Public school · Anaheim Union High · Anaheim, California

Dale Junior High — Rating & test scores

Anaheim · 7–8 · 1,002 students (2024–25)

900 South Dale Street, 92804dale.auhsd.us ↗(714) 220-4210
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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
28

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 and math: 35% and 21% 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: 881 in English, 875 in math
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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6.0% of students (57 of 957) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 957. District and California figures are averages of school rates (8 Anaheim Union High schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Anaheim Union High which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Dale a good middle school?

Dale Junior High scores higher than 24 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 24th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 24 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average middle school in the Anaheim Union High district. 6.0% of students (57 of 957) 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?

Below what the state expected, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored −29 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Minimal. In math, they scored −36 points, which it calls Minimal.

  • Included in this measure: 905 students in English, 903 in math

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 33% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Dale Junior High in Anaheim 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 below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 35% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 21% 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: 881 in English, 875 in math
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 · 881 tested

Advanced
7%
Proficient
28%
Below the standard
65%
This school35%
California50%
Anaheim Union High41%

35% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 875 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
12%
Below the standard
79%
This school21%
California37%
Anaheim Union High28%

21% 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 Advanced39%31%
Advanced8%7%
Proficient31%24%
Developing level26%24%
Minimal35%45%
Tested443438
California51%49%
Difference−12−18

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 Advanced22%21%
Advanced9%9%
Proficient13%12%
Developing level30%18%
Minimal48%61%
Tested438437
California38%36%
Difference−16−15

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 does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 14 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 31% to 35% and math from 19% to 21%.

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202531%979 tested
→
202635%881 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202519%979 tested
→
202621%875 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?

Below what the state expected, 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 −29 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Minimal. In math, they scored −36 points, which it calls Minimal.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 905 in English, 903 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 7 and 8 · 2025 · 905 students in English, 903 in math, with scores in both years

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

−29 pts

English

The state calls it Minimal, the lowest of its five growth levels.

−36 pts

Math

The state calls it Minimal, the lowest 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 7 and 8 · This school7%28%25%40%881
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Anaheim Union High15%26%23%36%7,376
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school9%12%24%55%875
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Anaheim Union High17%11%21%51%7,370

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 below 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%20172022202635%50%
Math top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202621%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 33% in 2017 to 35% in 2026. In math, it went from 22% in 2017 to 21% 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
201733%
1,192 tested		49%
915,271 tested
201831%
1,051 tested		50%
919,277 tested
201932%
1,013 tested		50%
932,985 tested
202230%
941 tested		48%
852,094 tested
202324%
975 tested		47%
842,173 tested
202434%
1,007 tested		47%
849,026 tested
202531%
979 tested		49%
848,364 tested
202635%
881 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201722%
1,207 tested		37%
918,964 tested
201818%
1,056 tested		37%
921,089 tested
201921%
1,010 tested		37%
935,223 tested
202214%
946 tested		31%
853,132 tested
202314%
994 tested		32%
844,737 tested
202420%
1,026 tested		33%
853,781 tested
202519%
979 tested		35%
851,806 tested
202621%
875 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 29 points below that expected score, and in math 36 points below 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 Dale’s results?

Anaheim Union High’s board decides Dale’s plan.

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

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Anaheim Union High’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Anaheim Union High’s 2025–26 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

24 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. 6.0% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Context Close to the 22 in 100 at the average middle school in the Anaheim Union High district: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 222 of 943 students counted for it; suspension: 57 of 957 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 Anaheim Union High district 4.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

24 in 100This school
22 in 100At the average middle school in the Anaheim Union High district
18 in 100At the average California middle school

222 of 943 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

6.0%

of students were suspended at least once (57 of 957). 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 Dale

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Anaheim Union High’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Five student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026

29% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 40% for the same group across California. Asian, low-income and military-family students and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

