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Hercules Middle — Rating & test scores

1900 Refugio Valley Road, Hercules · 596 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 78

SolidScope Score · 64th percentile. Higher than 64 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

Near California in English (reading and writing) and math: 51% and 39% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8, spring 2026, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 595 in English, 593 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is Hercules Middle a good middle school?

Solid. Hercules Middle is higher than most California middle schools on test results and progress in English. Hercules Middle is lower than most on attendance. Hercules Middle is in the middle on progress in math.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced6051%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6539%
English, Advanced6518%
Math, Advanced6320%

Progress in a year, 2025

English54+2 pts
Math50−1 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance4816 in 100
Hercules Middle’s place among California middle schools, out of 100West Contra Costa Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

5.9% of students (37 of 622) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Each bar is Hercules Middle’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): 622. District and California figures are averages of school rates (16 West Contra Costa Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Hercules Middle say about itself?

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

Open herculesmiddle.wccusd.net (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

About the same, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 2 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 1 point lower, which the state calls Average.

English

+2

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income302+1 points
Hispanic or Latino146+1 points
Asian1150 points
Filipino113+9 points
Black or African American79−7 points

Math

−1

point lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income299−4 points
Hispanic or Latino143−11 points
Asian115+7 points
Filipino110+5 points
Black or African American79−6 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 564 students in English, 559 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 2 points above that expected score, and in math 1 point below it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 70th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 2 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Hercules Middle. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

3 middle schools within 4.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. HerculesScope Score 7864th
  2. CarquinezJohn Swett Unified · by addressScope Score 7125th
  3. Betty Reid SoskinNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6912th
West Contra Costa UnifiedA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

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%

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 Hercules Middle compare with schools like it?

Hercules Middle’s Scope Score is 78. 335 California middle schools, counting Hercules Middle, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 78. Hercules Middle’s result is higher than 142 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 335

  1. Students from low-income families: 44%

    Elkhorn

    Stockton

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 43%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 48%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 97th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 39%

    Creekside Middle

    Castro Valley

    Scope Score 92Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

335 California public middle schools where 38% to 50% 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 38% to 50% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Hercules Middle’s share. The count includes Hercules Middle. 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 54% to 51% and math from 36% to 39%.

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

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202644%46%51%Hercules MiddleThis school49%CaliforniaCalifornia41%West Contra Costa UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20172018201920222023202420252026Both 30%39%Hercules MiddleThis school37%CaliforniaCalifornia30%West Contra Costa UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. West Contra Costa Unified’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. West Contra Costa Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringHercules MiddleWest Contra Costa UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201746%44%48%579
201853%47%49%591
201952%46%50%590
202249%37%47%574
202348%32%46%578
202447%38%46%575
202554%40%49%589
202651%41%49%595
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringHercules MiddleWest Contra Costa UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201730%30%37%579
201834%28%37%597
201933%30%38%590
202228%19%31%559
202332%19%32%575
202435%26%33%572
202536%28%36%583
202639%30%37%593

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in both subjects.

English

51%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

24253318
West Contra Costa Unified34%California49%

Math

39%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

34271920
West Contra Costa Unified26%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 51% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 39% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 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).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced49%54%50%
Advanced19%19%18%
Proficient30%35%32%
Developing level29%23%23%
Minimal22%23%27%
Tested202194199
California48%51%49%
Difference+1+3+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 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced33%41%45%
Advanced15%19%25%
Proficient18%22%20%
Developing level30%25%24%
Minimal37%34%31%
Tested202194197
California37%38%36%
Difference−4+3+9

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 6–8 · This school18%33%25%24%595
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · West Contra Costa Unified11%23%22%44%5,623
Math, grades 6–8 · This school20%19%27%34%593
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · West Contra Costa Unified13%13%21%53%5,590

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 595 tested in English, 593 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 28% of students. 99 of 617 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

16in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (99 of 617 students).

At the average West Contra Costa Unified middle school: 32 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 5.9% of students were suspended at least once (37 of 622). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

596

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 28%Asian 19%Filipino 18%Two or more races 12%Black or African American 12%White 9%

Family income

44%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 264 of 596. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

27

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

11% were in their first year.

83% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

43%

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 (9 of 21 students).

