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King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle — Rating & test scores

350 Girard Street, San Francisco · 367 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 71

Needs SupportScope Score · 22nd percentile. Higher than 22 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

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

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 31% and 22% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 324 in English, 315 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is this school a good middle school?

Needs Support. King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic is lower than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced2031%
Math, Proficient or Advanced3122%
English, Advanced329%
Math, Advanced3510%

Progress in a year, 2025

English15−11 pts
Math34−6 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance734 in 100
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic’s place among California middle schools, out of 100San Francisco Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

34 in 100 students (125 of 362) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a third times the rate at the average San Francisco Unified middle school.

Each bar is King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 362. District and California figures are averages of school rates (27 San Francisco Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Progress

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

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 11 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 6 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

English

−11

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income231−15 points
English learners173−11 points
Hispanic or Latino122−16 points
Asian95−1 points
Students with disabilities65−29 points

Math

−6

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income229−10 points
English learners173+1 points
Hispanic or Latino122−13 points
Asian95+15 points
Students with disabilities66−9 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 310 students in English, 308 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

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

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 11 points below that expected score, and in math 6 points below it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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

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

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

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 46th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

3 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 2.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. LipmanBrisbane Elementary · by addressScope Score 8790th
  2. Brown Jr. (Willie L)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8177th
  3. KIPP Bayview AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7128th
  4. King Jr. (Martin Luther) AcademicScope Score 7122nd
  5. Lick (James)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7021st
  6. Denman (James)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7020th
  7. Visitacion ValleyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6912th
  8. EverettNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 674th
San Francisco UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

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

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

Scores and family income

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

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

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

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

Schools like it

How does this school compare with schools like it?

King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic’s Scope Score is 71. 485 California middle schools, counting King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic’s result is higher than 169 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 485

  1. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 74%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 92nd percentile

485 California public middle schools where 72% to 84% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 72% to 84% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic’s share. The count includes King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 30% to 31% and math from 19% to 22%.

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

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

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202656%41%55%San Francisco UnifiedDistrict49%CaliforniaCalifornia31%King Jr. (Martin Luther) AcademicThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202649%34%44%San Francisco UnifiedDistrict37%CaliforniaCalifornia22%King Jr. (Martin Luther) AcademicThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. San Francisco Unified’s line combines its 27 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

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

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringKing Jr. (Martin Luther) AcademicSan Francisco UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201741%56%48%474
201838%55%49%491
201935%56%50%475
202237%52%47%346
202330%51%46%355
202431%51%46%356
202530%53%49%345
202631%55%49%324
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringKing Jr. (Martin Luther) AcademicSan Francisco UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201734%49%37%466
201832%48%37%489
201926%47%38%467
202223%39%31%346
202321%40%32%342
202421%40%33%348
202519%42%36%344
202622%44%37%315

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

31%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

4623229
San Francisco Unified55%California49%

Math

22%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

59191210
San Francisco Unified44%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 31% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 22% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

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

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced25%35%34%
Advanced4%12%11%
Proficient21%23%23%
Developing level29%24%17%
Minimal46%41%49%
Tested11692116
California48%51%49%
Difference−23−16−15

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 Advanced16%20%30%
Advanced4%9%16%
Proficient12%11%14%
Developing level15%21%20%
Minimal69%59%50%
Tested11590110
California37%38%36%
Difference−21−18−6

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

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

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school9%22%23%46%324
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · San Francisco Unified25%30%18%27%10,447
Math, grades 6–8 · This school10%12%19%59%315
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · San Francisco Unified27%17%20%36%10,481

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 324 tested in English, 315 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 44% of students. 125 of 362 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

34in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (125 of 362 students).

At the average San Francisco Unified middle school: 26 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 8.1% of students were suspended at least once (30 of 371). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

367

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 44%Asian 24%Black or African American 18%Filipino 5%Not reported 4%

Family income

78%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 286 of 367. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

28

teachers, with 8 years of experience on average.

14% were in their first year.

77% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

34%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (37 of 110 students).

San Francisco Unified: 43%. California: 47%.

