Public school · Hesperia Unified

Hesperia Junior High — Rating & test scores

Hesperia · 7–8 · 1,228 students (2024–25)

10275 Cypress Avenue, 92345hesperiajrhigh.org ↗(760) 244-9386Principal Phillip Padilla
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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
20 / 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 14% 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: 1,196 in English, 1,183 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).
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Things worth knowing

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10.7% of students (152 of 1,418) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about three times the rate at the average California middle school.2025–26
10.7%of students were suspended at least once, 2025–26

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source
CDE suspension file, 2025–26
Students
all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,418
Comparison
152 of 1,418. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Hesperia Unified schools; 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
5%
Proficient
21%
Below Proficient
74%

26% proficient or advanced · 1,196 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaHesperia Unified
Advanced5%19%6%
Proficient21%31%24%
Developing22%23%25%
Minimal52%27%45%

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.

See each grade’s results →

Math

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
5%
Proficient
9%
Below Proficient
86%

14% proficient or advanced · 1,183 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaHesperia Unified
Advanced5%21%5%
Proficient9%16%10%
Developing21%23%22%
Minimal65%40%63%

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.

See each grade’s results →

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: 1,196 here · 838,600 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school26%
Hesperia Unified30%

Tested: 1,196 here · 3,599 in Hesperia Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 8 schools.

Math

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school14%
California37%

Tested: 1,183 here · 838,896 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school14%
Hesperia Unified15%

Tested: 1,183 here · 3,583 in Hesperia Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 8 schools.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

Latest annual comparison

202520%1,166 tested
→
202626%1,196 tested

Hesperia

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

Math

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

Latest annual comparison

202512%1,159 tested
→
202614%1,183 tested

Hesperia

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

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

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

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

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

English met or exceeded, grades 7 and 8
HesperiaCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)26%50%
Math met or exceeded, grades 7 and 8
HesperiaCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)14%37%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 23% in 2017 to 26% in 2026. Math went from 7% in 2017 to 14% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8
YearHesperiaCalifornia
201518%
829 tested		45%
900,059 tested
201623%
879 tested		48%
907,715 tested
201723%
945 tested		49%
915,271 tested
201819%
1,039 tested		50%
919,277 tested
201919%
1,060 tested		50%
932,985 tested
202227%
1,055 tested		48%
852,094 tested
202322%
1,089 tested		47%
842,173 tested
202423%
1,132 tested		47%
849,026 tested
202520%
1,166 tested		49%
848,364 tested
202626%
1,196 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8
YearHesperiaCalifornia
201511%
808 tested		33%
901,801 tested
20169%
877 tested		36%
910,145 tested
20177%
953 tested		37%
918,964 tested
20188%
1,036 tested		37%
921,089 tested
201911%
1,041 tested		37%
935,223 tested
202210%
1,059 tested		31%
853,132 tested
202310%
1,071 tested		32%
844,737 tested
202410%
1,104 tested		33%
853,781 tested
202512%
1,159 tested		35%
851,806 tested
202614%
1,183 tested		37%
838,896 tested
The state’s growth measure1,035 students in English, 1,027 in math · grades 7–8 · 2025
English−30ptsCDE level: Minimal (1 of 5)
Math−24ptsCDE level: Minimal (1 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 30 points below that prediction, and in math 24 points below it.

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

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

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

25 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
25in 100 at the average Hesperia Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

337 of 1,345 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school25 in 100
at the average Hesperia Unified school25 in 100
at the average California middle school18 in 100
10.7%of students were suspended at least once (152 of 1,418), 2025–26
7.2%at the average Hesperia Unified school3.7%at the average California middle school

What people here say

Answers from students, families and staff. Each source stays separate.

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Students

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Families

Family answers collected by SchoolScope

We don’t show family answers yet. How family answers work

Ask current families about communication, belonging and support when a child needs help.

Staff

We don’t have staff survey results for Hesperia. Ask about staff continuity, collaboration and support across the school.

