Independent charter school · San Diego Unified · San Diego, California

City Heights Preparatory Charter — Rating & test scores

San Diego · 6–12 · 160 students (2024–25)

4260 54th Street, 92115cityheightsprep.org ↗(619) 795-3137
33rdpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
31

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six middle school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 32% and 7% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 49% and 37%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 73 in English, 74 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

This rating covers grades 6–8. City Heights Preparatory Charter teaches 6–12: grade 11 results ↓

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Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask City Heights Preparatory Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is City Heights Preparatory Charter a good middle school?

City Heights Preparatory Charter scores higher than 33 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 33rd percentile, Developing, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 4 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average San Diego Unified middle school. 1.1% of students (2 of 174) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

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Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, below what the state expected; in math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored −9 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored +7 points, which it calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 61 students in English, 63 in math

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 34% of low-income students in grades 6, 7, 8 and 11 at City Heights Preparatory Charter in San Diego scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 41% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $3.3 million is planned for 15 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 88% of its $3.7 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 32% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 7% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 73 in English, 74 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 6–8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English, 1,254,800 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 73 tested

Advanced
5%
Proficient
27%
Below the standard
68%
This school32%
California49%
San Diego Unified52%

32% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 74 tested

Advanced
1%
Proficient
6%
Below the standard
93%
This school7%
California37%
San Diego Unified40%

7% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 6–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced32%35%28%
Advanced5%8%4%
Proficient27%27%24%
Developing level23%15%36%
Minimal45%50%36%
Tested222625
California48%51%49%
Difference−16−16−21
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced43%
Advanced7%
Proficient36%
Developing level21%
Minimal36%
Tested28
California57%
Difference−14

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

Math

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced0%8%12%
Advanced0%0%4%
Proficient0%8%8%
Developing level32%27%23%
Minimal68%65%65%
Tested222626
California37%38%36%
Difference−37−30−24
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced14%
Advanced4%
Proficient10%
Developing level18%
Minimal68%
Tested28
California32%
Difference−18

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the high school grades do?

In grade 11, spring 2026, 43% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 14% in math, against 57% and 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 28 tested

Advanced
7%
Proficient
36%
Below the standard
57%
This school43%
California57%
San Diego Unified60%

43% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 28 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
10%
Below the standard
86%
This school14%
California32%
San Diego Unified34%

14% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 25 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.

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 14% to 32% and math from 4% to 7%.

English · top two levels · grades 6–8

202514%71 tested
→
202632%73 tested

This school

California, same grades49% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 1,266,619 → 1,254,039 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 6–8

20254%73 tested
→
20267%74 tested

This school

California, same grades36% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 1,272,526 → 1,254,800 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, below what the state expected; in math, yes. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored −9 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored +7 points, which it calls Accelerated.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 61 in English, 63 in math
Comparison
Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

Grades 6–8 · 2025 · 61 students in English, 63 in math, with scores in both years

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

−9 pts

English

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

+7 pts

Math

The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school5%27%24%44%73
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · San Diego Unified21%31%22%26%23,703
Math, grades 6–8 · This school1%6%27%66%74
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · San Diego Unified23%17%24%36%23,742
English, grade 11 · This school7%36%21%36%28
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Diego Unified29%31%20%20%7,161
Math, grade 11 · This school4%10%18%68%28
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Diego Unified16%18%21%45%7,162

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · Grades 6–8 are well below California. Grade 11 is also well below it

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 6–8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202632%49%
Math top two levels, grades 6–8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2017202220267%37%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 6–8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 14% in 2017 to 32% in 2026. In math, it went from 11% in 2017 to 7% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 6–8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201714%
126 tested		48%
1,377,836 tested
201822%
97 tested		49%
1,391,379 tested
201934%
80 tested		50%
1,390,416 tested
202220%
59 tested		47%
1,277,584 tested
202315%
72 tested		46%
1,267,562 tested
202414%
76 tested		46%
1,269,432 tested
202514%
71 tested		49%
1,266,619 tested
202632%
73 tested		49%
1,254,039 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 6–8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201711%
138 tested		37%
1,383,609 tested
201810%
97 tested		37%
1,394,516 tested
201918%
80 tested		38%
1,394,239 tested
20227%
58 tested		31%
1,279,506 tested
20234%
72 tested		32%
1,272,024 tested
20248%
76 tested		33%
1,277,570 tested
20254%
73 tested		36%
1,272,526 tested
20267%
74 tested		37%
1,254,800 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

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 9 points below that expected score, and in math 7 points above it.

