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John M. Horner Middle — Rating & test scores

Q: Is John M. Horner Middle a good middle school?

John M. Horner Middle is in the 95th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 76 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), John M. Horner Middle was well above California in English and math: 78% and 77% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% 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 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are John M. Horner Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 78% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 77% the math standard; 47% and 62% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 1,494 students were tested in English and 1,504 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does John M. Horner Middle rank in California?

John M. Horner Middle is in the 95th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2026). John M. Horner Middle ranks #94 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2026 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2024 G6 → 2026 G8), 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: Is John M. Horner Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares John M. Horner Middle's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 46th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for John M. Horner Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 6.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 101 chronically absent of 1,563 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 1.8%; 29 unduplicated suspended students of 1,579 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 6.6%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.8%. 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 John M. Horner Middle compare to other schools in Fremont?

John M. Horner Middle is in the 95th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,574 students. Use the schools in Fremont page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What high school does John M. Horner Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, John M. Horner Middle is zoned to Irvington High. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Fremont · 6–8 · 1,574 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score

76 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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John M. Hornerhigher than 95 of the 100 California dots

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Well above California in English and math: 78% and 77% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,494 in English, 1,504 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 47%
Proficient: 31%
Below Proficient: 22%

78% proficient or advanced · 1,494 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Fremont Unified
Advanced	47%	19%	42%
Proficient	31%	30%	31%
Developing	12%	23%	13%
Minimal	10%	28%	14%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 62%
Proficient: 15%
Below Proficient: 23%

77% proficient or advanced · 1,504 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Fremont Unified
Advanced	62%	21%	53%
Proficient	15%	16%	15%
Developing	10%	23%	13%
Minimal	13%	40%	19%

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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47% in English and 62% in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 19% and 21% across California in the same grades.grades 6–8 · spring 2026

47%English · exceeded the standard62%Math · exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,494 in English, 1,504 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

101 of 1,563 students missed 10% or more of school days, close to the average Fremont Unified school.2025–26

6 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26
Students: all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 1,563
Comparison: 101 of 1,563. District and California figures are averages of school rates (6 Fremont Unified schools; 2,176 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Low-income students here (380 tested in English, 383 in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (39% and 26%).grades 6–8 · spring 2026

55%English · met or exceeded52%Math · met or exceeded

Source: CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 6–8: 380 in English, 383 in math
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 380 students in English and 383 in math.

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 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school78%

California49%

Tested: 1,494 here · 1,254,039 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school78%

Fremont Unified73%

Tested: 1,494 here · 7,492 in Fremont Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 6 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Fremont Unified
Advanced	47%	19%	42%
Proficient	31%	30%	31%
Developing	12%	23%	13%
Minimal	10%	28%	14%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school77%

California37%

Tested: 1,504 here · 1,254,800 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school77%

Fremont Unified68%

Tested: 1,504 here · 7,494 in Fremont Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 6 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Fremont Unified
Advanced	62%	21%	53%
Proficient	15%	16%	15%
Developing	10%	23%	13%
Minimal	13%	40%	19%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

Latest annual comparison

202582%1,546 tested

→

202678%1,494 tested

John M. Horner

California, same grades49% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 1,266,619 → 1,254,039 tested

Math

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

Latest annual comparison

202576%1,542 tested

→

202677%1,504 tested

John M. Horner

California, same grades36% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 1,272,526 → 1,254,800 tested

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

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English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2022.

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

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

John M. HornerCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202678%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

John M. HornerCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202677%37%

English went from 83% in 2022 to 78% in 2026. Math went from 76% in 2022 to 77% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	John M. Horner	California
2022	83% 1,489 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	83% 1,511 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	81% 1,544 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	82% 1,546 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested
2026	78% 1,494 tested	49% 1,254,039 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	John M. Horner	California
2022	76% 1,498 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	76% 1,526 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	76% 1,561 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	76% 1,542 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested
2026	77% 1,504 tested	37% 1,254,800 tested

The state’s growth measure1,447 students in English, 1,443 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English+4ptsCDE level: Average (3 of 5)

Math+21ptsCDE level: Exceptional (5 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 4 points above that prediction, and in math 21 points above it.

