School Profile · Oakland
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy posts low test scores — and grade 8 tests above grade 6 here this year, by 5.4pp. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
1009 66th Avenue, 94610 (opens in new tab)·Oakland Unified·Oakland·Grades 6-12·405 students·94% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(510) 567-9631·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
15
📈 On the Rise · Needs Support
ranked #2,160 statewide · #32 of 34 in Oakland Unified
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy scores 15 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 3rd percentile of 2,238 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “12% proficient” and call it done. Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Oakland, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
As a charter, Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
13%
84%
Grade 6 · 16% proficient
21%
75%
Grade 7 · 25% proficient
9%
9%
82%
Grade 8 · 18% proficient
The 5 things our score weighs
Exceeded standard
4.4%
State 16.8%
12.5pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
12.5%
State 39.3%
26.8pp below state avg
Growth (G6→G8)
+5.4pp
State +1.5pp
Scores improve across grades
Chronic absenteeism
36.2%
State 18.5%
17.7pp above state avg
Suspension rate
6.0%
State 3.7%
2.3pp above state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
K-12 Path
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here.
Your other options
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 47
Lincoln Middle
Alameda Unified · 1.9 mi
Strong
74/100
Oakland Unity Middle
Alameda County Office of Education · 0.4 mi
Developing
42/100
Oakland Charter Academy
Oakland Unified · 1.3 mi
Needs Support
26/100
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 72
Frank Otis Elementary
Alameda Unified · 2.2 mi
Strong
74/100
Edison Elementary
Alameda Unified · 2 mi
Strong
73/100
Redwood Heights Elementary
Oakland Unified · 2.7 mi
Solid
69/100
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic77.5%
White0.7%
Asian0.7%
Black16.1%
Other4.9%
GenderFemale 49.4%Male 50.6%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 93.8% (30pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
405
795 below CA avg (~1,200)
Transitional Kindergarten
TK status unconfirmed
No TK enrollment is on file with the state for this school — that isn't the same as “no TK.” Confirm directly with the district.
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
4 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$18,173
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$62,696 – $109,878
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy in Oakland, 26.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 24.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 2.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (7.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (29.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 26.6 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 224 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · Disabilities−26.6pp
0.0% vs 26.6% overall · n=15
2 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · Black−8.0pp
0.0% vs 8.0% overall · n=15
Math · Black−7.3pp
0.0% vs 7.3% overall · n=15
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income224 tested
ELA 26.4%·Math 7.2%· +2.4pp vs district
Hispanic177 tested
ELA 29.9%·Math 8.0%· +7.9pp vs district
English Learner56 tested
ELA 5.4%·Math 0.0%· +0.4pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 4.5pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: +2.9pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$135K
$50K above CA median
Median Home Value
$1.38M
$721K above CA median
Bachelor's+
72%
37pp above CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
6.9 years avg experience
18 teachers · 22% first-year · 6% second-year
Teacher Credentials
50% fully credentialed
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
4.4%
↓ vs CA 16.8% · 36th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
12.5%
↓ vs CA 39.3% · 29th pctile
Growth (G6→G8) · 15%
+5.4pp
↑ vs CA +1.5pp · 27th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
36.2%
↓ vs CA 18.5% · 25th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
6.0%
↓ vs CA 3.7% · 41th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 64 | 3% | 13% | 31% | 53% | 16% | −31 |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 4% | 21% | 28% | 46% | 25% | −22 |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 9% | 9% | 28% | 53% | 19% | −27 |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 16% | 31% | 36% | 17% | 47% | −1 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 64 | 0% | 2% | 19% | 80% | 2% | −33 |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 0% | 4% | 19% | 76% | 4% | −29 |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 9% | 0% | 5% | 86% | 9% | −23 |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 2% | 12% | 18% | 68% | 14% | −9 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 100 | 2% | 9% | 67% | 22% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 224 | 26.4% | +2 | −12 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 177 | 29.9% | +8 | −9 |
| English Learners | 56 | 5.4% | +0 | −5 |
03Peer comparison · nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy ← | — | 15 | 4.4% | 12.5% | +5.4 | 6.0% |
| Lincoln Middle | 1.9 mi | 74 | 43.6% | 75.2% | +1.3 | 4.6% |
| Oakland Unity Middle | 0.4 mi | 42 | 13.5% | 43.5% | +2.0 | 0.4% |
| Oakland Charter Academy | 1.3 mi | 26 | 6.5% | 18.6% | −2.1 | 5.8% |
| California average | — | 40 | 16.8% | 39.3% | +1.5 | 3.7% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #1732 → #1957 → #1986 → #2077 → #2160
What we can't show
- — Scored here as a middle school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 12 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,238 middle schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Frequently asked questions
Is Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy a good middle school?
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy has a Scope Score of 15 out of 100, placing it in the 3rd percentile of California middle schools and ranked #2,160 statewide. 4.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 12.5 percentage points below the California average of 16.8%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 12.5% of students at Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 4.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 8.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 4.4% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 348 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy rank in California?
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy ranks #2,160 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 3rd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy increases by 5.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the middle Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy?
36.2% of students at Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 18.5%. The suspension rate is 6.0%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy compare to other schools in Oakland?
Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy scores 15/100 (3rd percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 405 students. Use the schools in Oakland page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy in Oakland, 26.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 24.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 2.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (7.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (29.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 26.6 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 224 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.