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John Adams Middle — Rating & test scores

2425 16th Street, Santa Monica · 806 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 82

StrongScope Score · 81st percentile. Higher than 81 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 65% and 50% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 716 in English, 718 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is John Adams a good middle school?

Strong. John Adams is higher than most California middle schools on test results and attendance. John Adams is lower than most on progress in both subjects.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced8265%
Math, Proficient or Advanced7950%
English, Advanced8328%
Math, Advanced8232%

Progress in a year, 2025

English39−2 pts
Math38−5 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance5814 in 100
John Adams’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Santa Monica-Malibu Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 28% of students tested in English and 32% in math scored Advanced, about one and a half times California’s rate (19% and 21%). Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is John Adams’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 6–8: 716 in English, 718 in math. California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

In its own words

What does John Adams say about itself?

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

Open jams.smmusd.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

About the same, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 2 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 5 points lower, which the state calls Average.

English

−2

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income342−7 points
Hispanic or Latino338−7 points
White259+5 points
Students with disabilities125−16 points
English learners120−11 points

Math

−5

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income342−10 points
Hispanic or Latino338−11 points
White2580 points
Students with disabilities124−11 points
English learners120−5 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 739 students in English, 738 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 2 points below that expected score, and in math 5 points below it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

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

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 50th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

4 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than John Adams. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 3.3 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Paul Revere CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8994th
  2. LincolnNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8791st
  3. ICEF Vista Middle AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8791st
  4. Mark TwainLos Angeles Unified · by addressScope Score 8282nd
  5. John AdamsScope Score 8281st
  6. PalmsLos Angeles Unified · by addressScope Score 8177th
  7. Daniel WebsterLos Angeles Unified · by addressScope Score 7336th
  8. Marina del ReyLos Angeles Unified · by addressScope Score 7231st
Santa Monica-Malibu UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

5 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does John Adams compare with schools like it?

John Adams’s Scope Score is 82. 335 California middle schools, counting John Adams, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 78. John Adams’s result is higher than 249 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 335

  1. Students from low-income families: 44%

    Elkhorn

    Stockton

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 43%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 48%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 97th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 39%

    Creekside Middle

    Castro Valley

    Scope Score 92Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

335 California public middle schools where 38% to 50% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 38% to 50% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of John Adams’s share. The count includes John Adams. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 63% to 65% and math from 49% to 50%.

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

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

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202671%62%73%Santa Monica-Malibu UnifiedDistrict65%John AdamsJohn Adams49%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202654%43%59%Santa Monica-Malibu UnifiedDistrict50%John AdamsJohn Adams37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified’s line combines its 4 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringJohn AdamsSanta Monica-Malibu UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201762%71%48%1,042
201862%70%49%1,022
201963%71%50%1,010
202265%74%47%822
202364%71%46%815
202462%71%46%781
202563%71%49%779
202665%73%49%716
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringJohn AdamsSanta Monica-Malibu UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201743%54%37%1,048
201846%56%37%1,028
201943%56%38%1,012
202242%54%31%818
202345%53%32%816
202443%55%33%781
202549%56%36%778
202650%59%37%718

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

65%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

16193728
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified73%California49%

Math

50%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

25251832
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified59%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 65% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 50% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 15 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced64%71%60%
Advanced28%34%23%
Proficient36%37%37%
Developing level19%17%21%
Minimal17%12%19%
Tested239259218
California48%51%49%
Difference+16+20+11

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced45%54%50%
Advanced32%32%30%
Proficient13%22%20%
Developing level29%23%22%
Minimal26%23%28%
Tested239260219
California37%38%36%
Difference+8+16+14

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school28%37%19%16%716
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Santa Monica-Malibu Unified36%37%16%11%1,863
Math, grades 6–8 · This school32%18%25%25%718
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Santa Monica-Malibu Unified38%21%22%19%1,852

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 716 tested in English, 718 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 44% of students. 104 of 750 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

14in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (104 of 750 students).

At the average Santa Monica-Malibu Unified middle school: 11 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.8% of students were suspended at least once (21 of 757). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

806

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 44%White 36%Black or African American 9%Asian 7%Two or more races 2%

Family income

44%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 358 of 806. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

47

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

82% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

59%

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 (22 of 37 students).

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified: 54%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
11 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (28 of 246).
Grades 7–8
15 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (76 of 504).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino44%
White36%
Black or African American9%
Asian7%
Two or more races2%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 35.8 of 43.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian51 tested86%California 75%
  • White255 tested81%California 62%
  • Hispanic or Latino321 tested52%California 39%
  • Black or African American67 tested49%California 33%
  • Low-income295 tested49%California 39%
  • Students with disabilities124 tested18%California 14%
  • English learners31 tested13%California 7%

Hispanic or Latino, low-income and Black or African American students all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 52% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Santa Monica-Malibu Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 295 tested in English, 296 in math
English49%−958%+1039%
Math32%−739%+626%
Hispanic or Latino · 321 tested
English52%−557%+1339%
Math36%−339%+1125%
White · 255 tested in English, 257 in math
English81%−182%+1962%
Math67%−168%+1750%
Black or African American · 67 tested in English, 68 in math
English49%+148%+1633%
Math28%−230%+820%
Asian · 51 tested
English86%+185%+1175%
Math78%−583%+771%
English learners · 31 tested · grades 6 and 8 only
English13%+112%+67%
Math3%−36%−47%
Students with disabilities · 124 tested in English, 125 in math
English18%−1230%+414%
Math14%−721%+410%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

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

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

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

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

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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The neighborhood

What is the area around John Adams like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 90405. They are not figures for the families at John Adams.

Typical household income in a year

$121,241

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 90405.

