Public school · Santa Ana Unified · Santa Ana, California

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate — Rating & test scores

Santa Ana · 6–8 · 584 students (2024–25)

1111 South Broadway, 92707lathrop.sausd.us ↗(714) 567-3300
16thpercentileNeeds Support

Top: Santa Ana Unified’s other 16 scored middle schools. Bottom: California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools by Scope Score, spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
25

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of six measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 20% and 13% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 49% and 37%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 455 in English, 457 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).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

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4.2% of students (21 of 502) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 502. District and California figures are averages of school rates (17 Santa Ana Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Ana Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate a good middle school?

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate scores higher than 16 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 16th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average Santa Ana Unified middle school. 4.2% of students (21 of 502) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

More questions (3)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Below what the state expected, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored −9 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored −8 points, which it calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 495 students

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 20% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate in Santa Ana scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 20% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 13% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 455 in English, 457 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 6–8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English, 1,254,800 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 455 tested

Advanced
5%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
80%
This school20%
California49%
Santa Ana Unified34%

20% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 457 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
9%
Below the standard
87%
This school13%
California37%
Santa Ana Unified22%

13% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 6–8 · every level, with tested counts

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 Advanced19%23%19%
Advanced6%4%5%
Proficient13%19%14%
Developing level25%20%26%
Minimal56%57%55%
Tested120159176
California48%51%49%
Difference−29−28−30

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 Advanced15%13%11%
Advanced3%4%4%
Proficient12%9%7%
Developing level17%20%16%
Minimal68%67%73%
Tested120159178
California37%38%36%
Difference−22−25−25

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 22% to 20% and math from 11% to 13%.

English · top two levels · grades 6–8

202522%541 tested
→
202620%455 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grades 6–8

202511%551 tested
→
202613%457 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Below what the state expected, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored −9 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored −8 points, which it calls Moderate.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 495
Comparison
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.

Grades 6–8 · 2025 · 495 students with scores in both years

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

−9 pts

English

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

−8 pts

Math

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school5%15%24%56%455
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Santa Ana Unified9%25%27%39%7,858
Math, grades 6–8 · This school4%9%17%70%457
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Santa Ana Unified9%13%25%53%7,853

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 6–8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202620%49%
Math top two levels, grades 6–8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202613%37%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 6–8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 18% in 2017 to 20% in 2026. In math, it went from 11% in 2017 to 13% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 6–8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201718%
944 tested		48%
1,377,836 tested
201820%
943 tested		49%
1,391,379 tested
201921%
891 tested		50%
1,390,416 tested
202224%
724 tested		47%
1,277,584 tested
202321%
673 tested		46%
1,267,562 tested
202418%
634 tested		46%
1,269,432 tested
202522%
541 tested		49%
1,266,619 tested
202620%
455 tested		49%
1,254,039 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 6–8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201711%
945 tested		37%
1,383,609 tested
201812%
939 tested		37%
1,394,516 tested
201911%
897 tested		38%
1,394,239 tested
202210%
747 tested		31%
1,279,506 tested
202310%
698 tested		32%
1,272,024 tested
202410%
654 tested		33%
1,277,570 tested
202511%
551 tested		36%
1,272,526 tested
202613%
457 tested		37%
1,254,800 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

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 9 points below that expected score, and in math 8 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.

What you can do

Who can act on Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate’s results?

Santa Ana Unified’s board decides Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Santa Ana Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Santa Ana Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

18 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 4.2% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Context Close to the 16 in 100 at the average Santa Ana Unified middle school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 91 of 496 students counted for it; suspension: 21 of 502 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Santa Ana Unified middle school 3.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

18 in 100This school
16 in 100At the average Santa Ana Unified middle school
18 in 100At the average California middle school

91 of 496 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

4.2%

of students were suspended at least once (21 of 502). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grade 6: 12 in 100, 16 of 131
  • Grades 7–8: 21 in 100, 75 of 365
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Five student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grades 6–8, spring 2026

20% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. Low-income and homeless students, English learners and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 6–8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Julia C. Lathrop IntermediateSame group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino448 tested20%Same group, California 39%
  • Low-income440 tested20%Same group, California 39%
  • Homeless115 tested15%Same group, California 27%
  • Students with disabilities99 tested4%Same group, California 14%
  • English learners221 tested1%Same group, California 7%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 1% to 13%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 98%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino98%
  2. White—
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

43% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 94 of 218 English learners43%
Santa Ana Unified · 4,026 of 9,32543%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

97%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 565 of 584. California: 63%.

45teachers, 2024–25

13 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

2%in their first year, 2024–25

81%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Santa Ana Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 440 tested
English20%−1131%−1939%
Math12%−820%−1426%
Hispanic or Latino · 448 tested in English, 449 in math
English20%−1232%−1939%
Math13%−720%−1225%
English learners · 221 tested in English, 223 in math
English1%−23%−67%
Math2%−13%−57%
Students with disabilities · 99 tested in English, 98 in math
English4%−48%−1014%
Math1%−34%−910%
Homeless · 115 tested in English, 114 in math
English15%−1126%−1227%
Math6%−1117%−1117%

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

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino98%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 81% of teaching positions, 35.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 44.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate, and how do I get in?

Century High.

Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate’s attendance zone is split: 59% of its children are assigned to Century High, 28% to Santa Ana High and 13% to Saddleback High. In the district’s boundaries, Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate draws from 7 elementary schools. Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate
High · next
Century High 10th · Needs Support · 2025

Assigned for part of the zone

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: 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

  • Thomas A. Edison Elementary

    Assigned

    5th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

  • Madison Elementary

    Assigned

    24th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

  • Franklin Elementary

    Assigned

    8th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

  • John F. Kennedy Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    17th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    27% of the zone’s children

  • Roosevelt Walker Academy

    Assigned for part of the zone

    21st percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    24% of the zone’s children

  • Lowell Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    26th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

    21% of the zone’s children

  • Martin Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    35th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

    21% of the zone’s children

Middle-school links

High-school links

  • Century High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    10th percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025

    59% of the zone’s children

  • Santa Ana High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    22nd percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025

    28% of the zone’s children

  • Saddleback High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    20th percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025

    13% of the zone’s children

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: Century High
Century High10th · Needs Support · 2025 · Scope Score 41district-published assignment for part of the zone

The road from this school ends at Century High. UC records 10 enrollees from Century High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 10 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Century High around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 61% of the students who finished high school at Century High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

10 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 10 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Century High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Ana Unified which school serves your address.

School website: lathrop.sausd.us ↗Office: (714) 567-3300Administrator: Cesar Flores

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
1111 South Broadway, Santa Ana 92707

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Santa Ana Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 80% in English and 87% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (455 tested in English, 457 in math); California: 51% and 63%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  3. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 1% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (221 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (714) 567-33001111 South Broadway, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schoolsPercentile among California middle schools, 2026

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #2,105 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #10 of 17 in Santa Ana Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math4%3542%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math17%3123%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+47 scale-score pts4920%
Chronically absent18 in 100505%
Suspension rate4.2% (21 of 502)485%
English learners: top level11%365%

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
2025–262516#2105California 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 10010.2% (103 of 1,012)−4
2021–22not on filenot on file+9
2022–23not on filenot on file0
2023–2421 in 1007.8% (57 of 730)+2
2024–2520 in 1006.1% (38 of 624)+7
2025–2618 in 1004.2% (21 of 502)−2

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 · English4555%20%
2026 · Math4574%13%
2025 · English5416%22%
2025 · Math5515%11%
2024 · English6345%18%
2024 · Math6544%10%
2023 · English6734%21%
2023 · Math6983%10%
2022 · English7243%24%
2022 · Math7472%10%
2019 · English8914%21%
2019 · Math8973%11%
2018 · English9433%20%
2018 · Math9394%12%
2017 · English9443%18%
2017 · Math9453%11%

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 · English12116%
2025 · Grade 7 · English17423%
2025 · Grade 8 · English24624%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math1236%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math17712%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math25112%
2024 · Grade 6 · English15212%
2024 · Grade 7 · English24127%
2024 · Grade 8 · English24114%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math1558%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math25114%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math2488%
2023 · Grade 6 · English18022%
2023 · Grade 7 · English23719%
2023 · Grade 8 · English25623%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math18811%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math24911%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math2619%
2022 · Grade 6 · English19718%
2022 · Grade 7 · English24820%
2022 · Grade 8 · English27931%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math2035%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math25711%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math28711%
2019 · Grade 6 · English24123%
2019 · Grade 7 · English32422%
2019 · Grade 8 · English32617%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math24111%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math32714%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math3299%
2018 · Grade 6 · English28117%
2018 · Grade 7 · English34517%
2018 · Grade 8 · English31725%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math28110%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math34212%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math31615%
2017 · Grade 6 · English31214%
2017 · Grade 7 · English32117%
2017 · Grade 8 · English31124%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math3168%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math32011%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math30914%

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
Schoolwide1791%10%54%36%

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-income44020%−11−19
Hispanic or Latino44820%−12−19
English learners2211%−2−6
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−9495Moderate−8495Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−9484Moderate−9484Moderate
Low-income−9483Moderate−8483Moderate
English learners−11324Moderate−7324Moderate
English learners only−23214not categorized−8213not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−14178Moderate0177Average
Homeless−10129Moderate0128Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+8110not categorized−4111not categorized
Students with disabilities−1499Moderate−599Average
English-only students−783not categorized−1083not categorized

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. “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
3%
exceeded standard · 12% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 152 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
5%
Advanced · 19% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 176 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 154 (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−9 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

495 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−8 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

495 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, 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 · 20 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 6.1% (38 of 624) → 2025–26 · 4.2% (21 of 502) · −1.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female7 in 10019 in 100+12 in 100
Male8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
Hispanic or Latino8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
Students with disabilities15 in 10026 in 100+11 in 100
English learners9 in 10019 in 100+10 in 100
Foster youth0 in 100——
Homeless10 in 10014 in 100+4 in 100
Military families6 in 100——
Low-income8 in 10019 in 100+11 in 100
All students8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. 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$15,998 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 44,271 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$659 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 584

Central federal expenditures attributed here$598 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 584

District current expense · FY 2024–25$27,941 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 58%Instruction support 14%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$536,907,20757.63%58%
Instruction support$134,024,36614.39%14%
Student services$101,312,93710.88%11%
Administration$65,450,7347.03%7%
Buildings & maintenance$82,355,2268.84%9%
Other$11,546,4281.24%1%
Total$931,596,898100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $931,596,898 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$15,998 per pupil
2020$15,219 per pupil
2019$14,679 per pupil
2018$12,971 per pupil
2017$12,258 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 holders1.5%

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 92707 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92707 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$105,168
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18%
ZIP-area population58,695
Median age34.0 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 92707 →

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