Independent charter school · Alum Rock Union Elementary · San Jose, California

KIPP Heartwood Academy — Rating & test scores

San Jose · 5–8 · 423 students (2024–25)

1250 South King Road, 95122kippnorcal.org ↗(408) 926-5477
90thpercentileStrong

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
65

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 above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 71% and 60% 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: 303
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”).

This rating covers grades 6–8. KIPP Heartwood Academy teaches 5–8: grade 5 results ↓

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In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 36% of students tested in English and 44% in math scored Advanced, against 19% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Sources
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California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 6–8: 303. 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).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask KIPP Heartwood Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is KIPP Heartwood Academy a good middle school?

KIPP Heartwood Academy scores higher than 90 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 90th percentile, Strong, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 7 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 14 in 100 at the average middle school in the Alum Rock Union Elementary district. 0.2% of students (1 of 431) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, about as expected; in math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 5–8 scored +2 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored +27 points, which it calls Exceptional.

  • Included in this measure: 402 students

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 65% of low-income students in grades 5–8 at KIPP Heartwood Academy in San Jose scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $6.6 million is planned for 30 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 84% of its $7.9 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. 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 above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 60% 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: 303
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 · 303 tested

Advanced
36%
Proficient
35%
Below the standard
29%
This school71%
California49%
Alum Rock Union Elementary38%

71% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 303 tested

Advanced
44%
Proficient
16%
Below the standard
40%
This school60%
California37%
Alum Rock Union Elementary25%

60% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 5–8 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advanced62%
Advanced37%
Proficient25%
Developing level21%
Minimal17%
Tested105
California49%
Difference+13
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced65%71%77%
Advanced37%35%37%
Proficient28%36%40%
Developing level23%18%15%
Minimal12%11%8%
Tested101101101
California48%51%49%
Difference+17+20+28

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, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advanced67%
Advanced44%
Proficient23%
Developing level17%
Minimal16%
Tested105
California37%
Difference+30
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced64%58%57%
Advanced44%41%49%
Proficient20%17%8%
Developing level17%25%21%
Minimal19%17%22%
Tested101101101
California37%38%36%
Difference+27+20+21

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 →

School pattern · grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · What patterns mean

Broad baseMost students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.

How do the elementary grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grade 5, spring 2026, 62% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 67% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

English

Grade 5 · spring 2026 · 105 tested

Advanced
37%
Proficient
25%
Below the standard
38%
This school62%
California49%
Alum Rock Union Elementary39%

62% Proficient or Advanced in grade 5.

Math

Grade 5 · spring 2026 · 105 tested

Advanced
44%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
33%
This school67%
California37%
Alum Rock Union Elementary30%

67% Proficient or Advanced in grade 5.

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 11 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were lower. English went from 70% to 71% and math from 65% to 60%.

English · top two levels · grades 6–8

202570%306 tested
→
202671%303 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grades 6–8

202565%306 tested
→
202660%303 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?

In English, about as expected; in math, yes. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 5–8 scored +2 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored +27 points, which it calls Exceptional.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 5–8: 402
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 5–8 · 2025 · 402 students with scores in both years

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

+2 pts

English

The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

+27 pts

Math

The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in math?

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 school36%35%19%10%303
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Alum Rock Union Elementary13%25%23%39%2,964
Math, grades 6–8 · This school44%16%21%19%303
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Alum Rock Union Elementary14%11%21%54%2,968
English, grade 5 · This school37%25%21%17%105
English, grade 5 · California23%26%20%31%410,249
English, grade 5 · Alum Rock Union Elementary16%23%21%40%968
Math, grade 5 · This school44%23%17%16%105
Math, grade 5 · California21%16%24%39%411,080
Math, grade 5 · Alum Rock Union Elementary17%13%23%47%970

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 · Grades 6–8 are well above California. Grade 5 is also well above it

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 6–8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202671%49%
Math top two levels, grades 6–8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202660%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 68% in 2017 to 71% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 69% in 2017 to 60% 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
201768%
298 tested		48%
1,377,836 tested
201864%
298 tested		49%
1,391,379 tested
201958%
300 tested		50%
1,390,416 tested
202263%
302 tested		47%
1,277,584 tested
202370%
292 tested		46%
1,267,562 tested
202469%
304 tested		46%
1,269,432 tested
202570%
306 tested		49%
1,266,619 tested
202671%
303 tested		49%
1,254,039 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 6–8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201769%
298 tested		37%
1,383,609 tested
201869%
298 tested		37%
1,394,516 tested
201963%
300 tested		38%
1,394,239 tested
202253%
302 tested		31%
1,279,506 tested
202367%
292 tested		32%
1,272,024 tested
202466%
304 tested		33%
1,277,570 tested
202565%
306 tested		36%
1,272,526 tested
202660%
303 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 2 points above that expected score, and in math 27 points above 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 KIPP Heartwood Academy’s results?

