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Barstow STEM Academy — Rating & test scores

310 Mountain View, Barstow · 454 students · Grades 5–8

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Scope Score 68

Needs SupportScope Score · 9th percentile. Higher than 9 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: 29% and 14% 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: 326
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

This rating covers grades 6–8. Barstow STEM Academy teaches 5–8.

Overview

Is Barstow STEM Academy a good middle school?

Needs Support. Barstow STEM Academy is lower than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced1629%
Math, Proficient or Advanced1414%
English, Advanced125%
Math, Advanced216%

Progress in a year, 2025

English5−19 pts
Math1−29 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance1727 in 100
Barstow STEM Academy’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Barstow Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

132 of 487 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 50 in 100 at the average Barstow Unified middle school.

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

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 487. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Barstow Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Barstow STEM Academy say about itself?

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

Open bsa.busdk12.com (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 5–8 scored 19 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 29 points lower, which the state calls Minimal.

English

−19

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 Latino266−18 points
Low-income254−20 points
White74−18 points
Black or African American42−17 points
Two or More Races23−4 points

Math

−29

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

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino264−27 points
Low-income250−30 points
White74−35 points
Black or African American42−16 points
Two or More Races21−15 points

Grades 5–8, 2025, 416 students in English, 412 in math with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

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

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 19 points below that expected score, and in math 29 points below it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 30th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 2 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Barstow STEM Academy. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

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

  1. Barstow STEM AcademyScope Score 689th
  2. Independent Study ProgramSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 64bottom 1%
  3. BarstowNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 62bottom 1%
Barstow UnifiedMagnet or school of choice

A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

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

Schools like it

How does Barstow STEM Academy compare with schools like it?

Barstow STEM Academy’s Scope Score is 68. 340 California middle schools, counting Barstow STEM Academy, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 75. Barstow STEM Academy’s result is higher than 25 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 340

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 61%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

340 California public middle schools where 54% to 66% 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 54% to 66% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Barstow STEM Academy’s share. The count includes Barstow STEM Academy. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 31% to 29% and math stayed at 14%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 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%2017201820192022202320242025202666%49%CaliforniaCalifornia29%Barstow STEM AcademyThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202648%37%CaliforniaCalifornia14%Barstow STEM AcademyThis school

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

Each year’s results

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

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringBarstow STEM AcademyBarstow UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201766%—48%292
201864%—49%290
201959%—50%284
202255%—47%283
202340%—46%296
202438%—46%290
202531%—49%297
202629%26%49%326
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringBarstow STEM AcademyBarstow UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201748%—37%292
201852%—37%287
201941%—38%282
202228%—31%283
202318%—32%293
202419%—33%290
202514%—36%295
202614%13%37%326

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

29%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

413024
Barstow Unified13%California49%

Math

14%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

58288
Barstow Unified5%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 29% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 14% 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 15 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

How do the elementary grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grade 5, spring 2026, 34% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 6% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

English

34%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

353128
Barstow Unified17%California49%

Math

6%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

7321
Barstow Unified4%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advanced34%
Advanced6%
Proficient28%
Developing level31%
Minimal35%
Tested130
California49%
Difference−15
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced27%33%27%
Advanced2%6%7%
Proficient25%27%20%
Developing level29%32%28%
Minimal44%35%45%
Tested12711386
California48%51%49%
Difference−21−18−22

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

Math

Math, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advanced6%
Advanced2%
Proficient4%
Developing level21%
Minimal73%
Tested130
California37%
Difference−31
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced10%13%22%
Advanced5%4%12%
Proficient5%9%10%
Developing level32%26%23%
Minimal58%61%55%
Tested12611486
California37%38%36%
Difference−27−25−14

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 school5%24%30%41%326
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Barstow Unified2%11%18%69%1,199
Math, grades 6–8 · This school6%8%28%58%326
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Barstow Unified2%3%16%79%1,197
English, grade 5 · This school6%28%31%35%130
English, grade 5 · California23%26%20%31%410,249
English, grade 5 · Barstow Unified3%14%20%63%418
Math, grade 5 · This school2%4%21%73%130
Math, grade 5 · California21%16%24%39%411,080
Math, grade 5 · Barstow Unified1%3%15%81%416

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 326 tested in English, 326 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 64% of students. 132 of 487 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

27in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (132 of 487 students).

