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M. H. Stanley Middle — Rating & test scores

3455 School Street, Lafayette · 1,117 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 88

StrongScope Score · 93rd percentile. Higher than 93 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 above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 78% and 76% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,091 in English, 1,097 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is M. H. Stanley a good middle school?

Strong. M. H. Stanley is higher than most California middle schools on test results, progress in math and attendance. M. H. Stanley is lower than most on progress in English.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced9378%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9676%
English, Advanced9137%
Math, Advanced9552%

Progress in a year, 2025

English13−12 pts
Math82+13 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance944 in 100
M. H. Stanley’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Bar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 37% of students tested in English and 52% in math scored Advanced, against 19% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is M. H. Stanley’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
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 6–8: 1,091 in English, 1,097 in math. California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

In its own words

What does M. H. Stanley say about itself?

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

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Progress

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

In English, lower. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 12 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 13 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

−12

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

By student group · students counted

White594−12 points
Students with disabilities142−19 points
Two or More Races137−2 points
Asian123−17 points
Hispanic or Latino112−15 points

Math

+13

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White594+11 points
Students with disabilities142+13 points
Two or More Races137+16 points
Asian123+24 points
Hispanic or Latino112+8 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 1,033 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 12 points below that expected score, and in math 13 points above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 45th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

2 of the 5 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than M. H. Stanley. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

6 middle schools within 4.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Orinda IntermediateOrinda Union · by addressScope Score 9498th
  2. Joaquin Moraga IntermediateMoraga Elementary · by addressScope Score 8994th
  3. M. H. StanleyScope Score 8893rd
  4. Walnut Creek IntermediateWalnut Creek Elementary · by addressScope Score 8791st
  5. Pleasant HillMt. Diablo Unified · by addressScope Score 8281st
  6. SequoiaMt. Diablo Unified · by addressScope Score 7969th
Lafayette ElementaryA neighborhood school in another district

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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.

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

5 of 6 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 M. H. Stanley compare with schools like it?

M. H. Stanley’s Scope Score is 88. 70 California middle schools, counting M. H. Stanley, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 92. M. H. Stanley’s result is higher than 18 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 70

  1. Students from low-income families: 4%

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 10%

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 3%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 3%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 9%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

70 California public middle schools where 0% to 11% 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 0% to 11% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of M. H. Stanley’s share. The count includes M. H. Stanley. 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?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 76% to 78% and math stayed at 76%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202684%78%M. H. StanleyThis school49%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202681%76%M. H. StanleyThis school37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. 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.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringM. H. StanleyCaliforniaTested here
201784%48%1,205
201885%49%1,188
201984%50%1,198
202283%47%1,047
202380%46%1,036
202479%46%1,075
202576%49%1,090
202678%49%1,091
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringM. H. StanleyCaliforniaTested here
201781%37%1,208
201881%37%1,188
201981%38%1,197
202276%31%1,047
202378%32%1,041
202473%33%1,075
202576%36%1,093
202676%37%1,097

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

78%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

7154137
California49%

Math

76%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

8162452
California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 78% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 76% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 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).

School pattern · grades 6–8 · spring 2026

Broad base
Most students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.

What patterns mean

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced81%80%71%
Advanced42%37%31%
Proficient39%43%40%
Developing level14%14%18%
Minimal5%6%11%
Tested340371380
California48%51%49%
Difference+33+29+22

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 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced78%79%71%
Advanced50%53%52%
Proficient28%26%19%
Developing level16%15%18%
Minimal6%6%11%
Tested341374382
California37%38%36%
Difference+41+41+35

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 6–8 · This school37%41%15%7%1,091
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
Math, grades 6–8 · This school52%24%16%8%1,097
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 1,091 tested in English, 1,097 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?

White students are the largest group here, at 53% of students. 51 of 1,124 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

4in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (51 of 1,124 students).

At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

No district average: M. H. Stanley is the only regular middle school we rank in the Lafayette Elementary district with an attendance record.

Suspensions: 2.7% of students were suspended at least once (30 of 1,129). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

1,117

students in grades 6–8.

White 53%Two or more races 13%Asian 13%Hispanic or Latino 11%Not reported 8%Filipino 1%

Family income

5%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 56 of 1,117. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

61

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

89% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

82%

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 (9 of 11 students).

Lafayette Elementary: 59%. 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.

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
2 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (8 of 348).
Grades 7–8
6 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (43 of 776).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White53%
Two or more races13%
Asian13%
Hispanic or Latino11%
Not reported8%
Filipino1%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
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: 52.4 of 58.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian140 tested87%California 71%
  • Two or more races230 tested77%California 50%
  • White588 tested76%California 50%
  • Hispanic or Latino123 tested60%California 25%
  • Low-income135 tested60%California 26%
  • Students with disabilities119 tested30%California 10%

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students and students with disabilities all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 60% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 26% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 math, 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 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Lafayette Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 133 tested in English, 135 in math
English62%062%+2339%
Math60%060%+3426%
White · 587 tested in English, 588 in math
English76%076%+1462%
Math76%076%+2650%
Two or more races · 228 tested in English, 230 in math
English79%079%+1762%
Math77%077%+2750%
Asian · 137 tested in English, 140 in math
English88%088%+1375%
Math87%087%+1671%
Hispanic or Latino · 123 tested
English70%070%+3139%
Math60%060%+3525%
Students with disabilities · 119 tested
English31%031%+1714%
Math30%030%+2010%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Lafayette Elementary, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Military-family students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless students, English learners 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 M. H. Stanley. 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?

$17,461 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Lafayette Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $7 million.

