Math
17%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Public middle school
Isbell Middle
A closer look at learning, opportunity and fit.
31% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 17% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
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English
31%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
634Total enrollment
Chronic absence
—Students absent 10% or more of school days
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17% | 26% |
| 2022 | 12% | 25% |
| 2023 | 12% | 22% |
| 2024 | 13% | 36% |
| 2025 | 17% | 31% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
4%ProficientStandard Met
13%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
25%MinimalStandard Not Met
59%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
7%ProficientStandard Met
24%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
28%MinimalStandard Not Met
42%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025
Has stayed near the 15th percentile since 2019.
A missing score is not a judgment, and it is not a claim about what the state published. It means the composite a Scope Score, band and rank are all built from isn't on file for this school this year — the honest move is to say so, and to show whatever results are on file rather than guess at a number.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 17% meet the standard today, versus 22% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
Percentile among 2,177 middle schools statewide
ELAOrange(Declined)MathOrange(Increased)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 27% | 27% | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 27% | 32% | 24% | 32% | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 26% | 23% | 22% | 36% | 31% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 16% | 14% | 14% | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 21% | 13% | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 18% | 10% | 9% | 13% | 17% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
Where its students land
ELA30% met or exceeded
Exceeded 7%Met 22%Nearly Met 28%Not Met 43%
Math17% met or exceeded
Exceeded 5%Met 12%Nearly Met 25%Not Met 58%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25
California's own growth model places it near the 38th percentile of middle schools.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits a little below the middle of California middle schools in reading and math together. We show it; we don't score it.
— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.
California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: −5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 28th percentile of 7,519 reported schools.28th pctile · −5 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: 0 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 48th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.48th pctile · 0 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
Low-income students here meet the ELA standard behind the same group statewide.
At Isbell Middle in Santa Paula, 28.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Isbell Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 4.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (16.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (29.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 24.9 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 525 students tested.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 23% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 23%, district —, state 40%23%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 23%, district 28%, state 32%23% · −0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 23%, district 27%, state 32%23% · −1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 21%, district 28%, state 42%21% · −2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 25%, district 29%, state 44%25% · +2 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 4%, district 8%, state 11%4% · −19 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 5%, district 6%, state 15%5% · −18 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 12%, district 21%, state 22%12% · −11 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 29%, district 42%, state 56%29% · +5 vs school
5 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade
Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
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The state's growth model, by student group
California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California middle school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.
Reading
Hispanic or Latino students556 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: −4 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 556 students.−4 pts · −2 vs typical
Low-income students506 studentsLow-income students, reading: −5 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 506 students.−5 pts · −2 vs typical
English Learner293 studentsEnglish Learner, reading: −7 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 293 students.−7 pts · −2 vs typical
Recently reclassified203 studentsRecently reclassified, reading: −7 scale-score points versus expectation, against +2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 203 students.−7 pts · −9 vs typical
English Only186 studentsEnglish Only, reading: −5 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 186 students.−5 pts · −5 vs typical
Math
Hispanic or Latino students556 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: 0 scale-score points versus expectation, against −6 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 556 students.0 pts · +6 vs typical
Low-income students507 studentsLow-income students, math: 0 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 507 students.0 pts · +5 vs typical
English Learner293 studentsEnglish Learner, math: −1 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 293 students.−1 pts · +2 vs typical
Recently reclassified203 studentsRecently reclassified, math: −2 scale-score points versus expectation, against −1 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 203 students.−2 pts · −1 vs typical
English Only187 studentsEnglish Only, math: +2 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 187 students.+2 pts · +5 vs typical
this school typical California middle school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted
— 1 more group is reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.
The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 21 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher21 · district 21
Teaching staff33 teachers
Avg. experience15.0 years
Fully credentialed91%
First-year teachers6%
Intern / emergency permit1.0%
PrincipalJames Jenkins
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Teacher salary schedule$64,531 – $111,310
Principal salary$139,492 – $157,964
Superintendent salary$265,582
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
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What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $23,797 per student, more than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
$124 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $23,797, CA average $14,491$23,797 · spent at this school
Federal share$124 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,571 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 61%Instruction support 11%Student services 8%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,290 per pupil
2019$14,479 per pupil
2018$14,021 per pupil
2017$13,710 per pupil
2016$12,803 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
Four in five of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
On the state's science test (CAST), 17% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino95.1% · district 94.7% · CA 56.1%
White3.9% · district 3.9% · CA 19.9%
Black0.3% · district 0.2% · CA 4.8%
Other0.6% · district 0.8% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch83.8% · CA 64%
Median income$81K · CA $85K
Median home value$635K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+16% · CA 35%
ZIP population34,501
Median age36 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
What is the school’s approach?
School-stated approach · questions for your visit
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
No nearby schools in this category are listed. The school being viewed stays visible for reference.
| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isbell Middle | Public | Not available | — | — | School being viewed | |
| Briggs Elementary | Public | Needs Support | 5% | 23% | 2.6 mi |
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Your other options
Nearby public schools across grade levels, plus private options within 10 miles.
Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.
1 private school within 10 miles
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Moving & enrollment
Which schools could serve my child?
Check your address with the district
School location and nearby schools do not establish attendance eligibility. Confirm boundaries and permit requirements with Santa Paula Unified.
District information →School website →Schools across the K–12 journey
Elementary · K–5
Barbara Webster ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 31/100
Blanchard ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 20/100
Glen City ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 34/100
Grace Thille ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 38/100
McKevett ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 39/100
Thelma Bedell ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 29/100
Middle · 6–8
High school · 9–12
The road from this school ends at Santa Paula High, which sent 15 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 17 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach Santa Paula High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 77% of Santa Paula High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.
15 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 17 AP subjects taught → full record on Santa Paula High's page
Source: UC & College Board
Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.
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Worth a school visit
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Behind the evidence
Inspect the full record
Public sources, visible methods and the underlying school record. Source years and limitations stay attached to the evidence.
How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
A closer look at the evidence
Isbell Middle: reading the evidence
Isbell is a middle school in Santa Paula. We publish no Scope Score, band or rank for it this year — the composite they are all built from isn't on file. Here's what we can show.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
Explore the underlying data →SchoolScope scores and verdicts are our interpretation of public California Department of Education data — independent analysis, not an official rating. How we analyze · Request a correction