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

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
34 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (43 of 127).
Grades 7–8
35 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (82 of 235).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino44%
Asian24%
Black or African American18%
Filipino5%
Not reported4%
White—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

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

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 18.6 of 24.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

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

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian83 tested64%California 75%
  • Low-income259 tested27%California 39%
  • Homeless34 tested21%California 27%
  • Hispanic or Latino144 tested15%California 39%
  • Black or African American55 tested13%California 33%
  • Students with disabilities65 tested9%California 14%
  • English learners107 tested2%California 7%

15% 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, Black or African American and Asian students and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

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

Every group’s results, with the district

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

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Francisco Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 259 tested in English, 253 in math
English27%−1441%−1239%
Math20%−1131%−626%
Hispanic or Latino · 144 tested in English, 139 in math
English15%−1328%−2439%
Math8%−917%−1725%
Asian · 83 tested
English64%−973%−1175%
Math52%−1466%−1971%
Black or African American · 55 tested in English, 53 in math
English13%−720%−2033%
Math4%−48%−1620%
English learners · 107 tested in English, 105 in math
English2%−13%−57%
Math7%+25%07%
Students with disabilities · 65 tested in English, 62 in math
English9%−1019%−514%
Math7%−714%−310%
Homeless · 34 tested · grades 6 and 7 only
English21%−425%−627%
Math9%−716%−817%

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

Filipino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at San Francisco Unified.

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

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$28,464 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student.

$28,464

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,142
The school’s share of district office costs
$17,322
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,937
  • King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic$28,464
  • San Francisco Unified middle schools$24,263
  • California middle schools$19,269

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

The neighborhood

What is the area around this school like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94134. They are not figures for the families at King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic.

Typical household income in a year

$119,567

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 94134.

Typical home value
$1,068,400
People who live in this ZIP code
38,633
Typical age
42.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
33%

What you can do

Who can act on this school’s results?

San Francisco Unified’s board decides King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic’s plan.

When the plan is set

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

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP)

How to take part

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

State support

The state hasn’t placed King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving San Francisco Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for homeless students on two measures: English, and math; and for students with disabilities on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Francisco Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?34 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (125 of 362 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?8.1% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (30 of 371 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  3. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?34% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (37 of 110 students); California: 47%
  4. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?11 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (310 students)
  5. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  6. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

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

Getting in

What comes after this school, and how do I get in?

Ask San Francisco Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary
    Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile · 2026Feeder preference · a lottery tiebreaker from the elementary school attended, not a guarantee · district-published, source year 2026
  2. Middle · this school
    King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 71Needs Support · 22nd percentile
  3. High
    No feeder high school
    Families apply to any San Francisco Unified high school; there are no high-school attendance areas.

District-published feeder preferences · placement is by application; confirm with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary

    Feeder preference · a lottery tiebreaker from the elementary school attended, not a guarantee · district-published, source year 2026

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 35th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Hillcrest Elementary

    Feeder preference · a lottery tiebreaker from the elementary school attended, not a guarantee · district-published, source year 2026

    Scope Score 66 · Needs Support · 2nd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Malcolm X Academy

    Feeder preference · a lottery tiebreaker from the elementary school attended, not a guarantee · district-published, source year 2026

    Scope Score 64 · Needs Support · bottom 1% · elementary · 2026

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 it is

Where is this school?

Address
350 Girard Street, San Francisco 94134Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Bryon GougoumisAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 24, 2025.

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

Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask San Francisco Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic a good middle school?

King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle has a Scope Score of 71. It scored higher than 22 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Needs Support, 22nd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 34 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 26 in 100 at the average San Francisco Unified middle school. 8.1% of students (30 of 371) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

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

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 11 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 6 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 310 students in English, 308 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 27% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle in San Francisco scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

The full record

Source records

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

Data updated

October 15, 2026

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

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,948 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #19 of 27 in San Francisco Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math10%4142%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math26%3923%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+45 scale-score pts4620%
Chronically absent34 in 100295%
Suspension rate8.1% (30 of 371)335%
English learners: top level9%335%

