Public school · Guadalupe Union Elementary

Guadalupe Junior High — Rating & test scores

Guadalupe · 7–8

351 Arroyo Seco Road, 93434(805) 343-2270Principal Doreen Castillo
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The dots are California’s 2,532 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score
22 / 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
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Well below California in English and math: 26% and 9% met or exceeded the standard in grades 7 and 8, against 50% and 37% statewide. Source
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 307 in English, 308 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

Latest test update · spring 2025 → 2026: a comparable all-grades result is unavailable. SchoolScope shows this comparison only with both years and at least 30 scored students per subject. See the available records →

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46% of the 84 English learners tested here reached the top level of the state’s English test in 2025–26, against 22% at the average California middle school.2025–26
46%English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test
Source
CDE ELPAC Summative, Overall Performance Level 4, 2025–26
Students
English learners who took the summative ELPAC: 84
Comparison
The California figure is an average of school rates (2,172 scored California middle schools), our calculation.
12.2% of students (40 of 327) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about three times the rate at the average California middle school.2025–26
12.2%of students were suspended at least once, 2025–26

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Source
CDE suspension file, 2025–26
Students
all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 327
Comparison
40 of 327. The California figure is an average of school rates (2,532 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

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 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
23%
Below Proficient
74%

26% proficient or advanced · 307 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCalifornia
Advanced3%19%
Proficient23%31%
Developing34%23%
Minimal40%27%

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.

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Math

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
6%
Below Proficient
91%

9% proficient or advanced · 308 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCalifornia
Advanced3%21%
Proficient6%16%
Developing22%23%
Minimal69%40%

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.

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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?

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school26%
California50%

Tested: 307 here · 838,600 in California.

Math

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school9%
California37%

Tested: 308 here · 838,896 in California.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

Our comparable history for these grades covers 2026 only. More years are needed to show a longer trend.

English

Met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

2025—No comparable result
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202626%307 tested

Guadalupe

A comparison with the previous year is unavailable. Explore the available history below.

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

2025—No comparable result
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20269%308 tested

Guadalupe

A comparison with the previous year is unavailable. Explore the available history below.

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

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English: 26% in 2026. Math: 9% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8
YearGuadalupeCalifornia
202626%
307 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8
YearGuadalupeCalifornia
20269%
308 tested		37%
838,896 tested

Ask: Most students in grades 7 and 8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?

Life at school

How often students miss school or are suspended, and how the school describes itself where its website does.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

18 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
18in 100 at the average California middle school

57 of 319 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school18 in 100
at the average California middle school18 in 100
12.2%of students were suspended at least once (40 of 327), 2025–26
3.7%at the average California middle school

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Families

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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 7 and 8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

263 English · 264 math tested

English25% / 39%
Math9% / 26%

Hispanic or Latino

299 English · 300 math tested

English26% / 40%
Math10% / 25%

English learners

67 tested per subject

English1% / 7%
Math1% / 7%

Students with disabilities

48 tested per subject

English4% / 14%
Math0% / 9%

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students did worse than the same groups statewide. Students with disabilities did worse than the same group statewide in math.

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Guadalupe Union Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 263 tested in English, 264 in math
English25%025%−1439%
Math9%09%−1726%
Hispanic or Latino · 299 tested in English, 300 in math
English26%026%−1440%
Math10%010%−1525%
English learners · 67 tested
English1%01%−67%
Math1%01%−67%
Students with disabilities · 48 tested
English4%04%−1014%
Math0%00%−99%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Guadalupe Union Elementary, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, 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.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 97%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino97%
  2. White—
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share3%
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
Hispanic or Latino97%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

74%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
This school74%
Guadalupe Union Elementary46%
California47%

61 of 83 English learners here; 240 of 528 in Guadalupe Union Elementary; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

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Getting in

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Office: (805) 343-2270Principal: Doreen Castillo

Location and visiting

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351 Arroyo Seco Road, Guadalupe 93434

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Questions to ask

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  1. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  2. Most students in grades 7 and 8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?

Accountability

Who runs this school

Run by Guadalupe Union Elementary.

The district’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) ↗

Common questions

Is Guadalupe Junior High a good middle school?
Guadalupe Junior High is in the 10th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 22 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Guadalupe Junior High was well below California in English and math: 26% and 9% met or exceeded the standard in grades 7 and 8, against 50% and 37% statewide. The 2026 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 Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Guadalupe Junior High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 26% of students tested in grades 7 and 8 met or exceeded the English standard and 9% the math standard; 3% and 3% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 50% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 307 students were tested in English and 308 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Guadalupe Junior High rank in California?
Guadalupe Junior High is in the 10th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2026). Guadalupe Junior High ranks #2,270 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 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 full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Guadalupe Junior High?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 17.9% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 57 chronically absent of 319 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 12.2%; 40 unduplicated suspended students of 327 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Guadalupe Junior High compare to other schools in Guadalupe?
Guadalupe Junior High is in the 10th percentile (Needs Support) 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. Use the schools in Guadalupe page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Guadalupe Junior High?
At Guadalupe Junior High in Guadalupe, 25% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 7–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 25% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That matches the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 9% in math; Hispanic students, 26% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 263 low-income students tested in reading and writing. 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 and student-group measures, with source details.

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Guadalupe Junior High is ranked #2,270 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard2.9%17.7%42%
Met or exceeded17.5%40.6%23%
Chronic absenteeism17.9%17.8%5%
Suspension rate11.8%3.8%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)46.4%17.5%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 17.7% · index 34 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 40.6% · index 32 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 50 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.8% · index 18 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 82 · 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

Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELATestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 71382%19%38%41%21%51%−30
Grade 81694%26%30%40%30%49%−19

California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 71382%7%21%70%9%38%−29
Grade 81703%6%22%69%9%36%−27

California is the state's own math result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

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.

Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimal
Schoolwide1674%14%64%18%

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 · ELATestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged26325%+0−15
Hispanic/Latino29926%+0−14
English Learners671%+0−5
More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresAdvancedProficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA3073.3%26.1%
2026 · Math3082.6%9.4%

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.

YearScopePctileRankAbsentSuspGrade gap
20262210#227017.9%11.8%—

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.
What we can't show
  • — The same-year grade contrast is unavailable in this record; it is separate from the two-year aggregate comparison used for scoring.
  • — Students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged here trail the state average for their group by 15 points in ELA in grades 7–8 — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female—17.9%—
Male—17.8%—
Hispanic/Latino—17.5%—
Students with Disabilities—20.7%—
English Learners—19.1%—
Military-Connected—12.0%—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged—18.5%—
All Students—17.9%—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

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$15,287 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,270 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,535 per ADA

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

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 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%

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$15,287 per pupil
2020$13,511 per pupil
2019$13,783 per pupil
2018$12,762 per pupil
2017$12,698 per pupil
ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 93434
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93434
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$67,231
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)9.93%
ZCTA population8,603
Median age28.3 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. See all schools in ZIP code 93434 →

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Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · n=2,532 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-10-15

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