Public school · Palmdale Elementary

Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade

Palmdale · 6–8 · 822 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
16 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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Well below California in English and math: 28% and 10% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 799 in English, 796 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).
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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
7%
Met standard
21%
Below standard
72%

28% met or exceeded · 799 tested

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LevelHereCaliforniaPalmdale Elementary
Exceeded7%19%7%
Met21%30%25%
Nearly met27%23%26%
Not met45%28%42%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
4%
Met standard
6%
Below standard
90%

10% met or exceeded · 796 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaPalmdale Elementary
Exceeded4%20%5%
Met6%16%10%
Nearly met19%23%20%
Not met71%41%65%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence
About 1 in 3 students (318 of 916) missed 10% or more of school days, about one and a half times the rate at the average Palmdale Elementary school.2024–25
35 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

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

Source
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students
all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 916
Comparison
318 of 916. District and California figures are averages of school rates (10 Palmdale Elementary schools; 2,175 scored California middle schools), our calculation.
15.1% of students (144 of 954) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, against 3.5% at the average California middle school.2024–25
15.1%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source
CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students
all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 954
Comparison
144 of 954. District and California figures are averages of school rates (10 Palmdale Elementary schools; 2,177 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school28%
California49%

Tested: 799 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school28%
Palmdale Elementary32%

Tested: 799 here · 6,208 in Palmdale Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 14 schools.

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LevelHereCaliforniaPalmdale Elementary
Exceeded7%19%7%
Met21%30%25%
Nearly met27%23%26%
Not met45%28%42%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school10%
California36%

Tested: 796 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school10%
Palmdale Elementary15%

Tested: 796 here · 6,201 in Palmdale Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 14 schools.

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LevelHereCaliforniaPalmdale Elementary
Exceeded4%20%5%
Met6%16%10%
Nearly met19%23%20%
Not met71%41%65%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

201920%2,754 tested
→
202528%799 tested

This school

California, same grades50% → 49%2019 → 2025 · 1,390,416 → 1,266,619 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

20198%2,754 tested
→
202510%796 tested

This school

California, same grades38% → 36%2019 → 2025 · 1,394,239 → 1,272,526 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

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English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8
This schoolCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8
This schoolCalifornia

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 20% in 2019 to 28% in 2025. Math went from 8% in 2019 to 10% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201920%
2,754 tested		50%
1,390,416 tested
202229%
2,646 tested		47%
1,277,584 tested
202325%
832 tested		46%
1,267,562 tested
202425%
840 tested		46%
1,269,432 tested
202528%
799 tested		49%
1,266,619 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20198%
2,754 tested		38%
1,394,239 tested
20227%
2,640 tested		31%
1,279,506 tested
202310%
832 tested		32%
1,272,024 tested
20249%
844 tested		33%
1,277,570 tested
202510%
796 tested		36%
1,272,526 tested
The state’s growth measure697 students in English, 693 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025
English+3ptsCDE category: Average
Math−19ptsCDE category: Moderate

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

Ask: Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

35 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
23in 100 at the average Palmdale Elementary school18in 100 at the average California middle school

318 of 916 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school35 in 100
at the average Palmdale Elementary school23 in 100
at the average California middle school18 in 100
15.1%of students were suspended at least once (144 of 954), 2024–25
6.8%at the average Palmdale Elementary school3.5%at the average California middle school
Attendance by grade
Chronically absent, 2024–25Per 100 studentsStudents
Grades 4–63090 of 299
Grades 7–837228 of 617

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

706 English · 703 math tested

English26% / 38%
Math9% / 24%

Hispanic or Latino

620 English · 618 math tested

English29% / 38%
Math11% / 24%

Black or African American

119 tested per subject

English22% / 32%
Math6% / 18%

English learners

126 English · 127 math tested

English4% / 7%
Math0% / 6%

Students with disabilities

133 tested per subject

English5% / 14%
Math2% / 10%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Palmdale Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 706 tested in English, 703 in math
English26%−329%−1238%
Math9%−413%−1524%
Hispanic or Latino · 620 tested in English, 618 in math
English29%−332%−938%
Math11%−415%−1324%
Black or African American · 119 tested
English22%+319%−1032%
Math6%−28%−1218%
English learners · 126 tested in English, 127 in math
English4%+13%−37%
Math0%−22%−66%
Students with disabilities · 133 tested
English5%−27%−914%
Math2%−13%−810%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Palmdale Elementary, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

White students: fewer than 30 tested here. 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 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.