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
2025–267122#1948California 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)
2018–1915 in 1007.2% (39 of 541)+6
2021–22not on filenot on file+17
2022–23not on filenot on file+6
2023–2426 in 1004.8% (19 of 396)+1
2024–2531 in 1004.3% (17 of 396)+11
2025–2634 in 1008.1% (30 of 371)+11

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 · English3249%31%
2026 · Math31510%22%
2025 · English3458%30%
2025 · Math3447%19%
2024 · English3567%31%
2024 · Math3489%21%
2023 · English3558%30%
2023 · Math3427%21%
2022 · English34610%37%
2022 · Math34610%23%
2019 · English4757%35%
2019 · Math46710%26%
2018 · English4919%38%
2018 · Math48912%32%
2017 · English4748%41%
2017 · Math46615%34%

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 · English9121%
2025 · Grade 7 · English12333%
2025 · Grade 8 · English13133%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math9011%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math12422%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math13021%
2024 · Grade 6 · English12028%
2024 · Grade 7 · English12733%
2024 · Grade 8 · English10930%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math12121%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math11922%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math10821%
2023 · Grade 6 · English13027%
2023 · Grade 7 · English11128%
2023 · Grade 8 · English11435%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math12621%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math11018%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math10625%
2022 · Grade 6 · English11429%
2022 · Grade 7 · English11940%
2022 · Grade 8 · English11341%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math11313%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math12122%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math11235%
2019 · Grade 6 · English14530%
2019 · Grade 7 · English17137%
2019 · Grade 8 · English15935%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math14020%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math17031%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math15727%
2018 · Grade 6 · English17230%
2018 · Grade 7 · English15441%
2018 · Grade 8 · English16545%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math17022%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math15434%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math16541%
2017 · Grade 6 · English15635%
2017 · Grade 7 · English16149%
2017 · Grade 8 · English15738%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math15427%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math16236%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math15038%

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
Schoolwide1135%18%51%26%

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-income25927%−14−12
Hispanic or Latino14415%−13−24
English learners1072%−1−5
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−11310Moderate−6308Moderate
Low-income−15231Moderate−10229Moderate
English learners−11173Moderate+1173Average
Hispanic or Latino−16122Moderate−13122Moderate
English-only students−10103not categorized−17101not categorized
Asian−195Average+1595Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−394not categorized+294not categorized
English learners only−1779not categorized−179not categorized
Students with disabilities−2965Minimal−966Moderate
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−453Average−453Average
Black or African American−1746Moderate−1545Moderate
Filipino+923Accelerated−1223Moderate
Homeless−1522Moderate−2322Minimal

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

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

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
8%
exceeded standard · 28% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 120 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
11%
Advanced · 34% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 116 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 113 (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−11 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

310 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −11 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−6 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

308 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −6 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 · 31 in 100 → 2025–26 · 34 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.3% (17 of 396) → 2025–26 · 8.1% (30 of 371) · +3.8 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female14 in 10036 in 100+22 in 100
Male16 in 10034 in 100+18 in 100
Asian2 in 1002 of 87—
Black or African American25 of 6836 of 65—
Filipino1 of 351 of 18—
Hispanic or Latino22 in 10042 in 100+20 in 100
Pacific Islander5 of 14——
Two or more races4 of 20——
White4 of 13——
Students with disabilities23 of 7436 of 81—
English learners13 in 10032 in 100+19 in 100
Homeless7 of 1821 of 47—
Low-income15 in 10037 in 100+22 in 100
All students15 in 10034 in 100+19 in 100

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

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$17,416 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 51,790 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$355 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 367

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,582 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 367

District current expense · FY 2024–25$26,762 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 59%Instruction support 12%Student services 15%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$720,888,04159.60%59%
Instruction support$141,236,09711.68%12%
Student services$180,276,74014.90%15%
Administration$76,502,3046.33%6%
Buildings & maintenance$82,226,8076.80%7%
Other$8,383,1320.69%1%
Total$1,209,513,121100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,209,513,121 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$17,416 per pupil
2020$17,139 per pupil
2019$17,228 per pupil
2018$13,640 per pupil
2017$11,532 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 94134 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94134 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$119,567
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33%
ZIP-area population38,633
Median age42.8 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 94134 →

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