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).
DaleSame group, California
  • Asian109 tested58%Same group, California 76%
  • White45 tested49%Same group, California 62%
  • Black or African American31 tested39%Same group, California 34%
  • Low-income738 tested33%Same group, California 39%
  • Military families33 tested30%Same group, California 51%
  • Hispanic or Latino646 tested29%Same group, California 40%
  • Homeless46 tested24%Same group, California 28%
  • Students with disabilities142 tested13%Same group, California 14%
  • English learners204 tested2%Same group, California 7%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 6% to 49%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 74%2. Asian: 12%3. White: 5%4. Black or African American: 3%5. Filipino: 3%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino74%
  2. Asian12%
  3. White5%
  4. Black or African American3%
  5. Filipino3%
  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.

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

43% 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 · 86 of 201 English learners43%
Anaheim Union High · 1,522 of 3,94439%
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?

88%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 884 of 1,002. California: 63%.

46teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

88%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Anaheim Union Highvs California
Low-income · 738 tested in English, 734 in math
English33%033%−639%
Math19%019%−726%
Hispanic or Latino · 646 tested in English, 641 in math
English29%+128%−1140%
Math16%+214%−925%
Asian · 109 tested
English58%−2482%−1876%
Math49%−2675%−2271%
White · 45 tested
English49%+148%−1362%
Math27%−734%−2350%
Black or African American · 31 tested
English39%+732%+534%
Math16%+214%−420%
English learners · 204 tested in English, 202 in math
English2%−13%−57%
Math6%+33%−17%
Students with disabilities · 142 tested in English, 139 in math
English13%+211%−114%
Math7%+25%−29%
Homeless · 46 tested in English, 45 in math
English24%−125%−428%
Math18%+513%+117%
Military families · 33 tested in English, 32 in math
English30%−232%−2151%
Math12%−517%−2638%

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

Filipino students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander students 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 Latino74%
Asian12%
White5%
Black or African American3%
Filipino3%
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: 88% of teaching positions, 45.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 51.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Dale, and how do I get in?

Magnolia High.

Dale’s attendance zone is split: the largest part of its children, 22%, is assigned to Magnolia High, 16% to Anaheim High, 13% to Savanna High, 12% to Katella High, 12% to Western High and 10% to Loara High. In the district’s boundaries, Dale Junior High draws from 23 elementary schools. Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Dale Junior High
High · next
Magnolia High 40th · Developing · 2025

Assigned for part of the zone

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

High-school links

  • Magnolia High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    40th percentile · Developing · high · 2025

    22% of the zone’s children

  • Anaheim High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    35th percentile · Developing · high · 2025

    16% of the zone’s children

  • Savanna High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    27th percentile · Developing · high · 2025

    13% of the zone’s children

  • Katella High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    25th percentile · Developing · high · 2025

    12% of the zone’s children

  • Western High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    35th percentile · Developing · high · 2025

    12% of the zone’s children

  • Loara High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    25th percentile · Developing · high · 2025

    10% of the zone’s children

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.

Where the path ends: Magnolia High
Magnolia High40th · Developing · 2025 · Scope Score 53district-published assignment for part of the zone

The road from this school ends at Magnolia High. UC records 16 enrollees from Magnolia High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 8 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Magnolia High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 60% of the students who finished high school at Magnolia High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

16 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 8 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Magnolia High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

How do I get in?

Ask Anaheim Union High which school serves your address.

School website: dale.auhsd.us ↗Office: (714) 220-4210Administrator: Rafael Santiago

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
900 South Dale Street, Anaheim 92804

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Anaheim Union High.

