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Lorbeer Middle · Diamond Bar

Lorbeer Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Lorbeer is a middle school in Diamond Bar. 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.

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 Lorbeer Middle in Diamond Bar, 43.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Lorbeer Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 8.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (25.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (40.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 46.0 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 493 students tested.

All students at this school: 39% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 39%, district —, state 39%39%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 34%, district 28%, state 32%34% · −5 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 31%, district 28%, state 32%31% · −8 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 41%, district 32%, state 44%41% · +2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 37%, district 30%, state 42%37% · −2 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 8%, district 8%, state 15%8% · −31 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 71%, district 69%, state 72%71% · +32 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 6%, district 7%, state 11%6% · −33 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 20%, district 22%, state 22%20% · −19 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 59%, district 40%, state 56%59% · +20 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 48%, district 40%, state 56%48% · +9 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 27%, district 20%, state 26%27% · −12 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 75%, district 61%, state 65%75% · +36 vs school
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
Foster YouthFoster Youth: too few students to report‹11
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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

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 25:1, district 22:125:1
Teaching staff29 teachers
Avg. experience16.0 years
Fully credentialed81%
First-year teachers14%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$59,841 – $127,299
Principal salary$150,245 – $167,904
Superintendent salary$297,432

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $20,875, CA average $14,815$20,875 · 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$393 per student

$393 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,467 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
Instruction60%
Instruction support15%
Student services10%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance9%

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$15,804 per pupil
2019$14,909 per pupil
2018$15,089 per pupil
2017$14,936 per pupil
2016$13,497 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic73.4%
District 84.4% · CA 56.1%
Asian9.9%
District 4.7% · CA 10.2%
Other8.4%
District 3.8% · CA 9.0%
White4.7%
District 3.2% · CA 19.9%
Black3.6%
District 3.9% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 74.3% (10pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$106K · CA $85K
Median home value$915K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+54% · CA 35%
ZIP population44,502
Median age46 years

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

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 28% 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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