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Granger Junior High — Rating & test scores

2101 Granger Avenue, National City · 724 students · Grades 7–9

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Scope Score 73

DevelopingScope Score · 39th percentile. Higher than 39 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

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

Below California in English, near in math: 42% and 33% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 451 in English, 449 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

Overview

Is Granger a good middle school?

Developing. Granger is higher than most California middle schools on math test results and progress in math. Granger is lower than most on English test results, progress in English and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced4442%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5333%
English, Advanced3810%
Math, Advanced5616%

Progress in a year, 2025

English17−10 pts
Math85+14 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance3520 in 100
Granger’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Sweetwater Union High’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

9.5% of students (69 of 730) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

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

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 730. District and California figures are averages of school rates (12 Sweetwater Union High schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Granger say about itself?

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

Open gjh.sweetwaterschools.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English (reading and writing), lower. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 10 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 14 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

−10

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income310−9 points
Hispanic or Latino285−11 points
English learners208−8 points
Long-term English learners97−19 points
Filipino72+3 points

Math

+14

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income310+13 points
Hispanic or Latino285+13 points
English learners209+16 points
Long-term English learners97+5 points
Filipino72+21 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 387 students in English, 388 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

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

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 10 points below that expected score, and in math 14 points above it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Granger. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 3.2 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. GrangerScope Score 7339th
  2. National CityNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7128th
  3. HilltopNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7127th
  4. Chula VistaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7127th
  5. KnoxSan Diego Unified · by addressScope Score 7022nd
  6. BellSan Diego Unified · by addressScope Score 6914th
  7. KIPP Adelante Preparatory AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6912th
  8. Millennial TechSan Diego Unified · by addressScope Score 662nd
Sweetwater Union HighA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

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

Scores and family income

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

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

4 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

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

Schools like it

How does Granger compare with schools like it?

Granger’s Scope Score is 73. 455 California middle schools, counting Granger, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 73. Granger’s result is higher than 241 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 455

  1. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

455 California public middle schools where 70% to 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 70% to 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Granger’s share. The count includes Granger. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 38% to 42% and math from 34% to 33%.

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

Grades 7 and 8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202650%44%50%CaliforniaCalifornia48%Sweetwater Union HighDistrict42%GrangerGranger

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20172018201920222023202420252026Both 34%37%CaliforniaCalifornia35%Sweetwater Union HighDistrict33%GrangerGranger

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Sweetwater Union High’s line combines its 12 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

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

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringGrangerSweetwater Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201744%50%49%640
201844%49%50%645
201942%52%50%610
202231%46%48%503
202337%47%47%532
202437%45%47%490
202538%47%49%428
202642%48%50%451
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringGrangerSweetwater Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201734%34%37%637
201827%35%37%655
201936%35%37%619
202224%28%31%507
202329%29%32%534
202431%31%33%501
202534%33%35%435
202633%35%37%449

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; near it in math.

English

42%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

32263210
Sweetwater Union High48%California50%

Math

33%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

43241716
Sweetwater Union High35%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 42% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced41%44%
Advanced11%9%
Proficient30%35%
Developing level26%25%
Minimal33%31%
Tested246205
California51%49%
Difference−10−5

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

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced27%40%
Advanced11%22%
Proficient16%18%
Developing level28%19%
Minimal45%41%
Tested245204
California38%36%
Difference−11+4

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

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

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school10%32%26%32%451
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Sweetwater Union High16%32%23%29%8,793
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school16%17%24%43%449
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Sweetwater Union High18%17%25%40%8,802

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 451 tested in English, 449 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 77% of students. 144 of 715 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

20in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (144 of 715 students).

At the average middle school in the Sweetwater Union High district: 16 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 9.5% of students were suspended at least once (69 of 730). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

724

students in grades 7–9.

Hispanic or Latino 77%Filipino 16%Asian 2%Black or African American 2%White 2%

Family income

76%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 553 of 724. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

34

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

6% were in their first year.

88% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

41%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (64 of 157 students).

Sweetwater Union High: 43%. California: 47%.

