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Aliso Viejo Middle

Q: Is Aliso Viejo Middle a good middle school?

Aliso Viejo Middle is in the 91st percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 65 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Aliso Viejo Middle was well above California in English and math: 71% and 65% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The 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 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Aliso Viejo Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 71% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 65% the math standard; 37% and 43% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 798 students were tested in English and 799 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Aliso Viejo Middle rank in California?

Aliso Viejo Middle is in the 91st percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). Aliso Viejo Middle ranks #191 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), 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.

Q: Is Aliso Viejo Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Aliso Viejo Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 71st 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 Aliso Viejo Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 13.8% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 115 chronically absent of 832 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 2.5%; 21 unduplicated suspended students of 840 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 13.9%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 2.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Aliso Viejo Middle compare to other schools in Aliso Viejo?

Aliso Viejo Middle is in the 91st 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 803 students. Use the schools in Aliso Viejo page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What high school does Aliso Viejo Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Aliso Viejo Middle is zoned to Aliso Niguel High. Aliso Niguel High has a Scope Score of 74 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Aliso Viejo · 6–8 · 803 students (2024–25)

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Top: Capistrano Unified’s other 17 scored middle schools. Bottom: California’s 2,177 scored public middle schools by Scope Score, spring 2025 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score

65 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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Aliso Viejohigher than 91 of the 100 California dotsand 8 of Capistrano Unified’s 17 others

Capistrano Unified’s other 17 schools · 1 dot each

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Aliso Viejohigher than 91 of the 100 California dotsand 8 of Capistrano Unified’s 17 others

Capistrano Unified’s other 17 schools · 1 dot each

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Aliso Viejohigher than 91 of the 100 California dotsand 8 of Capistrano Unified’s 17 others

Capistrano Unified’s other 17 schools · 1 dot each

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Well above California in English and math: 71% and 65% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 798 in English, 799 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

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Academic achievement

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Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 37%
Met standard: 34%
Below standard: 29%

71% met or exceeded · 798 tested

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Level	Here	California	Capistrano Unified
Exceeded	37%	19%	34%
Met	34%	30%	35%
Nearly met	16%	23%	17%
Not met	13%	28%	14%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 43%
Met standard: 22%
Below standard: 35%

65% met or exceeded · 799 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Capistrano Unified
Exceeded	43%	20%	38%
Met	22%	16%	22%
Nearly met	19%	23%	20%
Not met	16%	41%	20%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

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37% in English and 43% in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, about twice California’s rate in the same grades (19% and 20%).grades 6–8 · spring 2025

37%English · exceeded the standard43%Math · exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 798 in English, 799 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

Low-income students here (289 tested, grades 6–8, spring 2025) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (38% and 24%).grades 6–8 · spring 2025

58%English · met or exceeded52%Math · met or exceeded

Source: CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2025
Students: low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 6–8: 289
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 289 students.

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 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school71%

California49%

Tested: 798 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school71%

Capistrano Unified69%

Tested: 798 here · 9,993 in Capistrano Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 18 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Capistrano Unified
Exceeded	37%	19%	34%
Met	34%	30%	35%
Nearly met	16%	23%	17%
Not met	13%	28%	14%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school65%

California36%

Tested: 799 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school65%

Capistrano Unified60%

Tested: 799 here · 10,021 in Capistrano Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 18 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Capistrano Unified
Exceeded	43%	20%	38%
Met	22%	16%	22%
Nearly met	19%	23%	20%
Not met	16%	41%	20%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

201970%3,099 tested

→

202571%798 tested

Aliso Viejo

California, same grades50% → 49%2019 → 2025 · 1,390,416 → 1,266,619 tested

Math

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

201965%3,126 tested

→

202565%799 tested

Aliso Viejo

California, same grades38% → 36%2019 → 2025 · 1,394,239 → 1,272,526 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

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English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

Aliso ViejoCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202571%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

Aliso ViejoCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202565%36%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 70% in 2019 to 71% in 2025. Math was 65% in both 2019 and 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Aliso Viejo	California
2019	70% 3,099 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	70% 2,325 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	76% 802 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	74% 787 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	71% 798 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Aliso Viejo	California
2019	65% 3,126 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	61% 2,361 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	62% 822 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	62% 786 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	65% 799 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure738 students · grades 6–8 · 2025

English+1ptsCDE category: Average

Math+18ptsCDE category: Accelerated

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

School pattern, spring 2025Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.

