Public school · Corona-Norco Unified

El Cerrito Middle

Corona · 6–8 · 1,218 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
62 / 100

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

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Well above California in English and math: 65% and 46% 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: 1,175 in English, 1,184 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
29%
Met standard
36%
Below standard
35%

65% met or exceeded · 1,175 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCorona-Norco Unified
Exceeded29%19%24%
Met36%30%34%
Nearly met19%23%22%
Not met16%28%20%

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
27%
Met standard
19%
Below standard
54%

46% met or exceeded · 1,184 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCorona-Norco Unified
Exceeded27%20%24%
Met19%16%18%
Nearly met24%23%25%
Not met30%41%33%

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.

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

Open a finding for the evidence
About 3 in 10 reached the top of the state’s four levels, about one and a half times California’s rate in the same grades (19% and 20%).grades 6–8 · spring 2025
29%English · exceeded the standard27%Math · exceeded the standard
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,175 in English, 1,184 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).
8.0% of students (102 of 1,272) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, against 3.5% at the average California middle school.2024–25
8.0%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): 1,272
Comparison
102 of 1,272. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Corona-Norco Unified schools; 2,177 scored California middle schools), our calculation.
Low-income students here (739 tested in English, 748 in math, grades 6–8, spring 2025) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (38% and 24%).grades 6–8 · spring 2025
57%English · met or exceeded38%Math · met or exceeded
Source
CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2025
Students
low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 6–8: 739 in English, 748 in math
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 739 students in English and 748 in math.

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 school65%
California49%

Tested: 1,175 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school65%
Corona-Norco Unified58%

Tested: 1,175 here · 11,287 in Corona-Norco Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 36 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCorona-Norco Unified
Exceeded29%19%24%
Met36%30%34%
Nearly met19%23%22%
Not met16%28%20%

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

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school46%
California36%

Tested: 1,184 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school46%
Corona-Norco Unified42%

Tested: 1,184 here · 11,343 in Corona-Norco Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 36 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCorona-Norco Unified
Exceeded27%20%24%
Met19%16%18%
Nearly met24%23%25%
Not met30%41%33%

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.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

201972%3,186 tested
→
202565%1,175 tested

El Cerrito

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

Math

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

201956%3,177 tested
→
202546%1,184 tested

El Cerrito

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 been above California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8
El CerritoCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8
El CerritoCalifornia

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 72% in 2019 to 65% in 2025. Math went from 56% in 2019 to 46% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
YearEl CerritoCalifornia
201972%
3,186 tested		50%
1,390,416 tested
202273%
2,685 tested		47%
1,277,584 tested
202359%
1,163 tested		46%
1,267,562 tested
202461%
1,141 tested		46%
1,269,432 tested
202565%
1,175 tested		49%
1,266,619 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
YearEl CerritoCalifornia
201956%
3,177 tested		38%
1,394,239 tested
202256%
2,685 tested		31%
1,279,506 tested
202339%
1,161 tested		32%
1,272,024 tested
202444%
1,145 tested		33%
1,277,570 tested
202546%
1,184 tested		36%
1,272,526 tested
The state’s growth measure1,133 students in English, 1,131 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025
English−1ptsCDE category: Average
Math−13ptsCDE category: Moderate

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

School pattern, spring 2025On the RiseReading and math results have improved across three reporting years. This describes a recent record, not a prediction or proof of what caused it.

Ask: Math is lower than in 2019 here (56% to 46%) and across California (38% to 36%). How does the school check what’s working in math?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

11 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
12in 100 at the average Corona-Norco Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

133 of 1,250 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school11 in 100
at the average Corona-Norco Unified school12 in 100
at the average California middle school18 in 100
8.0%of students were suspended at least once (102 of 1,272), 2024–25
4.1%at the average Corona-Norco Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school
Attendance by grade
Chronically absent, 2024–25Per 100 studentsStudents
Grades 4–643 of 72
Grades 7–811130 of 1,178

