Math
40%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Public middle school
La Cumbre Junior High
No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
39% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 40% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
SchoolScope archetype
Building Momentum
What this means for your family
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How archetypes are assigned →Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
Contact
Phone(805) 687-0761
DistrictSanta Barbara Unified
PrincipalBradley Brock
Grades7-8
Enrollment426 students
English
39%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
426Total enrollment
Chronic absence
23%Students absent 10% or more of school days
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 46% | 51% |
| 2022 | 24% | 34% |
| 2023 | 19% | 31% |
| 2024 | 25% | 28% |
| 2025 | 40% | 39% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
21%ProficientStandard Met
19%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
19%MinimalStandard Not Met
41%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
10%ProficientStandard Met
30%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
30%MinimalStandard Not Met
30%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2023 to 2025
Climbed from the 34th to the 51st percentile since 2023 — past roughly 300 middle schools.
Most rating sites would stop at “38% proficient” and call it done. La Cumbre deserves a closer read. Four in five of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 41.7% of English learners reached the top ELPAC level, versus 18.0% statewide.
405 tested · 2 of 3 grades published · no cohort tracked
La Cumbre Junior High scores 37 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 51st percentile of 2,177 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Percentile among 2,177 middle schools statewide
ELAYellow(Increased Significantly)MathYellow(Increased Significantly)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 49% | 40% | 41% | 39% | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 51% | 34% | 31% | 28% | 39% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 23% | 23% | 23% | 26% | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 46% | 24% | 19% | 25% | 40% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
One in three of students here meet the standard. One in ten clear it by a lot.
ELA42% met or exceeded
Exceeded 9%Met 33%Nearly Met 28%Not Met 30%
Math35% met or exceeded
Exceeded 18%Met 17%Nearly Met 24%Not Met 41%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2023–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37 | 13% | 38% | — | 23.1% | 2.5% |
| CA average · Middle School | 39 | 17% | 40% | — | 18.1% | 3.6% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope3739
% Exceeded13%17%
% Met+38%40%
Growth——
Absence23.1%18.1%
Suspension2.5%3.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25
California's own growth model splits here — the 31st percentile in reading against the 78th in math, among middle schools.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits about at the middle of California middle schools in reading, and the 78th in math. We show it; we don't score it.
— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.
California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 31st percentile of 7,519 reported schools.31st pctile · −4 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: +11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 78th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.78th pctile · +11 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
Low-income students here meet the ELA standard about even with the same group statewide.
At La Cumbre Junior High in Santa Barbara, 38.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. La Cumbre Junior High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (31.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (39.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 39.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 353 students tested.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 38% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 38%, district —, state 40%38%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 35%, district 33%, state 32%35% · −3 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 35%, district 33%, state 32%35% · −3 vs school
MaleMale: this school 37%, district 45%, state 42%37% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 40%, district 48%, state 44%40% · +2 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 18%, district 17%, state 15%18% · −20 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 5%, district 11%, state 11%5% · −34 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 69%, district 69%, state 56%69% · +31 vs school
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: this school 42%, district 36%, state 46%42% · +3 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: too few students to report‹11
AsianAsian: too few students to report‹11
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade
Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
ShowHide California's growth model by student group
The state's growth model, by student group
California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California middle school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.
Reading
Hispanic or Latino students336 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: −5 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 336 students.−5 pts · −3 vs typical
Low-income students325 studentsLow-income students, reading: −5 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 325 students.−5 pts · −2 vs typical
English Learner162 studentsEnglish Learner, reading: −8 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 162 students.−8 pts · −3 vs typical
Recently reclassified147 studentsRecently reclassified, reading: −5 scale-score points versus expectation, against +2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 147 students.−5 pts · −7 vs typical
English Only114 studentsEnglish Only, reading: −8 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 114 students.−8 pts · −8 vs typical
Math
Hispanic or Latino students333 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: +8 scale-score points versus expectation, against −6 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 333 students.+8 pts · +14 vs typical
Low-income students322 studentsLow-income students, math: +8 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 322 students.+8 pts · +13 vs typical
English Learner159 studentsEnglish Learner, math: +10 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 159 students.+10 pts · +13 vs typical
Recently reclassified143 studentsRecently reclassified, math: +11 scale-score points versus expectation, against −1 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 143 students.+11 pts · +12 vs typical
English Only114 studentsEnglish Only, math: +16 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 114 students.+16 pts · +19 vs typical
this school typical California middle school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted
— 2 more groups are reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.
The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 18 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher18 · district 20
Teaching staff26 teachers
Avg. experience12.0 years
Fully credentialed68%
PrincipalBradley Brock
ShowHide what the district pays
Teacher salary schedule$64,099 – $121,627
Principal salary$164,342 – $181,610
Superintendent salary$314,838
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here miss more school, and get suspended less, than the state average.
23.1% of students miss a month or more of school, versus 18.1% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — the data can't say why.
Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 23.1%, district 20.1%, state 18.1%23.1% · +5.0pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 2.5%, district —, state 3.6%2.5% · −1.1pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 7–823.3%
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
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What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $20,851 per student, more than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
$899 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $20,851, CA average $14,491$20,851 · spent at this school
Federal share$899 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,939 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 56%Instruction support 15%Student services 12%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,447 per pupil
2019$13,462 per pupil
2018$13,495 per pupil
2017$11,638 per pupil
2016$10,981 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
Four in five of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
At 426 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).
On the state's science test (CAST), 25% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino89.9% · district 59.1% · CA 56.1%
White8.0% · district 31.0% · CA 19.9%
Asian0.7% · district 2.3% · CA 10.2%
Black0.2% · district 0.6% · CA 4.8%
Other1.2% · district 6.9% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch84.5% · CA 64%
Median income$90K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.18M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+43% · CA 35%
ZIP population31,554
Median age33 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
What is the school’s approach?