KIPP Heartwood Academy’s own board decides its plan.

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

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Alum Rock Union Elementary authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

7 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. At the average middle school in the Alum Rock Union Elementary district, 14 in 100 were. 0.2% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 31 of 426 students counted for it; suspension: 1 of 431 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 Alum Rock Union Elementary district 2.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

7 in 100This school
14 in 100At the average middle school in the Alum Rock Union Elementary district
18 in 100At the average California middle school

31 of 426 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.2%

of students were suspended at least once (1 of 431). 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
  • Grades 5–6: 5 in 100, 11 of 219
  • Grades 7–8: 10 in 100, 20 of 207
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at KIPP Heartwood Academy

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

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grades 5–8, spring 2026

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students, English learners and students with disabilities all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 56% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 5–8, spring 2026), against 26% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 5–8; 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).
KIPP Heartwood AcademySame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Asian112 tested88%Same group, California 70%
  • Low-income284 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 56%Same group, California 26%
  • Hispanic or Latino270 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 48%Same group, California 25%
  • Students with disabilities36 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 28%Same group, California 11%
  • English learners61 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 23%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 5–8 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 8% to 85%; every value is in the table below. English learners: grades 5–7 only. Students with disabilities: grades 5–7 only.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 65%2. Asian: 29%3. Filipino: 3%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino65%
  2. Asian29%
  3. Filipino3%
  4. White—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share3%
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?

65% 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 · 62 of 95 English learners65%
Alum Rock Union Elementary · 925 of 2,19442%
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?

74%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 311 of 423. California: 63%.

24teachers, 2024–25

6 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

50%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students and other student groups on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 5–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Alum Rock Union Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 284 tested
English65%+3629%+2639%
Math56%+4016%+3026%
Hispanic or Latino · 270 tested
English60%+3327%+2139%
Math48%+3414%+2325%
Asian · 112 tested
English85%+2461%+1075%
Math88%+3553%+1870%
English learners · 61 tested · grades 5–7 only
English8%+35%−19%
Math23%+203%+158%
Students with disabilities · 36 tested · grades 5–7 only
English28%+208%+1216%
Math28%+235%+1711%

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

No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless 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 Latino65%
Asian29%
Filipino3%
White—
Black or African American—
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: 50% of teaching positions, 12.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 25 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after KIPP Heartwood Academy, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

KIPP Heartwood Academy is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Elementary
    O. S. Hubbard Elementary
    18th · Needs Support · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle · this school
    KIPP Heartwood Academy
    Grades 5–8
  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. Explore schools on the map

Not a next step: the school sharing this address. Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy (66th percentile, Solid, among middle schools, 2026) has the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • O. S. Hubbard Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    18th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

  • Aptitud Community Academy at Goss

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    15th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

  • San Antonio Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    3rd percentile · Needs Support · 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.

How do I get in?

Ask KIPP Heartwood Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: kippnorcal.org ↗Office: (408) 926-5477Administrator: Cristina Diaz

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
1250 South King Road, San Jose 95122

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in math? Math: 65% in 2025 to 60% in 2026 here; California: 36% to 37%
  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 (408) 926-54771250 South King Road, 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
  • Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy0.0 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    66thSolidScope Score 45
  • ACE Esperanza MiddleFranklin-McKinley Elementary · 0.7 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    18thNeeds SupportScope Score 25
  • ACE Empower AcademySanta Clara County Office of Education · 0.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    11thNeeds SupportScope Score 22
  • Bridges AcademyFranklin-McKinley Elementary · 0.9 mi
    9thNeeds SupportScope Score 22
  • Renaissance at Mathson0.9 mi
    34thDevelopingScope Score 32

