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Loyalton Middle — Rating & test scores

Loyalton · 6–8

109 Beckwith Street, 96118lms.sierracountyschools.org ↗(530) 993-4483Principal Laurie Petterson
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The dots are California’s 2,532 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score
23 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Well below California in English and math: 29% and 19% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. Source
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 68
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Latest test update · spring 2025 → 2026: a comparable all-grades result is unavailable. SchoolScope shows this comparison only with both years and at least 30 scored students per subject. See the available records →

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
26%
Below Proficient
71%

29% proficient or advanced · 68 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCalifornia
Advanced3%19%
Proficient26%30%
Developing42%23%
Minimal29%28%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
15%
Below Proficient
81%

19% proficient or advanced · 68 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCalifornia
Advanced4%21%
Proficient15%16%
Developing34%23%
Minimal47%40%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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What these tests tell you · what to ask

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school29%
California49%

Tested: 68 here · 1,254,039 in California.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school19%
California37%

Tested: 68 here · 1,254,800 in California.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

Our comparable history for these grades covers 2026 only. More years are needed to show a longer trend.

English

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

2025—No comparable result
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202629%68 tested

Loyalton

A comparison with the previous year is unavailable. Explore the available history below.

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

2025—No comparable result
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202619%68 tested

Loyalton

A comparison with the previous year is unavailable. Explore the available history below.

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years & underlying data

English: 29% in 2026. Math: 19% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
YearLoyaltonCalifornia
202629%
68 tested		49%
1,254,039 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
YearLoyaltonCalifornia
202619%
68 tested		37%
1,254,800 tested

Ask: Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?

Life at school

How often students miss school or are suspended, and how the school describes itself where its website does.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

15 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
18in 100 at the average California middle school

12 of 79 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school15 in 100
at the average California middle school18 in 100
4.7%of students were suspended at least once (4 of 86), 2025–26
3.7%at the average California middle school
Attendance by grade
Chronically absent, 2025–26Per 100 studentsStudents
Grades 4–641 of 22
Grades 7–81911 of 57

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 6–8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

White

48 tested per subject

English31% / 62%
Math17% / 50%

White students did worse than the same group statewide.

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Sierra-Plumas Joint Unifiedvs California
White · 48 tested
English31%−132%−3162%
Math17%+116%−3350%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

No published rate here for low-income, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities 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.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. White: 72%2. Hispanic or Latino: 20%Unallocated share: 8%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White72%
  2. Hispanic or Latino20%
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share8%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2025–26Here
White72%
Hispanic or Latino20%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

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The school path beyond this campus

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  1. ElementaryLoyalton ElementaryNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. MiddleLoyalton MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
  3. High schoolLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
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Elementary links

  • Loyalton Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    47th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

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Getting in

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School website: lms.sierracountyschools.org ↗Office: (530) 993-4483Principal: Laurie Petterson

Location and visiting

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109 Beckwith Street, Loyalton 96118

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Questions to ask

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  1. Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Accountability

Who runs this school

Run by Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified.

The district’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) ↗

Common questions

Is Loyalton Middle a good middle school?
Loyalton Middle is in the 13th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 23 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Loyalton Middle was well below California in English and math: 29% and 19% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Loyalton Middle's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 29% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 19% the math standard; 3% and 4% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 68 students were tested in English and 68 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Loyalton Middle rank in California?
Loyalton Middle is in the 13th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2026). Loyalton Middle ranks #2,196 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Loyalton Middle?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 15.2% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 12 chronically absent of 79 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 4.7%; 4 unduplicated suspended students of 86 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Loyalton Middle compare to other schools in Loyalton?
Loyalton Middle is in the 13th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. Use the schools in Loyalton page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Loyalton Middle?
At Loyalton Middle in Loyalton, 31% of White students in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 32% across the district and 62% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 1 point below the district rate for the same group. Also: White students, 17% in math. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 48 White students tested in reading and writing. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results and student-group measures, with source details.

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Loyalton Middle is ranked #2,196 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard3.3%17.7%42%
Met or exceeded22.8%40.6%23%
Chronic absenteeism15.8%17.8%5%
Suspension rate4.5%3.8%5%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)+33.5pp+3.0ppnot scored
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 17.7% · index 35 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 40.6% · index 36 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 53 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.8% · index 47 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)
↑ vs CA +3.0pp

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELATestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 6200%5%60%35%5%48%−43
Grade 7225%27%32%36%32%51%−19
Grade 8264%42%35%19%46%49%−3

California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 6200%5%50%45%5%37%−32
Grade 7220%18%27%55%18%38%−20
Grade 82612%19%27%42%31%36%−5

California is the state's own math result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimal
Schoolwide264%23%58%15%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs CA
White4831%−0−30
More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresAdvancedProficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA682.9%29.4%
2026 · Math684.4%19.1%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

YearScopePctileRankAbsentSuspGrade gap
20262313#219615.8%4.5%+33.5pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female—9.4%—
Male—19.1%—
Hispanic/Latino—0.0%—
White—19.3%—
Students with Disabilities—38.5%—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged—25.0%—
All Students—15.2%—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,759 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 395 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,359 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

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 58%Instruction support 11%Student services 5%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 15%Other 1%

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$15,759 per pupil
2020$14,500 per pupil
2019$15,673 per pupil
2018$14,504 per pupil
2017$14,652 per pupil
ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 96118
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 96118
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$54,167
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26.16%
ZCTA population1,328
Median age54.8 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/ZCTA context does 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 96118 →

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Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · n=2,532 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-10-15

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