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

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

What you can do

Who can act on City Heights Preparatory Charter’s results?

City Heights Preparatory Charter’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

San Diego Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2028.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

4 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

81%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 17 of 21 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

33%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 7 of 21 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

76%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 13 of 17 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 1 AP course in 1 subject for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Arts1
Every approved AP course1 course in 1 subject
Arts 1
  • 2-D Art and Design

Ask: Which of these courses will actually run in the years my child attends?

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average San Diego Unified middle school, 16 in 100 were. 1.1% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 6 of 170 students counted for it; suspension: 2 of 174 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average San Diego Unified middle school 3.1%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

4 in 100This school
16 in 100At the average San Diego Unified middle school
18 in 100At the average California middle school

6 of 170 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.1%

of students were suspended at least once (2 of 174). Average California middle school 3.7%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grade 6: 0 in 100, 0 of 23
  • Grades 7–8: 4 in 100, 2 of 55
  • Grades 9–12: 4 in 100, 4 of 92
Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 17 of 21 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 7 of 21 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 13 of 17 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
8
Admitted
5
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 8 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 7 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 8 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 18 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2023Applied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2021Applied 8 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
6
Admitted
6
Enrolled
under 6

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Diego StateApplied 43 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 27 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 20 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 17 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2023Applied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied — · Admitted — · Enrolled —
  • Fall 2021Applied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at City Heights Preparatory Charter

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students scored well below the same group across California in math.

Student groups, grades 6–8, spring 2026

7% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 26% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 6–8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
City Heights Preparatory CharterSame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 73 tested31%Same group, California 39%
  • Low-incomeMath · 73 tested7%Same group, California 26%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 44%2. Black or African American: 30%3. White: 16%4. Asian: 6%Unallocated share: 4%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino44%
  2. Black or African American30%
  3. White16%
  4. Asian6%
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share4%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

30% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 24 of 80 English learners30%
San Diego Unified · 4,839 of 10,94944%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

100%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 160 of 160. California: 63%.

10teachers, 2024–25

8 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

63%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in math for low-income students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Diego Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 73 tested
English31%−839%−839%
Math7%−2027%−1926%

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

Hispanic or Latino students, 34 tested: no rate for grade 6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. English learners, 30 tested: no rate for grades 7 and 8 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino44%
Black or African American30%
White16%
Asian6%
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 63% of teaching positions, 5.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask City Heights Preparatory Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: cityheightsprep.org ↗Office: (619) 795-3137Administrator: Elias Vargas

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
4260 54th Street, San Diego 92115

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 30% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (24 of 80 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 68% in English and 93% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (73 tested in English, 74 in math); California: 51% and 63%
  3. Which of these courses will actually run in the years my child attends?
  4. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  5. What did Report Card Monitoring pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $14,508 less?
  6. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?

Office (619) 795-31374260 54th Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schoolsPercentile among California middle schools, 2026

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,692 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #37 of 57 in San Diego Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math3%3542%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math19%3323%
Chronically absent4 in 100665%
Suspension rate1.1% (2 of 174)595%
English learners: top level9%355%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)+3.9pp—not scored

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

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

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–263133#1692California 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)
2018–19not on filenot on file+1
2021–22not on filenot on file+8
2022–23not on filenot on file+9
2023–2425 in 1001.7% (3 of 179)+1
2024–2530 in 1003.0% (5 of 169)+2
2025–264 in 1001.1% (2 of 174)+4

