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Dorothy McElhinney Middle — Rating & test scores

35125 Briggs Road, Murrieta · 1,451 students · Grades 6–8

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The California School Campus Database records Lisa J. Mails Elementary on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

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Scope Score 82

StrongScope Score · 82nd percentile. Higher than 82 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 70% and 52% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,409 in English, 1,403 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is Dorothy McElhinney a good middle school?

Strong. Dorothy McElhinney is higher than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced8770%
Math, Proficient or Advanced8152%
English, Advanced8228%
Math, Advanced7828%

Progress in a year, 2025

English92+16 pts
Math80+11 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance7310 in 100
Dorothy McElhinney’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Murrieta Valley Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 6–8 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+16 pts) and math (+11 pts). The state calls both results Accelerated.

Each bar is Dorothy McElhinney’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 1,364 in English, 1,361 in math. 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.

In its own words

What does Dorothy McElhinney say about itself?

We haven’t read Dorothy McElhinney’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open colts.murrieta.k12.ca.us (opens in a new tab)

Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 16 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 11 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+16

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income638+17 points
Hispanic or Latino500+16 points
White477+15 points
Students with disabilities251+6 points
Two or More Races126+19 points

Math

+11

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income636+10 points
Hispanic or Latino498+10 points
White476+10 points
Students with disabilities2500 points
Two or More Races126+14 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 1,364 students in English, 1,361 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

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 16 points above that expected score, and in math 11 points above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 60th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 4 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Dorothy McElhinney. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

5 middle schools within 4.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Dorothy McElhinneyScope Score 8282nd
  2. Warm SpringsNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8179th
  3. Bella VistaTemecula Valley Unified · by addressScope Score 8176th
  4. ShivelaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8072nd
  5. Bell MountainMenifee Union · by addressScope Score 7123rd
Murrieta Valley UnifiedA neighborhood school in another district

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Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Dorothy McElhinney compare with schools like it?

Dorothy McElhinney’s Scope Score is 82. 319 California middle schools, counting Dorothy McElhinney, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 78. Dorothy McElhinney’s result is higher than 251 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 319

  1. Students from low-income families: 44%

    Elkhorn

    Stockton

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 43%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 48%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 97th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 42%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

319 California public middle schools where 40% to 52% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 40% to 52% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Dorothy McElhinney’s share. The count includes Dorothy McElhinney. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 73% to 70% and math from 53% to 52%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202659%67%70%Dorothy McElhinneyThis school62%Murrieta Valley UnifiedDistrict49%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202647%53%52%Dorothy McElhinneyThis school48%Murrieta Valley UnifiedDistrict37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Murrieta Valley Unified’s line combines its 5 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Murrieta Valley Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringDorothy McElhinneyMurrieta Valley UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201767%59%48%1,330
201866%58%49%1,412
201969%61%50%1,446
202266%59%47%1,305
202368%59%46%1,370
202471%61%46%1,398
202573%61%49%1,424
202670%62%49%1,409
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringDorothy McElhinneyMurrieta Valley UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201753%47%37%1,329
201855%47%37%1,407
201956%48%38%1,444
202241%39%31%1,304
202341%41%32%1,363
202447%43%33%1,393
202553%46%36%1,419
202652%48%37%1,403

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

70%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

11194228
Murrieta Valley Unified62%California49%

Math

52%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

19292428
Murrieta Valley Unified48%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 70% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 52% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 18 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced63%74%72%
Advanced24%33%26%
Proficient39%41%46%
Developing level23%18%18%
Minimal14%8%10%
Tested453462494
California48%51%49%
Difference+15+23+23

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

Math

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced47%55%54%
Advanced23%33%29%
Proficient24%22%25%
Developing level32%25%28%
Minimal21%20%18%
Tested451461491
California37%38%36%
Difference+10+17+18

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

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school28%42%19%11%1,409
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Murrieta Valley Unified23%39%23%15%4,785
Math, grades 6–8 · This school28%24%29%19%1,403
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Murrieta Valley Unified25%23%28%24%4,769

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 1,409 tested in English, 1,403 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 38% of students. 156 of 1,479 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

10in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (156 of 1,479 students).

At the average Murrieta Valley Unified middle school: 20 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.6% of students were suspended at least once (24 of 1,495). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

1,451

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 38%White 34%Two or more races 10%Filipino 6%Black or African American 6%Asian 5%Not reported 2%

Family income

46%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 671 of 1,451. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

59

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

92% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

61%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (22 of 36 students).

