Public school · Julian Union Elementary · Julian, California

Julian Junior High — Rating & test scores

Julian · 6–8 · 110 students (2024–25)

1704 Cape Horn Avenue, 92036(760) 765-0661
58thpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
41

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of four of the six middle school 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

Near California in English (reading and writing) and math: 39% and 35% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8, spring 2026, 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: 85
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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On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 6–8 scored below what the state expected in English (−16 pts) and math (−8 pts). The state bases that expectation on each student’s earlier scores.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 89 in English, 90 in math. 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.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Julian Union Elementary which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Julian Junior High a good middle school?

Julian Junior High scores higher than 58 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 58th percentile, Solid, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 5 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 8 in 100 at the average middle school in the Julian Union Elementary district. 0 of 98 students 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 −16 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: 89 students in English, 90 in math

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 35% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Julian Junior High 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 English; near it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 39% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 35% 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: 85
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 · 85 tested

Advanced
13%
Proficient
26%
Below the standard
61%
This school39%
California49%
Julian Union Elementary47%

39% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 85 tested

Advanced
19%
Proficient
16%
Below the standard
65%
This school35%
California37%
Julian Union Elementary39%

35% 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 Advanced58%36%25%
Advanced12%15%11%
Proficient46%21%14%
Developing level17%37%29%
Minimal25%27%46%
Tested243328
California48%51%49%
Difference+10−15−24

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 Advanced46%30%32%
Advanced29%18%11%
Proficient17%12%21%
Developing level21%22%14%
Minimal33%48%54%
Tested243328
California37%38%36%
Difference+9−8−4

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 higher than in 2025. English went from 31% to 39% and math from 20% to 35%.

English · top two levels · grades 6–8

202531%99 tested
→
202639%85 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grades 6–8

202520%100 tested
→
202635%85 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 −16 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: 89 in English, 90 in math
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 · 89 students in English, 90 in math, with scores in both years

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

−16 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 school13%26%28%33%85
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Julian Union Elementary16%31%25%28%574
Math, grades 6–8 · This school19%16%19%46%85
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Julian Union Elementary22%17%23%38%576

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

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 6–8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202639%49%
Math top two levels, grades 6–8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202635%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 55% in 2017 to 39% in 2026. In math, it went from 50% in 2017 to 35% 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
201755%
100 tested		48%
1,377,836 tested
201843%
93 tested		49%
1,391,379 tested
201938%
105 tested		50%
1,390,416 tested
202239%
87 tested		47%
1,277,584 tested
202338%
85 tested		46%
1,267,562 tested
202427%
81 tested		46%
1,269,432 tested
202531%
99 tested		49%
1,266,619 tested
202639%
85 tested		49%
1,254,039 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 6–8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201750%
100 tested		37%
1,383,609 tested
201836%
94 tested		37%
1,394,516 tested
201935%
105 tested		38%
1,394,239 tested
202233%
87 tested		31%
1,279,506 tested
202329%
85 tested		32%
1,272,024 tested
202433%
83 tested		33%
1,277,570 tested
202520%
100 tested		36%
1,272,526 tested
202635%
85 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 16 points below that expected score, and in math 8 points below 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.

What you can do

Who can act on Julian Junior High’s results?

Julian Union Elementary’s board decides Julian Junior High’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Julian Junior High 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?

Julian Union Elementary’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 Julian Union Elementary’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

5 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. 0 of 98 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Context Close to the 8 in 100 at the average middle school in the Julian Union Elementary district: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 5 of 95 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 98 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 middle school in the Julian Union Elementary district 0.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

5 in 100This school
8 in 100At the average middle school in the Julian Union Elementary district
18 in 100At the average California middle school

5 of 95 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 98

students were suspended at least once. 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: 4 in 100, 1 of 26
  • Grades 7–8: 6 in 100, 4 of 69
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Julian Junior High

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Julian Union Elementary’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Student groups, grades 6–8, spring 2026

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).
Julian Junior HighSame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 46 tested35%Same group, California 39%
  • Low-incomeMath · 46 tested33%Same group, California 26%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 46%2. White: 34%Unallocated share: 20%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino46%
  2. White34%
  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 share20%
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.

Who are the families and teachers?

65%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 71 of 110. California: 63%.