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

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

Why our growth can differ. The growth in our Scope Score asks a different question. It doesn’t follow individual students: it compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier, and places that change among California schools at the same level. Children who joined or left the school in between count in ours; the state’s counts only students who took California’s test the year before. So the two can point different ways.

School pattern, spring 2026High CeilingThe average Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 50%.

School pattern, spring 2026Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.

Ask: English is lower than in 2022 here (83% to 78%), while across California it went from 47% 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

6 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26

7in 100 at the average Fremont Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

101 of 1,563 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school6 in 100

at the average Fremont Unified school7 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

1.8%of students were suspended at least once (29 of 1,579), 2025–26

3.5%at the average Fremont Unified school3.3%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2025–26	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	7	35 of 496
Grades 7–8	6	66 of 1,067

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 6–8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

380 English · 383 math tested

English55% / 39%

Math52% / 26%

Asian

1,183 English · 1,189 math tested

English85% / 75%

Math87% / 71%

Hispanic or Latino

143 tested per subject

English34% / 39%

Math23% / 25%

White

60 English · 61 math tested

English57% / 62%

Math46% / 50%

Two or more races

49 tested per subject

English76% / 62%

Math67% / 50%

English learners

116 English · 128 math tested

English10% / 7%

Math18% / 7%

Students with disabilities

97 English · 96 math tested

English14% / 14%

Math17% / 10%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Fremont Unified	vs California
Low-income · 380 tested in English, 383 in math
English	55%	+847%	+1639%
Math	52%	+1438%	+2626%
Asian · 1,183 tested in English, 1,189 in math
English	85%	085%	+1075%
Math	87%	+483%	+1671%
Hispanic or Latino · 143 tested
English	34%	034%	−539%
Math	23%	+122%	−225%
White · 60 tested in English, 61 in math
English	57%	−158%	−562%
Math	46%	−349%	−450%
Two or more races · 49 tested
English	76%	+1066%	+1462%
Math	67%	+1156%	+1750%
English learners · 116 tested in English, 128 in math
English	10%	+19%	+37%
Math	18%	+315%	+117%
Students with disabilities · 97 tested in English, 96 in math
English	14%	−418%	014%
Math	17%	+413%	+710%

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

Filipino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, 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.

Low-income students here did far better than the same group statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At John M. Horner Middle in Fremont, 55.0% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2026 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 47.0% district-wide for those same grades and 38.7% statewide for those same grades. John M. Horner Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 8.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (52.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); Asian students (84.8% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 67.7 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2025-26. 380 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Asian78%
Hispanic or Latino10%
White4%
Two or more races2%
Filipino2%
Black or African American1%
Not reported1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
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, 2025–26	Here
Asian	78%
Hispanic or Latino	10%
White	4%
Two or more races	2%
Filipino	2%
Black or African American	1%
Not reported	1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 1 in 4 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (23%, 365 of 1,574). California: 63%.

92% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 91.51%: 59.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 64.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryHarvey Green ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleJohn M. Horner MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
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All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Harvey Green Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
92nd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
E. M. Grimmer Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
85th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
O. N. Hirsch Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
84th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Warm Springs Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
98th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Fred E. Weibel Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
99th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Lila Bringhurst Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
95th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

High-school links

Irvington High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

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4350 Irvington Avenue, Fremont 94538

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English is lower than in 2022 here (83% to 78%), while across California it went from 47% to 49%. How does the school check what’s working in English?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

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Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

G. M. Walters Middle1.3 mi
65thSolidScope Score 47/100
William Hopkins Middle1.7 mi
98thStrongScope Score 85/100
Centerville Middle2.7 mi
77thStrongScope Score 53/100

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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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 schools2026 statewide percentile

