Public school · Capistrano Unified

Esencia Middle

Rancho Mission Viejo · 6–8 · 349 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
68 / 100

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

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Well above California in English and math: 79% and 74% 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: 351 in English, 355 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
38%
Met standard
41%
Below standard
21%

79% met or exceeded · 351 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCapistrano Unified
Exceeded38%19%34%
Met41%30%35%
Nearly met16%23%17%
Not met5%28%14%

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
47%
Met standard
27%
Below standard
26%

74% met or exceeded · 355 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCapistrano Unified
Exceeded47%20%38%
Met27%16%22%
Nearly met17%23%20%
Not met9%41%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.

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
In 2025, students in grades 6–8 scored above what the state expected from their own earlier scores. The state calls them Accelerated in English and Exceptional in math.grades 6–8 · 2025
+11 ptsEnglish · above expected+22 ptsMath · above expected
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 315 in English, 317 in math
Comparison
315 students in English and 317 in math in grades 6–8 with scores in both years. 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.
38% in English and 47% in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 19% and 20% across California in the same grades.grades 6–8 · spring 2025
38%English · exceeded the standard47%Math · exceeded the standard
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 351 in English, 355 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).
Low-income students here (86 tested in English, 87 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
65%English · met or exceeded51%Math · met or exceeded
Source
CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2025
Students
low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 6–8: 86 in English, 87 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 86 students in English and 87 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 school79%
California49%

Tested: 351 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school79%
Capistrano Unified69%

Tested: 351 here · 9,993 in Capistrano Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 18 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCapistrano Unified
Exceeded38%19%34%
Met41%30%35%
Nearly met16%23%17%
Not met5%28%14%

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 school74%
California36%

Tested: 355 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school74%
Capistrano Unified60%

Tested: 355 here · 10,021 in Capistrano Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 18 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCapistrano Unified
Exceeded47%20%38%
Met27%16%22%
Nearly met17%23%20%
Not met9%41%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.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

202269%642 tested
→
202579%351 tested

Esencia

California, same grades47% → 49%2022 → 2025 · 1,277,584 → 1,266,619 tested

Math

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

202260%639 tested
→
202574%355 tested

Esencia

California, same grades31% → 36%2022 → 2025 · 1,279,506 → 1,272,526 tested

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

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2022.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8
EsenciaCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8
EsenciaCalifornia

English went from 69% in 2022 to 79% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Math went from 60% in 2022 to 74% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
YearEsenciaCalifornia
202269%
642 tested		47%
1,277,584 tested
202378%
227 tested		46%
1,267,562 tested
202478%
282 tested		46%
1,269,432 tested
202579%
351 tested		49%
1,266,619 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
YearEsenciaCalifornia
202260%
639 tested		31%
1,279,506 tested
202368%
227 tested		32%
1,272,024 tested
202478%
283 tested		33%
1,277,570 tested
202574%
355 tested		36%
1,272,526 tested
The state’s growth measure315 students in English, 317 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025
English+11ptsCDE category: Accelerated
Math+22ptsCDE category: Exceptional

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

School pattern, spring 2025Strong All-AroundAt least half of students met or exceeded the standard in every tested grade, in both subjects, and the state’s growth measure was Average or above in both.

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

8 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
13in 100 at the average Capistrano Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

27 of 360 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school8 in 100
at the average Capistrano Unified school13 in 100
at the average California middle school18 in 100
4.1%of students were suspended at least once (15 of 366), 2024–25
2.9%at the average Capistrano Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school
Attendance by grade
Chronically absent, 2024–25Per 100 studentsStudents
Grades 4–657 of 133
Grades 7–8920 of 227

Reviews & community voices

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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