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 · English1016%35%
2026 · Math1022%9%
2025 · English810%14%
2025 · Math830%6%
2024 · English1001%18%
2024 · Math1001%7%
2023 · English956%20%
2023 · Math951%3%
2022 · English684%19%
2022 · Math662%6%
2019 · English859%36%
2019 · Math850%19%
2018 · English1015%24%
2018 · Math1014%12%
2017 · English1262%14%
2017 · Math1382%11%

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English205%
2025 · Grade 7 · English2322%
2025 · Grade 8 · English2814%
2025 · Grade 11 · English10—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math205%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math258%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math280%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math10—
2024 · Grade 6 · English2218%
2024 · Grade 7 · English307%
2024 · Grade 8 · English2421%
2024 · Grade 11 · English2429%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math229%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math307%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math248%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math244%
2023 · Grade 6 · English2512%
2023 · Grade 7 · English2313%
2023 · Grade 8 · English2421%
2023 · Grade 11 · English2335%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math250%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math234%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math248%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math230%
2022 · Grade 6 · English2110%
2022 · Grade 7 · English1828%
2022 · Grade 8 · English2025%
2022 · Grade 11 · English9—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math200%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math1822%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math200%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math8—
2019 · Grade 6 · English2832%
2019 · Grade 7 · English2129%
2019 · Grade 8 · English3139%
2019 · Grade 11 · English5—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math2821%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math2114%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math3116%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math5—
2018 · Grade 6 · English3023%
2018 · Grade 7 · English4321%
2018 · Grade 8 · English2421%
2018 · Grade 11 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math3010%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math435%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math2421%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · English488%
2017 · Grade 7 · English3816%
2017 · Grade 8 · English4020%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math534%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math4012%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math4518%

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
Schoolwide359%14%71%6%

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-income10134%−8−7
Hispanic or Latino (grades 7, 8 and 11 only)4038%−3−5
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−961Moderate+763Accelerated
Low-income−1061Moderate+763Accelerated
English learners−846Moderate+1146Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino−1028Moderate+428Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1224not categorized−224not categorized
English learners only−1122not categorized+2222not categorized
Black or African American−817Moderate019Average
Students with disabilities−1214Moderate+1014Accelerated
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−412Average+812Accelerated

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

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

State model · English−9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

61 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −9 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+7 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

63 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 30 in 100 → 2025–26 · 4 in 100 · −26 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.0% (5 of 169) → 2025–26 · 1.1% (2 of 174) · −1.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—5 in 100—
Male—2 in 100—
Asian—0 in 100—
Black or African American—6 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—3 in 100—
White—4 in 100—
Students with disabilities—9 in 100—
English learners—2 in 100—
Low-income—4 in 100—
All students—4 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2021–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202585under 33.283.42—
2024186under 33.423.84—
20235under 3under 32.86——
202183under 33.77——

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2021.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20249under 3under 3
Berkeley20216under 3under 3
Irvine20255under 3under 3
Irvine202410under 3under 3
Irvine20235under 3under 3
Irvine20215under 3under 3
Los Angeles20257under 3under 3
Los Angeles202412under 3under 3
Los Angeles20217under 3under 3
Merced20245under 3under 3
Riverside202493under 3
San Diego20258under 3under 3
San Diego2024183under 3
San Diego20235under 3under 3
San Diego20218under 3under 3
Universitywide202585under 3
Universitywide2024186under 3
Universitywide20235under 3under 3
Universitywide202183under 3

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count2
AP enrollment (male/female)24
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)159

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,976 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 97,968 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,967 per ADA

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

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 63%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,223,482,46063.42%63%
Instruction support$225,845,21211.71%12%
Student services$233,097,57212.08%12%
Administration$95,033,7834.93%5%
Buildings & maintenance$141,086,5867.31%7%
Other$10,769,2860.56%1%
Total$1,929,314,899100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,929,314,899 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$15,976 per pupil
2020$14,540 per pupil
2019$14,457 per pupil
2018$11,416 per pupil
2017$11,708 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 92115 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92115 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$79,199
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)41%
ZIP-area population66,264
Median age28.8 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92115 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · Data updated October 15, 2026

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