Public school · Franklin-McKinley Elementary · San Jose, California

College Connection Academy — Rating & test scores

San Jose · 7–8 · 213 students (2024–25)

1855 Lucretia Avenue, 95122cca.fmsd.org ↗(408) 347-4827
95thpercentileStrong

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
74

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

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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 above California in English and math: 80% and 69% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 260
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

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

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On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 7 and 8 scored above what the state expected in English (+11 pts) and math (+15 pts). The state bases that expectation on each student’s earlier scores.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 210. 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.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Franklin-McKinley Elementary which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is College Connection Academy a good middle school?

College Connection Academy scores higher than 95 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 95th percentile, Strong, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 3 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 19 in 100 at the average middle school in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district. 0 of 264 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

More questions (3)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +11 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored +15 points, which it calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 210 students

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 79% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at College Connection Academy in San Jose scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. 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 above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 80% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 69% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 260
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English, 838,896 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 260 tested

Advanced
37%
Proficient
43%
Below the standard
20%
This school80%
California50%
Franklin-McKinley Elementary46%

80% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 260 tested

Advanced
45%
Proficient
24%
Below the standard
31%
This school69%
California37%
Franklin-McKinley Elementary32%

69% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7 and 8 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced83%76%
Advanced40%33%
Proficient43%43%
Developing level10%15%
Minimal7%9%
Tested131129
California51%49%
Difference+32+27

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 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced69%69%
Advanced44%47%
Proficient25%22%
Developing level18%25%
Minimal13%6%
Tested131129
California38%36%
Difference+31+33

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 →

School pattern · grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · What patterns mean

Broad baseMost students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 11 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 82% to 80% and math from 66% to 69%.

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202582%214 tested
→
202680%260 tested

This school

California, same grades49% → 50%2025 → 2026 · 848,364 → 838,600 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202566%214 tested
→
202669%260 tested

This school

California, same grades35% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 851,806 → 838,896 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +11 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored +15 points, which it calls Accelerated.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 210
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 7 and 8 · 2025 · 210 students with scores in both years

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

+11 pts

English

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

+15 pts

Math

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

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

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 7 and 8 · This school37%43%12%8%260
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Franklin-McKinley Elementary16%30%22%32%1,640
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school45%24%21%10%260
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Franklin-McKinley Elementary17%15%21%47%1,648

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 · English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202680%50%
Math top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202669%37%

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

In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 79% in 2017 to 80% in 2026. In math, it went from 56% in 2017 to 69% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201779%
169 tested		49%
915,271 tested
201879%
192 tested		50%
919,277 tested
201978%
204 tested		50%
932,985 tested
202285%
199 tested		48%
852,094 tested
202371%
197 tested		47%
842,173 tested
202473%
202 tested		47%
849,026 tested
202582%
214 tested		49%
848,364 tested
202680%
260 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201756%
170 tested		37%
918,964 tested
201863%
192 tested		37%
921,089 tested
201965%
204 tested		37%
935,223 tested
202271%
201 tested		31%
853,132 tested
202359%
197 tested		32%
844,737 tested
202457%
202 tested		33%
853,781 tested
202566%
214 tested		35%
851,806 tested
202669%
260 tested		37%
838,896 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 11 points above that expected score, and in math 15 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.

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

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

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average middle school in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district, 19 in 100 were. 0 of 264 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: 9 of 264 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 264 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 middle school in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district 1.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

3 in 100This school
19 in 100At the average middle school in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district
18 in 100At the average California middle school

9 of 264 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 264

students were suspended at least once. Average California middle school 3.7%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at College Connection Academy

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.

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California.

Student groups, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 79% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 68% in math (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 39% and 26% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 59% in English and 44% in math, against 40% and 25% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 7 and 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).
College Connection AcademySame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 198 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 79%Same group, California 39%
  • Low-incomeMath · 198 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 68%Same group, California 26%
  • AsianEnglish · 155 tested91%Same group, California 76%
  • AsianMath · 155 tested83%Same group, California 71%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 78 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 59%Same group, California 40%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 78 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 44%Same group, California 25%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Asian: 59%2. Hispanic or Latino: 31%3. Filipino: 7%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Asian59%
  2. Hispanic or Latino31%
  3. Filipino7%
  4. White—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share3%
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.

Who are the families and teachers?

65%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 139 of 213. California: 63%.