5teachers, 2024–25

6 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

40%in their first year, 2024–25

80%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Julian Union Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 46 tested
English35%035%−439%
Math33%033%+726%

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

Hispanic or Latino students, 38 tested: no rate for grade 6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. White students, 31 tested: no rate for grade 8 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities 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 Latino46%
White34%
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: 80% of teaching positions, 3.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 4.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Julian Junior High, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Julian Elementary
    74th · Solid · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Julian Junior High
    Grades 6–8
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

Not a next step: the school sharing this address. Julian Elementary (74th percentile, Solid, among elementary schools, 2026) has the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Julian Elementary

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

    74th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

    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 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).

How do I get in?

Ask Julian Union Elementary which school serves your address.

Office: (760) 765-0661Administrator: Brian Duffy

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
1704 Cape Horn Avenue, Julian 92036

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Julian Union Elementary.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 61% in English and 65% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (85 students tested in each); California: 51% and 63%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (760) 765-06611704 Cape Horn Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,044 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #2 of 4 in Julian Union Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math16%4842%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math38%4823%
Chronically absent5 in 100655%
Suspension rate0 of 98635%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)-23.5pp—not scored

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 75%: the remaining 25%, 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
2025–264158#1044California 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)
2018–1913 in 1006.1% (7 of 114)−4
2021–22not on filenot on file+1
2022–23not on filenot on file−11
2023–2444 in 10018.5% (17 of 92)+18
2024–255 in 10010.3% (12 of 117)+13
2025–265 in 1000 of 98−24

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 · English8513%39%
2026 · Math8519%35%
2025 · English998%31%
2025 · Math10012%20%
2024 · English8111%27%
2024 · Math8313%33%
2023 · English8513%38%
2023 · Math8518%29%
2022 · English8715%39%
2022 · Math8714%33%
2019 · English1056%38%
2019 · Math10520%35%
2018 · English9310%43%
2018 · Math9413%36%
2017 · English10015%55%
2017 · Math10024%50%

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 · English3526%
2025 · Grade 7 · English3030%
2025 · Grade 8 · English3438%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math3514%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math3017%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math3529%
2024 · Grade 6 · English2317%
2024 · Grade 7 · English3429%
2024 · Grade 8 · English2433%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math2322%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math3633%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math2442%
2023 · Grade 6 · English3444%
2023 · Grade 7 · English2236%
2023 · Grade 8 · English2931%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math3432%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math2232%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math2924%
2022 · Grade 6 · English2839%
2022 · Grade 7 · English2938%
2022 · Grade 8 · English3040%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math2836%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math2928%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math3037%
2019 · Grade 6 · English3339%
2019 · Grade 7 · English3333%
2019 · Grade 8 · English3941%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math3348%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math3318%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math3938%
2018 · Grade 6 · English3219%
2018 · Grade 7 · English3447%
2018 · Grade 8 · English2767%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math3216%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math3447%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math2846%
2017 · Grade 6 · English4151%
2017 · Grade 7 · English2955%
2017 · Grade 8 · English3060%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math4149%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math2955%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math3047%

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
Schoolwide280%25%50%25%

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-income4635%0−4
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−1689Moderate−890Moderate
English-only students−2073not categorized−874not categorized
Low-income−1859Moderate−1160Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−1737Moderate−1138Moderate
White−2436Minimal−636Moderate
Homeless−219Average−419Average
Students with disabilities−2218Minimal−1818Moderate
English learners+413Average−1113Moderate

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. 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
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−16 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

89 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −16 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

90 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 · 5 in 100 → 2025–26 · 5 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 10.3% (12 of 117) → 2025–26 · 0 of 98 · −10.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female12 in 1004 in 100−8 in 100
Male13 in 1006 in 100−7 in 100
Hispanic or Latino3 in 1002 in 100−1 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native25 in 100——
White12 in 1006 in 100−6 in 100
Students with disabilities23 in 1008 in 100−15 in 100
Homeless20 in 100——
Low-income16 in 1008 in 100−8 in 100
All students13 in 1005 in 100−8 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$16,556 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 266 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,020 per ADA

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 62%Instruction support 13%Student services 9%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$4,155,59561.76%62%
Instruction support$872,70612.97%13%
Student services$585,8748.71%9%
Administration$510,6587.59%7%
Buildings & maintenance$603,3358.97%9%
Total$6,728,167100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $6,728,167 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$16,556 per pupil
2020$17,226 per pupil
2019$18,521 per pupil
2018$10,917 per pupil
2017$10,660 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92036 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92036 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$73,750
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)34%
ZIP-area population3,218
Median age53.9 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 92036 →

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

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