Solid Base
71.4% Met or Exceeded · unweighted grade–subject rate average
Do those results extend across subjects and student groups?
Public middle school
Bernice Ayer Middle
A foundation in the reported results. Look across subjects and student groups.
73% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 70% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
Patterns to investigate · 2025
Growth Engine
Cohort-change index 90.8 · threshold 63 · not a percentile · 2023 G6 → 2025 G8 · cohort n=294
Does the pattern hold for other cohorts, and how does the school track each child’s progress?
Strong All-Around
Reading 73.8% · math 69.0% proficient · both official growth subjects Average or above · 2025
Do the broad strengths extend to your child’s grade and learning needs?
Findings can overlap. They describe reported results, not what caused them. Definitions and limits →
Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
Contact
Math
70%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
English
73%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
919Total enrollment
Chronic absence
12%Students absent 10% or more of school days
What are you trying to decide?
The overall score is a starting point.
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Explore teaching, coursework and student-group results. A schoolwide average cannot predict an individual experience.
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Use comparable evidence alongside entry requirements, cost and location.
Compare nearby schools →Academic performance
What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 52% | 70% |
| 2022 | 52% | 70% |
| 2023 | 59% | 71% |
| 2024 | 63% | 68% |
| 2025 | 70% | 73% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
46%ProficientStandard Met
24%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
16%MinimalStandard Not Met
14%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
39%ProficientStandard Met
34%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
16%MinimalStandard Not Met
10%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025
Climbed from the 87th to the 96th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 200 middle schools.
Most rating sites would stop at “71% proficient” and call it done. Bernice Ayer deserves a closer read. One in three of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Bernice Ayer's low-income kids hit 59.1% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
875 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · cohort of 294 tracked
Bernice Ayer Middle scores 77 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 96th percentile of 2,177 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 71% of students meet the standard today, above the 62% who did in 2019.
Percentile among 2,177 middle schools statewide
ELABlue(Increased)MathBlue(Increased)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 66% | 63% | 67% | 66% | 73% |
| Grade 7 | 72% | 80% | 71% | 75% | 75% |
| Grade 8 | 74% | 77% | 75% | 69% | 73% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 50% | 44% | 51% | 63% | 66% |
| Grade 7 | 53% | 53% | 63% | 74% | 67% |
| Grade 8 | 55% | 60% | 67% | 62% | 74% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
Two-thirds of students here meet the standard. Two in five clear it by a lot.
ELA74% met or exceeded
Exceeded 40%Met 34%Nearly Met 16%Not Met 11%
Math69% met or exceeded
Exceeded 45%Met 24%Nearly Met 17%Not Met 14%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77 | 43% | 71% | Strong · p97 | 11.9% | 3.3% |
| CA average · Middle School | 39 | 17% | 40% | Average · p50 | 18.1% | 3.6% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope7739
% Exceeded43%17%
% Met+71%40%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)Strong · p97Average · p50
Absence11.9%18.1%
Suspension3.3%3.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25
Our growth read and California's own model agree — both land near the 91st percentile of middle schools.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
California runs its own growth model, following individual children in grades 4 through 8 rather than comparing school-wide averages the way we do. The two measures land in the same neighbourhood here — ours puts this school around the 97th percentile of California middle schools, the state's around the 91st in reading and math together. Two different methods agreeing is the most you can ask of one year of test data.
— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.
The returning cohort, two years on
ELA · 2023 · Grade 6
33%
exceeded standard · 67% met or exceeded
ELA · 2025 · Grade 8
41%
exceeded standard · 73% met or exceeded
n = 294
returning cohort
returning cohort
Percent exceeded, ELA only. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different metric — mean scale-score change across ELA and Math; California's own matched-student model is below.
Both measures, each ranked in its own field
Our growth measurereturning cohort, G6→G8SchoolScope growth measure: 97th percentile among California middle schools.97th pctile
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: +15 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 89th percentile of 7,519 reported schools.89th pctile · +15 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: +20 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 92nd percentile of 7,518 reported schools.92nd pctile · +20 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
Low-income students here meet the ELA standard ahead of the same group statewide.
59.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. This comparison does not tell us what caused the difference.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 71% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 71%, district —, state 40%71%
WhiteWhite: this school 80%, district 74%, state 56%80% · +8 vs school
MaleMale: this school 71%, district 66%, state 42%71% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 72%, district 69%, state 44%72% · +1 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 56%, district 49%, state 32%56% · −16 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 51%, district 45%, state 32%51% · −20 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 31%, district 32%, state 15%31% · −41 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 41%, district 32%, state 22%41% · −31 vs school
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: this school 63%, district 60%, state 46%63% · −8 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 81%, district 76%, state 56%81% · +10 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 9%, district 14%, state 11%9% · −62 vs school
AsianAsian: too few students to report‹11
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade
Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 3.6pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: +5.7pp.
ShowHide California's growth model by student group
The state's growth model, by student group
California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California middle school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.