$17,461

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$7,451
The school’s share of district office costs
$10,010
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,393
  • M. H. Stanley$17,461
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Lafayette Elementary’s yearly plan

$7million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$1million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $7 million of $65 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Lafayette Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around M. H. Stanley like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94549. They are not figures for the families at M. H. Stanley.

Typical household income in a year

$234,516

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 94549.

Typical home value
$2,000,001
People who live in this ZIP code
28,420
Typical age
46.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
79%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to M. H. Stanley. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?12 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (1,033 students)
  2. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?52% scored Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (1,097 students tested); California: 21%
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. 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 M. H. Stanley, and how do I get in?

Ask Lafayette Elementary which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Burton Valley Elementary
    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    M. H. Stanley Middle
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 88Strong · 93rd percentile
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Burton Valley Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 90 · Strong · 94th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Happy Valley Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 89 · Strong · 92nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Lafayette Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 90 · Strong · 94th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Springhill Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 88 · Strong · 91st percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is M. H. Stanley?

Address
3455 School Street, Lafayette 94549Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Brian MangoldAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated November 2, 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 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Lafayette Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is M. H. Stanley a good middle school?

M. H. Stanley Middle has a Scope Score of 88. It scored higher than 93 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Strong, 93rd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 4 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average California middle school. 2.7% of students (30 of 1,129) 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?

In English, lower. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 12 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 13 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 1,033 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 62% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at M. H. Stanley Middle in Lafayette scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. 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 #177 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math44%8042%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math77%8023%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+44 scale-score pts4520%
Chronically absent4 in 100685%
Suspension rate2.7% (30 of 1,129)545%
English learners: top level56%955%

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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

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
2025–268893#177California 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 absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–195 in 1001.8% (22 of 1,239)−1
2021–22not on filenot on file−1
2022–23not on filenot on file−2
2023–247 in 1001.8% (20 of 1,128)−1
2024–257 in 1001.1% (12 of 1,136)−9
2025–264 in 1002.7% (30 of 1,129)−8

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
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 · English1,09137%78%
2026 · Math1,09752%76%
2025 · English1,09034%76%
2025 · Math1,09351%76%
2024 · English1,07537%79%
2024 · Math1,07549%73%
2023 · English1,03640%80%
2023 · Math1,04153%78%
2022 · English1,04748%83%
2022 · Math1,04753%76%
2019 · English1,19844%84%
2019 · Math1,19756%81%
2018 · English1,18844%85%
2018 · Math1,18855%81%
2017 · English1,20537%84%
2017 · Math1,20853%81%

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 6 · English36683%
2025 · Grade 7 · English36975%
2025 · Grade 8 · English35571%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math36681%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math37276%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math35573%
2024 · Grade 6 · English36479%
2024 · Grade 7 · English35280%
2024 · Grade 8 · English35977%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math36570%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math35376%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math35771%
2023 · Grade 6 · English34880%
2023 · Grade 7 · English35982%
2023 · Grade 8 · English32978%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math35176%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math35982%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math33175%
2022 · Grade 6 · English35884%
2022 · Grade 7 · English32185%
2022 · Grade 8 · English36880%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math35873%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math32283%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math36774%
2019 · Grade 6 · English40384%
2019 · Grade 7 · English42487%
2019 · Grade 8 · English37180%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math40479%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math42081%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math37382%
2018 · Grade 6 · English41187%
2018 · Grade 7 · English37585%
2018 · Grade 8 · English40284%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math41178%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math37485%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math40382%
2017 · Grade 6 · English38586%
2017 · Grade 7 · English41083%
2017 · Grade 8 · English41083%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math38879%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math41282%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math40880%

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
Schoolwide38133%30%34%3%

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-income13362%0+23
White58776%0+14
Two or more races22879%0+17
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−121,033Moderate+131,033Accelerated
English-only students−12883not categorized+11883not categorized
White−12594Moderate+11594Accelerated
Students with disabilities−19142Moderate+13142Accelerated
Two or more races−2137Average+16137Accelerated
Asian−17123Moderate+24123Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino−15112Moderate+8112Accelerated
Low-income−1758Moderate+158Average
English learners−1237Moderate+2137Exceptional
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−529not categorized+2529not categorized
Filipino+214Average+514Accelerated

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. 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 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 8 against the same school’s grade 6 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
38%
exceeded standard · 79% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 364 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
31%
Advanced · 71% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 380 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 365 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−12 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

1,033 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+13 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

1,033 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +13 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, 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 6–8, 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 · 7 in 100 → 2025–26 · 4 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.1% (12 of 1,136) → 2025–26 · 2.7% (30 of 1,129) · +1.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female4 in 1004 in 1000 in 100
Male5 in 1005 in 1000 in 100
Asian0 in 1002 in 100+2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino6 in 1008 in 100+2 in 100
Two or more races6 in 1005 in 100−1 in 100
White5 in 1004 in 100−1 in 100
Students with disabilities8 in 10011 in 100+3 in 100
English learners0 of 164 of 21—
Low-income10 of 668 in 100—
All students5 in 1004 in 100−1 in 100
Filipino—0 of 14—

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$13,129 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,261 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$599 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,117

Central federal expenditures attributed here$794 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,117

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,761 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 66%Instruction support 11%Student services 7%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$39,058,53766.47%66%
Instruction support$6,158,67710.48%11%
Student services$4,211,5607.17%7%
Administration$4,841,3298.24%8%
Buildings & maintenance$4,489,7577.64%8%
Total$58,759,859100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $58,759,859 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$13,129 per pupil
2020$12,084 per pupil
2019$12,171 per pupil
2018$12,299 per pupil
2017$11,473 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 holders2.3%

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 94549 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94549 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$234,516
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)79%
ZIP-area population28,420
Median age46.3 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 94549 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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