Public school · Santa Cruz City High · Santa Cruz, California

Alternative Family Education — Rating & test scores

Santa Cruz · TK–12 · 110 students (2024–25)

840 North Branciforte Avenue, 95062bssc.sccs.net ↗(831) 429-3898
55thpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
40

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of four of the six middle school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Near California in English and math: 62% and 35% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 26
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

This rating covers grades 7 and 8. Alternative Family Education teaches TK–12: grade 11 results ↓

How to enroll
Compare

Compare schools

Choose up to four middle schools.

Type at least two characters to search.

Save

Sign in to save this school

Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap

Alternative Family Education, Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch, Ark Independent Studies and Costanoa Career Prep Continuation High share this address in the state’s school directory. OpenStreetMap maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

Drawn from OpenStreetMap. Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.

A picture of the campus, not an attendance boundary or a rating.

Schools maintain a closed campus policy. For students’ safety, visitors may enter a campus only with the school’s official permission; this drawing implies no permission to enter.

10 of 148 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26: half the rate at the average middle school in the Santa Cruz City High district.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 148. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Santa Cruz City High schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Cruz City High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Alternative Family Education a good middle school?

Alternative Family Education scores higher than 55 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 55th percentile, Solid, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 7 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 14 in 100 at the average middle school in the Santa Cruz City High district. 0 of 151 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

More questions (1)

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

62% of the 26 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing); 35% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 62% of the 26 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 50% across California. In math, 35% did, against 37% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 26
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English, 838,896 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 26 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
50%
Below the standard
38%
This school62%
California50%
Santa Cruz City High61%

62% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 26 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
65%
This school35%
California37%
Santa Cruz City High47%

35% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Minimalsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Tested5910
California44%46%49%
Difference———
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed67%57%
Advancedsuppressed17%7%
Proficientsuppressed50%50%
Developing levelsuppressed8%7%
Minimalsuppressed25%36%
Tested91214
California48%51%49%
Difference—+16+8
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced45%
Advanced18%
Proficient27%
Developing level46%
Minimal9%
Tested11
California57%
Difference−12

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, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Minimalsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Tested5810
California47%42%37%
Difference———
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed33%36%
Advancedsuppressed8%14%
Proficientsuppressed25%22%
Developing levelsuppressed9%14%
Minimalsuppressed58%50%
Tested91214
California37%38%36%
Difference—−50
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressed
Minimalsuppressed
Tested10
California32%
Difference—

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the high school grades do?

In grade 11, spring 2026, 45% scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 57% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 11 tested

Advanced
18%
Proficient
27%
Below the standard
55%
This school45%
California57%
Santa Cruz City High62%

45% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Have results changed?

There’s no spring 2025 result to compare with spring 2026: fewer than 11 students tested here that year, so CDE withheld it.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school12%50%7%31%26
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Santa Cruz City High21%40%18%21%632
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school12%23%11%54%26
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Santa Cruz City High27%20%25%28%635
English, grade 11 · This school18%27%46%9%11
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Santa Cruz City High31%31%22%16%849

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20261 tested year shown

In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English was 62% in 2026. In math, it was 35% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · Proficient or Advanced · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
2025—
Withheld by CDE		—
202662%
26 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · Proficient or Advanced · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
2025—
Withheld by CDE		—
202635%
26 tested		37%
838,896 tested

CDE withholds a year’s results when fewer than 11 students tested, as it did here in 2025.

What you can do

Who can act on Alternative Family Education’s results?

Santa Cruz City High’s board decides Alternative Family Education’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Alternative Family Education in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Santa Cruz City High’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Santa Cruz City High’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

7 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

58% enrolled in college within 12 months · 12 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓1 · 8%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college5 · 42%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 8%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled5 · 42%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average middle school in the Santa Cruz City High district, 14 in 100 were. 0 of 151 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 10 of 148 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 151 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average middle school in the Santa Cruz City High district 1.1%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

7 in 100This school
14 in 100At the average middle school in the Santa Cruz City High district
18 in 100At the average California middle school

10 of 148 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 151

students were suspended at least once. Average California middle school 3.7%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 5 in 100, 2 of 38
  • Grades 7–8: 6 in 100, 2 of 31
  • Grades 9–12: 12 in 100, 6 of 48
Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2024 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
5
Admitted
under 3
Enrolled
under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2018

  • Fall 2024Applied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2023Applied 7 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2022Applied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 7 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2020Applied 6 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 7 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2018Applied 8 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Alternative Family Education

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Santa Cruz City High’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here: 60%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 60%2. Hispanic or Latino: 22%3. Two or more races: 11%Unallocated share: 7%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White60%
  2. Hispanic or Latino22%
  3. Two or more races11%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share7%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

35%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 38 of 110. California: 63%.

6teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

100%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
White60%
Hispanic or Latino22%
Two or more races11%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 100% of teaching positions, 5.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 5.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Alternative Family Education, and how do I get in?

  1. Grades TK–12 · this school
    Alternative Family Education

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

Not a next step: the schools sharing this address. Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch (65th percentile, Solid, among elementary schools, 2026), Ark Independent Studies (12th percentile, Needs Support, among high schools, 2025) and Costanoa Career Prep Continuation High (37th percentile, Developing, within continuation schools, 2025) have the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Branciforte Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    67th percentile · Solid · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Cruz City High which school serves your address.