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

Missing school, by grade
Grades 7–8
19 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (94 of 486).
Grade 9
22 in 100 students in grade 9 were chronically absent (50 of 229).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino77%
Filipino16%
Asian2%
Black or African American2%
White2%
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

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

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 32.5 of 36.7 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Students with disabilities scored well below the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Filipino73 tested68%California 74%
  • Low-income342 tested39%California 39%
  • Hispanic or Latino336 tested38%California 40%
  • English learners108 tested5%California 7%
  • Students with disabilities53 tested2%California 14%

2% of students with disabilities scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 14% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

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

Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Sweetwater Union Highvs California
Low-income · 342 tested in English, 340 in math
English39%+435%039%
Math31%+625%+526%
Hispanic or Latino · 336 tested in English, 335 in math
English38%−341%−240%
Math27%−128%+225%
Filipino · 73 tested
English68%−1179%−674%
Math51%−1364%−960%
English learners · 108 tested in English, 107 in math
English5%−16%−27%
Math8%+26%+17%
Students with disabilities · 53 tested in English, 52 in math
English2%−1315%−1214%
Math0%−88%−99%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sweetwater Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Granger. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Sweetwater Union High.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Staff

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$4,197 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Sweetwater Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $431 million.

$4,197

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$3,705
The school’s share of district office costs
$492
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,405
  • Granger$4,197
  • Sweetwater Union High middle schools$3,708
  • California middle schools$19,269

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

Sweetwater Union High’s yearly plan

$431million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$106million

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

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 6 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $431 million of $712 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Sweetwater Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Granger like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 91950. They are not figures for the families at Granger.

Typical household income in a year

$66,426

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 91950.

Typical home value
$612,200
People who live in this ZIP code
59,891
Typical age
35.9 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
18%

What you can do

Who can act on Granger’s results?

The state has Granger in targeted support; Sweetwater Union High’s board decides its plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for students with disabilities. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Sweetwater Union High extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Sweetwater Union High: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Granger. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?9.5% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (69 of 730 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?20 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (144 of 715 students); average middle school in the Sweetwater Union High district: 16 in 100
  3. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?10 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 7 and 8, 2025 (387 students)
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?5% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (108 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  5. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  6. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

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

Getting in

What comes after Granger, and how do I get in?

Ask Sweetwater Union High which school serves your address. Next comes Sweetwater High.

In the district’s boundaries, Granger Junior High draws from 6 elementary schools. Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
  • El Toyon ElementaryScope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile · 2026
  • Palmer WayScope Score 74Developing · 41st percentile · 2026
  • Ira HarbisonSome of its area goes to another middle schoolScope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile · 2026
  • Lincoln AcresSome of its area goes to another middle schoolScope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile · 2026
  • Rancho de la NacionSome of its area goes to another middle schoolScope Score 74Developing · 44th percentile · 2026
  • Las PalmasSome of its area goes to another middle schoolScope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile · 2026
Middle · this school
Granger Junior High
High · next
Sweetwater High Scope Score 69Needs Support · 19th percentile · 2025

Assigned

From the district’s 2025 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • El Toyon Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 10th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Palmer Way

    Assigned

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 41st percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Ira Harbison

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 56th percentile · elementary · 2026

    98% of the zone’s children

  • Lincoln Acres

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 36th percentile · elementary · 2026

    95% of the zone’s children

  • Rancho de la Nacion

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 44th percentile · elementary · 2026

    85% of the zone’s children

  • Las Palmas

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 17th percentile · elementary · 2026

    30% of the zone’s children

High-school links

  • Sweetwater High

    Assigned

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 19th percentile · high · 2025

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where the path ends: Sweetwater High
Sweetwater HighScope Score 69 · Needs Support · 19th percentile · 2025district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at Sweetwater High. UC records 42 enrollees from Sweetwater High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 21 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Sweetwater High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 57% of the students who finished high school at Sweetwater High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

42 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 21 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Sweetwater High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Granger?

Address
2101 Granger Avenue, National City 91950Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Elizabeth WongAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 8, 2024.

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

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Sweetwater Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Granger a good middle school?

