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Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanitie · Lemon Grove

Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanitie: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanitie is a middle school in Lemon Grove. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,238 middle schools statewide

Slipped from the 57th to the 39th percentile since 2019.

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ELAGreen(Maintained)MathYellow(Declined)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 26% meet the standard today, versus 46% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 354%29%
Grade 451%26%
Grade 555%40%
Grade 646%30%
Grade 756%33%41%39%37%
Grade 851%42%35%38%38%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 363%23%
Grade 443%19%
Grade 523%27%
Grade 637%19%
Grade 744%15%17%21%22%
Grade 841%19%16%16%21%
Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanitie in Lemon Grove, 36.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 35.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanitie outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (19.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (32.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 29.6 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 394 students tested.

All students at this school: 30% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 30%, district —, state 39%30%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 28%, district 30%, state 32%28% · −2 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 26%, district 29%, state 32%26% · −4 vs school
MaleMale: this school 30%, district 33%, state 42%30% · +0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 29%, district 34%, state 44%29% · −0 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 7%, district 12%, state 11%7% · −22 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 5%, district 9%, state 15%5% · −24 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 24%, district 32%, state 26%24% · −6 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 37%, district 51%, state 56%37% · +7 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 33%, district 26%, state 22%33% · +4 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 40%, district 46%, state 56%40% · +11 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 55%, district 50%, state 72%55% · +25 vs school

5 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
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Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Teaching staff27 teachers
Avg. experience20.9 years
Fully credentialed80%
First-year teachers4%
Intern / emergency permit1.7%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$66,771 – $127,994
Principal salary$148,940 – $0
Superintendent salary$230,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $12,350, CA average $14,815$12,350 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

Federal share$783 per student

$783 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,290 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction58%
Instruction support11%
Student services6%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance8%
Other7%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,559 per pupil
2019$13,628 per pupil
2018$13,471 per pupil
2017$12,603 per pupil
2016$12,366 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic65.9%
District 68.9% · CA 56.1%
Black13.4%
District 11.2% · CA 4.8%
Other9.8%
District 9.0% · CA 9.0%
White6.9%
District 7.1% · CA 19.9%
Asian4.0%
District 3.8% · CA 10.2%
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$88K · CA $85K
Median home value$705K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+20% · CA 35%
ZIP population27,745
Median age37 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 22% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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