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American students and students with disabilities did worse than the same groups statewide. English learners did worse than the same group statewide in math.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade in Palmdale, 25.9% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 28.8% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 2.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (9.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (29.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 23.6 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 706 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 77%2. Black or African American: 15%3. White: 4%4. Two or more races: 2%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino77%
  2. Black or African American15%
  3. White4%
  4. Two or more races2%
  5. Asian—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2024–25Here
Hispanic or Latino77%
Black or African American15%
White4%
Two or more races2%
Asian—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 9 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (89%, 734 of 822). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers44
Average experience11 years
First-year teachers11%
89% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 88.92%: 35.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 40.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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The school path beyond this campus

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

  1. ElementaryJoshua Hills ElementaryNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. MiddleCactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet AcadeThis campus · grades 6-8
  3. High schoolPalmdale Academy CharterNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Joshua Hills Elementary

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

    11th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

  • Mesquite Elementary

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

    12th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

  • Barrel Springs Elementary

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

    71st percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

Middle-school links

High-school links

  • Palmdale Academy Charter

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

    34th percentile · Developing · high · 2025

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

High-school endpoint evidence · Palmdale Academy Charter
Palmdale Academy CharterScope 51estimated path

The road from this school ends at Palmdale Academy Charter. UC records 6 enrollees from Palmdale Academy Charter for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 13 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Palmdale Academy Charter around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still.

6 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 13 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Palmdale Academy Charter's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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3243 East Avenue R-8, Palmdale 93550

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  2. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  3. Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?

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Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 81.3–97.3% meal eligibility and 411–1,644 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade a good middle school?
Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade is in the 4th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 16 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade was well below California in English and math: 28% and 10% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 28% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 10% the math standard; 7% and 4% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 799 students were tested in English and 796 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade rank in California?
Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade is in the 4th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2025). Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade ranks #2,078 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (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 Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade getting better or worse?
SchoolScope compares Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 33rd percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 34.7% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 318 chronically absent of 916 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 15.1%; 144 unduplicated suspended students of 954 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 34.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 14.9%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade compare to other schools in Palmdale?
Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade is in the 4th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. Use the schools in Palmdale page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade?
At Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade in Palmdale, 25.9% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 28.8% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 2.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (9.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (29.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 23.6 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 706 ELA grade test records. 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.
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Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade is ranked #2,078 statewide · #9 of 10 in Palmdale Elementary.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard5.4%17.2%42%
Met or exceeded18.8%40.0%23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)Weakaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism34.4%18.1%5%
Suspension rate14.9%3.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)19.3%17.8%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 37 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 33 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)
↓ vs CA average · ≈33rd calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 28 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.6pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 5 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 2.7pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 47 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 62607%15%28%49%23%−23
Grade 72888%26%25%40%35%−13
Grade 82514%21%30%45%25%−21

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4084 reporting schools

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 62593%5%21%71%8%−27
Grade 72876%8%21%65%14%−20
Grade 82503%6%15%76%9%−23

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.5%; n=4086 reporting schools

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools

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.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA29524.1%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA24926.9%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA29623.0%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math29912.4%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math2508.0%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math2956.4%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA24920.5%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA29228.1%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA29126.5%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math2497.2%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math2929.3%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math29112.4%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA88228.1%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA88235.3%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA88225.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math8806.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math8808.0%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math8808.3%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA91817.4%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA91817.4%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA91825.2%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math9186.4%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math9188.7%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math9189.1%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide2521%7%53%39%

