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Barbara Worth Junior High — Rating & test scores

385 D Street, Brawley · 881 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 71

DevelopingScope Score · 25th percentile. Higher than 25 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

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

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 37% and 19% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 651 in English, 647 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is Barbara Worth a good middle school?

Developing. Barbara Worth is lower than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced3337%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2519%
English, Advanced339%
Math, Advanced278%

Progress in a year, 2025

English43−1 pts
Math9−18 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance2125 in 100
Barbara Worth’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Brawley Elementary’s other middle schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 8% of students tested in math scored Advanced, against 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

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

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 6–8. California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,800 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Barbara Worth say about itself?

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

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Progress

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

In English, about the same. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 1 point lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 18 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

English

−1

point lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino789−1 points
Low-income710−2 points
English learners335−5 points
Long-term English learners125−8 points
Students with disabilities111−6 points

Math

−18

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino789−18 points
Low-income710−17 points
English learners335−10 points
Long-term English learners125−13 points
Students with disabilities111−16 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 821 students with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

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

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 1 point below that expected score, and in math 18 points below it.

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

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

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 1 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Barbara Worth. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

2 middle schools within 1.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Padilla-PaceNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7339th
  2. Barbara WorthScope Score 7125th
Brawley Elementary

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

Schools like it

How does Barbara Worth compare with schools like it?

Barbara Worth’s Scope Score is 71. 612 California middle schools, counting Barbara Worth, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 71. Barbara Worth’s result is higher than 277 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 612

  1. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 92%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 93%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 92nd percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 91st percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 90th percentile

612 California public middle schools where 81% to 93% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 81% to 93% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Barbara Worth’s share. The count includes Barbara Worth. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 40% to 37% and math from 18% to 19%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2018 to 2026

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

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%201820242025202643%49%CaliforniaCalifornia37%Barbara WorthThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%201820242025202620%37%CaliforniaCalifornia19%Barbara WorthThis school

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

Each year’s results

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

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringBarbara WorthBrawley ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201843%—49%897
202436%—46%870
202540%—49%862
202637%42%49%651
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringBarbara WorthBrawley ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201820%—37%906
202415%—33%885
202518%—36%861
202619%21%37%647

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

37%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

3726289
Brawley Elementary42%California49%

Math

19%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

5427118
Brawley Elementary21%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 37% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 19% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

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

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 18 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced32%44%37%
Advanced9%10%10%
Proficient23%34%27%
Developing level29%24%22%
Minimal39%32%41%
Tested215206230
California48%51%49%
Difference−16−7−12

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 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced23%23%13%
Advanced11%9%4%
Proficient12%14%9%
Developing level32%28%20%
Minimal45%49%67%
Tested215205227
California37%38%36%
Difference−14−15−23

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

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

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school9%28%26%37%651
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Brawley Elementary12%30%27%31%1,233
Math, grades 6–8 · This school8%11%27%54%647
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Brawley Elementary9%12%25%54%1,237

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 651 tested in English, 647 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 96% of students. 170 of 687 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

25in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (170 of 687 students).

At the average middle school in the Brawley Elementary district: 26 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 5.3% of students were suspended at least once (37 of 702). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

881

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 96%White 2%

Family income

87%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 763 of 881. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

45

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

11% were in their first year.

99% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

52%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (93 of 178 students).

Brawley Elementary: 49%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
25 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (57 of 224).
Grades 7–8
24 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (113 of 463).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino96%
White2%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 43.7 of 43.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino619 tested18%California 25%
  • Low-income571 tested17%California 26%
  • English learners170 tested3%California 7%
  • Students with disabilities93 tested2%California 10%

17% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 26% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students, students with disabilities and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

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

Every group’s results, with the district

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

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Brawley Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 575 tested in English, 571 in math
English34%−337%−539%
Math17%−219%−926%
Hispanic or Latino · 623 tested in English, 619 in math
English37%−441%−239%
Math18%−321%−725%
English learners · 171 tested in English, 170 in math
English5%−16%−27%
Math3%−14%−47%
Students with disabilities · 94 tested in English, 93 in math
English5%−27%−914%
Math2%−13%−810%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Brawley Elementary, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

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

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

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

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

Families

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

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Staff

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Money

Where does the money go?

$17,323 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Brawley Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $41 million.

$17,323

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$10,591
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,732
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,621
  • Barbara Worth$17,323
  • Brawley Elementary middle schools$18,177
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Brawley Elementary’s yearly plan

$41million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$23million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $41 million of $87 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Brawley Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Barbara Worth like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92227. They are not figures for the families at Barbara Worth.

Typical household income in a year

$59,362

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92227.

Typical home value
$291,500
People who live in this ZIP code
28,315
Typical age
30.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
16%

What you can do

Who can act on Barbara Worth’s results?

