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Lovonya DeJean Middle — Rating & test scores

3400 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond · 381 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 65

Needs SupportScope Score · 1st percentile. Higher than 1 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 below California in English and math: 12% and 9% 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: 326 in English, 327 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 Lovonya DeJean a good middle school?

Needs Support. Lovonya DeJean is lower than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced112%
Math, Proficient or Advanced59%
English, Advanced22%
Math, Advanced83%

Progress in a year, 2025

English1−27 pts
Math6−21 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance149 in 100
Lovonya DeJean’s place among California middle schools, out of 100West Contra Costa Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

49 in 100 students (182 of 374) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a half times the rate at the average West Contra Costa Unified middle school.

Each bar is Lovonya DeJean’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 chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 374. District and California figures are averages of school rates (16 West Contra Costa Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Lovonya DeJean say about itself?

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

Open dejean.wccusd.net (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 27 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Minimal. In math, they scored 21 points lower, which the state calls Minimal.

English

−27

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Minimal, the lowest of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income300−27 points
Hispanic or Latino241−26 points
English learners203−32 points
Long-term English learners95−37 points
Students with disabilities54−26 points

Math

−21

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Minimal, the lowest of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income300−20 points
Hispanic or Latino242−17 points
English learners204−15 points
Long-term English learners95−16 points
Students with disabilities54−17 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 306 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 27 points below that expected score, and in math 21 points below 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.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

5 of the 6 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Lovonya DeJean. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

7 middle schools within 5.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Longfellow Arts and TechnologyBerkeley Unified · by addressScope Score 8994th
  2. AlbanyAlbany City Unified · by addressScope Score 8892nd
  3. Martin Luther KingBerkeley Unified · by addressScope Score 8486th
  4. Fred T. KorematsuNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7759th
  5. Betty Reid SoskinNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6912th
  6. Lovonya DeJeanScope Score 651st
  7. HelmsNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 651st
West Contra Costa UnifiedA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 7 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Lovonya DeJean compare with schools like it?

Lovonya DeJean’s Scope Score is 65. 537 California middle schools, counting Lovonya DeJean, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Lovonya DeJean’s result is higher than 11 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 537

  1. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 77%

    Scope Score 85Strong · 88th percentile

537 California public middle schools where 76% to 88% 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 76% to 88% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Lovonya DeJean’s share. The count includes Lovonya DeJean. 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?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 10% to 12% and math from 4% to 9%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202632%11%50%CaliforniaCalifornia33%West Contra Costa UnifiedDistrict12%Lovonya DeJeanThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202620%4%37%CaliforniaCalifornia26%West Contra Costa UnifiedDistrict9%Lovonya DeJeanThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. West Contra Costa Unified’s line combines its 15 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. 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. West Contra Costa Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringLovonya DeJeanWest Contra Costa UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201711%32%49%438
201815%34%50%411
201911%37%50%429
202216%30%48%379
202312%29%47%373
202411%31%47%367
202510%31%49%370
202612%33%50%326
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringLovonya DeJeanWest Contra Costa UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
20174%20%37%477
20184%20%37%430
20193%21%37%457
20224%16%31%392
20233%17%32%390
20244%19%33%388
20254%22%35%368
20269%26%37%327

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

12%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

711710
West Contra Costa Unified33%California50%

Math

9%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

7912
West Contra Costa Unified26%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 12% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 9% 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).

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 Advanced18%7%
Advanced2%1%
Proficient16%6%
Developing level23%12%
Minimal59%81%
Tested160166
California51%49%
Difference−33−42

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 Advanced12%5%
Advanced6%1%
Proficient6%4%
Developing level18%8%
Minimal70%87%
Tested160167
California38%36%
Difference−26−31

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 school2%10%17%71%326
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · West Contra Costa Unified10%23%23%44%3,575
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school3%6%12%79%327
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · West Contra Costa Unified13%13%21%53%3,552

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 326 tested in English, 327 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?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 73% of students. 182 of 374 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

49in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (182 of 374 students).