At the average Barstow Unified middle school: 50 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

454

students in grades 5–8.

Hispanic or Latino 64%White 19%Black or African American 9%Two or more races 5%

Family income

60%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 273 of 454. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

15

teachers, with 9 years of experience on average.

27% were in their first year.

79% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.3%

of students were suspended at least once (16 of 488). Average California middle school 3.7%.

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

Missing school, by grade
Grades 5–6
27 in 100 students in grades 5–6 were chronically absent (74 of 274).
Grades 7–8
27 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (58 of 213).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino64%
White19%
Black or African American9%
Two or more races5%
Asian—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

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

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 11 of 14 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 231 tested30%California 39%
  • Low-incomeMath · 230 tested11%California 26%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 294 tested28%California 39%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 294 tested10%California 25%
  • WhiteEnglish · 87 tested44%California 62%
  • WhiteMath · 87 tested24%California 50%

28% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 10% in math (grades 5–8, spring 2026), against 39% and 25% for the same group across California. Low-income and White students also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 5–8, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

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

Proficient or Advancedgrades 5–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Barstow Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 231 tested in English, 230 in math
English30%+1911%−939%
Math11%+74%−1526%
Hispanic or Latino · 294 tested
English28%+1414%−1139%
Math10%+55%−1525%
White · 87 tested
English44%+2123%−1862%
Math24%+1311%−2650%

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

Black or African American students, 40 tested: no rate for grades 5, 6 and 8 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

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

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

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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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Money

Where does the money go?

$12,838 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Barstow Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $45 million.

$12,838

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$6,651
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,187
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,776
  • Barstow STEM Academy$12,838
  • Barstow Unified middle schools$14,935
  • 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 ↓

Barstow Unified’s yearly plan

$45million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$24million

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 8 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $45 million of $133 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Barstow Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Barstow STEM Academy like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92311. They are not figures for the families at Barstow STEM Academy.

Typical household income in a year

$61,862

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 92311.

Typical home value
$246,400
People who live in this ZIP code
33,954
Typical age
33.5 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
13%

What you can do

Who can act on Barstow STEM Academy’s results?

Barstow Unified’s board decides Barstow STEM Academy’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 Barstow STEM Academy 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 Barstow Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for homeless students on three measures: English, graduation and suspensions; and for low-income students on two measures: math, and suspensions. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Barstow Unified: 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 Barstow STEM Academy. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?27 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (132 of 487 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?29 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 5–8, 2025 (412 students)
  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 Barstow STEM Academy, and how do I get in?

Barstow STEM Academy runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Barstow Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  2. Middle · this school
    Barstow STEM Academy
    Grades 5–8Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile
  3. High
    Barstow High
    Scope Score 71Developing · 28th percentile · 2025Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

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

High-school links

  • Barstow High

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

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 28th percentile · high · 2025

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.

Where the path ends: Barstow High
Barstow HighScope Score 71 · Developing · 28th percentile · 2025estimated path

The road from this school ends at Barstow High. UC records 5 enrollees from Barstow High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 10 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Barstow High around 2030, and a school can change a lot in 4 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 62% of the students who finished high school at Barstow High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

5 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 10 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Barstow High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Barstow STEM Academy?

Address
310 Mountain View, Barstow 92311Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Eusebio ZavalaAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 18, 2025.

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?

Barstow STEM Academy runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Barstow Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Barstow STEM Academy a good middle school?

Barstow STEM Academy has a Scope Score of 68. It scored higher than 9 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Needs Support, 9th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 27 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 50 in 100 at the average Barstow Unified middle school. 3.3% of students (16 of 488) 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?

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 5–8 scored 19 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 29 points lower, which the state calls Minimal.