Reading
English Only635 studentsEnglish Only, reading: +15 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 635 students.+15 pts · +15 vs typical
White485 studentsWhite, reading: +17 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 485 students.+17 pts · +17 vs typical
Low-income students341 studentsLow-income students, reading: +13 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 341 students.+13 pts · +16 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students258 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: +12 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 258 students.+12 pts · +14 vs typical
English Learner160 studentsEnglish Learner, reading: +12 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 160 students.+12 pts · +17 vs typical
Math
English Only634 studentsEnglish Only, math: +22 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 634 students.+22 pts · +25 vs typical
White484 studentsWhite, math: +24 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 484 students.+24 pts · +23 vs typical
Low-income students339 studentsLow-income students, math: +16 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 339 students.+16 pts · +21 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students257 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: +14 scale-score points versus expectation, against −6 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 257 students.+14 pts · +20 vs typical
English Learner160 studentsEnglish Learner, math: +16 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 160 students.+16 pts · +19 vs typical
this school typical California middle school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted
— 1 more group is reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.
The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 23 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher23 · district 23
Teaching staff44 teachers
Avg. experience12.8 years
Fully credentialed83%
First-year teachers9%
Intern / emergency permit2.5%
PrincipalNick Stever
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Teacher salary schedule$65,219 – $130,638
Principal salary$185,421 – $206,216
Superintendent salary$348,333
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here show up more, and get suspended less, than the state average.
Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 11.9%, district 13.1%, state 18.1%11.9% · −6.2pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 3.3%, district —, state 3.6%3.3% · −0.3pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–68.9%
Grades 7–813.3%
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $18,088 per student, more than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
$300 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $18,088, CA average $14,491$18,088 · spent at this school
Federal share$300 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,166 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 64%Instruction support 10%Student services 10%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,431 per pupil
2019$11,341 per pupil
2018$10,665 per pupil
2017$9,388 per pupil
2016$8,875 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
One in three of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
On the state's science test (CAST), 57% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino30.1% · district 26.7% · CA 56.1%
White58.9% · district 51.0% · CA 19.9%
Asian1.4% · district 7.4% · CA 10.2%
Other9.6% · district 14.2% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch39.4% · CA 64%
Median income$182K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.38M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+58% · CA 35%
ZIP population29,406
Median age43 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
What is the school’s approach?
School-stated approach · questions for your visit
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A source-reviewed culture summary is not available for this profile yet. Ask how teaching, student support and family communication work day to day.
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
No nearby schools in this category are listed. The school being viewed stays visible for reference.
| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernice Ayer Middle | Public | Strong | 43% | 71% | School being viewed | |
| Vista del Mar Middle | Public | Strong | 44% | 74% | 2.0 mi |
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Nearby public schools across grade levels, plus private options within 10 miles.
Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.
13 private schools within 10 miles
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Moving & enrollment
Which schools could serve my child?
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School location and nearby schools do not establish attendance eligibility. Confirm boundaries and permit requirements with Capistrano Unified.
District information →School website →Schools across the K–12 journey
Elementary · K–5
Middle · 6–8
High school · 9–12
The road from this school ends at San Clemente High, which sent 49 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 17 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach San Clemente High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 82% of San Clemente High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.
49 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 17 AP subjects taught → full record on San Clemente High's page
Source: UC & College Board
Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.
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What should I do next?
Worth a school visit
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
- Ask how teachers track each child's growth over the year, not just where the class lands on test day.
- Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Bernice Ayer Middle a good middle school?
Bernice Ayer Middle has a Scope Score of 77 out of 100, placing it in the 96th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #84 statewide. 42.5% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 25.4 percentage points above the California average of 17.2%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 6-to-8 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Bernice Ayer Middle's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 71.4% of students at Bernice Ayer Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 42.5% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 28.9% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 42.5% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 1,750 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Bernice Ayer Middle rank in California?
Bernice Ayer Middle ranks #84 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 96th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), same-cohort growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Bernice Ayer Middle getting better or worse?
SchoolScope follows the same cohort of students across grades rather than comparing two different grades in the same year. At Bernice Ayer Middle that cohort is 2023 G6 → 2025 G8, measured in SBAC scale-score points. Its gain ranks strong among California middle schools — roughly the 97th percentile, ahead of the typical school at this level. Read the ranking, not the raw point gain: scale scores rise with age, so nearly every school posts a positive number and only the relative position tells you anything. Growth is weighted at 20% in the middle Scope Score because it is the least demographically confounded signal available — it tracks change over time rather than the level students arrived at. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Bernice Ayer Middle?
11.9% of students at Bernice Ayer Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 18.1%. The suspension rate is 3.3%. 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 Bernice Ayer Middle compare to other schools in San Clemente?
Bernice Ayer Middle scores 77/100 (96th 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 919 students. Use the schools in San Clemente page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Bernice Ayer Middle serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Bernice Ayer Middle in San Clemente, 59.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 55.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Bernice Ayer Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 3.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (52.4% Math proficient); White students (81.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 63.0 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 352 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.
