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Los Arboles Middle · Marina

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

Los Arboles is a middle school in Marina. 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 Los Arboles Middle in Marina, 32.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Los Arboles Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 2.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (19.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (29.6% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 33.9 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 284 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 26%, district 28%, state 32%26% · −4 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 24%, district 27%, state 32%24% · −6 vs school
MaleMale: this school 26%, district 33%, state 42%26% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 34%, district 36%, state 44%34% · +4 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 25%, district 23%, state 22%25% · −5 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 2%, district 5%, state 11%2% · −28 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 4%, district 7%, state 15%4% · −26 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 39%, district 56%, state 56%39% · +9 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 40%, district 51%, state 72%40% · +10 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 44%, district 50%, state 65%44% · +14 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 45%, district 34%, state 26%45% · +16 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

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 19:1, district 22:119:1
Teaching staff26 teachers
Avg. experience12.8 years
Fully credentialed54%
First-year teachers4%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$59,277 – $119,682
Principal salary$157,162 – $168,330
Superintendent salary$250,431

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $21,321, CA average $14,815$21,321 · spent at this school
Federal share$847 per student

$847 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,953 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
Instruction56%
Instruction support13%
Student services13%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%

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$14,222 per pupil
2019$13,054 per pupil
2018$12,472 per pupil
2017$12,052 per pupil
2016$11,849 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic63.5%
District 61.2% · CA 56.1%
White11.8%
District 18.8% · CA 19.9%
Other11.3%
District 11.2% · CA 9.0%
Asian7.8%
District 4.2% · CA 10.2%
Black5.6%
District 4.6% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 75.5% (12pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$100K · CA $85K
Median home value$834K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+43% · CA 35%
ZIP population28,122
Median age36 years

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

Worth Knowing

At 408 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).

On the state's science test (CAST), 24% 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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