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Elizabeth Ustach Middle

Q: Is Elizabeth Ustach Middle a good middle school?

Elizabeth Ustach Middle is in the 77th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 50 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Elizabeth Ustach Middle was near California in English, above in math: 46% and 44% 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.

Q: What are Elizabeth Ustach Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 46% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 44% the math standard; 18% and 26% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 986 students were tested in English and 987 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Elizabeth Ustach Middle rank in California?

Elizabeth Ustach Middle is in the 77th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). Elizabeth Ustach Middle ranks #490 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.

Q: Is Elizabeth Ustach Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Elizabeth Ustach Middle'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 92nd 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.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Elizabeth Ustach Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 11.7% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 123 chronically absent of 1,050 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 5.8%; 63 unduplicated suspended students of 1,082 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 11.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 5.8%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Elizabeth Ustach Middle compare to other schools in Modesto?

Elizabeth Ustach Middle is in the 77th 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 1,016 students. Use the schools in Modesto page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Modesto · 6–8 · 1,016 students (2024–25)

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Elizabeth Ustachhigher than 77 of the 100 California dots

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Elizabeth Ustachhigher than 77 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Elizabeth Ustachhigher than 77 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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The dots are California’s 2,177 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Elizabeth Ustach Middle’s Scope Score is 50 of 100. It places the school; it isn’t a grade. How it’s built ›

Near California in English, above in math: 46% and 44% 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: 986 in English, 987 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: 18%
Met standard: 28%
Below standard: 54%

46% met or exceeded · 986 tested

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Level	Here	California	Sylvan Union Elementary
Exceeded	18%	19%	16%
Met	28%	30%	29%
Nearly met	26%	23%	27%
Not met	28%	28%	28%

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: 26%
Met standard: 18%
Below standard: 56%

44% met or exceeded · 987 tested

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Level	Here	California	Sylvan Union Elementary
Exceeded	26%	20%	19%
Met	18%	16%	17%
Nearly met	25%	23%	26%
Not met	31%	41%	38%

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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5.8% of students (63 of 1,082) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about one and a half times the rate at the average California middle school.2024–25

5.8%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): 1,082
Comparison: 63 of 1,082. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Sylvan Union 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 school46%

California49%

Tested: 986 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school46%

Sylvan Union Elementary45%

Tested: 986 here · 2,772 in Sylvan Union Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Sylvan Union Elementary
Exceeded	18%	19%	16%
Met	28%	30%	29%
Nearly met	26%	23%	27%
Not met	28%	28%	28%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school44%

California36%

Tested: 987 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school44%

Sylvan Union Elementary36%

Tested: 987 here · 2,781 in Sylvan Union Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Sylvan Union Elementary
Exceeded	26%	20%	19%
Met	18%	16%	17%
Nearly met	25%	23%	26%
Not met	31%	41%	38%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

201960%3,129 tested

→

202546%986 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

201958%3,126 tested

→

202544%987 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.

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English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202546%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202544%36%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

2025 was the lowest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	60% 3,129 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	54% 2,874 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	49% 997 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	50% 1,005 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	46% 986 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	58% 3,126 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	45% 2,877 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	45% 1,002 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	45% 1,008 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	44% 987 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure943 students in English, 944 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English−12ptsCDE category: Moderate

Math+15ptsCDE category: Accelerated

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

School pattern, spring 2025Growth EngineThe school’s aggregate cohort-change index clears our stronger-gains threshold. This is a school-level comparison across years, not tracking of individual children.

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (60% to 46%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?

Life at school

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

12 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

18in 100 at the average Sylvan Union Elementary school18in 100 at the average California middle school

123 of 1,050 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school12 in 100

at the average Sylvan Union Elementary school18 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

5.8%of students were suspended at least once (63 of 1,082), 2024–25

7.8%at the average Sylvan Union Elementary school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	14	43 of 319
Grades 7–8	11	80 of 731

Reviews & community voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

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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