Brawley Elementary’s board decides Barbara Worth’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

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

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Brawley Elementary extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Brawley Elementary: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Barbara Worth. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?18 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (821 students)
  2. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?3% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (170 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Barbara Worth, and how do I get in?

Ask Brawley Elementary which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Miguel Hidalgo Elementary
    Scope Score 69Needs Support · 12th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Barbara Worth Junior High
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 12th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • J. W. Oakley Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 11th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Myron D. Witter Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 27th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Phil D. Swing Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 29th percentile · elementary · 2026

    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 it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is Barbara Worth?

Address
385 D Street, Brawley 92227Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Elizabeth CaseyAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 5, 2024.

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

Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Brawley Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Barbara Worth a good middle school?

Barbara Worth Junior High has a Scope Score of 71. It scored higher than 25 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Developing, 25th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 25 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 26 in 100 at the average middle school in the Brawley Elementary district. 5.3% of students (37 of 702) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

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

In English, about the same. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 1 point lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 18 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 821 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 34% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Barbara Worth Junior High in Brawley scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,874 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math9%4042%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math29%4123%
Chronically absent25 in 100415%
Suspension rate5.3% (37 of 702)445%
English learners: top level20%485%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)-2.1pp—not scored

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

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

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267125#1874California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

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

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–190 in 10020.2% (199 of 987)—
2021–22not on filenot on file—
2022–23not on filenot on file—
2023–2426 in 10013.4% (128 of 958)—
2024–2530 in 10011.9% (110 of 922)−4
2025–2625 in 1005.3% (37 of 702)−2

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested 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 · English6519%37%
2026 · Math6478%19%
2025 · English86211%40%
2025 · Math8616%18%
2024 · English87010%36%
2024 · Math8855%15%
2023 · English88610%39%
2023 · Math9025%15%
2022 · English8929%37%
2022 · Math9043%15%
2019 · English93211%47%
2019 · Math9347%24%
2018 · English89711%43%
2018 · Math9066%20%
2017 · English8399%39%
2017 · Math8495%15%

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 6 · English20740%
2025 · Grade 7 · English23138%
2025 · Grade 8 · English42442%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math20725%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math23119%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math42315%
2024 · Grade 6 · English——
2024 · Grade 7 · English41840%
2024 · Grade 8 · English45133%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math——
2024 · Grade 7 · Math42317%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math46112%
2023 · Grade 7 · English44040%
2023 · Grade 8 · English44638%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math44516%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math45713%
2022 · Grade 7 · English43139%
2022 · Grade 8 · English46134%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math44118%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math46311%
2019 · Grade 7 · English45944%
2019 · Grade 8 · English47350%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math46025%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math47423%
2018 · Grade 6 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · English46343%
2018 · Grade 8 · English43343%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math46921%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math43519%
2017 · Grade 7 · English42640%
2017 · Grade 8 · English41339%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math42917%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math42012%

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
Schoolwide2313%19%51%27%

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

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income57534%−3−5
Hispanic or Latino62337%−4−2
English learners1715%−1−2
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−1821Average−18821Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−1789Average−18789Moderate
Low-income−2710Average−17710Moderate
English-only students+2404not categorized−24404not categorized
English learners−5335Average−10335Moderate
English learners only−10187not categorized−10187not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+2148not categorized−10148not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−8125Moderate−13125Moderate
Students with disabilities−6111Moderate−16111Moderate
White−220Average−4720Minimal

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. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

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

State model · English−1 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

821 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: −1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−18 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

821 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −18 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 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 30 in 100 → 2025–26 · 25 in 100 · −5 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 11.9% (110 of 922) → 2025–26 · 5.3% (37 of 702) · −6.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female0 in 10027 in 100+27 in 100
Male0 in 10023 in 100+23 in 100
Hispanic or Latino0 in 10025 in 100+25 in 100
White0 of 464 of 16—
Students with disabilities1 in 10028 in 100+27 in 100
English learners0 in 10031 in 100+31 in 100
Foster youth0 of 12——
Military families0 in 10018 of 89—
Low-income0 in 10026 in 100+26 in 100
All students0 in 10025 in 100+25 in 100

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

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,073 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,898 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$836 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 881

Central federal expenditures attributed here$785 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 881

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,819 per ADA

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

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 66%Instruction support 9%Student services 8%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$49,404,82666.15%66%
Instruction support$6,699,9608.97%9%
Student services$6,067,9048.12%8%
Administration$4,866,1586.52%7%
Buildings & maintenance$7,628,13610.21%10%
Total$74,688,215100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $74,688,215 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,073 per pupil
2020$13,501 per pupil
2019$13,926 per pupil
2018$12,308 per pupil
2017$11,529 per pupil

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 92227 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92227 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$59,362
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)16%
ZIP-area population28,315
Median age30.8 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 92227 →

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