Murrieta Valley Unified: 58%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
11 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (52 of 473).
Grades 7–8
10 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (104 of 1,006).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino38%
White34%
Two or more races10%
Filipino6%
Black or African American6%
Asian5%
Not reported2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 51.7 of 56.3 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian69 tested81%California 75%
  • Filipino84 tested81%California 74%
  • Two or more races163 tested74%California 62%
  • White467 tested72%California 62%
  • Military families113 tested68%California 51%
  • Hispanic or Latino535 tested67%California 39%
  • Low-income650 tested65%California 39%
  • Black or African American78 tested55%California 33%
  • Students with disabilities271 tested30%California 14%

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American students and students with disabilities all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 65% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Murrieta Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 650 tested in English, 649 in math
English65%+956%+2639%
Math45%+540%+1926%
Hispanic or Latino · 535 tested in English, 533 in math
English67%+1057%+2839%
Math44%+539%+1925%
White · 467 tested in English, 465 in math
English72%+468%+1062%
Math56%+155%+650%
Two or more races · 163 tested
English74%+866%+1262%
Math58%+454%+850%
Filipino · 84 tested
English81%+477%+774%
Math73%+469%+1360%
Black or African American · 78 tested
English55%+1243%+2233%
Math32%+230%+1220%
Asian · 69 tested in English, 71 in math
English81%081%+675%
Math73%073%+271%
Students with disabilities · 271 tested in English, 268 in math
English30%+723%+1614%
Math18%+414%+810%
Military families · 113 tested
English68%+959%+1751%
Math50%+446%+1139%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Murrieta Valley Unified, 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.

English learners, 33 tested in English and 34 in math: no rate for grades 7 and 8 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Dorothy McElhinney. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
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  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
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Money

Where does the money go?

$14,471 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Murrieta Valley Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $32 million.

$14,471

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,649
The school’s share of district office costs
$4,822
Of the total, from federal funds
$63
  • Dorothy McElhinney$14,471
  • Murrieta Valley Unified middle schools$14,992
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Murrieta Valley Unified’s yearly plan

$32million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$28million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $32 million of $352 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Murrieta Valley Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Dorothy McElhinney like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92563. They are not figures for the families at Dorothy McElhinney.

Typical household income in a year

$125,397

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92563.

Typical home value
$645,700
People who live in this ZIP code
80,379
Typical age
35.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
34%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to Dorothy McElhinney. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?44% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (533 students tested); the same group across California: 25%
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Dorothy McElhinney, and how do I get in?

Ask Murrieta Valley Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Monte Vista Elementary
    Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Dorothy McElhinney Middle
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 82Strong · 82nd percentile
  3. High
    Vista Murrieta High
    Scope Score 83Strong · 82nd percentile · 2025Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Monte Vista Elementary

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

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 73rd percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Lisa J. Mails Elementary

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

    Scope Score 81 · Strong · 77th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

High-school links

  • Vista Murrieta High

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

    Scope Score 83 · Strong · 82nd percentile · high · 2025

    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).

Where the path ends: Vista Murrieta High
Vista Murrieta HighScope Score 83 · Strong · 82nd percentile · 2025historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Vista Murrieta High. UC records 72 enrollees from Vista Murrieta High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 23 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Vista Murrieta High around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 68% of the students who finished high school at Vista Murrieta High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

72 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 23 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Vista Murrieta High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Dorothy McElhinney?

Address
35125 Briggs Road, Murrieta 92563Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Thomas PataneAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Murrieta Valley Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Dorothy McElhinney a good middle school?

Dorothy McElhinney Middle has a Scope Score of 82. It scored higher than 82 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Strong, 82nd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 10 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 20 in 100 at the average Murrieta Valley Unified middle school. 1.6% of students (24 of 1,495) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 16 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 11 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 1,364 students in English, 1,361 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 65% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Dorothy McElhinney Middle in Murrieta scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Dorothy McElhinney Middle's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Vista Murrieta High. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • Vista Murrieta High: Scope Score 83, Strong, 82nd percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #455 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #1 of 5 in Murrieta Valley Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math28%6242%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math61%6723%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+50 scale-score pts5420%
Chronically absent10 in 100605%
Suspension rate1.6% (24 of 1,495)595%
English learners: top level28%585%

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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

