Public school · Palmdale Elementary

Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma

Palmdale · 6–8 · 948 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score

19 / 100

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

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Well below California in English and math: 31% and 10% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 891 in English, 890 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

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Academic achievement

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

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 7%
Met standard: 24%
Below standard: 69%

31% met or exceeded · 891 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Palmdale Elementary
Exceeded	7%	19%	7%
Met	24%	30%	25%
Nearly met	24%	23%	26%
Not met	45%	28%	42%

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

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

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

10% met or exceeded · 890 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Palmdale Elementary
Exceeded	4%	20%	5%
Met	6%	16%	10%
Nearly met	19%	23%	20%
Not met	71%	41%	65%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

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

Things worth knowing

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1 in 3 students (344 of 1,023) missed 10% or more of school days, about one and a half times the rate at the average Palmdale Elementary school.2024–25

34 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

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

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 1,023
Comparison: 344 of 1,023. District and California figures are averages of school rates (10 Palmdale Elementary schools; 2,175 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

10.8% of students (115 of 1,064) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about three times the rate at the average California middle school.2024–25

10.8%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

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

Source: CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,064
Comparison: 115 of 1,064. District and California figures are averages of school rates (10 Palmdale Elementary schools; 2,177 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

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

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school31%

California49%

Tested: 891 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school31%

Palmdale Elementary32%

Tested: 891 here · 6,208 in Palmdale Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 14 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Palmdale Elementary
Exceeded	7%	19%	7%
Met	24%	30%	25%
Nearly met	24%	23%	26%
Not met	45%	28%	42%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school10%

California36%

Tested: 890 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school10%

Palmdale Elementary15%

Tested: 890 here · 6,201 in Palmdale Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 14 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Palmdale Elementary
Exceeded	4%	20%	5%
Met	6%	16%	10%
Nearly met	19%	23%	20%
Not met	71%	41%	65%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

201931%2,724 tested

→

202531%891 tested

This school

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

Math

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

201913%2,718 tested

→

202510%890 tested

This school

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

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

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

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

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202531%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202510%36%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English was 31% in both 2019 and 2025. Math went from 13% in 2019 to 10% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	31% 2,724 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	28% 2,607 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	30% 893 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	29% 952 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	31% 891 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	13% 2,718 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	9% 2,595 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	12% 890 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	11% 950 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	10% 890 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure815 students in English, 811 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English−7ptsCDE category: Moderate

Math−30ptsCDE category: Minimal

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

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

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

34 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

23in 100 at the average Palmdale Elementary school18in 100 at the average California middle school

344 of 1,023 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school34 in 100

at the average Palmdale Elementary school23 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

10.8%of students were suspended at least once (115 of 1,064), 2024–25

6.8%at the average Palmdale Elementary school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	34	93 of 271
Grades 7–8	33	251 of 752

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

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

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

817 English · 815 math tested

English30% / 38%

Math9% / 24%

Hispanic or Latino

711 English · 708 math tested

English31% / 38%

Math9% / 24%

Black or African American

113 tested per subject

English15% / 32%

Math4% / 18%

English learners

91 English · 94 math tested

English2% / 7%

Math1% / 6%

Students with disabilities

119 tested per subject

English5% / 14%

Math3% / 10%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Palmdale Elementary	vs California
Low-income · 817 tested in English, 815 in math
English	30%	+129%	−838%
Math	9%	−413%	−1524%
Hispanic or Latino · 711 tested in English, 708 in math
English	31%	−132%	−738%
Math	9%	−615%	−1524%
Black or African American · 113 tested
English	15%	−419%	−1732%
Math	4%	−48%	−1418%
English learners · 91 tested in English, 94 in math
English	2%	−13%	−57%
Math	1%	−12%	−56%
Students with disabilities · 119 tested
English	5%	−27%	−914%
Math	3%	03%	−710%