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 #251 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #1 of 8 in Alum Rock Union Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math40%7542%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math66%7123%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+52 scale-score pts5620%
Chronically absent7 in 100645%
Suspension rate0.2% (1 of 431)645%
English learners: top level29%605%

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
2025–266590#251California 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)
2018–19not on filenot on file+19
2021–22not on filenot on file0
2022–23not on filenot on file+4
2023–246 in 1000.7% (3 of 423)−1
2024–256 in 1000.9% (4 of 427)+4
2025–267 in 1000.2% (1 of 431)+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 · English40836%69%
2026 · Math40844%62%
2025 · English40639%70%
2025 · Math40649%64%
2024 · English40536%69%
2024 · Math40547%66%
2023 · English40038%70%
2023 · Math40044%66%
2022 · English41032%64%
2022 · Math41034%54%
2019 · English40323%61%
2019 · Math40345%67%
2018 · English40123%63%
2018 · Math40141%67%
2017 · English40324%65%
2017 · Math40345%67%

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 5 · English10071%
2025 · Grade 6 · English10668%
2025 · Grade 7 · English10177%
2025 · Grade 8 · English9966%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math10062%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math10658%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math10166%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math9970%
2024 · Grade 5 · English10168%
2024 · Grade 6 · English10675%
2024 · Grade 7 · English10368%
2024 · Grade 8 · English9564%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math10165%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math10660%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math10370%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math9568%
2023 · Grade 5 · English10871%
2023 · Grade 6 · English10369%
2023 · Grade 7 · English9564%
2023 · Grade 8 · English9476%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math10863%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math10368%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math9563%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math9469%
2022 · Grade 5 · English10865%
2022 · Grade 6 · English9958%
2022 · Grade 7 · English9978%
2022 · Grade 8 · English10455%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math10859%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math9946%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math9962%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math10450%
2019 · Grade 5 · English10370%
2019 · Grade 6 · English10452%
2019 · Grade 7 · English9748%
2019 · Grade 8 · English9974%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math10378%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math10458%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math9759%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math9974%
2018 · Grade 5 · English10357%
2018 · Grade 6 · English10455%
2018 · Grade 7 · English10168%
2018 · Grade 8 · English9371%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math10359%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math10462%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math10173%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math9374%
2017 · Grade 5 · English10555%
2017 · Grade 6 · English10462%
2017 · Grade 7 · English9571%
2017 · Grade 8 · English9972%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math10564%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math10472%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math9569%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math9965%

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
Schoolwide20630%25%39%6%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income28465%+36+26
Hispanic or Latino27060%+33+21
Asian11285%+24+10
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+2402Average+27402Exceptional
Low-income−1304Average+26304Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino−3264Average+20264Exceptional
English learners+3215Average+23215Exceptional
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+12132not categorized+30132not categorized
Asian+15113Accelerated+43113Exceptional
English learners only−983not categorized+1683not categorized
English-only students+776not categorized+2876not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1856Moderate+1056Accelerated
Students with disabilities−1336Moderate+1436Accelerated
Filipino+1113Accelerated+1413Accelerated

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 5–8. 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
33%
exceeded standard · 75% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 106 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
37%
Advanced · 77% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 101 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 101 (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+2 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 5–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 5–8

402 students

CDE growth category: Average

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

State model · math+27 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 5–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 5–8

402 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +27 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, 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 5–8, 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 · 6 in 100 → 2025–26 · 7 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.9% (4 of 427) → 2025–26 · 0.2% (1 of 431) · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—8 in 100—
Male—7 in 100—
Asian—3 in 100—
Filipino—7 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—9 in 100—
Students with disabilities—18 in 100—
English learners—8 in 100—
Homeless—0 in 100—
Low-income—9 in 100—
All students—7 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$16,303 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 8,652 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$24,712 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 9%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$105,563,14261.85%62%
Instruction support$15,833,2909.28%9%
Student services$20,445,58411.98%12%
Administration$12,421,5217.28%7%
Buildings & maintenance$15,450,3339.05%9%
Other$953,0060.56%1%
Total$170,666,874100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $170,666,874 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$16,303 per pupil
2020$15,527 per pupil
2019$16,178 per pupil
2018$13,726 per pupil
2017$12,634 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 holders15.8%

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 95122 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95122 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$103,549
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)19%
ZIP-area population50,775
Median age37.0 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 95122 →

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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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