877 (+⁠$1,687) · p. 20 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Maintain Class Size Reduction$594,444action 2.5 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Maintain Director of Special Education position$146,490action 2.1 · p. 59 ↗
  3. Maintain Para-educator positions to support behavior and academics$127,530action 2.3 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Provide after school intervention and academic support$6,000action 2.6 · p. 60 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Maintain IXL Diagnostics for progress monitoring and supplemental instruction$3,600action 2.4 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

1 more funded action in this goal

  • Maintain English Learner (EL) Supports · action 2.2 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1,500

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Maintain IXL Diagnostics for progress monitoring and supplemental instruction+⁠$1,687$1,913 → $3,600 · p. 59 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Maintain Class Size Reduction · $594,444 → $594,444 · p. 59 ↗unchanged
  • Maintain Director of Special Education position · $146,490 → $146,490 · p. 59 ↗unchanged
  • Maintain Para-educator positions to support behavior and academics · $127,530 → $127,530 · p. 59 ↗unchanged
  • Provide after school intervention and academic support · $6,000 → $6,000 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • Maintain English Learner (EL) Supports · $1,500 → $1,500 · p. 59 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 6 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 20 ↗.

Goal 3Prepare students to be Career and College ready$164,60613% of action budgets

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $164,606 (unchanged) · p. 27 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathways$87,856action 3.3 · p. 60 ↗
  2. Academic and Career Counseling$31,843action 3.2 · p. 60 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. College Access Supports$30,907action 3.4 · p. 60 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Field Trips$14,000action 3.1 · p. 60 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathways · $87,856 → $87,856 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • Academic and Career Counseling · $31,843 → $31,843 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • College Access Supports · $30,907 → $30,907 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • Field Trips · $14,000 → $14,000 · p. 60 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 27 ↗.

Goal 4Engage all educational partners to support student success$41,3763% of action budgets

5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $41,376 (unchanged) · p. 31 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Maintain staff member for partner coordination and outreach$35,980action 4.2 · p. 60 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Maintain and utilize LMS and data warehouse$3,500action 4.5 · p. 60 ↗
  3. Maintain and utilize Parent Square application, website, and social media communications$846action 4.1 · p. 60 ↗
  4. Provide multiple events designed for educational partners$550action 4.4 · p. 60 ↗
  5. Provide Educational Partner Engagement Opportunities through surveys and the Charter Council$500action 4.3 · p. 60 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Maintain staff member for partner coordination and outreach · $35,980 → $35,980 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • Maintain and utilize LMS and data warehouse · $3,500 → $3,500 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • Maintain and utilize Parent Square application, website, and social media communications · $846 → $846 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • Provide multiple events designed for educational partners · $550 → $550 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • Provide Educational Partner Engagement Opportunities through surveys and the Charter Council · $500 → $500 · p. 60 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 31 ↗.

Goal 5Recruit and retain high capacity staff who are committed to the mission and vision of the school$106,8528% of action budgets

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $106,852 (unchanged) · p. 35 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Human Resource Systems$54,120action 5.2 · p. 60 ↗
  2. Systemic Professional Development$40,109action 5.4 · p. 60 ↗
  3. Participate in the Tri-County Induction Program$8,000action 5.1 · p. 60 ↗
  4. Continuing Education$4,623action 5.3 · p. 60 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Human Resource Systems · $54,120 → $54,120 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • Systemic Professional Development · $40,109 → $40,109 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • Participate in the Tri-County Induction Program · $8,000 → $8,000 · p. 60 ↗unchanged
  • Continuing Education · $4,623 → $4,623 · p. 60 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 35 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 13 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
13
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
State test years
2019–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,376 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math17%4942%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math40%5023%
Chronically absent40 in 100265%
Suspension rate8.0% (13 of 162)365%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)+21.4pp—not scored

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267445#1376California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–19not on filenot on file−26
2021–22not on filenot on file+23
2022–23not on filenot on file+15
2023–2437 in 1005.0% (6 of 121)+13
2024–2532 in 1008.6% (13 of 151)+13
2025–2640 in 1008.0% (13 of 162)+21

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2019–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English8820%44%
2026 · Math8718%34%
2025 · English6821%56%
2025 · Math6815%34%
2024 · English7611%38%
2024 · Math7614%25%
2023 · English7910%41%
2023 · Math799%27%
2022 · English9414%35%
2022 · Math9211%23%
2019 · English6210%48%
2019 · Math628%27%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 5 · English7—
2025 · Grade 6 · English1747%
2025 · Grade 7 · English2343%
2025 · Grade 8 · English1479%
2025 · Grade 11 · English7—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math7—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math1741%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math2330%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math1436%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math7—
2024 · Grade 5 · English7—
2024 · Grade 6 · English1735%
2024 · Grade 7 · English2223%
2024 · Grade 8 · English2646%
2024 · Grade 11 · English4—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math7—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math1724%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math2218%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math2638%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math4—
2023 · Grade 5 · English6—
2023 · Grade 6 · English1817%
2023 · Grade 7 · English2446%
2023 · Grade 8 · English2642%
2023 · Grade 11 · English5—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math6—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math1822%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math2421%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math2627%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math5—
2022 · Grade 5 · English138%
2022 · Grade 6 · English2129%
2022 · Grade 7 · English3043%
2022 · Grade 8 · English2055%
2022 · Grade 11 · English10—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math1323%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math2110%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math2934%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math2030%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 6 · English1963%
2019 · Grade 7 · English2454%
2019 · Grade 8 · English1926%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math1932%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math2433%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math1916%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide4518%24%42%16%

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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income5139%—0
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+1551Accelerated+2651Exceptional
English-only students+845not categorized+2445not categorized
Low-income+1741Accelerated+2341Exceptional
White+1428Accelerated+2228Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino+3913Exceptional+2113Exceptional

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — 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 categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, 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; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+15 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

51 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +15 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+26 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

51 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +26 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. 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; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 32 in 100 → 2025–26 · 40 in 100 · +8 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 8.6% (13 of 151) → 2025–26 · 8.0% (13 of 162) · −0.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—24 of 58—
Male—36 of 94—
Hispanic or Latino—20 of 55—
Two or more races—9 of 17—
White—24 of 66—
Students with disabilities—13 of 28—
Low-income—46 in 100—
All students—40 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 6 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)105

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$86,014 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 348 pupils

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 46%Instruction support 21%Student services 13%Administration 14%Buildings & maintenance 4%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$18,384,49045.56%46%
Instruction support$8,570,07421.24%21%
Student services$5,150,87912.77%13%
Administration$5,471,08613.56%14%
Buildings & maintenance$1,806,8664.48%4%
Other$966,2682.39%2%
Total$40,349,663100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $40,349,663 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. 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$86,014 per pupil
2020$87,423 per pupil
2019$85,239 per pupil
2018$72,378 per pupil
2017$70,040 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95991 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95991 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$70,590
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)19%
ZIP-area population42,579
Median age33.7 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-area figures do 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 95991 →

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