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Laguna Middle — Rating & test scores

11050 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo · 780 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 86

StrongScope Score · 89th percentile. Higher than 89 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 above California in English and math: 70% and 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 703 in English, 700 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

Overview

Is Laguna a good middle school?

Strong. Laguna is higher than most California middle schools on test results and progress in both subjects. Laguna is lower than most on attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced8770%
Math, Proficient or Advanced8860%
English, Advanced9036%
Math, Advanced8940%

Progress in a year, 2025

English80+10 pts
Math87+16 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance3918 in 100
Laguna’s place among California middle schools, out of 100San Luis Coastal Unified’s other middle schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 7 and 8 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+10 pts) and math (+16 pts). The state calls both results Accelerated.

Each bar is Laguna’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 growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 724. 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.

In its own words

What does Laguna say about itself?

We haven’t read Laguna’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open lams.slcusd.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 10 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 16 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+10

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White399+12 points
Low-income316+5 points
Hispanic or Latino216+2 points
Students with disabilities108−2 points
English learners96−6 points

Math

+16

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White399+18 points
Low-income316+9 points
Hispanic or Latino216+9 points
Students with disabilities109+17 points
English learners96+14 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 724 students 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 10 points above that expected score, and in math 16 points above it.

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

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

Schools like it

How does Laguna compare with schools like it?

Laguna’s Scope Score is 86. 339 California middle schools, counting Laguna, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 78. Laguna’s result is higher than 305 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 339

  1. Students from low-income families: 44%

    Elkhorn

    Stockton

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 43%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 48%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 39%

    Creekside Middle

    Castro Valley

    Scope Score 92Strong · 97th percentile

339 California public middle schools where 37% to 49% 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 37% to 49% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Laguna’s share. The count includes Laguna. 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 stayed at 70% and math went from 59% to 60%.

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

Grades 7 and 8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202669%67%70%San Luis Coastal UnifiedDistrict70%LagunaLaguna50%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202663%66%60%LagunaLaguna56%San Luis Coastal UnifiedDistrict37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. San Luis Coastal Unified’s line combines its 2 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other school. 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 Luis Coastal Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringLagunaSan Luis Coastal UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201767%69%49%710
201870%71%50%788
201974%73%50%806
202265%66%48%708
202368%67%47%752
202468%67%47%812
202570%69%49%762
202670%70%50%703
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringLagunaSan Luis Coastal UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201766%63%37%713
201864%62%37%790
201970%66%37%806
202258%54%31%707
202363%58%32%750
202460%56%33%814
202559%56%35%767
202660%56%37%700

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

70%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

14163436
San Luis Coastal Unified70%California50%

Math

60%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

19212040
San Luis Coastal Unified56%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 70% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 60% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 7 and 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).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 10 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced69%70%
Advanced39%33%
Proficient30%37%
Developing level17%17%
Minimal14%13%
Tested354349
California51%49%
Difference+18+21

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 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced63%56%
Advanced42%39%
Proficient21%17%
Developing level20%23%
Minimal17%21%
Tested353347
California38%36%
Difference+25+20

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 7 and 8 · This school36%34%16%14%703
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · San Luis Coastal Unified34%36%17%13%1,046
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school40%20%21%19%700
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · San Luis Coastal Unified37%19%23%21%1,038

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 703 tested in English, 700 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?

White students are the largest group here, at 56% of students. 138 of 748 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

18in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (138 of 748 students).

At the average San Luis Coastal Unified middle school: 20 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 4.8% of students were suspended at least once (36 of 754). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

780

students in grades 7–8.

White 56%Hispanic or Latino 30%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%

Family income

43%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 338 of 780. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

44

teachers, with 12 years of experience on average.

9% were in their first year.

83% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

59%

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 (16 of 27 students).

San Luis Coastal Unified: 55%. 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.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White56%
Hispanic or Latino30%
Two or more races7%
Asian4%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
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: 31.8 of 38.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

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

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White396 tested71%California 50%
  • Two or more races59 tested64%California 50%
  • Low-income292 tested40%California 26%
  • Hispanic or Latino209 tested37%California 25%
  • Military families32 tested32%California 38%
  • Homeless45 tested32%California 17%
  • Students with disabilities106 tested23%California 9%

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and homeless students and students with disabilities all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 40% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 7 and 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.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 math, 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 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Luis Coastal Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 294 tested in English, 292 in math
English51%−354%+1239%
Math40%+238%+1426%
White · 397 tested in English, 396 in math
English80%+179%+1862%
Math71%+566%+2150%
Hispanic or Latino · 211 tested in English, 209 in math
English45%−247%+540%
Math37%+334%+1225%
Two or more races · 59 tested
English78%+177%+1563%
Math64%+460%+1450%
Students with disabilities · 108 tested in English, 106 in math
English24%−226%+1014%
Math23%+617%+149%
Homeless · 47 tested in English, 45 in math
English36%−541%+828%
Math32%+230%+1517%
Military families · 32 tested
English47%047%−451%
Math32%+131%−638%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Luis Coastal Unified, 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.

Asian students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander students 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 can answer a short set of questions about Laguna. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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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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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$14,986 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student.

$14,986

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$10,276
The school’s share of district office costs
$4,710
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,158
  • Laguna$14,986
  • San Luis Coastal Unified middle schools$15,603
  • 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 Laguna like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93405. They are not figures for the families at Laguna.

Typical household income in a year

$60,399

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 93405.