West Contra Costa Unified: 37%. 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
Grade 6
11 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (23 of 207).
Grades 7–8
19 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (76 of 410).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino28%
Asian19%
Filipino18%
Two or more races12%
Black or African American12%
White9%
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: 22.8 of 27.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Asian students and students with disabilities scored well below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Filipino112 tested68%California 74%
  • White40 tested65%California 61%
  • Two or more races71 tested59%California 62%
  • Asian119 tested57%California 75%
  • Low-income366 tested44%California 39%
  • Hispanic or Latino164 tested35%California 39%
  • Black or African American71 tested32%California 33%
  • Students with disabilities64 tested3%California 14%

57% of Asian students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 75% for the same group across California. Students with disabilities: 3% in English, 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 6–8 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 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs West Contra Costa Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 366 tested in English, 363 in math
English44%+2024%+539%
Math35%+1718%+926%
Hispanic or Latino · 164 tested in English, 163 in math
English35%+1421%−439%
Math24%+915%−125%
Asian · 119 tested
English57%+750%−1875%
Math50%+347%−2171%
Filipino · 112 tested
English68%+761%−674%
Math54%+648%−660%
Black or African American · 71 tested in English, 67 in math
English32%+1121%−133%
Math19%+712%−120%
Two or more races · 71 tested in English, 72 in math
English59%+356%−362%
Math53%+647%+350%
White · 40 tested in English, 41 in math · grades 6 and 8 only
English65%+560%+461%
Math39%−847%−1049%
Students with disabilities · 64 tested in English, 62 in math
English3%−69%−1114%
Math5%−16%−510%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in West Contra Costa Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

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

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Hercules Middle. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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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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Money

Where does the money go?

$5,401 for each student in 2023–24. California’s middle schools spent $19,178 for each student. West Contra Costa Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $87 million.

$5,401

for each student at this school, 2023–24
Spent at the school
$1,361
The school’s share of district office costs
$4,040
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,595
  • Hercules Middle$5,401
  • West Contra Costa Unified middle schools$6,427
  • California middle schools$19,178

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,200 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2023–24. Funding records ↓

West Contra Costa Unified’s yearly plan

$87million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$67million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth
  • Relentless Attention to Achievement$31 million
  • Universal Systems & Accessible Support$28 million
  • Authentic Engagement$20 million
  • Students with Disabilities$5 million
  • Targeted Intervention & Support$3 million
  • LCFF Equity Multiplier$353,629

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $87 million of $520 million in total budgeted spending. Source: West Contra Costa Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Hercules Middle like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94547. They are not figures for the families at Hercules Middle.

Typical household income in a year

$129,397

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 94547.

Typical home value
$769,400
People who live in this ZIP code
26,302
Typical age
43.9 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
46%

What you can do

Who can act on Hercules Middle’s results?

West Contra Costa Unified’s board decides Hercules Middle’s plan.

When the plan is set

West Contra Costa Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

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.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Hercules Middle in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving West Contra Costa Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and progress in learning English. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for West Contra Costa Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Hercules Middle. 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?5.9% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (37 of 622 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  2. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?1 point lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (559 students)
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. 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 Hercules Middle, and how do I get in?

Ask West Contra Costa Unified which school serves your address. Next comes Hercules High.

In the district’s boundaries, Hercules Middle draws from 3 elementary schools. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Hercules Middle
High · next
Hercules High Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile · 2025

Assigned

From the district’s 2023 attendance boundaries. 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

Not a next step: the school sharing this address. Hercules High (68th percentile, Solid, among high schools, 2025) has the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

High-school links

  • Hercules High

    Assigned

    Scope Score 79 · Solid · 68th 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: Hercules High
Hercules HighScope Score 79 · Solid · 68th percentile · 2025district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at Hercules High. UC records 22 enrollees from Hercules High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 12 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Hercules High around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 79% of the students who finished high school at Hercules High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

22 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 12 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Hercules High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Hercules Middle?

Address
1900 Refugio Valley Road, Hercules 94547Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Ryan ShawAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

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 West Contra Costa Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Hercules Middle a good middle school?

Hercules Middle has a Scope Score of 78. It scored higher than 64 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Solid, 64th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 16 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 32 in 100 at the average West Contra Costa Unified middle school. 5.9% of students (37 of 622) 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?