Life at school

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

14 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

13in 100 at the average Capistrano Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

115 of 832 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school14 in 100

at the average Capistrano Unified school13 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

2.5%of students were suspended at least once (21 of 840), 2024–25

2.9%at the average Capistrano Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	13	33 of 259
Grades 7–8	14	82 of 573

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Every learner

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How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

289 tested per subject

English58% / 38%

Math52% / 24%

White

430 tested per subject

English74% / 61%

Math67% / 49%

Hispanic or Latino

153 tested per subject

English56% / 38%

Math42% / 24%

Asian

96 tested per subject

English85% / 76%

Math91% / 70%

Two or more races

85 tested per subject

English72% / 62%

Math68% / 49%

English learners

53 tested per subject

English15% / 7%

Math34% / 6%

Students with disabilities

94 tested per subject

English30% / 14%

Math24% / 10%

Homeless

53 tested per subject

English34% / 27%

Math38% / 16%

Military families

102 tested per subject

English67% / 52%

Math63% / 38%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Capistrano Unified	vs California
Low-income · 289 tested
English	58%	+256%	+2038%
Math	52%	+943%	+2824%
White · 430 tested
English	74%	−478%	+1361%
Math	67%	−269%	+1849%
Hispanic or Latino · 153 tested
English	56%	+353%	+1838%
Math	42%	+240%	+1824%
Asian · 96 tested
English	85%	−186%	+976%
Math	91%	+586%	+2170%
Two or more races · 85 tested
English	72%	−981%	+1062%
Math	68%	−573%	+1949%
English learners · 53 tested
English	15%	+312%	+87%
Math	34%	+2014%	+286%
Students with disabilities · 94 tested
English	30%	+129%	+1614%
Math	24%	+222%	+1410%
Homeless · 53 tested
English	34%	−337%	+727%
Math	38%	+1325%	+2216%
Military families · 102 tested
English	67%	+166%	+1552%
Math	63%	+756%	+2538%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Capistrano Unified, 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 Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander 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.

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

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Aliso Viejo Middle in Aliso Viejo, 58.5% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 55.9% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Aliso Viejo Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 2.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (52.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); White students (74.2% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 55.1 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 289 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

White53%
Hispanic or Latino19%
Asian12%
Two or more races8%
Not reported3%
Black or African American2%
Filipino2%
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, 2024–25	Here
White	53%
Hispanic or Latino	19%
Asian	12%
Two or more races	8%
Not reported	3%
Black or African American	2%
Filipino	2%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 1 in 3 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (35%, 284 of 803). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers38

Average experience14 years

First-year teachers0%

95% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 94.75%: 37.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 39.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryOak Grove ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleAliso Viejo MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolAliso Niguel HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Oak Grove Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
80th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Marian Bergeson Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
90th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Laguna Niguel Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
90th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Moulton Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
89th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
13% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

Aliso Niguel High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
88th percentile · Strong · high · 2025
100% 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.

High-school endpoint evidence · Aliso Niguel High

Aliso Niguel HighScope 74historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Aliso Niguel High. UC records 78 enrollees from Aliso Niguel High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 29 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Aliso Niguel High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 88% of Aliso Niguel High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

78 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 29 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Aliso Niguel High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

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Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle1.1 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.96thStrong
Don Juan Avila Middle1.2 mi91stStrong
Niguel Hills Middle3.1 mi87thStrong

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile

Masuda (Kazuo) MiddleFountain Valley Elementary · 768 enrolled · 35.2% meal eligibility97thStrong
Calle Mayor MiddleTorrance Unified · 626 enrolled · 35.6% meal eligibility95thStrong
Robert C. Cooley MiddleRoseville City · 1,149 enrolled · 35.8% meal eligibility77thStrong
Pershing MiddleSan Diego Unified · 980 enrolled · 35.8% meal eligibility77thStrong
Morrill MiddleBerryessa Union Elementary · 665 enrolled · 34.9% meal eligibility79thStrong
Vista Del MarSan Ysidro Elementary · 541 enrolled · 35.9% meal eligibility64thSolid

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 27.4–43.4% meal eligibility and 402–1,606 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Aliso Viejo Middle a good middle school?

Aliso Viejo Middle is in the 91st percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 65 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Aliso Viejo Middle was well above California in English and math: 71% and 65% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The 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 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Aliso Viejo Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 71% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 65% the math standard; 37% and 43% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 798 students were tested in English and 799 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Aliso Viejo Middle rank in California?

Aliso Viejo Middle is in the 91st percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). Aliso Viejo Middle ranks #191 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), 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 Aliso Viejo Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Aliso Viejo Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 71st 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 Aliso Viejo Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 13.8% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 115 chronically absent of 832 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 2.5%; 21 unduplicated suspended students of 840 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 13.9%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 2.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Aliso Viejo Middle compare to other schools in Aliso Viejo?

Aliso Viejo Middle is in the 91st 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 803 students. Use the schools in Aliso Viejo page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Aliso Viejo Middle?