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

983 English · 972 math tested

English24% / 39%
Math13% / 26%

Hispanic or Latino

994 English · 986 math tested

English26% / 40%
Math14% / 25%

White

96 English · 92 math tested

English33% / 62%
Math21% / 50%

Black or African American

63 English · 64 math tested

English10% / 34%
Math6% / 20%

English learners

251 English · 250 math tested

English3% / 7%
Math1% / 7%

Students with disabilities

152 English · 154 math tested

English3% / 14%
Math1% / 9%

Homeless

75 English · 72 math tested

English21% / 28%
Math7% / 17%

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino, White and Black or African American students, English learners and students with disabilities did worse than the same groups statewide. Homeless students 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 Hesperia Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 983 tested in English, 972 in math
English24%−327%−1539%
Math13%−114%−1326%
Hispanic or Latino · 994 tested in English, 986 in math
English26%−228%−1440%
Math14%014%−1125%
White · 96 tested in English, 92 in math
English33%−841%−2962%
Math21%−627%−2950%
Black or African American · 63 tested in English, 64 in math
English10%−919%−2434%
Math6%−17%−1420%
English learners · 251 tested in English, 250 in math
English3%03%−47%
Math1%01%−67%
Students with disabilities · 152 tested in English, 154 in math
English3%−14%−1114%
Math1%−12%−89%
Homeless · 75 tested in English, 72 in math
English21%−324%−728%
Math7%−411%−1017%

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

Students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander 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.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 82%2. White: 8%3. Black or African American: 6%4. Two or more races: 2%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino82%
  2. White8%
  3. Black or African American6%
  4. Two or more races2%
  5. Asian—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
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 Latino82%
White8%
Black or African American6%
Two or more races2%
Asian—
Filipino—
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.

About 4 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (82%, 1,001 of 1,228). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers52
Average experience10 years
First-year teachers13%
63% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 62.85%: 30.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 49 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

44%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 school44%
Hesperia Unified41%
California47%

116 of 264 English learners here; 1,286 of 3,135 in Hesperia Unified; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Questions & evidence

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The school path beyond this campus

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

  1. ElementaryJoshua Circle ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleHesperia Junior HighThis campus · grades 7-8
  3. High schoolHesperia HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Joshua Circle Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    bottom percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

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

  • Eucalyptus Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    9th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

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

  • Maple Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    11th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

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

  • Hollyvale Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    6th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

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

  • Cottonwood Elementary

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    3rd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    28% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Mesa Grande Elementary

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    8th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    17% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Topaz Preparatory Academy

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    12th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    16% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Cypress School of the Arts

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    15th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    16% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Krystal School of Science, Math & Technology

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    68th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

    16% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

  • Hesperia High

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    50th percentile · Solid · high · 2025

    100% 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 its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

High-school endpoint evidence · Hesperia High
Hesperia HighScope 56historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Hesperia High. UC records 33 enrollees from Hesperia High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 21 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Hesperia High around 2032, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 73% of Hesperia High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

33 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 21 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Hesperia High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

Ask Hesperia Unified which school serves your address.

School website: hesperiajrhigh.org ↗Office: (760) 244-9386Principal: Phillip Padilla

Location and visiting

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10275 Cypress Avenue, Hesperia 92345

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Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  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 Hesperia Unified. The district writes the yearly plan (LCAP) for its schools. See what Hesperia Unified plans.

State support

For 2025–26, the state put Hesperia Junior High in targeted support (TSI), because a student group is behind: English learners.

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

Common questions

Is Hesperia Junior High a good middle school?
Hesperia Junior High is in the 7th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 20 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Hesperia Junior High was well below California in English and math: 26% and 14% 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 Hesperia 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 14% the math standard; 5% and 5% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 50% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 1,196 students were tested in English and 1,183 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Hesperia Junior High rank in California?
Hesperia Junior High is in the 7th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2026). Hesperia Junior High ranks #2,340 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 Hesperia Junior High?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 25.1% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 337 chronically absent of 1,345 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 10.7%; 152 unduplicated suspended students of 1,418 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Hesperia Junior High compare to other schools in Hesperia?
Hesperia Junior High is in the 7th 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. The school serves 1,228 students. Use the schools in Hesperia page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Hesperia Junior High?
At Hesperia Junior High in Hesperia, 24% 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 27% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 3 points below the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 13% in math; Hispanic students, 26% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 983 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.
What high school does Hesperia Junior High feed into?
In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Hesperia Junior High's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Hesperia High. Hesperia High is in the 50th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter high schools on its 2025 Scope Score. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Source records

Explore the data

Available score factors, grade-level results and student-group measures, with source details.