599 English · 600 math tested

English41% / 38%

Math37% / 24%

Hispanic or Latino

486 tested per subject

English36% / 38%

Math34% / 24%

White

248 tested per subject

English54% / 61%

Math49% / 49%

Asian

105 tested per subject

English67% / 76%

Math68% / 70%

Two or more races

69 English · 70 math tested

English52% / 62%

Math46% / 49%

Filipino

34 tested per subject · grades 7 and 8

English71% / 73%

Math79% / 58%

English learners

82 English · 83 math tested

English2% / 7%

Math4% / 6%

Students with disabilities

101 English · 100 math tested

English3% / 14%

Math5% / 10%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Sylvan Union Elementary	vs California
Low-income · 599 tested in English, 600 in math
English	41%	+140%	+338%
Math	37%	+730%	+1324%
Hispanic or Latino · 486 tested
English	36%	036%	−238%
Math	34%	+727%	+1024%
White · 248 tested
English	54%	−155%	−761%
Math	49%	+445%	049%
Asian · 105 tested
English	67%	+1156%	−976%
Math	68%	+1850%	−270%
Two or more races · 69 tested in English, 70 in math
English	52%	+349%	−1062%
Math	46%	+937%	−349%
Filipino · 34 tested · grades 7 and 8 only
English	71%	071%	−273%
Math	79%	+871%	+2158%
English learners · 82 tested in English, 83 in math
English	2%	−35%	−57%
Math	4%	−26%	−26%
Students with disabilities · 101 tested in English, 100 in math
English	3%	−58%	−1114%
Math	5%	−16%	−510%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sylvan Union Elementary, 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 Black or African American, 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.

White students and students with disabilities did worse than the same groups statewide in English.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Elizabeth Ustach Middle in Modesto, 40.6% 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 39.7% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Elizabeth Ustach Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 0.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (36.7% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (35.6% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 44.0 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 600 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino50%
White25%
Asian10%
Two or more races4%
Filipino4%
Not reported2%
Black or African American2%
Pacific Islander1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Unallocated share<1%

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	50%
White	25%
Asian	10%
Two or more races	4%
Filipino	4%
Not reported	2%
Black or African American	2%
Pacific Islander	1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—

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 (56%, 572 of 1,016). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers51

Average experience14 years

First-year teachers8%

89% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 88.73%: 41.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 46.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryOrchard ElementaryNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
MiddleElizabeth Ustach MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
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Orchard Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
40th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
Crossroads Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
64th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

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2701 Kodiak Drive, Modesto 95355

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When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
English is lower than in 2019 here (60% to 46%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
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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

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Woodrow Wilson MiddleGlendale Unified · 1,182 enrolled · 56.6% meal eligibility72ndSolid
Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle KiLos Angeles Unified · 720 enrolled · 56.7% meal eligibility94thStrong
San Jose IntermediateNovato Unified · 559 enrolled · 55.8% meal eligibility45thDeveloping

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 48.3–64.3% meal eligibility and 508–2,032 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 Elizabeth Ustach Middle a good middle school?

Elizabeth Ustach Middle is in the 77th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 50 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Elizabeth Ustach Middle was near California in English, above in math: 46% and 44% 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 Elizabeth Ustach Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 46% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 44% the math standard; 18% and 26% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 986 students were tested in English and 987 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Elizabeth Ustach Middle rank in California?

Elizabeth Ustach Middle is in the 77th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). Elizabeth Ustach Middle ranks #490 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 Elizabeth Ustach Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Elizabeth Ustach Middle'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 92nd 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 Elizabeth Ustach Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 11.7% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 123 chronically absent of 1,050 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 5.8%; 63 unduplicated suspended students of 1,082 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 11.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 5.8%. 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 Elizabeth Ustach Middle compare to other schools in Modesto?

Elizabeth Ustach Middle is in the 77th 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 1,016 students. Use the schools in Modesto page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Elizabeth Ustach Middle?

Source records

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Elizabeth Ustach Middle is ranked #490 statewide · #1 of 3 in Sylvan Union Elementary.

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

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	22.3%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	44.8%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Strong	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	11.8%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	5.8%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	22.1%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 56 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 54 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↑ vs CA average · ≈92nd calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 59 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.5pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 41 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.9pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 51 · 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	296	21%	24%	27%	28%	45%	−2
Grade 7	335	18%	30%	27%	25%	48%	+0
Grade 8	355	17%	29%	24%	30%	46%	−0

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	297	20%	14%	30%	36%	34%	−1
Grade 7	335	24%	20%	27%	29%	44%	+10
Grade 8	355	34%	18%	20%	28%	52%	+20