What high school does Aliso Viejo Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Aliso Viejo Middle is zoned to Aliso Niguel High. Aliso Niguel High has a Scope Score of 74 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

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Aliso Viejo Middle is ranked #191 statewide · #10 of 18 in Capistrano Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	39.7%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	68.1%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Above avg	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	13.9%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	2.5%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	32.7%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 76 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 73 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↑ vs CA average · ≈71st calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 56 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.9pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 55 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.1pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 66 · 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 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	251	42%	28%	16%	13%	71%	+24
Grade 7	270	33%	38%	16%	14%	71%	+23
Grade 8	277	35%	38%	15%	12%	73%	+27

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4084 reporting schools

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	252	44%	19%	22%	15%	63%	+28
Grade 7	270	38%	27%	20%	14%	65%	+31
Grade 8	277	46%	21%	16%	17%	67%	+35

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.5%; n=4086 reporting schools

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools

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+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	257	67.7%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	272	80.5%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	258	73.6%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	256	58.2%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	272	64.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	258	64.0%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	269	72.5%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	257	80.9%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	276	75.7%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	273	61.5%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	263	65.0%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	286	59.4%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	775	66.4%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	775	71.6%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	775	73.3%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	787	64.6%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	787	57.3%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	787	60.8%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	1,033	67.4%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	1,033	69.4%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	1,033	73.7%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	1,042	60.9%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	1,042	64.0%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	1,042	69.6%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “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	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	277	25%	30%	38%	7%

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	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	289	58.5%	+3	+21
White	430	74.2%	−4	+13
Hispanic/Latino	153	55.6%	+3	+17

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

nearest by distance · 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	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Aliso Viejo Middle ←	—	6591st percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	39.7%	68.1%	+3.3pp	+51 pts	2.5%
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle	1.1 mi	7996th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	47.7%	72.6%	−1.2pp	—	2.1%
Don Juan Avila Middle	1.2 mi	6691st percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	39.3%	69.4%	+11.0pp	—	2.1%
Niguel Hills Middle	3.1 mi	5987th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	35.8%	64.0%	−0.4pp	—	7.8%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	17.2%	40.0%	+1.5pp	—	3.6%

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

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.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$65,219 – $130,638

Average elementary principal salary$185,421

Average middle school principal salary$197,661

Average high school principal salary$206,216

Superintendent salary$348,333

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	65/100	89	#201	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	63/100	89	#212	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	69/100	93	#148	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	67/100	92	#165	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 12.9% → 2025 · 13.8% · +0.9pp
Suspension rate2024 · 3.6% → 2025 · 2.5% · −1.1pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	798	36.6%	71.4%
2025 · Math	799	42.7%	65.0%
2024 · ELA	787	37.0%	74.1%
2024 · Math	786	38.2%	62.2%
2023 · ELA	802	38.0%	76.3%
2023 · Math	822	38.7%	61.9%
2022 · ELA	775	29.8%	70.6%
2022 · Math	787	34.7%	60.7%
2019 · ELA	1,033	33.8%	70.4%
2019 · Math	1,042	42.9%	65.2%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	38.0%	67.5%	8.7%	3.9%	+7.5pp
2022	—	—	—	32.2%	65.6%	17.4%	2.7%	+1.5pp
2023	—	—	—	38.4%	69.2%	16.6%	3.5%	+0.6pp
2024	—	—	—	37.6%	68.1%	13.0%	3.6%	+5.8pp
2025	65	91	#191	39.7%	68.1%	13.9%	2.5%	+3.3pp

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 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	8.0%	13.2%	+5.2pp
Male	9.4%	14.5%	+5.1pp
Asian	0.9%	6.0%	+5.1pp
Black/African American	18.8%	11.8%	-7.0pp
Filipino	11.1%	12.5%	+1.4pp
Hispanic/Latino	10.7%	21.0%	+10.3pp
Two or More Races	9.5%	9.1%	-0.4pp
White	8.8%	13.7%	+4.9pp
Students with Disabilities	21.1%	20.6%	-0.5pp
English Learners	14.3%	17.6%	+3.3pp
Homeless	14.9%	29.6%	+14.7pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	14.7%	20.9%	+6.2pp
All Students	8.7%	13.8%	+5.1pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or 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	+1	738	Average	+18	738	Accelerated
English Only	0	502	not categorised	+15	502	not categorised
White	+3	405	Average	+18	405	Accelerated
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	0	264	Average	+18	264	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	−1	135	Average	+2	135	Average
English Learner	−8	112	Moderate	+16	112	Accelerated
Students with Disabilities	−7	92	Moderate	+11	92	Accelerated
Asian	+1	84	Average	+33	84	Exceptional
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−6	77	not categorised	+8	77	not categorised
Two or More Races	+7	63	Accelerated	+28	63	Exceptional
Homeless Youth	−4	43	Average	+7	43	Accelerated
English Learners Only	−12	35	not categorised	+31	35	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−7	17	Moderate	−6	17	Moderate
Black or African American	−2	15	Average	−3	15	Average
Filipino	+16	13	Accelerated	+11	13	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 · 2023 · Grade 6

37%

exceeded standard · 72% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 269 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

35%

exceeded standard · 73% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 277 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 271 (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

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

738 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

48th pctile · +1 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

738 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

89th pctile · +18 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 −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 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$12,431 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 43,719 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$320 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 803

Central federal expenditures attributed here$787 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 803

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,166 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.

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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 64%Instruction support 10%Student services 10%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%

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.

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

2021$12,431 per pupil

2020$11,341 per pupil

2019$10,665 per pupil

2018$9,388 per pupil

2017$8,875 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92656

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92656
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$137,639
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	57.43%
ZCTA population	52,229
Median age	39.2 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.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-09-27

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