Typical home value
$949,700
People who live in this ZIP code
25,002
Typical age
22.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
55%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to Laguna. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?37% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (209 students tested); the same group across California: 25%
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. 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 Laguna, and how do I get in?

Ask San Luis Coastal Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Bishop's Peak Elementary
    Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Laguna Middle
    Grades 7–8Scope Score 86Strong · 89th percentile
  3. High
    San Luis Obispo High
    Scope Score 85Strong · 84th percentile · 2025Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school 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

  • Bishop's Peak Elementary

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

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 80th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Hawthorne Elementary

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

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 53rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Los Ranchos Elementary

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

    Scope Score 83 · Strong · 81st percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Sinsheimer Elementary

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

    Scope Score 84 · Strong · 83rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • C L Smith Elementary

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

    Scope Score 79 · Solid · 68th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Pacheco Elementary

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

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 74th percentile · elementary · 2026

    46% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

  • San Luis Obispo High

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

    Scope Score 85 · Strong · 84th percentile · high · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: San Luis Obispo High
San Luis Obispo HighScope Score 85 · Strong · 84th percentile · 2025historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at San Luis Obispo High. UC records 47 enrollees from San Luis Obispo High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 21 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach San Luis Obispo High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 86% of the students who finished high school at San Luis Obispo High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

47 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 21 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on San Luis Obispo High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Laguna?

Address
11050 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo 93405Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Nathan MeinertAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated March 1, 2023.

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 7 common questions

How do I get in?

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

Is Laguna a good middle school?

Laguna Middle has a Scope Score of 86. It scored higher than 89 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Strong, 89th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 20 in 100 at the average San Luis Coastal Unified middle school. 4.8% of students (36 of 754) 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?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 10 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 16 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 724 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 51% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Laguna Middle in San Luis Obispo scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Laguna Middle's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of San Luis Obispo High. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • San Luis Obispo High: Scope Score 85, Strong, 84th percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

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 #265 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math38%7342%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math65%7023%
Chronically absent18 in 100505%
Suspension rate4.8% (36 of 754)465%
English learners: top level22%515%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–268689#265California 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 absenceSuspension
2018–1910 in 1004.5% (39 of 871)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2421 in 1005.1% (45 of 880)
2024–2519 in 1002.6% (21 of 803)
2025–2618 in 1004.8% (36 of 754)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

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 · English70336%70%
2026 · Math70040%60%
2025 · English76234%70%
2025 · Math76738%59%
2024 · English81234%68%
2024 · Math81441%60%
2023 · English75230%68%
2023 · Math75041%63%
2022 · English70831%65%
2022 · Math70739%58%
2019 · English80637%74%
2019 · Math80648%70%
2018 · English78830%70%
2018 · Math79039%64%
2017 · English71028%67%
2017 · Math71338%66%

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 7 · English34869%
2025 · Grade 8 · English41472%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math35358%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math41460%
2024 · Grade 7 · English41366%
2024 · Grade 8 · English39970%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math41256%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math40264%
2023 · Grade 7 · English40171%
2023 · Grade 8 · English35164%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math39969%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math35156%
2022 · Grade 7 · English34867%
2022 · Grade 8 · English36063%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math34859%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math35956%
2019 · Grade 7 · English38476%
2019 · Grade 8 · English42272%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math38376%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math42366%
2018 · Grade 7 · English43772%
2018 · Grade 8 · English35168%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math43669%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math35458%
2017 · Grade 7 · English35567%
2017 · Grade 8 · English35567%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math35669%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math35764%

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
Schoolwide34928%29%36%8%

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-income29451%−3+12
White39780%+1+18
Hispanic or Latino21145%−2+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+10724Accelerated+16724Accelerated
English-only students+10562not categorized+16562not categorized
White+12399Accelerated+18399Accelerated
Low-income+5316Accelerated+9316Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+2216Average+9216Accelerated
Students with disabilities−2108Average+17109Accelerated
English learners−696Moderate+1496Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−376not categorized+976not categorized
Two or more races+951Accelerated+2451Exceptional
Asian+2239Exceptional+2939Exceptional
Homeless+336Average−636Moderate
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−422Average+1222Accelerated
English learners only−2120not categorized+2620not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. 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 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+10 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

724 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+16 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

724 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +16 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, 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 7 and 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 · 19 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.6% (21 of 803) → 2025–26 · 4.8% (36 of 754) · +2.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female10 in 10020 in 100+10 in 100
Male9 in 10017 in 100+8 in 100
Asian0 of 403 of 33—
Hispanic or Latino16 in 10025 in 100+9 in 100
Two or more races1 of 446 of 52—
White7 in 10016 in 100+9 in 100
Students with disabilities18 of 9731 in 100—
English learners13 of 748 of 33—
Homeless14 of 6115 of 52—
Low-income15 in 10027 in 100+12 in 100
All students10 in 10018 in 100+8 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$15,433 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 7,332 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$791 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 780

Central federal expenditures attributed here$367 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 780

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,930 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 55%Instruction support 13%Student services 12%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$76,599,45454.61%55%
Instruction support$18,577,93513.25%13%
Student services$17,352,30512.37%12%
Administration$10,892,3627.77%8%
Buildings & maintenance$14,477,16210.32%10%
Other$2,359,6021.68%2%
Total$140,258,819100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $140,258,819 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,433 per pupil
2020$13,253 per pupil
2019$13,356 per pupil
2018$12,344 per pupil
2017$12,339 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 93405 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93405 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$60,399
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)55%
ZIP-area population25,002
Median age22.6 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 93405 →

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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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