Public school · Capistrano Unified

Fred Newhart Middle — Rating & test scores

Mission Viejo · 6–8 · 1,105 students (2024–25)

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The dots are California’s 2,177 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score
73 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
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Well above California in English and math: 76% and 69% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. Source
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,063 in English, 1,058 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 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?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
43%
Proficient
33%
Below Proficient
24%

76% proficient or advanced · 1,063 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCapistrano Unified
Advanced43%19%34%
Proficient33%30%35%
Developing14%23%17%
Minimal10%28%14%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
45%
Proficient
24%
Below Proficient
31%

69% proficient or advanced · 1,058 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCapistrano Unified
Advanced45%21%39%
Proficient24%16%21%
Developing18%23%20%
Minimal13%40%20%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. 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 both results Accelerated.grades 6–8 · 2025
+7 ptsEnglish · above expected+11 ptsMath · above expected
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 1,006 in English, 1,004 in math
Comparison
1,006 students in English and 1,004 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.
About 2 in 5 reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 19% and 21% across California in the same grades.grades 6–8 · spring 2026
43%English · exceeded the standard45%Math · exceeded the standard
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,063 in English, 1,058 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).
Low-income students here (341 tested in English, 338 in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (39% and 26%).grades 6–8 · spring 2026
57%English · met or exceeded48%Math · met or exceeded
Source
CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 6–8: 341 in English, 338 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 341 students in English and 338 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 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school76%
California49%

Tested: 1,063 here · 1,254,039 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school76%
Capistrano Unified69%

Tested: 1,063 here · 9,907 in Capistrano Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 17 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCapistrano Unified
Advanced43%19%34%
Proficient33%30%35%
Developing14%23%17%
Minimal10%28%14%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school69%
California37%

Tested: 1,058 here · 1,254,800 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school69%
Capistrano Unified60%

Tested: 1,058 here · 9,909 in Capistrano Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 17 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaCapistrano Unified
Advanced45%21%39%
Proficient24%16%21%
Developing18%23%20%
Minimal13%40%20%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. 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

Latest annual comparison

202577%1,058 tested
→
202676%1,063 tested

Fred Newhart

California, same grades49% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 1,266,619 → 1,254,039 tested

Math

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

Latest annual comparison

202568%1,059 tested
→
202669%1,058 tested

Fred Newhart

California, same grades36% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 1,272,526 → 1,254,800 tested

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2015.

Chart: 2017–2026. The table includes all available years.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8
Fred NewhartCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)76%49%
Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8
Fred NewhartCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)69%37%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 69% in 2017 to 76% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Math went from 65% in 2017 to 69% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
YearFred NewhartCalifornia
201573%
1,230 tested		44%
1,356,180 tested
201670%
1,200 tested		48%
1,366,988 tested
201769%
1,150 tested		48%
1,377,836 tested
201869%
1,199 tested		49%
1,391,379 tested
201974%
1,206 tested		50%
1,390,416 tested
202270%
1,024 tested		47%
1,277,584 tested
202371%
978 tested		46%
1,267,562 tested
202475%
1,023 tested		46%
1,269,432 tested
202577%
1,058 tested		49%
1,266,619 tested
202676%
1,063 tested		49%
1,254,039 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
YearFred NewhartCalifornia
201561%
1,229 tested		33%
1,359,309 tested
201664%
1,205 tested		36%
1,371,026 tested
201765%
1,153 tested		37%
1,383,609 tested
201866%
1,205 tested		37%
1,394,516 tested
201966%
1,205 tested		38%
1,394,239 tested
202256%
1,023 tested		31%
1,279,506 tested
202358%
981 tested		32%
1,272,024 tested
202465%
1,023 tested		33%
1,277,570 tested
202568%
1,059 tested		36%
1,272,526 tested
202669%
1,058 tested		37%
1,254,800 tested
The state’s growth measure1,006 students in English, 1,004 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025
English+7ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)
Math+11ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 7 points above that prediction, and in math 11 points above it.