10teachers, 2024–25

18 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

84%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Franklin-McKinley Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 198 tested
English79%+3940%+4039%
Math68%+3929%+4226%
Asian · 155 tested
English91%+2566%+1576%
Math83%+2657%+1271%
Hispanic or Latino · 78 tested
English59%+3227%+1940%
Math44%+2816%+1925%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Franklin-McKinley Elementary, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Asian59%
Hispanic or Latino31%
Filipino7%
White—
Black or African American—
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: 84% of teaching positions, 8.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 10.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after College Connection Academy, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Franklin Elementary
    25th · Developing · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    College Connection Academy
    Grades 7–8
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

Not a next step: the schools sharing this address. Luis Valdez Leadership Academy (30th percentile, Developing, among high schools, 2025) and Yerba Buena High (50th percentile, Solid, among high schools, 2025) have the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Franklin Elementary

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

    25th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

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

  • Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary

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

    11th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

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

  • Robert F. Kennedy Elementary

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

    21st percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

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

  • G. W. Hellyer Elementary

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

    37th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

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

  • Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary

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

    25th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

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

  • Santee Elementary

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

    54th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

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

  • Shirakawa (George, Sr.) Elementary

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

    64th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

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

Middle-school links

  • Stonegate Elementary

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

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

  • Windmill Springs Elementary

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

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

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Franklin-McKinley Elementary which school serves your address.

School website: cca.fmsd.org ↗Office: (408) 347-4827Administrator: Juan Alcantar

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
1855 Lucretia Avenue, San Jose 95122

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Franklin-McKinley Elementary.

Questions for your visit

  1. How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (408) 347-48271855 Lucretia Avenue, 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 #111 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #1 of 8 in Franklin-McKinley Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math41%7642%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math74%7823%
Chronically absent3 in 100695%
Suspension rate0 of 264645%

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 75%: the remaining 25%, 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
2025–267495#111California 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 absenceSuspension
2018–192 in 1001.4% (3 of 212)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–247 in 1000 of 211
2024–253 in 1000.5% (1 of 217)
2025–263 in 1000 of 264

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

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 · English26037%80%
2026 · Math26045%69%
2025 · English21434%82%
2025 · Math21436%66%
2024 · English20228%73%
2024 · Math20230%57%
2023 · English19732%71%
2023 · Math19734%59%
2022 · English19940%85%
2022 · Math20143%71%
2019 · English20440%78%
2019 · Math20440%65%
2018 · English19240%79%
2018 · Math19240%63%
2017 · English16937%79%
2017 · Math17029%56%

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 7 · English10680%
2025 · Grade 8 · English10884%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math10662%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math10870%
2024 · Grade 7 · English9978%
2024 · Grade 8 · English10368%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math9960%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math10354%
2023 · Grade 7 · English10162%
2023 · Grade 8 · English9680%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math10160%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math9658%
2022 · Grade 7 · English9284%
2022 · Grade 8 · English10787%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math9370%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math10872%
2019 · Grade 7 · English9276%
2019 · Grade 8 · English11280%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math9264%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math11266%
2018 · Grade 7 · English10588%
2018 · Grade 8 · English8768%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math10574%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math8749%
2017 · Grade 7 · English9276%
2017 · Grade 8 · English7783%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math9249%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math7865%

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
Schoolwide12819%40%40%2%

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-income19879%+39+40
Asian15591%+25+15
Hispanic or Latino7859%+32+19
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+11210Accelerated+15210Accelerated
Low-income+6142Accelerated+10142Accelerated
Asian+9121Accelerated+32121Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino+1166Accelerated−1366Moderate
English learners+462Average+1662Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+460not categorized+1460not categorized
English-only students+447not categorized+847not categorized
Filipino+1016Accelerated+1516Accelerated

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 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+11 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

210 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+15 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

210 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +15 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 7 and 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 · 3 in 100 → 2025–26 · 3 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.5% (1 of 217) → 2025–26 · 0 of 264 · −0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female4 in 1005 in 100+1 in 100
Male0 in 1002 in 100+2 in 100
Asian0 in 1000 in 1000 in 100
Hispanic or Latino6 in 1008 in 100+2 in 100
English learners0 in 1006 in 100+6 in 100
Low-income4 in 1004 in 1000 in 100
All students2 in 1003 in 100+1 in 100
Filipino—0 in 100—

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

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$17,316 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 6,611 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$109 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 213

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,410 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 213

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,871 per ADA

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

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 66%Instruction support 11%Student services 7%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$84,957,54566.56%66%
Instruction support$14,254,31911.17%11%
Student services$8,465,2886.63%7%
Administration$8,618,1626.75%7%
Buildings & maintenance$11,342,3248.89%9%
Total$127,637,638100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $127,637,638 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$17,316 per pupil
2020$14,791 per pupil
2019$14,337 per pupil
2018$10,086 per pupil
2017$9,644 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 95122 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95122 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$103,549
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)19%
ZIP-area population50,775
Median age37.0 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 95122 →

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