Public school · Merced City Elementary · Merced, California

Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle — Rating & test scores

Merced · 7–8 · 624 students (2024–25)

601 Mercy Avenue, 95340cruickshank.mercedcsd.org ↗(209) 385-6330
35thpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
32

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six middle school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
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

Below California in English, well below in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026: 41% and 23% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 50% and 37%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 609 in English, 602 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).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

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9.3% of students (63 of 677) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 677. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Merced City Elementary schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Merced City Elementary which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Herbert H. Cruickshank a good middle school?

Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle scores higher than 35 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 35th percentile, Developing, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 23 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 25 in 100 at the average middle school in the Merced City Elementary district. 9.3% of students (63 of 677) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

More questions (3)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

About as expected, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +1 point against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored −4 points, which it calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 556 students in English, 553 in math

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 32% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle in Merced scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; well below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 23% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 609 in English, 602 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English, 838,896 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 609 tested

Advanced
14%
Proficient
27%
Below the standard
59%
This school41%
California50%
Merced City Elementary34%

41% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 602 tested

Advanced
11%
Proficient
12%
Below the standard
77%
This school23%
California37%
Merced City Elementary17%

23% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7 and 8 · every level, with tested counts

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 Advanced33%48%
Advanced11%17%
Proficient22%31%
Developing level30%26%
Minimal37%26%
Tested308301
California51%49%
Difference−18−1

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 Advanced22%24%
Advanced11%12%
Proficient11%12%
Developing level19%23%
Minimal59%53%
Tested307295
California38%36%
Difference−16−12

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 18 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 48% to 41% and math from 29% to 23%.

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202548%607 tested
→
202641%609 tested

This school

California, same grades49% → 50%2025 → 2026 · 848,364 → 838,600 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202529%613 tested
→
202623%602 tested

This school

California, same grades35% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 851,806 → 838,896 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

About as expected, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +1 point against that expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored −4 points, which it calls Average.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 556 in English, 553 in math
Comparison
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.

Grades 7 and 8 · 2025 · 556 students in English, 553 in math, with scores in both years

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

+1 pts

English

The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

−4 pts

Math

The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school14%27%27%32%609
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Merced City Elementary10%24%26%40%2,376
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school11%12%21%56%602
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Merced City Elementary8%9%22%61%2,358

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202641%50%
Math top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202623%37%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 46% in 2017 to 41% in 2026. In math, it went from 27% in 2017 to 23% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201746%
590 tested		49%
915,271 tested
201853%
555 tested		50%
919,277 tested
201949%
550 tested		50%
932,985 tested
202246%
586 tested		48%
852,094 tested
202340%
583 tested		47%
842,173 tested
202444%
608 tested		47%
849,026 tested
202548%
607 tested		49%
848,364 tested
202641%
609 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201727%
590 tested		37%
918,964 tested
201833%
556 tested		37%
921,089 tested
201929%
553 tested		37%
935,223 tested
202223%
579 tested		31%
853,132 tested
202324%
583 tested		32%
844,737 tested
202423%
606 tested		33%
853,781 tested
202529%
613 tested		35%
851,806 tested
202623%
602 tested		37%
838,896 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

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 1 point above that expected score, and in math 4 points below 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.

What you can do

Who can act on Herbert H. Cruickshank’s results?

The state has Herbert H. Cruickshank in targeted support; Merced City Elementary’s board decides its plan.

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 

The state is giving Merced City Elementary 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 Merced City Elementary: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Merced City Elementary’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Merced City Elementary’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

23 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 9.3% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Context Close to the 25 in 100 at the average middle school in the Merced City Elementary district: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 154 of 661 students counted for it; suspension: 63 of 677 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average middle school in the Merced City Elementary district 11.3%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

23 in 100This school
25 in 100At the average middle school in the Merced City Elementary district
18 in 100At the average California middle school

154 of 661 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

9.3%

of students were suspended at least once (63 of 677). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Herbert H. Cruickshank

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Merced City Elementary’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Six student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026

34% of Asian students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 71% for the same group across California. Low-income, Hispanic or Latino, White and Black or African American students and students of two or more races also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 7 and 8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Herbert H. CruickshankSame group, California
  • White115 tested37%Same group, California 50%
  • Asian68 tested34%Same group, California 71%
  • Two or more races39 tested33%Same group, California 50%
  • Low-income379 tested17%Same group, California 26%
  • Hispanic or Latino334 tested16%Same group, California 25%
  • Students with disabilities66 tested5%Same group, California 9%
  • Black or African American32 tested3%Same group, California 20%
  • English learners33 tested3%Same group, California 7%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 9% to 53%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 56%2. White: 19%3. Asian: 10%4. Black or African American: 6%5. Two or more races: 5%6. Not reported: 2%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino56%
  2. White19%
  3. Asian10%
  4. Black or African American6%
  5. Two or more races5%
  6. Not reported2%
  7. Filipino—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share2%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

58% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 18 of 31 English learners58%
Merced City Elementary · 660 of 1,41847%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

58%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 365 of 624. California: 63%.

24teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

94%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in math for Asian students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Merced City Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 385 tested in English, 379 in math
English32%+329%−739%
Math17%+314%−926%
Hispanic or Latino · 340 tested in English, 334 in math
English37%+631%−340%
Math16%+313%−925%
White · 116 tested in English, 115 in math
English53%+647%−962%
Math37%+730%−1350%
Asian · 69 tested in English, 68 in math
English42%−244%−3476%
Math34%+826%−3771%
Two or more races · 38 tested in English, 39 in math
English42%+636%−2163%
Math33%+924%−1750%
Black or African American · 32 tested
English19%019%−1534%
Math3%−47%−1720%
English learners · 34 tested in English, 33 in math
English9%+63%+27%
Math3%03%−47%
Students with disabilities · 67 tested in English, 66 in math
English10%+55%−414%
Math5%+23%−49%

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

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino56%
White19%
Asian10%
Black or African American6%
Two or more races5%
Not reported2%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 94% of teaching positions, 18.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 19.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Herbert H. Cruickshank, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Allan Peterson Elementary
    53rd · Solid · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle
    Grades 7–8
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

Not a next step: the school sharing this address. Merced City School District Community Day has the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Allan Peterson Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    53rd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

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

  • Ada Givens Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    14th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    88% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Rudolph Rivera Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    8th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    85% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Franklin Elementary

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    52% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Joe Stefani

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    13th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    52% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    51st percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

    51% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Luther Burbank Elementary

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    31st percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

    33% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Merced City Elementary which school serves your address.

School website: cruickshank.mercedcsd.org ↗Office: (209) 385-6330Administrator: Jerod Garst

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
601 Mercy Avenue, Merced 95340

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Merced City Elementary.

Questions for your visit

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 9.3% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (63 of 677 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  2. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 48% in 2025 to 41% in 2026 here; California: 49% to 50%
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (209) 385-6330601 Mercy Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schoolsPercentile among California middle schools, 2026

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,639 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #1 of 4 in Merced City Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math13%4542%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math32%4323%
Chronically absent23 in 100435%
Suspension rate9.3% (63 of 677)285%
English learners: top level27%575%

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
2025–263235#1639California 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
2018–198 in 1005.2% (32 of 614)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2419 in 1008.3% (58 of 700)
2024–2520 in 1009.4% (64 of 681)
2025–2623 in 1009.3% (63 of 677)

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 · English60914%41%
2026 · Math60211%23%
2025 · English60715%48%
2025 · Math61314%29%
2024 · English60814%44%
2024 · Math60610%23%
2023 · English58312%40%
2023 · Math5839%24%
2022 · English58612%46%
2022 · Math5799%23%
2019 · English55013%49%
2019 · Math55311%29%
2018 · English55515%53%
2018 · Math55614%33%
2017 · English59013%46%
2017 · Math59012%27%

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 · English30451%
2025 · Grade 8 · English30346%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math30928%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math30429%
2024 · Grade 7 · English30544%
2024 · Grade 8 · English30344%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math30427%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math30219%
2023 · Grade 7 · English28943%
2023 · Grade 8 · English29437%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math28926%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math29421%
2022 · Grade 7 · English28349%
2022 · Grade 8 · English30344%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math27925%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math30022%
2019 · Grade 7 · English29346%
2019 · Grade 8 · English25751%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math29629%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math25730%
2018 · Grade 7 · English25255%
2018 · Grade 8 · English30351%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math25233%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math30433%
2017 · Grade 7 · English29051%
2017 · Grade 8 · English30041%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math29034%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math30020%

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
Schoolwide2966%9%53%32%

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-income38532%+3−7
Hispanic or Latino34037%+6−3
White11653%+6−9
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+1556Average−4553Average
English-only students+1468not categorized−5465not categorized
Low-income+1344Average−5342Average
Hispanic or Latino0321Average−11318Moderate
White−297Average+297Average
Asian+1063Accelerated+1363Accelerated
English learners−151Average−151Average
Students with disabilities−2646Minimal−1245Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+329not categorized+429not categorized
Black or African American−428Average−928Moderate
Two or more races+325Average+625Accelerated
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−524Average−424Average
English learners only−922not categorized−622not categorized

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. 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 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+1 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

556 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: +1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−4 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

553 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, 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 · 20 in 100 → 2025–26 · 23 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 9.4% (64 of 681) → 2025–26 · 9.3% (63 of 677) · −0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female10 in 10023 in 100+13 in 100
Male8 in 10024 in 100+16 in 100
Asian0 in 10010 in 100+10 in 100
Black or African American15 in 10038 in 100+23 in 100
Hispanic or Latino9 in 10024 in 100+15 in 100
Two or more races19 in 10027 in 100+8 in 100
White6 in 10023 in 100+17 in 100
Students with disabilities20 in 10032 in 100+12 in 100
English learners10 in 10027 in 100+17 in 100
Foster youth12 in 100——
Low-income11 in 10032 in 100+21 in 100
All students8 in 10023 in 100+15 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. 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$13,083 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,800 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$420 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 624

Central federal expenditures attributed here$524 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 624

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,875 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 62%Instruction support 13%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$121,227,35562.32%62%
Instruction support$25,550,01813.13%13%
Student services$19,560,14910.06%10%
Administration$11,014,4715.66%6%
Buildings & maintenance$16,168,5318.31%8%
Other$1,003,8560.52%1%
Total$194,524,380100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $194,524,380 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$13,083 per pupil
2020$12,124 per pupil
2019$12,653 per pupil
2018$11,348 per pupil
2017$11,284 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 holders0.0%

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 95340 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95340 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$71,193
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)27%
ZIP-area population38,303
Median age32.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-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 95340 →

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