The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.

Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.

Why our growth can differ. The growth in our Scope Score asks a different question. It doesn’t follow individual students: it compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier, and places that change among California schools at the same level. Children who joined or left the school in between count in ours; the state’s counts only students who took California’s test the year before. So the two can point different ways.

School pattern, spring 2026Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.

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, 2025–26
13in 100 at the average Capistrano Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

90 of 1,138 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
2.4%of students were suspended at least once (27 of 1,144), 2025–26
2.8%at the average Capistrano Unified school3.3%at the average California middle school
Attendance by grade
Chronically absent, 2025–26Per 100 studentsStudents
Grades 4–6726 of 359
Grades 7–8864 of 779

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 6–8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

341 English · 338 math tested

English57% / 39%
Math48% / 26%

White

439 English · 438 math tested

English82% / 62%
Math75% / 50%

Hispanic or Latino

270 English · 266 math tested

English55% / 39%
Math45% / 25%

Two or more races

167 tested per subject

English84% / 62%
Math79% / 50%

Asian

147 English · 150 math tested

English88% / 75%
Math89% / 71%

English learners

50 English · 53 math tested

English10% / 7%
Math23% / 7%

Students with disabilities

124 English · 123 math tested

English28% / 14%
Math21% / 10%

Homeless

74 English · 72 math tested

English36% / 27%
Math28% / 17%

Military families

147 tested per subject

English65% / 51%
Math59% / 39%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Capistrano Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 341 tested in English, 338 in math
English57%+255%+1839%
Math48%+642%+2226%
White · 439 tested in English, 438 in math
English82%+379%+2062%
Math75%+669%+2550%
Hispanic or Latino · 270 tested in English, 266 in math
English55%+352%+1639%
Math45%+738%+2025%
Two or more races · 167 tested
English84%+480%+2262%
Math79%+871%+2950%
Asian · 147 tested in English, 150 in math
English88%+484%+1375%
Math89%+386%+1871%
English learners · 50 tested in English, 53 in math
English10%−111%+37%
Math23%+1013%+167%
Students with disabilities · 124 tested in English, 123 in math
English28%−432%+1414%
Math21%−223%+1110%
Homeless · 74 tested in English, 72 in math
English36%−541%+927%
Math28%+325%+1117%
Military families · 147 tested
English65%−166%+1451%
Math59%+455%+2039%

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.

Filipino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander 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 and students with disabilities here did far better than the same groups statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Fred Newhart Middle in Mission Viejo, 57.4% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2026 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 55.1% district-wide for those same grades and 38.7% statewide for those same grades. Fred Newhart Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 2.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (47.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); White students (82.4% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 66.2 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2025-26. 341 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. White: 42%2. Hispanic or Latino: 25%3. Asian: 14%4. Two or more races: 10%5. Not reported: 5%6. Filipino: 2%7. Black or African American: 2%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White42%
  2. Hispanic or Latino25%
  3. Asian14%
  4. Two or more races10%
  5. Not reported5%
  6. Filipino2%
  7. Black or African American2%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. 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, 2025–26Here
White42%
Hispanic or Latino25%
Asian14%
Two or more races10%
Not reported5%
Filipino2%
Black or African American2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

1 in 3 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (34%, 371 of 1,105). California: 63%.

83% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 83.46%: 46.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 55.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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  1. ElementaryCastille ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleFred Newhart MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
  3. High schoolLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Castille Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    93rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

  • Viejo Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    79th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

  • Bathgate Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    90th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

  • Philip J. Reilly Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    97th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

High-school links

  • Capistrano Valley High

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

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

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25001 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo 92692