Typical home value
$1,929,900
People who live in this ZIP code
27,298
Typical age
43.1 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
70%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to John Adams. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?14 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (104 of 750 students); average Santa Monica-Malibu Unified middle school: 11 in 100
  2. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?5 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (738 students)
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after John Adams, and how do I get in?

Ask Santa Monica-Malibu Unified which school serves your address. Next comes Santa Monica High.

In the district’s boundaries, John Adams Middle draws from 2 elementary schools. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
John Adams Middle
High · next
Santa Monica High Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile · 2025

Assigned

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

High-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where the path ends: Santa Monica High
Santa Monica HighScope Score 89 · Strong · 93rd percentile · 2025district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at Santa Monica High. UC records 130 enrollees from Santa Monica High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 23 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Santa Monica High around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 82% of the students who finished high school at Santa Monica High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

130 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 23 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Santa Monica High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is John Adams?

Address
2425 16th Street, Santa Monica 90405Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Martha ChaconAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated October 3, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Monica-Malibu Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is John Adams a good middle school?

John Adams Middle has a Scope Score of 82. It scored higher than 81 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Strong, 81st percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 14 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 11 in 100 at the average Santa Monica-Malibu Unified middle school. 2.8% of students (21 of 757) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

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

About the same, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 2 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 5 points lower, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 739 students in English, 738 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 49% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at John Adams Middle in Santa Monica scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

By the district’s published 2026 attendance boundaries, John Adams Middle is zoned to Santa Monica High. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • Santa Monica High: Scope Score 89, Strong, 93rd percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #470 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #3 of 4 in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math30%6442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math57%6423%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+48 scale-score pts5020%
Chronically absent14 in 100565%
Suspension rate2.8% (21 of 757)545%
English learners: top level40%755%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–268281#470California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–198 in 1004.2% (44 of 1,048)−10
2021–22not on filenot on file+2
2022–23not on filenot on file0
2023–2416 in 1004.0% (33 of 822)0
2024–2514 in 1003.0% (24 of 806)−3
2025–2614 in 1002.8% (21 of 757)0

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English71628%65%
2026 · Math71832%50%
2025 · English77928%63%
2025 · Math77829%49%
2024 · English78124%62%
2024 · Math78122%43%
2023 · English81526%64%
2023 · Math81625%45%
2022 · English82225%65%
2022 · Math81821%42%
2019 · English1,01029%63%
2019 · Math1,01224%43%
2018 · English1,02227%62%
2018 · Math1,02823%46%
2017 · English1,04224%62%
2017 · Math1,04820%43%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English26564%
2025 · Grade 7 · English22864%
2025 · Grade 8 · English28663%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math26452%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math22846%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math28648%
2024 · Grade 6 · English22659%
2024 · Grade 7 · English28065%
2024 · Grade 8 · English27561%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math22642%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math28246%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math27341%
2023 · Grade 6 · English27960%
2023 · Grade 7 · English27864%
2023 · Grade 8 · English25869%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math27851%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math27943%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math25941%
2022 · Grade 6 · English26962%
2022 · Grade 7 · English25969%
2022 · Grade 8 · English29465%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math26938%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math25950%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math29040%
2019 · Grade 6 · English32668%
2019 · Grade 7 · English34366%
2019 · Grade 8 · English34155%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math32746%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math34446%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math34138%
2018 · Grade 6 · English34567%
2018 · Grade 7 · English32563%
2018 · Grade 8 · English35255%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math34456%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math32739%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math35745%
2017 · Grade 6 · English32463%
2017 · Grade 7 · English36162%
2017 · Grade 8 · English35760%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math32546%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math36641%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math35744%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide21818%25%41%16%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income29549%−9+10
Hispanic or Latino32152%−5+13
White25581%−1+19
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−2739Average−5738Average
English-only students0498not categorized−4497not categorized
Low-income−7342Moderate−10342Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−7338Moderate−11338Moderate
White+5259Accelerated0258Average
Students with disabilities−16125Moderate−11124Moderate
English learners−11120Moderate−5120Average
Black or African American−781Moderate−481Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English079not categorized−179not categorized
Asian−242Average+642Accelerated
English learners only−2941not categorized−1341not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1937Moderate−637Moderate
Two or more races+1114Accelerated−214Average

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

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

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
26%
exceeded standard · 59% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 226 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
23%
Advanced · 60% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 218 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 219 (school-grade cohort proxy).

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

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−2 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

739 students

CDE growth category: Average

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

State model · math−5 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

738 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 14 in 100 → 2025–26 · 14 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.0% (24 of 806) → 2025–26 · 2.8% (21 of 757) · −0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 10013 in 100+5 in 100
Male8 in 10015 in 100+7 in 100
Asian1 of 250 of 51—
Black or African American9 of 8118 of 71—
Hispanic or Latino8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
Two or more races4 of 701 of 16—
White7 in 1008 in 100+1 in 100
Students with disabilities11 in 10028 in 100+17 in 100
English learners10 of 979 of 54—
Homeless7 of 12——
Low-income11 in 10022 in 100+11 in 100
All students8 in 10014 in 100+6 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$17,123 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,929 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$25,939 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

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 58%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 13%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$121,633,48058.00%58%
Instruction support$23,547,63211.23%11%
Student services$19,789,3249.44%9%
Administration$16,619,1167.93%8%
Buildings & maintenance$26,578,84512.67%13%
Other$1,535,0540.73%1%
Total$209,703,450100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $209,703,450 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$17,123 per pupil
2020$15,913 per pupil
2019$16,566 per pupil
2018$15,621 per pupil
2017$15,269 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90405 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90405 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$121,241
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)70%
ZIP-area population27,298
Median age43.1 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90405 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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