About the same, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 2 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 1 point lower, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 564 students in English, 559 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 44% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Hercules Middle 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 2023 attendance boundaries, Hercules Middle is zoned to Hercules High. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • Hercules High: Scope Score 79, Solid, 68th 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 #910 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #2 of 16 in West Contra Costa Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math19%5242%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math45%5423%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+53 scale-score pts5720%
Chronically absent16 in 100535%
Suspension rate5.9% (37 of 622)425%
English learners: top level20%485%

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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

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
2025–267864#910California 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 absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–198 in 1007.1% (44 of 624)+3
2021–22not on filenot on file−1
2022–23not on filenot on file−1
2023–2417 in 1006.2% (38 of 612)−1
2024–2513 in 1006.4% (40 of 621)+5
2025–2616 in 1005.9% (37 of 622)+6

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
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 · English59518%51%
2026 · Math59320%39%
2025 · English58918%54%
2025 · Math58318%36%
2024 · English57514%47%
2024 · Math57215%35%
2023 · English57813%48%
2023 · Math57511%32%
2022 · English57414%49%
2022 · Math55911%28%
2019 · English59014%52%
2019 · Math59014%33%
2018 · English59114%53%
2018 · Math59712%34%
2017 · English57912%46%
2017 · Math57913%30%

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 6 · English19154%
2025 · Grade 7 · English20753%
2025 · Grade 8 · English19157%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math18934%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math20435%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math19041%
2024 · Grade 6 · English20144%
2024 · Grade 7 · English18753%
2024 · Grade 8 · English18745%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math20036%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math18635%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math18633%
2023 · Grade 6 · English19246%
2023 · Grade 7 · English18849%
2023 · Grade 8 · English19848%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math19033%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math18834%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math19729%
2022 · Grade 6 · English17648%
2022 · Grade 7 · English19950%
2022 · Grade 8 · English19949%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math17229%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math19330%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math19426%
2019 · Grade 6 · English19647%
2019 · Grade 7 · English19052%
2019 · Grade 8 · English20456%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math19633%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math19035%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math20430%
2018 · Grade 6 · English19358%
2018 · Grade 7 · English21050%
2018 · Grade 8 · English18851%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math19534%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math21235%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math19031%
2017 · Grade 6 · English20651%
2017 · Grade 7 · English18046%
2017 · Grade 8 · English19342%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math20637%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math18027%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math19326%

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
Schoolwide20012%28%50%10%

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-income36644%+20+5
Hispanic or Latino16435%+14−4
Asian11957%+7−18
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+2564Average−1559Average
English-only students0430not categorized−4425not categorized
Low-income+1302Average−4299Average
Hispanic or Latino+1146Average−11143Moderate
Asian0115Average+7115Accelerated
Filipino+9113Accelerated+5110Accelerated
Black or African American−779Moderate−679Moderate
English learners−271Average+771Accelerated
Two or more races−763Moderate−264Average
Students with disabilities−2261Minimal−1959Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+347not categorized+547not categorized
White+1143Accelerated+143Average
English learners only−1424not categorized+524not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−2421Minimal+221Average

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 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 8 against the same school’s grade 6 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
13%
exceeded standard · 44% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 201 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
18%
Advanced · 50% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 199 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 198 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+2 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

564 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: +2 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−1 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

559 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −1 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 6–8, 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 · 13 in 100 → 2025–26 · 16 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 6.4% (40 of 621) → 2025–26 · 5.9% (37 of 622) · −0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female7 in 10017 in 100+10 in 100
Male9 in 10015 in 100+6 in 100
Asian6 in 1004 in 100−2 in 100
Black or African American13 in 10019 of 74—
Filipino5 in 1005 in 1000 in 100
Hispanic or Latino7 in 10025 in 100+18 in 100
Two or more races4 of 4212 of 75—
White5 of 4311 of 55—
Students with disabilities14 of 8024 of 80—
English learners5 of 588 of 26—
Homeless1 of 11——
Low-income11 in 10021 in 100+10 in 100
All students8 in 10016 in 100+8 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$15,242 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 27,383 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$302 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 593

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,293 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 593

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,102 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 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$282,708,28554.79%55%
Instruction support$62,800,88812.17%12%
Student services$58,968,07511.43%11%
Administration$34,426,7876.67%7%
Buildings & maintenance$51,790,59710.04%10%
Other$25,261,9554.90%5%
Total$515,956,588100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $515,956,588 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$15,242 per pupil
2020$13,839 per pupil
2019$14,231 per pupil
2018$12,364 per pupil
2017$11,254 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 94547 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94547 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$129,397
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)46%
ZIP-area population26,302
Median age43.9 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 94547 →

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