School-stated approach · questions for your visit
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
No nearby schools in this category are listed. The school being viewed stays visible for reference.
| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cumbre Junior High | Public | Solid | 13% | 38% | School being viewed | |
| La Colina Junior High | Public | Strong | 35% | 65% | 2.5 mi |
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Your other options
Your other options
Nearby public schools across grade levels, plus private options within 10 miles.
Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.
9 private schools within 10 miles
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Moving & enrollment
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District information →School website →Schools across the K–12 journey
Elementary · K–5
Adams ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 40/100
Harding University PartnershipPublished boundary overlapScope Score 41/100
Monroe ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 37/100
McKinley ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 19/100
Washington ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 50/100
Santa Barbara Community AcademyAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 34/100
Middle · 6–8
High school · 9–12
The road from this school ends at San Marcos Senior High, which sent 46 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 22 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach San Marcos Senior High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 83% of San Marcos Senior High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.
46 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 22 AP subjects taught → full record on San Marcos Senior High's page
Source: UC & College Board
Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.
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Worth a school visit
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- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is La Cumbre Junior High a good middle school?
La Cumbre Junior High has a Scope Score of 37 out of 100, placing it in the 51st percentile of California middle schools and ranked #1,056 statewide. 13.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 4.1 percentage points below the California average of 17.2%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 6-to-8 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are La Cumbre Junior High's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 38.3% of students at La Cumbre Junior High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 13.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 25.2% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 13.1% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 818 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does La Cumbre Junior High rank in California?
La Cumbre Junior High ranks #1,056 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 51st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at La Cumbre Junior High?
23.1% of students at La Cumbre Junior High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 18.1%. The suspension rate is 2.5%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does La Cumbre Junior High compare to other schools in Santa Barbara?
La Cumbre Junior High scores 37/100 (51st percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 426 students. Use the schools in Santa Barbara page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does La Cumbre Junior High serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At La Cumbre Junior High in Santa Barbara, 38.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. La Cumbre Junior High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (31.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (39.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 39.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 353 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
Use the published evidence to prepare questions, then verify fit and access with the school.
Behind the evidence
Inspect the full record
Public sources, visible methods and the underlying school record. Source years and limitations stay attached to the evidence.
How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25
How fast English learners gain fluency carries this score. The test levels sit close to the state's.
41.7% of English learners reached the top ELPAC level, versus 18.0% statewide.
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 13.1% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 38.3% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 23.1% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 2.5% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 41.7% | 18.0% | 5% |
Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built
A closer look at the evidence
La Cumbre Junior High: reading the evidence
La Cumbre posts 38% meeting the standard and 13.1% exceeding it, against 40% and 17.2% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Explore the underlying data →Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
La Cumbre Junior High is ranked #1,056 statewide · #4 of 5 in Santa Barbara Unified.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 13.1% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 38.3% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 23.1% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 2.5% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 41.7% | 18.0% | 5% |
- Exceeded standard
- ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 46 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 49 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 44 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 5.2pp lower vs 2023
- Suspension rate
- ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 54 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 5.5pp lower vs 2023
- EL proficiency (ELPAC)
- ↑ vs CA 18.0% · index 77 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 9% | 37% | 25% | 30% | 46% | −2 |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 39% | −7 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 13% | 15% | 30% | 41% | 29% | −5 |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 21% | 19% | 19% | 41% | 40% | +8 |
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 235 | 7% | 18% | 58% | 17% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 353 | 38.9% | +1 | +1 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 362 | 39.0% | +1 | +0 |
| Students with Disabilities | 70 | 18.6% | −1 | +2 |
03Nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cumbre Junior High ← | — | 37 | 13.1% | 38.3% | — | — | 2.5% |
| La Colina Junior High | 2.5 mi | 65 | 34.6% | 64.9% | — | — | 1.9% |
| California average | — | 39 | 17.2% | 40.0% | +1.5pp | — | 3.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 34 | #1394 | 8.1% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 8.1% | — |
| 2025 | 37 | 51 | #1056 | 13.1% | 38.3% | 23.1% | 2.5% | — |
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
What we can't show
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 12.6% | 27.2% | +14.6pp |
| Male | 18.8% | 20.2% | +1.4pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 16.5% | 23.9% | +7.4pp |
| White | 14.0% | 16.2% | +2.2pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 24.5% | 27.1% | +2.6pp |
| English Learners | 19.4% | 19.0% | -0.4pp |
| Homeless | 14.1% | 23.4% | +9.3pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 16.5% | 24.9% | +8.4pp |
| All Students | 15.9% | 23.3% | +7.4pp |
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | Reading | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | −4 | 372 | Average | +11 | 369 | Accelerated |
| Hispanic or Latino | −5 | 336 | Average | +8 | 333 | Accelerated |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | −5 | 325 | Average | +8 | 322 | Accelerated |
| English Learner | −8 | 162 | Moderate | +10 | 159 | Accelerated |
| Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only | −5 | 147 | not categorised | +11 | 143 | not categorised |
| English Only | −8 | 114 | not categorised | +16 | 114 | not categorised |
| Students with Disabilities | −7 | 67 | Moderate | +10 | 67 | Accelerated |
| Homeless Youth | −3 | 44 | Average | −16 | 45 | Moderate |
| Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only) | −11 | 33 | Moderate | −11 | 32 | Moderate |
| White | +2 | 28 | Average | +32 | 28 | Exceptional |
| English Learners Only | −36 | 15 | not categorised | +2 | 16 | not categorised |
Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18
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