At the average West Contra Costa Unified middle school: 32 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 5.4% of students were suspended at least once (21 of 389). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

381

students in grades 7–8.

Hispanic or Latino 73%Black or African American 17%Two or more races 4%White 3%Asian 3%

Family income

82%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 312 of 381. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

22

teachers, with 6 years of experience on average.

18% were in their first year.

57% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

30%

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 (47 of 155 students).

West Contra Costa Unified: 37%. 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
Hispanic or Latino73%
Black or African American17%
Two or more races4%
White3%
Asian3%
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: 12.5 of 22.1 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Five student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Black or African American47 tested13%California 34%
  • Low-income323 tested12%California 39%
  • Hispanic or Latino248 tested10%California 40%
  • English learners159 tested3%California 7%
  • Students with disabilities52 tested0%California 14%

12% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American students, students with disabilities and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, 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 West Contra Costa Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 323 tested in English, 325 in math
English12%−1123%−2739%
Math8%−1018%−1826%
Hispanic or Latino · 248 tested in English, 250 in math
English10%−1020%−3040%
Math8%−715%−1725%
Black or African American · 47 tested
English13%−518%−2134%
Math9%−312%−1120%
English learners · 159 tested in English, 160 in math
English3%+12%−47%
Math5%+14%−27%
Students with disabilities · 52 tested
English0%−88%−1414%
Math0%−66%−99%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in West Contra Costa Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races 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 Lovonya DeJean. 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

Where does the money go?

$7,092 for each student in 2023–24. California’s middle schools spent $19,178 for each student. West Contra Costa Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $87 million.

$7,092

for each student at this school, 2023–24
Spent at the school
$3,052
The school’s share of district office costs
$4,040
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,308
  • Lovonya DeJean$7,092
  • West Contra Costa Unified middle schools$6,427
  • California middle schools$19,178

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,200 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2023–24. Funding records ↓

West Contra Costa Unified’s yearly plan

$87million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$67million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth
  • Relentless Attention to Achievement$31 million
  • Universal Systems & Accessible Support$28 million
  • Authentic Engagement$20 million
  • Students with Disabilities$5 million
  • Targeted Intervention & Support$3 million
  • LCFF Equity Multiplier$353,629

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $87 million of $520 million in total budgeted spending. Source: West Contra Costa Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Lovonya DeJean like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94805. They are not figures for the families at Lovonya DeJean.

Typical household income in a year

$111,152

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 94805.

Typical home value
$791,900
People who live in this ZIP code
14,670
Typical age
43.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
43%

What you can do

Who can act on Lovonya DeJean’s results?

West Contra Costa Unified’s board decides Lovonya DeJean’s plan.

When the plan is set

West Contra Costa Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Lovonya DeJean in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving West Contra Costa Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and progress in learning English. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for West Contra Costa Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Lovonya DeJean. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?49 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (182 of 374 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?30% 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 (47 of 155 students); California: 47%
  3. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?27 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 7 and 8, 2025 (306 students)
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. 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 Lovonya DeJean, and how do I get in?

Ask West Contra Costa Unified which school serves your address. Next comes John F. Kennedy High.

In the district’s boundaries, Lovonya DeJean Middle draws from 6 elementary schools. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Lovonya DeJean Middle
High · next
John F. Kennedy High Scope Score 57Needs Support · bottom 1% · 2025

Assigned

From the district’s 2023 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

High-school links

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.

Where the path ends: John F. Kennedy High
John F. Kennedy HighScope Score 57 · Needs Support · bottom 1% · 2025district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at John F. Kennedy High. UC records 12 enrollees from John F. Kennedy High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 7 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach John F. Kennedy High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 42% of the students who finished high school at John F. Kennedy High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

12 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 7 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on John F. Kennedy High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Lovonya DeJean?

Address
3400 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond 94805Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Athena ValdezAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 28, 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 West Contra Costa Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Lovonya DeJean a good middle school?

Lovonya DeJean Middle has a Scope Score of 65. It scored higher than 1 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Needs Support, 1st percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 49 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 32 in 100 at the average West Contra Costa Unified middle school. 5.4% of students (21 of 389) 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?