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
2025–268282#455California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–195 in 1001.6% (24 of 1,521)+2
2021–22not on filenot on file−2
2022–23not on filenot on file+3
2023–2412 in 1001.3% (19 of 1,500)0
2024–2512 in 1001.8% (27 of 1,509)+2
2025–2610 in 1001.6% (24 of 1,495)+8

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English1,40928%70%
2026 · Math1,40328%52%
2025 · English1,42430%73%
2025 · Math1,41929%53%
2024 · English1,39827%71%
2024 · Math1,39322%47%
2023 · English1,37026%68%
2023 · Math1,36318%41%
2022 · English1,30525%66%
2022 · Math1,30417%41%
2019 · English1,44625%69%
2019 · Math1,44431%56%
2018 · English1,41222%66%
2018 · Math1,40729%55%
2017 · English1,33023%67%
2017 · Math1,32926%53%

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English43669%
2025 · Grade 7 · English48377%
2025 · Grade 8 · English50573%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math43554%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math48251%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math50253%
2024 · Grade 6 · English45569%
2024 · Grade 7 · English49878%
2024 · Grade 8 · English44565%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math45345%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math49646%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math44448%
2023 · Grade 6 · English48265%
2023 · Grade 7 · English44273%
2023 · Grade 8 · English44665%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math48139%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math44240%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math44045%
2022 · Grade 6 · English42364%
2022 · Grade 7 · English43276%
2022 · Grade 8 · English45059%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math42239%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math43244%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math45040%
2019 · Grade 6 · English45066%
2019 · Grade 7 · English49973%
2019 · Grade 8 · English49769%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math45057%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math49755%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math49757%
2018 · Grade 6 · English46661%
2018 · Grade 7 · English47371%
2018 · Grade 8 · English47365%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math46650%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math46953%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math47260%
2017 · Grade 6 · English44162%
2017 · Grade 7 · English46772%
2017 · Grade 8 · English42266%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math44149%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math46655%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math42254%

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
Schoolwide49222%32%42%3%

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-income65065%+9+26
Hispanic or Latino53567%+10+28
White46772%+4+10
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+161,364Accelerated+111,361Accelerated
English-only students+171,182not categorized+101,179not categorized
Low-income+17638Accelerated+10636Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+16500Accelerated+10498Accelerated
White+15477Accelerated+10476Accelerated
Students with disabilities+6251Accelerated0250Average
Two or more races+19126Accelerated+14126Accelerated
English learners+1096Accelerated+1696Accelerated
Filipino+2086Exceptional+1286Accelerated
Black or African American+2884Exceptional+884Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+1271not categorized+1471not categorized
Asian+1363Accelerated+2263Exceptional
English learners only+1125not categorized+2225not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+518Accelerated+1218Accelerated

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

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 8 against the same school’s grade 6 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
27%
exceeded standard · 69% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 455 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
26%
Advanced · 72% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 494 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 454 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English 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 English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+16 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

1,364 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +16 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+11 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

1,361 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

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

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 12 in 100 → 2025–26 · 10 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.8% (27 of 1,509) → 2025–26 · 1.6% (24 of 1,495) · −0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female5 in 10010 in 100+5 in 100
Male4 in 10011 in 100+7 in 100
Asian2 of 756 of 72—
Black or African American5 in 1002 of 82—
Filipino1 of 915 of 85—
Hispanic or Latino5 in 10011 in 100+6 in 100
Pacific Islander0 of 17——
Two or more races5 in 1006 in 100+1 in 100
White6 in 10014 in 100+8 in 100
Students with disabilities11 in 10018 in 100+7 in 100
English learners1 of 486 of 51—
Foster youth0 of 9——
Homeless1 of 21——
Low-income7 in 10013 in 100+6 in 100
All students5 in 10010 in 100+5 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. 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$12,094 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 22,950 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$21 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,451

Central federal expenditures attributed here$42 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,451

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,831 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 64%Instruction support 9%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$218,108,89063.69%64%
Instruction support$30,278,5078.84%9%
Student services$34,429,96710.05%10%
Administration$21,207,4396.19%6%
Buildings & maintenance$34,200,7529.99%10%
Other$4,252,0041.24%1%
Total$342,477,560100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $342,477,560 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$12,094 per pupil
2020$11,339 per pupil
2019$11,338 per pupil
2018$10,906 per pupil
2017$10,253 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 92563 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92563 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$125,397
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)34%
ZIP-area population80,379
Median age35.7 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-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 92563 →

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