86 English · 87 math tested

English65% / 38%
Math51% / 24%

White

190 English · 193 math tested

English82% / 61%
Math77% / 49%

Hispanic or Latino

55 English · 56 math tested

English75% / 38%
Math55% / 24%

Asian

50 tested per subject

English68% / 76%
Math80% / 70%

Two or more races

30 tested per subject · grades 6 and 7

English90% / 62%
Math73% / 49%

Students with disabilities

44 tested per subject

English59% / 14%
Math41% / 10%

Military families

43 tested per subject

English88% / 52%
Math77% / 38%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Capistrano Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 86 tested in English, 87 in math
English65%+956%+2738%
Math51%+843%+2724%
White · 190 tested in English, 193 in math
English82%+478%+2161%
Math77%+869%+2849%
Hispanic or Latino · 55 tested in English, 56 in math
English75%+2253%+3738%
Math55%+1540%+3124%
Asian · 50 tested
English68%−1886%−876%
Math80%−686%+1070%
Two or more races · 30 tested · grades 6 and 7 only
English90%+1179%+2862%
Math73%+271%+2449%
Students with disabilities · 44 tested
English59%+3029%+4514%
Math41%+1922%+3110%
Military families · 43 tested
English88%+2266%+3652%
Math77%+2156%+3938%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Capistrano 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 Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless students, English learners 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 and students with disabilities here did far better than the same groups statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Esencia Middle in Rancho Mission Viejo, 65.1% 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 55.9% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Esencia Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 9.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (50.6% met or exceeded the Math standard); White students (81.6% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 37.5 percentage points: students with disabilities in Math. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 87 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. White: 55%2. Hispanic or Latino: 16%3. Asian: 14%4. Two or more races: 9%5. Filipino: 3%Unallocated share: 4%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. White55%
  2. Hispanic or Latino16%
  3. Asian14%
  4. Two or more races9%
  5. Filipino3%
  6. Black or African American—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share4%
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
White55%
Hispanic or Latino16%
Asian14%
Two or more races9%
Filipino3%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

About 1 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (22%, 78 of 349). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers19
Average experience15 years
First-year teachers5%
89% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 88.70%: 12.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 13.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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  1. ElementaryEsenciaNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. MiddleEsencia MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
  3. High schoolTesoro HighNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Esencia

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    91st percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

High-school links

  • Tesoro High

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    93rd percentile · Strong · high · 2025

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

High-school endpoint evidence · Tesoro High
Tesoro HighScope 80estimated path

The road from this school ends at Tesoro High. Its AP Course Audit lists 25 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. That figure comes from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Tesoro High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 89% of Tesoro High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

25 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Tesoro High's page

SchoolScope has no verified UC admissions record for this school. SchoolScope has no verified CEEB identity mapping for this school. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Source: College Board AP Course Ledger

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Location and visiting

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5 Aprender Street, Rancho Mission Viejo 92694

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Questions

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  1. How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

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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 14.3–30.3% meal eligibility and 175–698 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 Esencia Middle a good middle school?
Esencia Middle is in the 92nd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 68 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Esencia Middle was well above California in English and math: 79% and 74% 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 Esencia Middle's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 79% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 74% the math standard; 38% and 47% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 351 students were tested in English and 355 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Esencia Middle rank in California?
Esencia Middle is in the 92nd percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). Esencia Middle ranks #160 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 Esencia Middle getting better or worse?
SchoolScope compares Esencia 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 78th 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 Esencia Middle?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 7.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 27 chronically absent of 360 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 4.1%; 15 unduplicated suspended students of 366 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 8.0%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 4.1%. 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 Esencia Middle compare to other schools in Rancho Mission Viejo?
Esencia Middle is in the 92nd 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 349 students. Use the schools in Rancho Mission Viejo page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Esencia Middle?
At Esencia Middle in Rancho Mission Viejo, 65.1% 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 55.9% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Esencia Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 9.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (50.6% met or exceeded the Math standard); White students (81.6% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 37.5 percentage points: students with disabilities in Math. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 87 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.
Source records