What high school does Bernice Ayer Middle feed into?
By attendance boundary, Bernice Ayer Middle is zoned to San Clemente High. San Clemente High has a Scope Score of 71 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Use the published evidence to prepare questions, then verify fit and access with the school.
Behind the evidence
Inspect the full record
Public sources, visible methods and the underlying school record. Source years and limitations stay attached to the evidence.
How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25
Growth carries this score — its returning cohort's growth from grade 6 to grade 8. The test levels clear the state's too.
The school's returning cohort — mostly, not exactly, the same kids two years on — gained 77 scale-score points across the span. Almost every school gains points, so we rank the gain against every other California school in this level.
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 42.5% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 71.4% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Strong | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 11.9% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 30.6% | 18.0% | 5% |
Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built
A closer look at the evidence
Bernice Ayer Middle: reading the evidence
Bernice Ayer has an average Met + Exceeded rate of 71% and an Exceeded rate of 42.5% across the reported grades and subjects. Ask how students are supported and challenged at different starting points.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
Do those results extend across subjects and student groups?
Explore the underlying data →Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
Bernice Ayer Middle is ranked #84 statewide · #3 of 18 in Capistrano Unified.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 42.5% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 71.4% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Strong | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 11.9% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 30.6% | 18.0% | 5% |
- Exceeded standard
- ↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 79 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 76 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)
- ↑ vs CA average · 97th pctile
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 59 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 2.6pp lower vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 51 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.5pp lower vs 2024
- EL proficiency (ELPAC)
- ↑ vs CA 18.0% · index 63 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 296 | 37% | 36% | 17% | 10% | 73% | +27 |
| Grade 7 | 285 | 41% | 34% | 14% | 11% | 75% | +27 |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 41% | 32% | 16% | 11% | 73% | +27 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 296 | 39% | 27% | 19% | 16% | 66% | +31 |
| Grade 7 | 285 | 45% | 22% | 19% | 14% | 67% | +33 |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 53% | 21% | 14% | 12% | 74% | +42 |
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 295 | 28% | 29% | 36% | 7% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 352 | 59.1% | +4 | +21 |
| White | 506 | 81.4% | +3 | +20 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 268 | 56.0% | +4 | +17 |
03Nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernice Ayer Middle ← | — | 77 | 42.5% | 71.4% | +4.0pp | +77 pts | 3.3% |
| Vista del Mar Middle | 2 mi | 66 | 44.5% | 73.9% | −8.7pp | — | 2.6% |
| California average | — | 39 | 17.2% | 40.0% | +1.5pp | — | 3.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
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| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 61 | 87 | #255 | 34.8% | 61.8% | 8.3% | 3.7% | +6.2pp |
| 2022 | 62 | 89 | #222 | 33.2% | 62.9% | 19.8% | 4.7% | +14.8pp |
| 2023 | 65 | 91 | #200 | 35.2% | 65.5% | 18.0% | 4.0% | +11.8pp |
| 2024 | 76 | 96 | #86 | 40.1% | 68.3% | 14.5% | 4.8% | +1.4pp |
| 2025 | 77 | 96 | #84 | 42.5% | 71.4% | 11.9% | 3.3% | +4.0pp |
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 8.3% | 11.5% | +3.2pp |
| Male | 8.1% | 12.1% | +4.0pp |
| Asian | 4.8% | 0.0% | -4.8pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.0% | 14.4% | +2.4pp |
| Two or More Races | 5.2% | 5.1% | -0.1pp |
| White | 6.2% | 10.6% | +4.4pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 16.4% | 18.2% | +1.8pp |
| English Learners | 15.0% | 21.6% | +6.6pp |
| Homeless | 25.0% | 22.7% | -2.3pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 15.7% | 17.4% | +1.7pp |
| All Students | 8.2% | 11.8% | +3.6pp |
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | Reading | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | +15 | 841 | Accelerated | +20 | 839 | Exceptional |
| English Only | +15 | 635 | not categorised | +22 | 634 | not categorised |
| White | +17 | 485 | Accelerated | +24 | 484 | Exceptional |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | +13 | 341 | Accelerated | +16 | 339 | Accelerated |
| Hispanic or Latino | +12 | 258 | Accelerated | +14 | 257 | Accelerated |
| English Learner | +12 | 160 | Accelerated | +16 | 160 | Accelerated |
| Students with Disabilities | −1 | 136 | Average | +7 | 135 | Accelerated |
| Homeless Youth | +7 | 109 | Accelerated | +9 | 109 | Accelerated |
| Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only | +21 | 93 | not categorised | +22 | 93 | not categorised |
| English Learners Only | −2 | 67 | not categorised | +13 | 67 | not categorised |
| Two or More Races | +15 | 58 | Accelerated | +28 | 58 | Exceptional |
| Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only) | −6 | 44 | Moderate | +17 | 44 | Accelerated |
| Asian | +28 | 12 | Exceptional | +42 | 12 | Exceptional |
Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-27
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