School website: bssc.sccs.net ↗Office: (831) 429-3898Administrator: Cynthia Parris

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
840 North Branciforte Avenue, Santa Cruz 95062

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Santa Cruz City High.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 65% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (26 students tested); California: 63%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (831) 429-3898840 North Branciforte Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schoolsPercentile among California middle schools, 2026

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,131 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #3 of 3 in Santa Cruz City High
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math12%4442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math48%5623%
Chronically absent7 in 100605%
Suspension rate0 of 151605%

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 year2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–264055#1131California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula
School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2025–267 in 1000 of 151

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

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English7019%49%
2026 · Math6815%29%
2025 · English3926%64%
2025 · Math4018%38%
2024 · English3617%58%
2024 · Math359%20%
2023 · English2020%60%
2023 · Math2020%40%
2022 · English1527%60%
2022 · Math1414%29%
2019 · English1258%100%
2019 · Math9——
2018 · English2241%82%
2018 · Math2133%62%
2017 · English1753%94%
2017 · Math1856%67%

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 3 · English6—
2025 · Grade 4 · English7—
2025 · Grade 5 · English6—
2025 · Grade 6 · English5—
2025 · Grade 7 · English6—
2025 · Grade 8 · English7—
2025 · Grade 11 · English——
2025 · Grade 3 · Math6—
2025 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math6—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math5—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math6—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math7—
2025 · Grade 11 · Math——
2024 · Grade 3 · English5—
2024 · Grade 4 · English5—
2024 · Grade 5 · English——
2024 · Grade 6 · English8—
2024 · Grade 7 · English——
2024 · Grade 8 · English8—
2024 · Grade 11 · English5—
2024 · Grade 3 · Math5—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math5—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math——
2024 · Grade 6 · Math7—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math——
2024 · Grade 8 · Math9—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math4—
2023 · Grade 3 · English——
2023 · Grade 4 · English——
2023 · Grade 5 · English——
2023 · Grade 6 · English——
2023 · Grade 7 · English——
2023 · Grade 8 · English5—
2023 · Grade 11 · English——
2023 · Grade 3 · Math——
2023 · Grade 4 · Math——
2023 · Grade 5 · Math——
2023 · Grade 6 · Math——
2023 · Grade 7 · Math——
2023 · Grade 8 · Math5—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math——
2022 · Grade 3 · English——
2022 · Grade 4 · English——
2022 · Grade 5 · English4—
2022 · Grade 6 · English——
2022 · Grade 7 · English——
2022 · Grade 8 · English——
2022 · Grade 11 · English——
2022 · Grade 3 · Math——
2022 · Grade 4 · Math——
2022 · Grade 5 · Math4—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math——
2022 · Grade 7 · Math——
2022 · Grade 8 · Math——
2022 · Grade 11 · Math——
2019 · Grade 3 · English——
2019 · Grade 4 · English——
2019 · Grade 5 · English——
2019 · Grade 6 · English——
2019 · Grade 7 · English——
2019 · Grade 8 · English5—
2019 · Grade 11 · English——
2019 · Grade 3 · Math——
2019 · Grade 4 · Math——
2019 · Grade 5 · Math——
2019 · Grade 6 · Math——
2019 · Grade 7 · Math——
2019 · Grade 8 · Math——
2019 · Grade 11 · Math——
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · English——
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 11 · English——
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math——
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2018 · Grade 11 · Math——
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English——
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English——
2017 · Grade 11 · English——
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math——
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 11 · Math——

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
Schoolwide3517%34%43%6%

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: 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+1620Accelerated−1021Moderate
English-only students+1018not categorized−1219not categorized

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 7 and 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+16 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

20 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +16 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−10 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

21 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, 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 7 and 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 · 6 in 100 → 2025–26 · 7 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 146 → 2025–26 · 0 of 151 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female3 in 10010 in 100+7 in 100
Male3 in 1003 in 1000 in 100
Hispanic or Latino6 in 10021 in 100+15 in 100
White3 in 1003 in 1000 in 100
Students with disabilities4 in 1004 in 1000 in 100
Low-income0 in 1009 in 100+9 in 100
All students3 in 1007 in 100+4 in 100
Two or more races—0 in 100—

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

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2018–2024 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20245under 3under 33.82——
202373under 33.63——
20225under 3under 34.11——
20217534.064.11—
202064under 33.80——
20197434.01——
201884under 33.99——

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2018.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20236under 3under 3
Berkeley20225under 3under 3
Irvine20235under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20235under 3under 3
Santa Cruz202165under 3
Universitywide20245under 3under 3
Universitywide202373under 3
Universitywide20225under 3under 3
Universitywide2021753
Universitywide202064under 3

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

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 enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)110

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.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California18%
California State University00%
California community college542%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year18%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled542%

12 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 58% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2024 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure
School-level federal expenditures$571 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 110

Central federal expenditures attributed here$452 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 110

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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 95062 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95062 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$112,106
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)50%
ZIP-area population35,607
Median age43.3 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 95062 →

Downloads, embed and methodologyCSV · embed code · sources · corrections

Embed this scorecard

<iframe
  src="https://schoolscope.co/embed/school/alternative-family-education-0195"
  width="100%" height="210" loading="lazy"
  style="border:0;border-radius:12px"
  title="Alternative Family Education — SchoolScope scorecard">
</iframe>

Free to embed with the credit link. Data updates automatically.

  • No student group comparison is shown for this school this year: either no group had 30 or more students tested in each subject, or no same-grade district or state rate was available for its groups.
  • Its Scope Score is a middle school score; results for its other grades are in these records.

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

How we analyze · Request a correction