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	308	53.9%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	352	48.6%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	345	48.7%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	309	37.5%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	353	45.0%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	346	50.9%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	306	41.8%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	332	52.7%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	359	51.3%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	308	38.0%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	333	48.6%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	361	47.4%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	958	54.5%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	958	60.5%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	958	48.4%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	959	41.3%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	959	48.9%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	959	45.9%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	1,043	56.1%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	1,043	64.5%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	1,043	59.3%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	1,042	45.3%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	1,042	62.8%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	1,042	65.2%

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	355	17%	20%	48%	15%

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	600	40.6%	+1	+3
Hispanic/Latino	487	35.6%	−1	−3
White	248	54.4%	−1	−7

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
Elizabeth Ustach Middle ←	—	5077th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	22.3%	44.8%	+9.9pp	+63 pts	5.8%
Daniel J. Savage Middle	1.2 mi	3443rd percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	17.6%	42.8%	−3.7pp	—	6.5%
Somerset Middle	1.8 mi	3138th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	12.4%	33.4%	+4.5pp	—	10.9%
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 holders1.8%

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$59,615 – $126,542

Average elementary principal salary$143,919

Average middle school principal salary$147,804

Superintendent salary$220,106

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	53/100	79	#404	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	46/100	75	#524	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	44/100	72	#578	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	48/100	75	#529	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 · 13.2% → 2025 · 11.7% · −1.5pp
Suspension rate2024 · 6.7% → 2025 · 5.8% · −0.9pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	986	18.5%	46.4%
2025 · Math	987	26.4%	43.8%
2024 · ELA	1,005	17.1%	50.3%
2024 · Math	1,008	25.4%	44.7%
2023 · ELA	997	17.9%	48.9%
2023 · Math	1,002	24.3%	44.9%
2022 · ELA	958	21.0%	54.8%
2022 · Math	959	24.5%	45.6%
2019 · ELA	1,043	21.9%	60.1%
2019 · Math	1,042	34.9%	58.4%

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	—	—	—	28.1%	58.9%	8.9%	6.8%	+11.6pp
2022	—	—	—	22.5%	49.9%	29.1%	7.4%	-0.8pp
2023	—	—	—	20.9%	46.6%	17.3%	7.8%	+9.4pp
2024	—	—	—	21.1%	47.4%	13.3%	6.7%	+4.1pp
2025	50	77	#490	22.3%	44.8%	11.8%	5.8%	+9.9pp

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	9.4%	13.1%	+3.7pp
Male	8.4%	10.3%	+1.9pp
Asian	4.4%	7.3%	+2.9pp
Black/African American	17.2%	10.0%	-7.2pp
Filipino	1.6%	2.4%	+0.8pp
Hispanic/Latino	10.9%	15.3%	+4.4pp
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%	+0.0pp
Two or More Races	0.0%	4.3%	+4.3pp
White	9.0%	10.6%	+1.6pp
Students with Disabilities	17.7%	22.6%	+4.9pp
English Learners	15.9%	16.9%	+1.0pp
Foster Youth	44.4%	—	—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	12.8%	12.7%	-0.1pp
All Students	8.9%	11.7%	+2.8pp

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	−12	943	Moderate	+15	944	Accelerated
English Only	−12	648	not categorised	+14	648	not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−14	576	Moderate	+15	577	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	−15	470	Moderate	+10	471	Accelerated
White	−13	237	Moderate	+16	237	Accelerated
English Learner	−16	185	Moderate	+15	186	Accelerated
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−2	107	not categorised	+26	107	not categorised
Students with Disabilities	−31	106	Minimal	+16	106	Accelerated
Asian	+2	98	Average	+36	98	Exceptional
English Learners Only	−27	78	not categorised	+2	79	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−27	69	Minimal	+18	70	Accelerated
Two or More Races	−3	42	Average	+17	42	Accelerated
Filipino	+2	39	Average	+42	39	Exceptional
Black or African American	−7	16	Moderate	+30	16	Exceptional
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	−13	13	Moderate	+20	13	Exceptional

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

16%

exceeded standard · 42% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 306 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

17%

exceeded standard · 46% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 355 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 307 (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

943 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

13th pctile · −12 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

944 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

85th pctile · +15 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$12,937 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 7,913 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$421 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,016

Central federal expenditures attributed here$276 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,016

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,849 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 67%Instruction support 12%Student services 8%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 7%

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$12,937 per pupil

2020$11,650 per pupil

2019$11,605 per pupil

2018$10,115 per pupil

2017$9,776 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 95355

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95355
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$86,849
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	24.33%
ZCTA population	60,710
Median age	37.6 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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