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 · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged70625.9%−3−12
Hispanic/Latino62029.0%−3−9
Students with Disabilities1334.5%−2−10
Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance · Grade gap = grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students; Cohort growth = school-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade ←—164th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 20255.4%18.8%+1.8pp+32 pts14.9%
Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Ac1.5 mi2420th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 20254.5%19.3%+2.6pp—9.4%
Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma1.5 mi199th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 20255.0%19.9%+5.6pp—10.7%
California average—39School average · no percentile17.2%40.0%+1.5pp—3.6%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders2.5%

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.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$58,752 – $131,333
Average elementary principal salary$148,872
Average middle school principal salary$151,470
Average high school principal salary$157,080
Superintendent salary$334,851

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201911/1001#1932California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
202217/10010#1897California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
202316/10010#1896California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
202418/1007#1996California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 33.0% → 2025 · 34.7% · +1.7pp
Suspension rate2024 · 12.3% → 2025 · 15.1% · +2.8pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA7996.8%27.8%
2025 · Math7964.2%10.3%
2024 · ELA8404.5%24.5%
2024 · Math8442.0%9.0%
2023 · ELA8325.2%25.2%
2023 · Math8322.6%9.7%
2022 · ELA8825.1%29.4%
2022 · Math8801.9%7.4%
2019 · ELA9183.6%19.9%
2019 · Math9181.9%8.1%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
2019———2.7%14.0%20.4%22.8%+5.2pp
2022———3.6%18.5%23.2%11.8%-0.3pp
2023———3.9%17.3%18.2%13.1%+5.6pp
2024———3.2%16.8%32.8%12.2%-3.5pp
2025164#20785.4%18.8%34.4%14.9%+1.8pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 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 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
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  • — Students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged here trail the state average for their group by 12 points in ELA in grades 6–8 — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female21.2%36.6%+15.4pp
Male19.9%32.7%+12.8pp
Black/African American36.1%41.4%+5.3pp
Hispanic/Latino17.2%33.3%+16.1pp
White21.3%35.3%+14.0pp
Students with Disabilities31.6%37.4%+5.8pp
English Learners17.9%27.6%+9.7pp
Foster Youth39.0%45.8%+6.8pp
Homeless56.3%57.6%+1.3pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged21.1%36.0%+14.9pp
All Students20.5%34.7%+14.2pp
Two or More Races—43.8%—

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
GroupELAnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students+3697Average−19693Moderate
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+2630Average−20626Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+2550Average−21547Minimal
English Only+3430not categorised−18428not categorised
English Learner+4199Average−21198Minimal
Students with Disabilities−15117Moderate−26117Minimal
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only+13101not categorised−15100not categorised
English Learners Only−498not categorised−2798not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)−397Average−2997Minimal
Black or African American+993Accelerated−793Moderate
White−730Moderate−1130Moderate
Homeless Youth+317Average−317Average
Two or More Races+2213Exceptional−1912Moderate
Foster Youth−2211Minimal−2011Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — 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 categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, 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. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2023 · Grade 6
4%
exceeded standard · 20% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2023 · 249 ELA test records with scores
ELA · 2025 · Grade 8
4%
exceeded standard · 25% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2025 · 251 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 249 (school-grade cohort proxy).

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

California growth model · reported-school field
State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8
Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

697 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

California growth model, ELA: +3 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 56th percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.56th pctile · +3 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8
Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

693 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

California growth model, math: −19 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 6th percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.6th pctile · −19 pts
this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. 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 and is not part of the Scope Score.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,361 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 17,525 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$607 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 822

Central federal expenditures attributed here$438 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 822

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,456 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.

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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 59%Instruction support 11%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%

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.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,361 per pupil
2020$14,286 per pupil
2019$13,697 per pupil
2018$12,106 per pupil
2017$11,281 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 93550
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93550
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$62,078
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)9.96%
ZCTA population80,645
Median age30.7 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-09-27

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