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John F. Kennedy Junior High — Rating & test scores

1000 East Florinda Street, Hanford · 531 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 55th percentile. Higher than 55 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

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

Near California in English and math: 48% and 33% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 485 in English, 487 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

Overview

Is John F. Kennedy a good middle school?

Solid. John F. Kennedy is higher than most California middle schools on test results and progress in both subjects. John F. Kennedy is lower than most on attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced5548%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5333%
English, Advanced5716%
Math, Advanced5817%

Progress in a year, 2025

English87+13 pts
Math80+11 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance4916 in 100
John F. Kennedy’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Hanford Elementary’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 7 and 8 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+13 pts) and math (+11 pts). The state calls both results Accelerated.

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

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 479. 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.

In its own words

What does John F. Kennedy say about itself?

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

Open kennedy.hanfordesd.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 13 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 11 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+13

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income402+10 points
Hispanic or Latino395+12 points
English learners185+8 points
Long-term English learners77+2 points
Students with disabilities66+6 points

Math

+11

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income402+11 points
Hispanic or Latino395+11 points
English learners185+14 points
Long-term English learners77+3 points
Students with disabilities66+1 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 479 students 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 13 points above that expected score, and in math 11 points above it.

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.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 3 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than John F. Kennedy. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

4 middle schools within 4.7 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Woodrow WilsonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7759th
  2. John F. KennedyScope Score 7655th
  3. PioneerCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7446th
  4. ParkviewArmona Union Elementary · by addressScope Score 7125th
Hanford ElementaryA 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%0%25%50%75%100%

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

Schools like it

How does John F. Kennedy compare with schools like it?

John F. Kennedy’s Scope Score is 76. 556 California middle schools, counting John F. Kennedy, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. John F. Kennedy’s result is higher than 433 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 556

  1. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 91st percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 77%

    Scope Score 85Strong · 88th percentile

556 California public middle schools where 77% to 89% 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 77% to 89% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of John F. Kennedy’s share. The count includes John F. Kennedy. 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 49% to 48% and math from 32% to 33%.

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

Grades 7 and 8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202648%44%52%Hanford ElementaryDistrict50%CaliforniaCalifornia48%John F. KennedyThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202635%28%40%Hanford ElementaryDistrict37%CaliforniaCalifornia33%John F. KennedyThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Hanford Elementary’s line combines its 3 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. Hanford Elementary’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringJohn F. KennedyHanford ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201744%48%49%546
201838%46%50%591
201942%48%50%566
202245%48%48%535
202339%45%47%489
202438%44%47%511
202549%53%49%510
202648%52%50%485
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringJohn F. KennedyHanford ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201728%35%37%546
201833%39%37%591
201932%41%37%566
202224%29%31%535
202329%31%32%492
202425%33%33%512
202532%38%35%510
202633%40%37%487

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in both subjects.

English

48%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

27253216
Hanford Elementary52%California50%

Math

33%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

40271617
Hanford Elementary40%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 48% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 7 and 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 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 15 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 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 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced48%48%
Advanced14%17%
Proficient34%31%
Developing level22%28%
Minimal30%24%
Tested238247
California51%49%
Difference−3−1

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

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced27%38%
Advanced13%21%
Proficient14%17%
Developing level30%25%
Minimal43%37%
Tested239248
California38%36%
Difference−11+2

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 7 and 8 · This school16%32%25%27%485
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Hanford Elementary17%35%24%24%1,121
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school17%16%27%40%487
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Hanford Elementary21%19%26%34%1,125

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 485 tested in English, 487 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 80% of students. 83 of 523 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

16in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (83 of 523 students).

At the average middle school in the Hanford Elementary district: 11 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 4.5% of students were suspended at least once (24 of 530). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

531

students in grades 7–8.

Hispanic or Latino 80%White 9%Black or African American 5%Two or more races 4%

Family income

83%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 440 of 531. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

32

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

3% were in their first year.

91% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

62%

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 (48 of 77 students).

Hanford Elementary: 48%. 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.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino80%
White9%
Black or African American5%
Two or more races4%
Asian—
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: 25.9 of 28.4 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

White students scored well below the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino395 tested33%California 25%
  • White41 tested32%California 50%
  • Low-income424 tested31%California 26%
  • English learners83 tested8%California 7%
  • Students with disabilities72 tested3%California 9%

32% of White students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 50% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 math, 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 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Hanford Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 422 tested in English, 424 in math
English45%−146%+639%
Math31%−334%+526%
Hispanic or Latino · 393 tested in English, 395 in math
English47%−451%+740%
Math33%−639%+825%
White · 41 tested
English51%−859%−1162%
Math32%−1446%−1850%
English learners · 81 tested in English, 83 in math
English5%−38%−27%
Math8%−19%+17%
Students with disabilities · 71 tested in English, 72 in math
English15%015%+114%
Math3%−58%−69%

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

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

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about John F. Kennedy. 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.

Families

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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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Staff

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Money

Where does the money go?

$17,191 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Hanford Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $22 million.