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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 schools2026 statewide percentile
  • Silverado MiddleDry Creek Joint Elementary · 1,010 enrolled · 33.5% meal eligibility
    75thStrongScope Score 53/100
  • Alta Loma Junior HighAlta Loma Elementary · 831 enrolled · 33.2% meal eligibility
    79thStrongScope Score 55/100
  • Piedmont MiddleBerryessa Union Elementary · 591 enrolled · 34% meal eligibility
    68thSolidScope Score 48/100
  • Calavera Hills MiddleCarlsbad Unified · 655 enrolled · 33.1% meal eligibility
    74thSolidScope Score 52/100
  • Yorba Linda MiddlePlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified · 818 enrolled · 34.1% meal eligibility
    87thStrongScope Score 63/100
  • Bert M. Lynn MiddleTorrance Unified · 612 enrolled · 33% meal eligibility
    88thStrongScope Score 64/100
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 25.6–41.6% meal eligibility and 553–2,210 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 Fred Newhart Middle a good middle school?
Fred Newhart Middle is in the 94th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 73 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Fred Newhart Middle was well above California in English and math: 76% and 69% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% 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 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Fred Newhart Middle's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 76% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 69% the math standard; 43% and 45% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 1,063 students were tested in English and 1,058 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Fred Newhart Middle rank in California?
Fred Newhart Middle is in the 94th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2026). Fred Newhart Middle ranks #128 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2026 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2024 G6 → 2026 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 Fred Newhart Middle getting better or worse?
SchoolScope compares Fred Newhart Middle's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 72nd 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 Fred Newhart Middle?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 7.9% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 90 chronically absent of 1,138 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 2.4%; 27 unduplicated suspended students of 1,144 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 8.0%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 2.4%. 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 Fred Newhart Middle compare to other schools in Mission Viejo?
Fred Newhart Middle is in the 94th 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 1,105 students. Use the schools in Mission Viejo page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Fred Newhart Middle?
At Fred Newhart Middle in Mission Viejo, 57.4% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2026 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 55.1% district-wide for those same grades and 38.7% statewide for those same grades. Fred Newhart Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 2.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (47.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); White students (82.4% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 66.2 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2025-26. 341 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 Fred Newhart Middle feed into?
By attendance boundary, Fred Newhart Middle is zoned to Capistrano Valley High. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary 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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Fred Newhart Middle is ranked #128 statewide · #5 of 17 in Capistrano Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard43.8%17.8%42%
Met or exceeded72.5%40.8%23%
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)Above avgaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism8.0%17.5%5%
Suspension rate2.4%3.3%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)43.4%17.3%5%
Exceeded standard
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 79 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 40.8% · index 76 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)
↑ vs CA average · ≈72nd calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 63 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.1pp lower vs 2025
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 54 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.3pp lower vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.3% · index 79 · 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 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 633440%32%16%11%72%+26
Grade 735848%30%12%10%78%+30
Grade 837140%37%15%8%77%+29

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=4052 reporting schools

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 48.5%; n=2627 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2647 reporting schools

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 633642%26%19%13%68%+34
Grade 735345%26%18%11%71%+36
Grade 836947%21%18%14%68%+34

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: 34.9%; n=4050 reporting schools

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 35.1%; n=2627 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 33.9%; n=2651 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+
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA36075.0%
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA37378.0%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA32578.8%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math36069.4%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math37463.9%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math32570.8%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA35671.9%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA32479.0%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA34374.9%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math35867.6%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math32467.0%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math34161.3%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA32868.3%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA35176.1%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA29969.6%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math32960.2%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math35159.8%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math30154.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA34366.2%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA32072.5%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA36171.8%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math34357.4%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math31955.8%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math36156.2%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA37375.6%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA44073.9%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA39372.8%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math37469.0%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math44061.6%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math39169.6%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA42068.8%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA38675.1%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA39364.6%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math42172.0%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math39065.6%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math39460.1%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA37767.1%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA38868.3%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA38572.5%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math37868.3%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math39055.4%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math38570.4%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA37664%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA38977%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA43569%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math37966%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math39066%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math43661%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA38571%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA43274%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA41374%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math38463%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math43360%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math41259%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “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
Schoolwide37537%26%33%5%

