Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy: Three in four kids clear the bar. But math slips between grade 6 and grade 8.
Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy has real strengths and one number that complicates them. Most rating sites show you one or the other. Both belong on the same page.
Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy scores 68 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 92nd percentile of 2,238 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “76% proficient” and call it done. Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Bernardino, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy's low-income kids hit 83.0% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
The story this school is actually telling
of students met or exceeded the standard, versus 39.3% statewide.
math proficiency runs 72% in grade 6 against 63% in grade 8, while reading holds (84% to 85%). The state average falls by −0.5pp over the same span.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 4.2pp across grades; the proficiency floor barely moves. The state average falls 0.5pp over the same span. The school's 8th graders aren't posting a wider lead than its 6th graders. One question worth asking on a tour: are the strongest students being pushed, or coasting? A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy's most underrated number
83.0% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask the principal what changes between grade 6 and grade 8. Ask who teaches the older grades, and what the school does when a child starts falling behind.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
Your other options
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 21
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 48
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
1 more gap by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 0.2pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: +1.5pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
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For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 159 | 40% | 44% | 13% | 3% | 84% | +38 |
| Grade 7 | 232 | 38% | 44% | 16% | 2% | 82% | +34 |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 36% | 49% | 13% | 3% | 85% | +38 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 158 | 39% | 34% | 21% | 7% | 72% | +37 |
| Grade 7 | 231 | 29% | 38% | 30% | 3% | 67% | +33 |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 31% | 32% | 27% | 10% | 63% | +31 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 233 | 16% | 34% | 47% | 3% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 558 | 83.0% | +49 | +45 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 530 | 82.8% | +47 | +44 |
| White | 16 | 81.3% | +32 | +19 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy ← | — | 68 | 35.6% | 75.5% | −4.4 | 1.7% |
| Golden Valley Middle | 2.9 mi | 25 | 11.5% | 33.8% | −15.5 | 12.4% |
| Del Vallejo Middle | 1 mi | 21 | 2.9% | 15.2% | −1.4 | 5.7% |
| Curtis Middle | 1.3 mi | 18 | 4.3% | 18.4% | — | 9.2% |
| California average | — | 40 | 16.8% | 39.3% | +1.5 | 3.7% |