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Joe Walker Middle

Q: Is Joe Walker Middle a good middle school?

Joe Walker Middle is in the 66th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 43 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Joe Walker Middle was below California in English, well below in math: 42% and 25% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The 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 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Joe Walker Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 42% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 25% the math standard; 14% and 11% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 762 students were tested in English and 754 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Joe Walker Middle rank in California?

Joe Walker Middle is in the 66th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Solid, 2025). Joe Walker Middle ranks #719 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Joe Walker Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 24.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 202 chronically absent of 823 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 10.3%; 87 unduplicated suspended students of 847 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 24.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 10.2%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Joe Walker Middle compare to other schools in Lancaster?

Joe Walker Middle is in the 66th percentile (Solid) 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 781 students. Use the schools in Lancaster page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Lancaster · 6–8 · 781 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score

43 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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Joe Walkerhigher than 66 of the 100 California dots

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Joe Walkerhigher than 66 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Joe Walkerhigher than 66 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Below California in English, well below in math: 42% and 25% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 762 in English, 754 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

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Academic achievement

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Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 14%
Met standard: 28%
Below standard: 58%

42% met or exceeded · 762 tested

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Level	Here	California	Westside Union Elementary
Exceeded	14%	19%	16%
Met	28%	30%	29%
Nearly met	22%	23%	25%
Not met	36%	28%	30%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 11%
Met standard: 14%
Below standard: 75%

25% met or exceeded · 754 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Westside Union Elementary
Exceeded	11%	20%	14%
Met	14%	16%	16%
Nearly met	24%	23%	25%
Not met	51%	41%	45%

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?

Things worth knowing

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In 2025, students in grades 6–8 scored below what the state expected from their own earlier scores. The state calls both results Moderate.grades 6–8 · 2025

−13 ptsEnglish · below expected−20 ptsMath · below expected

Ask: Students scored below what the state expected from their earlier scores. What is the school doing differently for them?

Source: CDE growth model, 2025
Students: students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 709 in English, 704 in math
Comparison: 709 students in English and 704 in math in grades 6–8 with scores in both years. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

10.3% of students (87 of 847) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about three times the rate at the average California middle school.2024–25

10.3%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

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

Source: CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 847
Comparison: 87 of 847. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Westside Union Elementary schools; 2,177 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

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

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school42%

California49%

Tested: 762 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school42%

Westside Union Elementary45%

Tested: 762 here · 3,044 in Westside Union Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 11 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Westside Union Elementary
Exceeded	14%	19%	16%
Met	28%	30%	29%
Nearly met	22%	23%	25%
Not met	36%	28%	30%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school25%

California36%

Tested: 754 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school25%

Westside Union Elementary30%

Tested: 754 here · 3,036 in Westside Union Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 11 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Westside Union Elementary
Exceeded	11%	20%	14%
Met	14%	16%	16%
Nearly met	24%	23%	25%
Not met	51%	41%	45%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

201961%3,087 tested

→

202542%762 tested

Joe Walker

California, same grades50% → 49%2019 → 2025 · 1,390,416 → 1,266,619 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

201931%3,081 tested

→

202525%754 tested

Joe Walker

California, same grades38% → 36%2019 → 2025 · 1,394,239 → 1,272,526 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

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English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

Joe WalkerCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202542%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

Joe WalkerCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202525%36%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 61% in 2019 to 42% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Math went from 31% in 2019 to 25% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Joe Walker	California
2019	61% 3,087 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	54% 2,640 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	50% 731 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	42% 798 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	42% 762 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Joe Walker	California
2019	31% 3,081 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	29% 2,631 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	24% 726 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	24% 782 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	25% 754 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure709 students in English, 704 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English−13ptsCDE category: Moderate

Math−20ptsCDE category: Moderate

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

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (61% to 42%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?

Life at school

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

24 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

22in 100 at the average Westside Union Elementary school18in 100 at the average California middle school

202 of 823 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school24 in 100

at the average Westside Union Elementary school22 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

10.3%of students were suspended at least once (87 of 847), 2024–25

7.8%at the average Westside Union Elementary school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	3	1 of 33
Grades 7–8	25	201 of 790

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

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How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