  • Included in this measure: 416 students in English, 412 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 30% of low-income students in grades 5–8 at Barstow STEM Academy 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 #2,279 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #1 of 3 in Barstow Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math6%3742%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math22%3523%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+32 scale-score pts3020%
Chronically absent27 in 100385%
Suspension rate3.3% (16 of 488)525%

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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight 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
2025–26689#2279California 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)
2018–195 in 1003.7% (15 of 410)−19
2021–22not on filenot on file+5
2022–23not on filenot on file+15
2023–2431 in 1002.2% (9 of 418)+4
2024–2531 in 1003.4% (16 of 470)+3
2025–2627 in 1003.3% (16 of 488)+6

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 · English4565%30%
2026 · Math4565%12%
2025 · English4266%33%
2025 · Math4225%11%
2024 · English3869%41%
2024 · Math3863%17%
2023 · English3847%41%
2023 · Math3804%15%
2022 · English37812%54%
2022 · Math3777%24%
2019 · English37920%61%
2019 · Math37713%35%
2018 · English38115%65%
2018 · Math37821%47%
2017 · English38617%66%
2017 · Math38619%44%

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 5 · English12939%
2025 · Grade 6 · English12524%
2025 · Grade 7 · English8546%
2025 · Grade 8 · English8726%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math1275%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math12410%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math8522%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math8613%
2024 · Grade 5 · English9649%
2024 · Grade 6 · English9832%
2024 · Grade 7 · English9741%
2024 · Grade 8 · English9541%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math9614%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math9819%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math9718%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math9519%
2023 · Grade 5 · English8845%
2023 · Grade 6 · English10031%
2023 · Grade 7 · English9840%
2023 · Grade 8 · English9849%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math875%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math9914%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math9615%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math9826%
2022 · Grade 5 · English9551%
2022 · Grade 6 · English9753%
2022 · Grade 7 · English9361%
2022 · Grade 8 · English9351%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math9411%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math9721%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math9332%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math9332%
2019 · Grade 5 · English9566%
2019 · Grade 6 · English9459%
2019 · Grade 7 · English9865%
2019 · Grade 8 · English9253%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math9518%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math9360%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math9736%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math9227%
2018 · Grade 5 · English9167%
2018 · Grade 6 · English9470%
2018 · Grade 7 · English9856%
2018 · Grade 8 · English9867%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math9130%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math9247%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math9836%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math9773%
2017 · Grade 5 · English9467%
2017 · Grade 6 · English10259%
2017 · Grade 7 · English9967%
2017 · Grade 8 · English9173%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math9430%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math10237%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math9945%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math9164%

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
Schoolwide2176%18%65%11%

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-income23130%+19−9
Hispanic or Latino29428%+14−11
White8744%+21−18
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−19416Moderate−29412Minimal
English-only students−19381not categorized−29378not categorized
Hispanic or Latino−18266Moderate−27264Minimal
Low-income−20254Moderate−30250Minimal
White−1874Moderate−3574Minimal
Black or African American−1742Moderate−1642Moderate
Two or more races−423Average−1521Moderate
English learners−3020Minimal−1619Moderate
Students with disabilities+520Accelerated−420Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−2114not categorized−2713not 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 5–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 8 against the same school’s grade 6 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
7%
exceeded standard · 32% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 98 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
7%
Advanced · 27% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 86 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 86 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English 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 English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−19 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 5–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 5–8

416 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −19 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−29 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 5–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 5–8

412 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −29 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, 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 5–8, 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 · 31 in 100 → 2025–26 · 27 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.4% (16 of 470) → 2025–26 · 3.3% (16 of 488) · −0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female5 in 10030 in 100+25 in 100
Male5 in 10024 in 100+19 in 100
Black or African American1 of 2110 of 42—
Hispanic or Latino5 in 10028 in 100+23 in 100
Two or more races2 of 266 of 23—
White5 of 9526 of 94—
Students with disabilities1 of 1311 of 28—
English learners0 of 153 of 16—
Homeless0 of 37——
Low-income5 in 10030 in 100+25 in 100
All students5 in 10027 in 100+22 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$12,633 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 6,129 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$396 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 454

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,380 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 454

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,973 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 62%Instruction support 11%Student services 10%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 7%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$71,383,57662.21%62%
Instruction support$12,970,71011.30%11%
Student services$11,193,7259.75%10%
Administration$10,792,2579.40%10%
Buildings & maintenance$8,412,4637.33%7%
Total$114,753,290100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $114,753,290 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$12,633 per pupil
2020$12,662 per pupil
2019$12,804 per pupil
2018$11,482 per pupil
2017$10,964 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 92311 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92311 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$61,862
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13%
ZIP-area population33,954
Median age33.5 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 92311 →

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