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

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

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

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma in Palmdale, 29.7% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 28.8% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 0.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (9.0% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (30.7% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 28.3 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 818 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino79%
Black or African American14%
White4%
Two or more races2%
Asian—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share2%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	79%
Black or African American	14%
White	4%
Two or more races	2%
Asian	—
Filipino	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

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

9 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (90%, 850 of 948). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers46

Average experience8 years

First-year teachers15%

76% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 76.39%: 34.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 44.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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The school path beyond this campus

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

ElementaryJoshua Hills ElementaryNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
MiddleDesert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology MaThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolPalmdale Academy CharterNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Joshua Hills Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
11th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

High-school links

Palmdale Academy Charter
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
34th percentile · Developing · high · 2025

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

High-school endpoint evidence · Palmdale Academy Charter

Palmdale Academy CharterScope 51estimated path

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

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

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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36555 Sunny Lane, Palmdale 93550

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

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

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Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade1.5 mi · Magnet school. Check how it admits students.4thNeeds Support
Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Ac2.1 mi · Magnet school. Check how it admits students.20thNeeds Support

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

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Similar student populations

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

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile

Charles Blackstock Junior HighHueneme Elementary · 1,239 enrolled · 89.6% meal eligibility22ndNeeds Support
Lincoln Junior HighTaft City · 748 enrolled · 89.6% meal eligibility9thNeeds Support
California Military InstitutePerris Union High · 1,031 enrolled · 89.8% meal eligibility35thDeveloping
Standard MiddleStandard Elementary · 1,005 enrolled · 89.9% meal eligibility2ndNeeds Support
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood MiddleRavenswood City Elementary · 488 enrolled · 89.3% meal eligibility4thNeeds Support
Rancho Viejo MiddleHemet Unified · 1,040 enrolled · 89.3% meal eligibility21stNeeds Support

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 81.7–97.7% meal eligibility and 474–1,896 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma a good middle school?

Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma is in the 9th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 19 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma was well below California in English and math: 31% and 10% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 31% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 10% the math standard; 7% and 4% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 891 students were tested in English and 890 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma rank in California?

Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma is in the 9th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2025). Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma ranks #1,976 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 41st percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 33.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 344 chronically absent of 1,023 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 10.8%; 115 unduplicated suspended students of 1,064 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 33.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 10.7%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma compare to other schools in Palmdale?

Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma is in the 9th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. Use the schools in Palmdale page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma?

Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

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Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma is ranked #1,976 statewide · #8 of 10 in Palmdale Elementary.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	5.0%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	19.9%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Below avg	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	33.4%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	10.7%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	13.9%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 37 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 34 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↓ vs CA average · ≈41st calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 29 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.1pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 22 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 2.3pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 40 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

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

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

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

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	233	6%	21%	25%	49%	27%	−20
Grade 7	321	6%	25%	22%	48%	31%	−17
Grade 8	337	8%	25%	27%	39%	33%	−13

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

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

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

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

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	233	3%	6%	21%	71%	8%	−26
Grade 7	318	3%	5%	20%	72%	8%	−25
Grade 8	339	5%	8%	16%	71%	13%	−19

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

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

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

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

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	345	28.7%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	339	29.2%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	268	28.0%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	343	9.6%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	338	12.4%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	269	11.2%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	352	25.0%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	265	35.9%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	276	30.8%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	350	13.4%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	265	15.1%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	275	6.9%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	869	24.5%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	869	27.9%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	869	32.6%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	865	11.3%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	865	6.8%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	865	9.3%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	908	30.2%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	908	32.2%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	908	31.1%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	906	13.6%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	906	13.8%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	906	12.3%

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

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	338	2%	9%	71%	18%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	818	29.7%	+1	−8
Hispanic/Latino	712	30.7%	−2	−8
Students with Disabilities	119	5.0%	−2	−9

Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

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

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Desert Willow Fine Arts, Science and Technology Ma ←	—	199th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	5.0%	19.9%	+5.6pp	+39 pts	10.7%
Cactus Medical, Health and Technology Magnet Acade	1.5 mi	164th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	5.4%	18.8%	+1.8pp	—	14.9%
Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Ac	2.1 mi	2420th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	4.5%	19.3%	+2.6pp	—	9.4%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	17.2%	40.0%	+1.5pp	—	3.6%

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

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders2.2%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$58,752 – $131,333

Average elementary principal salary$148,872

Average middle school principal salary$151,470

Average high school principal salary$157,080

Superintendent salary$334,851

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

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	16/100	4	#1859	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	18/100	13	#1838	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	21/100	24	#1599	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	21/100	13	#1862	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools

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

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 33.7% → 2025 · 33.6% · −0.1pp
Suspension rate2024 · 8.4% → 2025 · 10.8% · +2.4pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	891	6.6%	30.5%
2025 · Math	890	3.6%	10.0%
2024 · ELA	952	5.8%	28.7%
2024 · Math	950	2.7%	11.1%
2023 · ELA	893	6.0%	30.0%
2023 · Math	890	3.8%	11.9%
2022 · ELA	869	6.0%	28.4%
2022 · Math	865	2.0%	9.1%
2019 · ELA	908	5.8%	31.2%
2019 · Math	906	2.0%	13.3%

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

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	3.9%	22.2%	17.5%	14.8%	-0.2pp
2022	—	—	—	4.0%	18.7%	14.8%	12.7%	+3.0pp
2023	—	—	—	5.0%	21.2%	15.1%	6.5%	-0.4pp
2024	—	—	—	4.3%	19.9%	33.5%	8.3%	+0.4pp
2025	19	9	#1976	5.0%	19.9%	33.4%	10.7%	+5.6pp

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

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	16.2%	32.9%	+16.7pp
Male	18.9%	34.3%	+15.4pp
Black/African American	21.1%	38.3%	+17.2pp
Hispanic/Latino	16.6%	33.3%	+16.7pp
American Indian/Alaska Native	25.0%	—	—
Two or More Races	18.2%	73.7%	+55.5pp
White	21.7%	18.4%	-3.3pp
Students with Disabilities	23.8%	39.5%	+15.7pp
English Learners	16.5%	28.9%	+12.4pp
Foster Youth	22.4%	22.7%	+0.3pp
Homeless	76.9%	54.5%	-22.4pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	18.0%	35.0%	+17.0pp
All Students	17.6%	33.6%	+16.0pp

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

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	−7	815	Moderate	−30	811	Minimal
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−7	753	Moderate	−30	749	Minimal
Hispanic or Latino	−5	661	Average	−28	658	Minimal
English Only	−9	537	not categorised	−30	534	not categorised
English Learner	−11	172	Moderate	−32	171	Minimal
Students with Disabilities	−21	106	Minimal	−19	106	Moderate
Black or African American	−14	95	Moderate	−32	95	Minimal
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−6	95	not categorised	−43	94	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−11	87	Moderate	−22	87	Minimal
English Learners Only	−16	77	not categorised	−19	77	not categorised
White	−8	31	Moderate	−25	31	Minimal
Foster Youth	−13	12	Moderate	−32	12	Minimal
Two or More Races	−11	12	Moderate	−27	12	Minimal

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

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

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2023 · Grade 6

exceeded standard · 25% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 352 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

exceeded standard · 33% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 337 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 338 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe ELA results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

815 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

23rd pctile · −7 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

811 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

1st pctile · −30 pts

this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8 and is not part of the Scope Score.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,361 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 17,525 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$685 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 948

Central federal expenditures attributed here$438 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 948

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

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

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

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation

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

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$15,361 per pupil

2020$14,286 per pupil

2019$13,697 per pupil

2018$12,106 per pupil

2017$11,281 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 93550

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93550
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$62,078
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	9.96%
ZCTA population	80,645
Median age	30.7 years

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

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

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