Wells MiddleDublin Unified · 1,041 enrolled · 22.5% meal eligibility
80thStrongScope Score 56/100
Sharon Christa McAuliffe MiddleLos Alamitos Unified · 1,018 enrolled · 22.3% meal eligibility
87thStrongScope Score 62/100
Thornton MiddleFremont Unified · 1,972 enrolled · 24.1% meal eligibility
94thStrongScope Score 73/100
Benicia MiddleBenicia Unified · 947 enrolled · 22% meal eligibility
77thStrongScope Score 54/100
Aviara Oaks MiddleCarlsbad Unified · 991 enrolled · 21.9% meal eligibility
85thStrongScope Score 60/100
Suzanne MiddleWalnut Valley Unified · 1,190 enrolled · 24.5% meal eligibility
93rdStrongScope Score 72/100

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 15.2–31.2% meal eligibility and 787–3,148 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 John M. Horner Middle a good middle school?

John M. Horner Middle is in the 95th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 76 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), John M. Horner Middle was well above California in English and math: 78% and 77% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% 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 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are John M. Horner Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 78% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 77% the math standard; 47% and 62% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 1,494 students were tested in English and 1,504 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does John M. Horner Middle rank in California?

John M. Horner Middle is in the 95th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2026). John M. Horner Middle ranks #94 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2026 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2024 G6 → 2026 G8), 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.

Is John M. Horner Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares John M. Horner Middle's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 46th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for John M. Horner Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 6.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 101 chronically absent of 1,563 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 1.8%; 29 unduplicated suspended students of 1,579 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 6.6%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.8%. 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 John M. Horner Middle compare to other schools in Fremont?

John M. Horner Middle is in the 95th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,574 students. Use the schools in Fremont page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at John M. Horner Middle?

What high school does John M. Horner Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, John M. Horner Middle is zoned to Irvington High. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

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John M. Horner Middle is ranked #94 statewide · #2 of 6 in Fremont Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	54.8%	17.8%	42%
Met or exceeded	77.5%	40.8%	23%
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)	Below avg	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	6.6%	17.5%	5%
Suspension rate	1.8%	3.3%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	23.1%	17.3%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 91 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.8% · index 80 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8): ↓ vs CA average · ≈46th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 65 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · → no change vs 2025
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 57 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.5pp lower vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.3% · index 52 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	467	46%	28%	13%	13%	74%	+28
Grade 7	478	51%	32%	9%	9%	82%	+34
Grade 8	549	46%	31%	13%	10%	77%	+30

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=4052 reporting schools

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 48.5%; n=2627 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2647 reporting schools

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	468	58%	17%	14%	11%	75%	+40
Grade 7	482	64%	16%	8%	11%	81%	+45
Grade 8	554	64%	12%	9%	16%	76%	+42

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: 34.9%; n=4050 reporting schools

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 35.1%; n=2627 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 33.9%; n=2651 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+
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA	489	82.0%
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA	551	80.0%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA	506	82.8%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	487	80.7%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	548	76.1%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	507	71.6%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	535	80.6%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	513	80.1%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	496	82.7%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	541	78.4%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	518	74.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	502	74.7%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	518	81.1%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	497	84.5%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	496	83.1%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	523	74.0%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	504	78.6%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	499	75.2%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	489	85.5%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	496	84.1%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	504	80.2%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	494	80.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	499	75.3%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	505	74.1%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	610	82.0%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	587	79.6%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	612	80.4%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	588	80.4%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA	587	80.6%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA	583	80.8%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	597	80.7%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	587	80.1%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA	595	81.5%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA	585	77.6%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	592	82.9%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	584	78.8%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA	575	80%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA	521	79%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math	571	79%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math	519	76%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA	519	79%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA	471	79%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math	521	76%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math	478	74%

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

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	555	39%	29%	27%	6%

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	380	55.0%	+8	+16
Asian	1,183	84.8%	−0	+9
Hispanic/Latino	143	34.5%	+0	−5

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
John M. Horner Middle ←	—	7695th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	54.8%	77.5%	+1.9pp	+45 pts	1.8%
G. M. Walters Middle	1.3 mi	4765th percentile · Solid · statewide · 2026	28.9%	50.1%	−2.7pp	—	6.6%
William Hopkins Middle	1.7 mi	8598th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	63.2%	84.2%	+5.7pp	—	1.6%
Centerville Middle	2.7 mi	5377th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	35.6%	58.4%	+1.3pp	—	7.8%
California average	—	42School average · no percentile	17.8%	40.8%	+3.0pp	—	3.3%