Granger Junior High has a Scope Score of 73. It scored higher than 39 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Developing, 39th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average middle school in the Sweetwater Union High district. 9.5% of students (69 of 730) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

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

In English, lower. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 10 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 14 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 387 students in English, 388 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 39% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Granger Junior High in National City scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

By the district’s published 2025 attendance boundaries, Granger Junior High is zoned to Sweetwater High. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • Sweetwater High: Scope Score 69, Needs Support, 19th percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

The full record

Source records

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

Data updated

October 15, 2026

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

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,535 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #5 of 12 in Sweetwater Union High
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math14%4642%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math38%4823%
Chronically absent20 in 100475%
Suspension rate9.5% (69 of 730)285%
English learners: top level14%395%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267339#1535California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

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

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–195 in 10010.9% (112 of 1,032)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2424 in 10012.8% (103 of 803)
2024–2522 in 10010.1% (78 of 771)
2025–2620 in 1009.5% (69 of 730)

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

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English45110%42%
2026 · Math44916%33%
2025 · English42811%38%
2025 · Math43515%34%
2024 · English49010%37%
2024 · Math50115%31%
2023 · English5329%37%
2023 · Math53412%29%
2022 · English5036%31%
2022 · Math5078%24%
2019 · English61012%42%
2019 · Math61917%36%
2018 · English64510%44%
2018 · Math65512%27%
2017 · English6409%44%
2017 · Math63714%34%

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 7 · English19541%
2025 · Grade 8 · English23336%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math19831%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math23736%
2024 · Grade 7 · English24435%
2024 · Grade 8 · English24638%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math25125%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math25038%
2023 · Grade 7 · English27242%
2023 · Grade 8 · English26032%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math27526%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math25933%
2022 · Grade 7 · English25533%
2022 · Grade 8 · English24828%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math25924%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math24824%
2019 · Grade 7 · English30443%
2019 · Grade 8 · English30642%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math30933%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math31039%
2018 · Grade 7 · English32245%
2018 · Grade 8 · English32344%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math33129%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math32426%
2017 · Grade 7 · English33143%
2017 · Grade 8 · English30944%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math32830%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math30938%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide20510%22%52%16%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income34239%+40
Hispanic or Latino33638%−3−2
English learners1085%−1−2
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−10387Moderate+14388Accelerated
Low-income−9310Moderate+13310Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino−11285Moderate+13285Accelerated
English learners−8208Moderate+16209Accelerated
English-only students−17139not categorized+9139not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−4116not categorized+22116not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1997Moderate+597Accelerated
English learners only−1692not categorized+893not categorized
Filipino+372Average+2172Exceptional
Students with disabilities−2556Minimal−1957Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−10 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

387 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+14 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

388 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +14 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 22 in 100 → 2025–26 · 20 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 10.1% (78 of 771) → 2025–26 · 9.5% (69 of 730) · −0.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female6 in 10020 in 100+14 in 100
Male5 in 10020 in 100+15 in 100
Asian2 of 272 of 14—
Black or African American1 of 214 of 14—
Filipino0 in 1006 in 100+6 in 100
Hispanic or Latino6 in 10023 in 100+17 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native0 of 13——
Pacific Islander1 of 12——
Two or more races2 of 19——
White4 of 571 of 12—
Students with disabilities7 in 10028 in 100+21 in 100
English learners6 in 10029 in 100+23 in 100
Homeless4 of 103 of 11—
Low-income6 in 10022 in 100+16 in 100
All students5 in 10020 in 100+15 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,976 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 97,968 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$1,310 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 724

Central federal expenditures attributed here$95 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 724

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,370 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 58%Instruction support 16%Student services 8%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$329,672,20957.65%58%
Instruction support$91,151,79115.94%16%
Student services$45,979,5568.04%8%
Administration$45,077,1857.88%8%
Buildings & maintenance$48,207,9608.43%8%
Other$11,732,6442.05%2%
Total$571,821,344100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $571,821,344 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,976 per pupil
2020$14,540 per pupil
2019$14,457 per pupil
2018$11,416 per pupil
2017$11,708 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders1.4%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 91950 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91950 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$66,426
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18%
ZIP-area population59,891
Median age35.9 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 91950 →

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