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

739 English · 748 math tested

English57% / 38%
Math38% / 24%

Hispanic or Latino

481 English · 486 math tested

English54% / 38%
Math34% / 24%

White

331 English · 330 math tested

English72% / 61%
Math50% / 49%

Asian

155 English · 160 math tested

English88% / 76%
Math76% / 70%

Black or African American

86 tested per subject · grades 7 and 8

English50% / 32%
Math28% / 18%

Two or more races

54 tested per subject · grades 7 and 8

English65% / 62%
Math50% / 48%

Filipino

41 tested per subject · grades 7 and 8

English73% / 73%
Math61% / 58%

English learners

64 English · 75 math tested · grades 7 and 8

English8% / 6%
Math9% / 6%

Students with disabilities

133 tested per subject · grades 7 and 8

English21% / 14%
Math11% / 9%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Corona-Norco Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 739 tested in English, 748 in math
English57%+651%+1938%
Math38%+335%+1424%
Hispanic or Latino · 481 tested in English, 486 in math
English54%+549%+1638%
Math34%+430%+1024%
White · 331 tested in English, 330 in math
English72%+864%+1161%
Math50%050%+149%
Asian · 155 tested in English, 160 in math
English88%+880%+1276%
Math76%+472%+670%
Black or African American · 86 tested · grades 7 and 8 only
English50%+248%+1832%
Math28%−129%+1018%
Two or more races · 54 tested · grades 7 and 8 only
English65%+560%+362%
Math50%+446%+248%
Filipino · 41 tested · grades 7 and 8 only
English73%−780%073%
Math61%−869%+358%
English learners · 64 tested in English, 75 in math · grades 7 and 8 only
English8%+26%+26%
Math9%+27%+36%
Students with disabilities · 133 tested · grades 7 and 8 only
English21%+615%+714%
Math11%+47%+29%

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

No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family 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.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here did far better than the same groups statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At El Cerrito Middle in Corona, 56.6% 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 50.9% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. El Cerrito Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 5.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (37.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (54.3% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 63.8 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 739 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 41%2. White: 28%3. Asian: 13%4. Black or African American: 8%5. Two or more races: 4%6. Filipino: 4%7. Not reported: 1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino41%
  2. White28%
  3. Asian13%
  4. Black or African American8%
  5. Two or more races4%
  6. Filipino4%
  7. Not reported1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share1%
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, 2024–25Here
Hispanic or Latino41%
White28%
Asian13%
Black or African American8%
Two or more races4%
Filipino4%
Not reported1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

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

About 3 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (63%, 762 of 1,218). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers46
Average experience19 years
First-year teachers4%
93% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 93.41%: 34 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 36.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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  1. ElementaryJohn Stallings ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleEl Cerrito MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
  3. High schoolCentennial HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • John Stallings Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    31st percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025

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

  • Woodrow Wilson Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    72nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

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

  • Temescal Valley Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    93rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

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

  • Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    69th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

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

High-school links

  • Centennial High

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    61st percentile · Solid · high · 2025

    97% 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 its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

High-school endpoint evidence · Centennial High
Centennial HighScope 60historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Centennial High. UC records 58 enrollees from Centennial High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 20 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Centennial High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 58% of Centennial High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

58 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 20 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Centennial High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

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elcerrito.cnusd.k12.ca.us

Location and visiting

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7610 El Cerrito Road, Corona 92881

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Questions

Questions to ask

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  1. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  2. Math is lower than in 2019 here (56% to 46%) and across California (38% to 36%). How does the school check what’s working in math?
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?

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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
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 54.6–70.6% meal eligibility and 609–2,436 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 El Cerrito Middle a good middle school?
El Cerrito Middle is in the 89th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 62 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), El Cerrito Middle was well above California in English and math: 65% and 46% 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 El Cerrito Middle's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 65% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 46% the math standard; 29% and 27% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 1,175 students were tested in English and 1,184 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does El Cerrito Middle rank in California?
El Cerrito Middle is in the 89th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). El Cerrito Middle ranks #237 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), 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.
What do attendance and suspension records show for El Cerrito Middle?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 10.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 133 chronically absent of 1,250 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 8.0%; 102 unduplicated suspended students of 1,272 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 10.7%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 7.9%. 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 El Cerrito Middle compare to other schools in Corona?
El Cerrito Middle is in the 89th percentile (Strong) 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. The school serves 1,218 students. Use the schools in Corona page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at El Cerrito Middle?
At El Cerrito Middle in Corona, 56.6% 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 50.9% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. El Cerrito Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 5.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (37.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (54.3% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 63.8 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 739 ELA grade test records. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What high school does El Cerrito Middle feed into?
By attendance boundary, El Cerrito Middle is zoned to Centennial High. Centennial High has a Scope Score of 60 out of 100. 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 is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Source records