461 English · 456 math tested

English34% / 38%

Math17% / 24%

Hispanic or Latino

403 English · 400 math tested

English38% / 38%

Math18% / 24%

White

196 English · 194 math tested

English49% / 61%

Math38% / 49%

Black or African American

86 English · 83 math tested · grades 7 and 8

English33% / 32%

Math12% / 18%

Two or more races

54 tested per subject · grades 7 and 8

English44% / 62%

Math37% / 48%

English learners

40 English · 39 math tested · grades 7 and 8

English2% / 6%

Math0% / 6%

Students with disabilities

102 tested per subject · grades 7 and 8

English11% / 14%

Math9% / 9%

Homeless

67 English · 65 math tested · grades 7 and 8

English24% / 27%

Math9% / 15%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Westside Union Elementary	vs California
Low-income · 461 tested in English, 456 in math
English	34%	−337%	−438%
Math	17%	−522%	−724%
Hispanic or Latino · 403 tested in English, 400 in math
English	38%	−543%	038%
Math	18%	−725%	−624%
White · 196 tested in English, 194 in math
English	49%	−453%	−1261%
Math	38%	−341%	−1149%
Black or African American · 86 tested in English, 83 in math · grades 7 and 8 only
English	33%	+231%	+132%
Math	12%	−315%	−618%
Two or more races · 54 tested · grades 7 and 8 only
English	44%	−246%	−1862%
Math	37%	+334%	−1148%
English learners · 40 tested in English, 39 in math · grades 7 and 8 only
English	2%	−35%	−46%
Math	0%	−11%	−66%
Students with disabilities · 102 tested · grades 7 and 8 only
English	11%	+29%	−314%
Math	9%	+27%	09%
Homeless · 67 tested in English, 65 in math · grades 7 and 8 only
English	24%	−832%	−327%
Math	9%	−918%	−615%

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

No published rate here for Asian, 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.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students did worse than the same groups statewide in math. White students did worse than the same group statewide. Students of two or more races did worse than the same group statewide in English.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Joe Walker Middle in Lancaster, 34.5% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 37.4% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Joe Walker Middle’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 2.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (16.9% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (38.5% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 52.1 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 462 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino53%
White25%
Black or African American12%
Two or more races7%
Asian2%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

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, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	53%
White	25%
Black or African American	12%
Two or more races	7%
Asian	2%
Filipino	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 3 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (59%, 462 of 781). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers35

Average experience16 years

First-year teachers9%

90% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 90.03%: 31.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 34.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryLeona Valley ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleJoe Walker MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Leona Valley Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
62nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Quartz Hill Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
47th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Valley View Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
20th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Sundown Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
18th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
37% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Gregg Anderson Academy
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
78th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
17% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

Del Sur Senior Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

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.

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Questions

Questions to ask

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Students scored below what the state expected from their earlier scores. What is the school doing differently for them?
When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
English is lower than in 2019 here (61% to 42%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?

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Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

Endeavour Middle2.1 mi1stNeeds Support
Hillview Middle2.6 mi81stStrong

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile

Monroe MiddleCampbell Union · 677 enrolled · 59.1% meal eligibilitybottom 1%Needs Support
Winship MiddleEureka City Schools · 413 enrolled · 59.1% meal eligibility48thDeveloping
Arlie F. Hutchinson MiddleNorwalk-La Mirada Unified · 646 enrolled · 59.3% meal eligibility84thStrong
Balboa MiddleVentura Unified · 845 enrolled · 58.8% meal eligibility59thSolid
Bear RiverWheatland · 585 enrolled · 58.8% meal eligibility58thSolid
Aptos MiddleSan Francisco Unified · 911 enrolled · 58.7% meal eligibility86thStrong

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 51.2–67.2% meal eligibility and 391–1,562 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Joe Walker Middle a good middle school?

Joe Walker Middle is in the 66th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 43 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Joe Walker Middle was below California in English, well below in math: 42% and 25% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The 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 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Joe Walker Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 42% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 25% the math standard; 14% and 11% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 762 students were tested in English and 754 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Joe Walker Middle rank in California?

Joe Walker Middle is in the 66th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Solid, 2025). Joe Walker Middle ranks #719 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Joe Walker Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 24.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 202 chronically absent of 823 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 10.3%; 87 unduplicated suspended students of 847 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 24.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 10.2%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Joe Walker Middle compare to other schools in Lancaster?

Joe Walker Middle is in the 66th percentile (Solid) 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 781 students. Use the schools in Lancaster page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Joe Walker Middle?

Source records

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

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Joe Walker Middle is ranked #719 statewide · #2 of 3 in Westside Union Elementary.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	22.6%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	49.5%	40.0%	23%
Chronic absenteeism	24.4%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	10.2%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	22.9%	17.8%	5%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)	-55.9pp	+1.5pp	not scored

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 56 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 58 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 42 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 2.1pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 24 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.7pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 52 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students): ↓ vs CA +1.5pp

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 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	33	48%	48%	3%	0%	97%	+51
Grade 7	356	12%	28%	23%	37%	40%	−8
Grade 8	373	13%	26%	23%	38%	39%	−7

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4084 reporting schools

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	33	42%	33%	21%	3%	76%	+41
Grade 7	353	10%	13%	27%	49%	24%	−10
Grade 8	368	9%	13%	21%	57%	22%	−10