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 6.4% → 2026 · 6.5% · +0.1pp
Suspension rate2025 · 3.3% → 2026 · 1.8% · −1.5pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2026 · ELA	1,494	47.5%	77.8%
2026 · Math	1,504	62.2%	77.2%
2025 · ELA	1,546	51.4%	81.6%
2025 · Math	1,542	62.9%	76.1%
2024 · ELA	1,544	52.5%	81.1%
2024 · Math	1,561	61.0%	75.8%
2023 · ELA	1,511	51.4%	82.9%
2023 · Math	1,526	61.1%	75.9%
2022 · ELA	1,489	54.7%	83.2%
2022 · Math	1,498	63.1%	76.4%
2019 · ELA	1,197	49.6%	80.8%
2019 · Math	1,200	66.2%	80.4%
2018 · ELA	1,170	49.9%	80.7%
2018 · Math	1,184	65.7%	80.4%
2017 · ELA	1,180	47.7%	79.6%
2017 · Math	1,176	67.5%	80.9%
2016 · ELA	1,096	47%	80%
2016 · Math	1,090	63%	78%
2015 · ELA	990	46%	79%
2015 · Math	999	62%	75%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2022	—	—	—	58.9%	79.8%	9.2%	1.8%	-5.6pp
2023	—	—	—	56.3%	79.4%	6.7%	3.2%	+1.6pp
2024	—	—	—	56.8%	78.5%	7.1%	5.0%	-0.8pp
2025	—	—	—	57.2%	78.9%	6.5%	3.3%	-4.1pp
2026	76	95	#94	54.8%	77.5%	6.6%	1.8%	+1.9pp

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.

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Δ
Female	3.4%	6.7%	+3.3pp
Male	3.7%	6.3%	+2.6pp
Asian	1.7%	3.6%	+1.9pp
Black/African American	7.7%	30.0%	+22.3pp
Filipino	4.2%	2.8%	-1.4pp
Hispanic/Latino	7.6%	22.1%	+14.5pp
Two or More Races	25.0%	16.2%	-8.8pp
White	9.7%	11.1%	+1.4pp
Students with Disabilities	15.5%	23.0%	+7.5pp
English Learners	6.3%	10.1%	+3.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	10.0%	12.4%	+2.4pp
All Students	3.6%	6.5%	+2.9pp
Homeless	36.4%	57.1%	+20.7pp

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	+4	1,447	Average	+21	1,443	Exceptional
Asian	+6	1,174	Accelerated	+29	1,173	Exceptional
English Only	+2	682	not categorised	+16	681	not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−5	331	Average	−2	329	Average
English Learner	−5	227	Average	+14	224	Accelerated
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−3	135	not categorised	+22	134	not categorised
Hispanic or Latino	−14	123	Moderate	−24	123	Minimal
Students with Disabilities	−14	101	Moderate	−4	99	Average
English Learners Only	−11	92	not categorised	+1	90	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−16	47	Moderate	−17	47	Moderate
White	+11	45	Accelerated	−5	44	Average
Filipino	+6	42	Accelerated	−12	40	Moderate
Two or More Races	−5	33	Average	0	33	Average
Black or African American	+3	13	Average	−18	13	Moderate

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

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2024 · Grade 6

52%

exceeded standard · 81% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2024 · 535 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2026 · Grade 8

46%

exceeded standard · 77% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2026 · 549 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 538 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe ELA 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 ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

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

1,447 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

60th pctile · +4 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

1,443 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

93rd pctile · +21 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$11,623 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,187 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$397 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,574

Central federal expenditures attributed here$185 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,574

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,597 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 64%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%

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$11,623 per pupil

2020$11,438 per pupil

2019$11,629 per pupil

2018$11,018 per pupil

2017$10,331 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 94538

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94538
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$147,301
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	54.82%
ZCTA population	67,781
Median age	36.7 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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