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El Cerrito Middle is ranked #237 statewide · #1 of 5 in Corona-Norco Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard34.6%17.2%42%
Met or exceeded64.4%40.0%23%
Chronic absenteeism10.7%18.1%5%
Suspension rate7.9%3.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)31.2%17.8%5%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)-31.4pp+1.5ppnot scored
Exceeded standard
↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 70 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 70 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 61 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 2.9pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 33 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.4pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 64 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)
↓ vs CA +1.5pp

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
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 67256%39%6%0%94%+48
Grade 755626%37%20%17%63%+15
Grade 854728%36%18%18%64%+18

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
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 67247%29%15%8%76%+42
Grade 756223%22%26%29%45%+11
Grade 855028%16%23%33%44%+12

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 · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA6385.7%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA54361.9%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA53556.6%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math6374.6%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math54749.2%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math53534.8%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA6780.6%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA54556.7%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA55159.5%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math6873.5%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math54340.1%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math55032.5%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA89591.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA89565.1%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA89563.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math89580.6%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math89545.2%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math89542.0%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA1,06290.6%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA1,06266.6%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA1,06259.1%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math1,05979.1%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math1,05950.2%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math1,05938.4%

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)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide54918%28%45%9%

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 · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged73956.6%+6+19
Hispanic/Latino48154.3%+6+16
White33172.2%+8+11
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

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
El Cerrito Middle ←—6289th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202534.6%64.4%−31.4pp—7.9%
California average—39School average · no percentile17.2%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 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.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$75,444 – $141,046
Average elementary principal salary$160,728
Average middle school principal salary$166,538
Average high school principal salary$174,967
Superintendent salary$403,129

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 yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201956/10082#337California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
202261/10088#246California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
202352/10082#372California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
202461/10089#231California 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 · 13.5% → 2025 · 10.6% · −2.9pp
Suspension rate2024 · 6.6% → 2025 · 8.0% · +1.4pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA1,17528.9%65.3%
2025 · Math1,18426.7%46.4%
2024 · ELA1,14125.2%60.7%
2024 · Math1,14523.4%43.8%
2023 · ELA1,16320.2%59.4%
2023 · Math1,16118.8%38.5%
2022 · ELA89526.6%66.0%
2022 · Math89521.0%46.3%
2019 · ELA1,06222.8%65.6%
2019 · Math1,05925.5%47.7%

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.

YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
2019———29.4%64.0%7.8%6.4%-36.1pp
2022———30.6%64.5%15.8%5.1%-33.3pp
2023———25.5%57.2%17.8%5.3%-31.0pp
2024———32.6%60.5%13.6%6.6%-34.5pp
20256289#23734.6%64.4%10.7%7.9%-31.4pp

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
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female6.2%11.5%+5.3pp
Male9.4%9.9%+0.5pp
Asian4.4%3.0%-1.4pp
Black/African American14.3%18.2%+3.9pp
Filipino0.0%4.5%+4.5pp
Hispanic/Latino9.9%13.0%+3.1pp
Two or More Races3.1%10.4%+7.3pp
White5.3%9.1%+3.8pp
Students with Disabilities20.9%17.9%-3.0pp
English Learners13.2%10.9%-2.3pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.3%13.1%-1.2pp
All Students7.7%10.6%+2.9pp
Homeless—43.8%—

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
GroupELAnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students−11,133Average−131,131Moderate
English Only−2863not categorised−15860not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged−3710Average−17709Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−8465Moderate−20464Moderate
White+2322Average−14321Moderate
Asian+18148Accelerated+11148Accelerated
English Learner−6139Moderate−11139Moderate
Students with Disabilities−15139Moderate−17139Moderate
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only+188not categorised−1388not categorised
Black or African American−586Average−2086Moderate
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)−1353Moderate−1253Moderate
English Learners Only−1451not categorised−651not categorised
Two or More Races−1246Moderate−946Moderate
Filipino+1140Accelerated+140Average

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. “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
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

1,133 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, ELA: −1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 41st percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.41st pctile · −1 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

1,131 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, math: −13 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 14th percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.14th pctile · −13 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$12,310 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 51,318 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$601 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,218

Central federal expenditures attributed here$190 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,218

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,974 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 65%Instruction support 11%Student services 10%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%

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.

ShowHide the district's spending year by year
NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,310 per pupil
2020$11,703 per pupil
2019$11,658 per pupil
2018$11,351 per pupil
2017$11,206 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92881
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92881
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$134,932
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)39.25%
ZCTA population30,347
Median age41.1 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/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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