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 Disadvantaged34157.4%+2+19
White43982.4%+4+21
Hispanic/Latino27055.2%+3+16
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
Fred Newhart Middle ←—7394th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202643.8%72.5%+2.3pp+54 pts2.4%
Las Flores Middle1.5 mi6690th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202643.2%71.1%−3.3pp—3.9%
Carl Hankey Middle2.1 mi5781st percentile · Strong · statewide · 202629.7%60.3%+14.2pp—4.8%
Arroyo Vista Middle2.6 mi7494th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202647.0%73.4%+5.5pp—7.7%
California average—42School average · no percentile17.8%40.8%+3.0pp—3.3%

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

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201968/10091#174California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 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 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 8.0% → 2026 · 7.9% · −0.1pp
Suspension rate2025 · 2.7% → 2026 · 2.4% · −0.3pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2026 · ELA1,06342.7%76.0%
2026 · Math1,05844.9%69.2%
2025 · ELA1,05841.9%77.2%
2025 · Math1,05945.7%67.9%
2024 · ELA1,02340.3%75.2%
2024 · Math1,02340.1%65.3%
2023 · ELA97834.8%71.5%
2023 · Math98134.3%58.2%
2022 · ELA1,02434.3%70.1%
2022 · Math1,02334.8%56.5%
2019 · ELA1,20636.1%74.0%
2019 · Math1,20543.8%66.5%
2018 · ELA1,19932.1%69.5%
2018 · Math1,20541.5%66.1%
2017 · ELA1,15031.8%69.3%
2017 · Math1,15340.0%64.6%
2016 · ELA1,20032%70%
2016 · Math1,20540%64%
2015 · ELA1,23034%73%
2015 · Math1,22938%61%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
2019———40.0%70.4%6.9%5.1%-1.1pp
2022———34.5%63.3%15.9%3.2%+2.2pp
2023———34.5%64.7%17.0%6.5%-2.4pp
2024———40.2%70.3%8.8%4.1%-1.6pp
2025———43.9%72.7%8.2%2.7%+2.5pp
20267394#12843.8%72.5%8.0%2.4%+2.3pp

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 2025–26 school years
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female5.8%9.1%+3.3pp
Male7.6%6.8%-0.8pp
Asian0.9%0.0%-0.9pp
Black/African American8.3%10.0%+1.7pp
Filipino5.3%4.8%-0.5pp
Hispanic/Latino9.2%11.9%+2.7pp
Two or More Races7.5%4.3%-3.2pp
White6.6%9.2%+2.6pp
Students with Disabilities18.6%15.2%-3.4pp
English Learners11.5%13.3%+1.8pp
Homeless21.6%21.5%-0.1pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged13.0%11.8%-1.2pp
All Students6.8%7.9%+1.1pp

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+71,006Accelerated+111,004Accelerated
English Only+8715not categorised+12714not categorised
White+4431Average+12430Accelerated
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+4348Average+6347Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+6265Accelerated0264Average
English Learner+3155Average+4154Average
Asian+11126Accelerated+25126Exceptional
Students with Disabilities−7123Moderate−2122Average
Two or More Races+17110Accelerated+17110Accelerated
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only+5104not categorised−1103not categorised
Homeless Youth+255Average−754Moderate
English Learners Only051not categorised+1351not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)+129Average−229Average
Black or African American+2614Exceptional−714Moderate
Filipino+2014Exceptional+2314Exceptional

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 · 2024 · Grade 6
38%
exceeded standard · 72% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 356 ELA test records with scores
ELA · 2026 · Grade 8
40%
exceeded standard · 77% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 371 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 357 (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

1,006 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, ELA: +7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 70th percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.70th pctile · +7 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8
Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,004 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, math: +11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 78th percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.78th pctile · +11 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$273 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,105

Central federal expenditures attributed here$787 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,105

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.

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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 92692
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92692
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$131,175
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)55.73%
ZCTA population47,022
Median age46.2 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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