Downloads, sources & methodology
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Hesperia Junior High is ranked #2,340 statewide · #4 of 4 in Hesperia Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard5.0%17.7%42%
Met or exceeded20.3%40.6%23%
Chronic absenteeism25.0%17.8%5%
Suspension rate10.6%3.8%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)13.9%17.5%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 17.7% · index 36 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 40.6% · index 34 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 41 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 6.6pp lower vs 2025
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.8% · index 22 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.5pp lower vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 17.5% · index 40 · 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 76016%24%20%50%30%51%−21
Grade 85954%18%23%55%22%49%−27

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 75926%11%22%61%17%38%−21
Grade 85913%9%20%68%12%36%−24

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.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA60721.1%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA55919.5%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math60712.7%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math55211.2%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA54823.0%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA58422.9%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math53113.4%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math5737.5%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA56925.0%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA52019.6%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math56013.6%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math5116.1%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA51525.8%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA54028.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math51810.2%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math5419.2%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA53921.0%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA52116.1%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math52813.4%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math5138.8%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA52519.4%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA51418.5%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math52410.7%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math5125.3%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA49323.5%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA45223.2%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math4986.6%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math4557.5%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA42925%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA45022%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math42511%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math4528%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA42318%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA40617%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math41612%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math39210%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimal
Schoolwide6022%11%56%31%

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 Disadvantaged98324%−3−16
Hispanic/Latino99426%−2−14
English Learners2513%−0−4
More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders1.7%

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.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 31.8% → 2026 · 25.1% · −6.7pp
Suspension rate2025 · 11.2% → 2026 · 10.7% · −0.5pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresAdvancedProficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA1,1965.3%26.4%
2026 · Math1,1834.8%14.1%
2025 · ELA1,1663.0%20.3%
2025 · Math1,1593.5%12.0%
2024 · ELA1,1323.6%23.0%
2024 · Math1,1042.8%10.3%
2023 · ELA1,0894.0%22.4%
2023 · Math1,0713.2%10.0%
2022 · ELA1,0554.4%26.9%
2022 · Math1,0592.1%9.7%
2019 · ELA1,0602.6%18.6%
2019 · Math1,0412.3%11.1%
2018 · ELA1,0392.5%19.0%
2018 · Math1,0360.8%8.0%
2017 · ELA9452.6%23.4%
2017 · Math9531.4%7.0%
2016 · ELA8792%24%
2016 · Math8771%9%
2015 · ELA8292%17%
2015 · Math8082%11%

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. Before spring 2026, Advanced was reported as Exceeded and proficient or advanced as met or exceeded.

YearScopePctileRankAbsentSuspGrade gap
2019———15.5%14.6%—
2022———40.3%14.5%—
2023———30.1%15.8%—
2024———24.7%12.7%—
2025———31.6%11.1%—
2026207#234025.0%10.6%—

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
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 16 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
Female16.2%24.4%+8.2pp
Male15.2%25.7%+10.5pp
Black/African American32.6%38.8%+6.2pp
Hispanic/Latino13.9%23.8%+9.9pp
White14.5%26.4%+11.9pp
Students with Disabilities17.2%31.3%+14.1pp
English Learners8.2%21.0%+12.8pp
Foster Youth21.1%20.0%-1.1pp
Homeless32.5%40.4%+7.9pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged17.0%26.7%+9.7pp
All Students15.6%25.1%+9.5pp
Asian0.0%——
Two or More Races—32.1%—

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

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
GroupELAnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students−301,035Minimal−241,027Minimal
Hispanic or Latino−29873Minimal−25866Minimal
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged−32872Minimal−25865Minimal
English Only−28619not categorised−24614not categorised
English Learner−31324Minimal−25323Minimal
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)−31221Minimal−25220Minimal
English Learners Only−31211not categorised−23210not categorised
Students with Disabilities−22141Minimal−8140Moderate
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only−28113not categorised−29113not categorised
Homeless Youth−2881Minimal−3280Minimal
White−3279Minimal−2179Minimal
Black or African American−2949Minimal−3047Minimal
Two or More Races−3413Minimal−2314Minimal
Foster Youth−1411Moderate−4211Minimal

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures
California growth model · reported-school field
State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,035 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, ELA: −30 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 1st percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.1st pctile · −30 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,027 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, math: −24 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 2nd percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.2nd pctile · −24 pts
this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

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

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,592 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 21,926 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$754 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,228

Central federal expenditures attributed here$998 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,228

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,833 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 66%Instruction support 9%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%

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$12,592 per pupil
2020$12,265 per pupil
2019$12,694 per pupil
2018$10,574 per pupil
2017$10,016 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92345
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92345
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$69,485
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)11.20%
ZCTA population88,706
Median age32.9 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/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 92345 →

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