$17,191

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,570
The school’s share of district office costs
$7,621
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,302
  • John F. Kennedy$17,191
  • Hanford Elementary middle schools$17,543
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Hanford Elementary’s yearly plan

$22million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 6 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $22 million of $109 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Hanford Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

What you can do

Who can act on John F. Kennedy’s results?

Hanford Elementary’s board decides John F. Kennedy’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

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

Extra state help for the district

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

Extra help for Hanford Elementary: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to John F. Kennedy. 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?16 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (83 of 523 students); average middle school in the Hanford Elementary district: 11 in 100
  2. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?5% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (81 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?52% in English and 67% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (485 tested in English, 487 in math); California: 50% and 63%
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. 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 F. Kennedy, and how do I get in?

Ask Hanford Elementary which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Lincoln Elementary
    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    John F. Kennedy Junior High
    Grades 7–8Scope Score 76Solid · 55th percentile
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Lincoln Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 17th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • George Washington Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 54th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Hamilton Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 44th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Lee Richmond Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 66th percentile · elementary · 2026

    92% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is John F. Kennedy?

Address
1000 East Florinda Street, Hanford 93232Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Cristy GoinsAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 21, 2024.

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 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Hanford Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is John F. Kennedy a good middle school?

John F. Kennedy Junior High has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 55 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Solid, 55th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 16 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 11 in 100 at the average middle school in the Hanford Elementary district. 4.5% of students (24 of 530) 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?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 13 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 11 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 479 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 45% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at John F. Kennedy Junior High in Hanford scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. 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 11 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
11
Source
California Department of Education
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,132 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #3 of 3 in Hanford Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math16%4942%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math40%5023%
Chronically absent16 in 100535%
Suspension rate4.5% (24 of 530)475%
English learners: top level26%565%

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. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

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
2025–267655#1132California 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 absenceSuspension
2018–1913 in 1005.0% (32 of 636)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2423 in 10014.8% (84 of 569)
2024–2516 in 1006.9% (39 of 563)
2025–2616 in 1004.5% (24 of 530)

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

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 · English48516%48%
2026 · Math48717%33%
2025 · English51014%49%
2025 · Math51013%32%
2024 · English51110%38%
2024 · Math5129%25%
2023 · English4899%39%
2023 · Math49211%29%
2022 · English5359%45%
2022 · Math5358%24%
2019 · English5668%42%
2019 · Math56615%32%
2018 · English5915%38%
2018 · Math59112%33%
2017 · English5469%44%
2017 · Math54611%28%

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 7 · English25149%
2025 · Grade 8 · English25950%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math25127%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math25937%
2024 · Grade 7 · English25840%
2024 · Grade 8 · English25336%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math25928%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math25323%
2023 · Grade 7 · English24537%
2023 · Grade 8 · English24440%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math24625%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math24633%
2022 · Grade 7 · English26448%
2022 · Grade 8 · English27142%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math26427%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math27121%
2019 · Grade 7 · English25044%
2019 · Grade 8 · English31640%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math25036%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math31629%
2018 · Grade 7 · English31637%
2018 · Grade 8 · English27539%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math31636%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math27530%
2017 · Grade 7 · English27748%
2017 · Grade 8 · English26939%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math27727%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math26928%

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
Schoolwide2454%15%61%20%

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-income42245%−1+6
Hispanic or Latino39347%−4+7
English learners815%−3−2
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+13479Accelerated+11479Accelerated
Low-income+10402Accelerated+11402Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+12395Accelerated+11395Accelerated
English-only students+16276not categorized+10276not categorized
English learners+8185Accelerated+14185Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+16119not categorized+20119not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+277Average+377Average
English learners only−966not categorized066not categorized
Students with disabilities+666Accelerated+166Average
White+1636Accelerated+1136Accelerated
Two or more races+221Average+821Accelerated
Black or African American+1119Accelerated+519Accelerated
Homeless+815Accelerated+915Accelerated

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 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+13 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

479 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +13 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+11 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

479 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, 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 7 and 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 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 16 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 6.9% (39 of 563) → 2025–26 · 4.5% (24 of 530) · −2.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female12 in 10015 in 100+3 in 100
Male14 in 10017 in 100+3 in 100
Black or African American10 of 395 of 24—
Hispanic or Latino11 in 10016 in 100+5 in 100
White13 of 7310 of 48—
Students with disabilities22 of 9519 of 86—
English learners7 in 10015 of 88—
Homeless9 of 245 of 20—
Military families1 of 203 of 22—
Low-income14 in 10017 in 100+3 in 100
All students13 in 10016 in 100+3 in 100
Two or more races—1 of 21—

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$13,510 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 5,690 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$381 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 563

Central federal expenditures attributed here$921 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 563

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,776 per ADA

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

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 55%Instruction support 14%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$53,519,44754.92%55%
Instruction support$13,186,02413.53%14%
Student services$12,082,67312.40%12%
Administration$5,332,2565.47%5%
Buildings & maintenance$8,781,2139.01%9%
Other$4,554,6104.67%5%
Total$97,456,222100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $97,456,222 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$13,510 per pupil
2020$12,613 per pupil
2019$12,023 per pupil
2018$11,618 per pupil
2017$11,153 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 holders2.6%

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.

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Data source: 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 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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