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

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Esencia Middle is ranked #160 statewide · #7 of 18 in Capistrano Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard42.6%17.2%42%
Met or exceeded76.2%40.0%23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)Above avgaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism8.0%18.1%5%
Suspension rate4.1%3.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)8.7%17.8%5%
Exceeded standard
↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 79 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 80 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)
↑ vs CA average · ≈78th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 65 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.4pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 48 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.6pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 33 · 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
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 612837%41%15%7%78%+32
Grade 712142%41%13%4%83%+35
Grade 810236%40%20%4%76%+30

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 613044%27%19%10%71%+36
Grade 712250%31%11%8%81%+47
Grade 810347%21%22%10%68%+36

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 · ELA11772.7%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA9174.7%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA7489.2%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math11776.9%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math9178.0%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math7578.7%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA8674.4%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA8081.3%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA6180.3%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math8662.8%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math8072.5%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math6168.8%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA21468.6%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA21468.7%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA21470.5%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math21353.5%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math21362.1%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math21365.6%

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
Schoolwide10323%24%51%1%

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 Disadvantaged8765.1%+9+27
White19181.6%+3+20
Hispanic/Latino5674.6%+22+36
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
Esencia Middle ←—6892nd percentile · Strong · statewide · 202542.6%76.2%−2.2pp+53 pts4.1%
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 holders5.5%

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$65,219 – $130,638
Average elementary principal salary$185,421
Average middle school principal salary$197,661
Average high school principal salary$206,216
Superintendent salary$348,333

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
202261/10088#249California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
202371/10094#122California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
202479/10097#59California 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 · 7.8% → 2025 · 7.5% · −0.3pp
Suspension rate2024 · 2.4% → 2025 · 4.1% · +1.7pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA35138.5%79.2%
2025 · Math35546.8%73.5%
2024 · ELA28238.6%77.7%
2024 · Math28345.9%77.7%
2023 · ELA22733.9%78.4%
2023 · Math22741.4%67.8%
2022 · ELA21426.6%69.2%
2022 · Math21331.9%59.6%

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
2022———30.1%64.8%17.4%3.1%+7.0pp
2023———37.8%73.4%7.5%1.9%+6.0pp
2024———42.6%78.4%8.4%2.5%+9.2pp
20256892#16042.6%76.2%8.0%4.1%-2.2pp

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.
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female—7.6%—
Male—7.4%—
Asian—4.0%—
Hispanic/Latino—7.0%—
Two or More Races—9.4%—
White—8.6%—
Students with Disabilities—8.2%—
English Learners—12.5%—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged—13.7%—
All Students—7.5%—
Filipino—0.0%—

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+11315Accelerated+22317Exceptional
English Only+11255not categorised+20257not categorised
White+10181Accelerated+22183Exceptional
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+1775Accelerated+875Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+1252Accelerated+1552Accelerated
Students with Disabilities+1741Accelerated+1241Accelerated
Asian+1732Accelerated+5232Exceptional
Two or More Races+1729Accelerated+2129Exceptional
English Learner+1025Accelerated+3925Exceptional
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only+1517not categorised+3817not categorised
Filipino+1411Accelerated+2311Exceptional

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. 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
41%
exceeded standard · 74% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2023 · 86 ELA test records with scores
ELA · 2025 · Grade 8
36%
exceeded standard · 76% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2025 · 102 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 86 (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

315 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, ELA: +11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 81st percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.81st pctile · +11 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

317 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, math: +22 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 94th percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.94th pctile · +22 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$12,431 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 43,719 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$497 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 349

Central federal expenditures attributed here$787 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 349

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,166 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 64%Instruction support 10%Student services 10%Administration 5%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$12,431 per pupil
2020$11,341 per pupil
2019$10,665 per pupil
2018$9,388 per pupil
2017$8,875 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92694
ShowHide table 09 — ZIP-area community record
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92694
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$189,966
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)66.10%
ZCTA population35,764
Median age36.4 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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