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.5%; n=4086 reporting schools

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	31	100.0%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	376	37.8%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	391	42.5%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	31	77.4%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	365	21.9%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	386	21.2%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	33	97.0%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	364	50.0%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	334	46.4%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	33	75.8%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	360	23.3%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	333	20.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	880	75.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	880	48.1%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	880	38.4%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	877	54.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	877	17.7%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	877	16.1%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	1,029	73.1%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	1,029	58.8%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	1,029	52.3%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	1,027	42.3%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	1,027	25.5%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	1,027	26.0%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “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)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	372	5%	20%	61%	15%

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 · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	462	34.5%	−3	−3
Hispanic/Latino	404	38.5%	−5	+0
White	196	49.5%	−3	−12

Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance · Grade gap = grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students; Cohort growth = school-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Joe Walker Middle ←	—	4366th percentile · Solid · statewide · 2025	22.6%	49.5%	−55.9pp	—	10.2%
Endeavour Middle	2.1 mi	121st percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	1.8%	11.6%	−0.6pp	—	10.6%
Hillview Middle	2.6 mi	5281st percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	27.6%	54.6%	−45.1pp	—	7.6%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	17.2%	40.0%	+1.5pp	—	3.6%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders4.8%

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.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$64,194 – $132,656

Average elementary principal salary$160,893

Average middle school principal salary$142,415

Superintendent salary$327,631

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	37/100	54	#888	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	36/100	58	#880	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	45/100	75	#525	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	45/100	70	#633	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 22.3% → 2025 · 24.5% · +2.2pp
Suspension rate2024 · 8.6% → 2025 · 10.3% · +1.7pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	762	13.9%	42.0%
2025 · Math	754	11.3%	25.1%
2024 · ELA	798	10.3%	42.5%
2024 · Math	782	8.2%	23.8%
2023 · ELA	731	13.5%	50.5%
2023 · Math	726	9.6%	24.2%
2022 · ELA	880	12.3%	45.2%
2022 · Math	877	7.6%	19.5%
2019 · ELA	1,029	16.5%	57.0%
2019 · Math	1,027	10.5%	27.0%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	14.2%	46.3%	10.6%	5.4%	-18.5pp
2022	—	—	—	14.7%	41.5%	34.8%	5.6%	-37.3pp
2023	—	—	—	21.4%	52.1%	26.6%	6.8%	-53.1pp
2024	—	—	—	20.2%	50.1%	22.3%	8.5%	-56.9pp
2025	43	66	#719	22.6%	49.5%	24.4%	10.2%	-55.9pp

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

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	10.7%	22.9%	+12.2pp
Male	10.5%	25.9%	+15.4pp
Asian	0.0%	6.3%	+6.3pp
Black/African American	14.4%	32.7%	+18.3pp
Filipino	0.0%	—	—
Hispanic/Latino	10.2%	25.2%	+15.0pp
Two or More Races	15.6%	33.9%	+18.3pp
White	10.4%	17.7%	+7.3pp
Students with Disabilities	16.2%	34.8%	+18.6pp
English Learners	9.8%	21.2%	+11.4pp
Foster Youth	15.4%	33.3%	+17.9pp
Homeless	15.1%	34.6%	+19.5pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	15.0%	29.8%	+14.8pp
All Students	10.6%	24.5%	+13.9pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or 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

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	−13	709	Moderate	−20	704	Moderate
English Only	−12	584	not categorised	−21	580	not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−15	427	Moderate	−22	425	Minimal
Hispanic or Latino	−13	365	Moderate	−25	362	Minimal
White	−19	194	Moderate	−13	193	Moderate
Students with Disabilities	−35	96	Minimal	−19	96	Moderate
Black or African American	+1	77	Average	−11	76	Moderate
English Learner	−22	75	Minimal	−16	74	Moderate
Homeless Youth	−9	59	Moderate	−21	59	Minimal
Two or More Races	−14	50	Moderate	−17	50	Moderate
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−24	41	not categorised	−19	41	not categorised
English Learners Only	−22	34	not categorised	−14	33	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−20	34	Moderate	−17	33	Moderate
Asian	+2	16	Average	−13	16	Moderate
Foster Youth	−2	13	Average	−21	13	Minimal

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

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

709 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

11th pctile · −13 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

704 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

5th pctile · −20 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 −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 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$11,235 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,172 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$115 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 781

Central federal expenditures attributed here$874 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 781

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,207 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.

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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 58%Instruction support 10%Student services 13%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 3%

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.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$11,235 per pupil

2020$10,404 per pupil

2019$10,765 per pupil

2018$9,924 per pupil

2017$9,407 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 93536

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93536
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$106,903
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	26.21%
ZCTA population	73,412
Median age	36.8 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.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-09-27

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