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 27 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Minimal. In math, they scored 21 points lower, which the state calls Minimal.

  • Included in this measure: 306 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 12% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Lovonya DeJean Middle in Richmond scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

By the district’s published 2023 attendance boundaries, Lovonya DeJean Middle is zoned to John F. Kennedy High. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • John F. Kennedy High: Scope Score 57, Needs Support, bottom 1% 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 #2,499 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #14 of 16 in West Contra Costa Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math2%3342%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math10%2623%
Chronically absent49 in 100105%
Suspension rate5.4% (21 of 389)445%
English learners: top level7%315%

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
2025–26651#2499California 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
2018–1932 in 10018.3% (98 of 536)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2436 in 10014.7% (68 of 462)
2024–2535 in 1007.8% (34 of 435)
2025–2649 in 1005.4% (21 of 389)

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 · English3262%12%
2026 · Math3273%9%
2025 · English3702%10%
2025 · Math3681%4%
2024 · English3672%11%
2024 · Math3881%4%
2023 · English3732%12%
2023 · Math3901%3%
2022 · English3793%16%
2022 · Math3921%4%
2019 · English4292%11%
2019 · Math4571%3%
2018 · English4111%15%
2018 · Math4301%4%
2017 · English4381%11%
2017 · Math4771%4%

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 · English17810%
2025 · Grade 8 · English19210%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math1784%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math1904%
2024 · Grade 7 · English18612%
2024 · Grade 8 · English18110%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math1997%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math1892%
2023 · Grade 7 · English16514%
2023 · Grade 8 · English20811%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math1765%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math2142%
2022 · Grade 7 · English21915%
2022 · Grade 8 · English16018%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math2273%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math1654%
2019 · Grade 7 · English20811%
2019 · Grade 8 · English22111%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math2234%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math2343%
2018 · Grade 7 · English20614%
2018 · Grade 8 · English20516%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math2155%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math2153%
2017 · Grade 7 · English2359%
2017 · Grade 8 · English20313%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math2534%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math2244%

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
Schoolwide1681%2%25%72%

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-income32312%−11−27
Hispanic or Latino24810%−10−30
English learners1593%+1−4
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−27306Minimal−21306Minimal
Low-income−27300Minimal−20300Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−26241Minimal−17242Moderate
English learners−32203Minimal−15204Moderate
English learners only−35147not categorized−10148not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−3795Minimal−1695Moderate
English-only students−2484not categorized−3383not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1956not categorized−2956not categorized
Students with disabilities−2654Minimal−1754Moderate
Black or African American−3343Minimal−2842Minimal
Homeless−2718Minimal−2318Minimal

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−27 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

306 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, English: −27 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−21 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

306 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −21 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, 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 · 35 in 100 → 2025–26 · 49 in 100 · +14 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 7.8% (34 of 435) → 2025–26 · 5.4% (21 of 389) · −2.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female33 in 10052 in 100+19 in 100
Male30 in 10045 in 100+15 in 100
Asian4 of 265 of 12—
Black or African American42 in 10030 of 63—
Hispanic or Latino29 in 10048 in 100+19 in 100
Students with disabilities35 of 8034 of 67—
English learners27 in 10051 in 100+24 in 100
Homeless20 of 3614 of 26—
Low-income32 in 10049 in 100+17 in 100
All students32 in 10049 in 100+17 in 100
Two or more races—7 of 14—
White—7 of 12—

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$15,242 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 27,383 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$1,015 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 384

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,293 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 384

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,102 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 12%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$282,708,28554.79%55%
Instruction support$62,800,88812.17%12%
Student services$58,968,07511.43%11%
Administration$34,426,7876.67%7%
Buildings & maintenance$51,790,59710.04%10%
Other$25,261,9554.90%5%
Total$515,956,588100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $515,956,588 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$15,242 per pupil
2020$13,839 per pupil
2019$14,231 per pupil
2018$12,364 per pupil
2017$11,254 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 holders4.5%

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 94805 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94805 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$111,152
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)43%
ZIP-area population14,670
Median age43.0 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 94805 →

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