Questions for your visit

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 6.0% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (57 of 957 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 65% in English and 79% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (881 tested in English, 875 in math); California: 50% and 63%
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 2% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (204 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  5. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  6. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (714) 220-4210900 South Dale 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 #1,921 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #3 of 8 in Anaheim Union High
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math8%4042%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math28%4023%
Chronically absent24 in 100435%
Suspension rate6.0% (57 of 957)415%
English learners: top level19%465%

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
2025–262824#1921California 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
2018–1914 in 1004.2% (47 of 1,131)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2427 in 1007.4% (83 of 1,120)
2024–2522 in 1006.4% (68 of 1,064)
2025–2624 in 1006.0% (57 of 957)

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 · English8817%35%
2026 · Math8759%21%
2025 · English9799%31%
2025 · Math9799%19%
2024 · English1,0077%34%
2024 · Math1,0268%20%
2023 · English9756%24%
2023 · Math9944%14%
2022 · English9416%30%
2022 · Math9466%14%
2019 · English1,0137%32%
2019 · Math1,0108%21%
2018 · English1,0516%31%
2018 · Math1,0565%18%
2017 · English1,1926%33%
2017 · Math1,2078%22%

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 · English45833%
2025 · Grade 8 · English52129%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math45922%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math52017%
2024 · Grade 7 · English51938%
2024 · Grade 8 · English48829%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math53325%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math49316%
2023 · Grade 7 · English49330%
2023 · Grade 8 · English48218%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math50517%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math48911%
2022 · Grade 7 · English45833%
2022 · Grade 8 · English48328%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math46013%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math48614%
2019 · Grade 7 · English54035%
2019 · Grade 8 · English47328%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math54024%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math47018%
2018 · Grade 7 · English48234%
2018 · Grade 8 · English56929%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math48522%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math57115%
2017 · Grade 7 · English58832%
2017 · Grade 8 · English60434%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math59423%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math61321%

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
Schoolwide4404%12%56%28%

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-income73833%0−6
Hispanic or Latino64629%+1−11
English learners2042%−1−5
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−29905Minimal−36903Minimal
Low-income−29808Minimal−38806Minimal
Hispanic or Latino−32686Minimal−42684Minimal
English learners−33451Minimal−39451Minimal
English-only students−29262not categorized−36260not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−25244not categorized−36243not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−38224Minimal−44225Minimal
English learners only−41207not categorized−41208not categorized
Students with disabilities−26152Minimal−32152Minimal
Asian−7104Moderate−3104Average
Homeless−3777Minimal−4377Minimal
White−2450Minimal−3350Minimal
Black or African American−4125Minimal−3525Minimal
Filipino−1025Moderate−2525Minimal

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 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−29 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

905 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, English: −29 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−36 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

903 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −36 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, 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 · 22 in 100 → 2025–26 · 24 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 6.4% (68 of 1,064) → 2025–26 · 6.0% (57 of 957) · −0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female15 in 10026 in 100+11 in 100
Male12 in 10021 in 100+9 in 100
Asian1 in 1004 in 100+3 in 100
Black or African American13 in 10029 in 100+16 in 100
Filipino0 in 10018 in 100+18 in 100
Hispanic or Latino14 in 10026 in 100+12 in 100
Pacific Islander10 in 100——
White23 in 10027 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities26 in 10036 in 100+10 in 100
English learners15 in 10024 in 100+9 in 100
Homeless19 in 10032 in 100+13 in 100
Low-income14 in 10026 in 100+12 in 100
All students14 in 10024 in 100+10 in 100
Foster youth—46 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$14,929 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 29,183 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$1,189 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,002

Central federal expenditures attributed here$349 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,002

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,601 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 61%Instruction support 9%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$289,723,56061.33%61%
Instruction support$39,645,2588.39%9%
Student services$53,517,58111.33%11%
Administration$33,430,2517.08%7%
Buildings & maintenance$47,349,11710.02%10%
Other$8,713,7631.84%2%
Total$472,379,530100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $472,379,530 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$14,929 per pupil
2020$13,642 per pupil
2019$13,449 per pupil
2018$12,615 per pupil
2017$12,441 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 92804 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92804 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$76,141
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23%
ZIP-area population83,537
Median age37.1 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 92804 →

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