Martinez Junior High — Rating & test scores

Q: Is Martinez Junior High a good middle school?

Martinez Junior High is in the 71st percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 48 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Martinez Junior High was well above California in English, above in math: 59% and 46% 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.

Q: What are Martinez Junior High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 59% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 46% the math standard; 22% and 23% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 822 students were tested in English and 821 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Martinez Junior High rank in California?

Martinez Junior High is in the 71st percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Solid, 2026). Martinez Junior High ranks #712 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.

Q: Is Martinez Junior High getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Martinez Junior High's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 56th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Martinez Junior High?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 9.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 85 chronically absent of 897 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 4.4%; 40 unduplicated suspended students of 906 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Martinez Junior High compare to other schools in Martinez?

Martinez Junior High is in the 71st percentile (Solid) 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. The school serves 843 students. Use the schools in Martinez page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What do reported student-group results show at Martinez Junior High?

At Martinez Junior High in Martinez, 40% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 40% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That matches the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 27% in math; White students, 60% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 262 low-income 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.

Q: What high school does Martinez Junior High feed into?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Martinez Junior High's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Alhambra Senior High. Alhambra Senior High is in the 50th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter high schools on its 2025 Scope Score. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Martinez · 6–8 · 843 students (2024–25)

1600 Court Street, 94553mjhs.martinezusd.net ↗(925) 335-5820Principal Kerry Cusack

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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

48 / 100

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

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Martinezhigher than 71 of the 100 California dots

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Well above California in English, above in math: 59% and 46% 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: 822 in English, 821 in math
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).

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22% of students tested in English reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 19% across California in the same grades.grades 6–8 · spring 2026

22%English · exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English tested).

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: 22%
Proficient: 37%
Below Proficient: 41%

59% proficient or advanced · 822 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California
Advanced	22%	19%
Proficient	37%	30%
Developing	23%	23%
Minimal	18%	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.

See each grade’s results →

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 23%
Proficient: 23%
Below Proficient: 54%

46% proficient or advanced · 821 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California
Advanced	23%	21%
Proficient	23%	16%
Developing	27%	23%
Minimal	27%	40%

See each grade’s results →

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 school59%

California49%

Tested: 822 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 school46%

California37%

Tested: 821 here · 1,254,800 in California.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

Latest annual comparison

202558%814 tested

→

202659%822 tested

Martinez

California, same grades49% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 1,266,619 → 1,254,039 tested

Math

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

Latest annual comparison

202548%806 tested

→

202646%821 tested

Martinez

California, same grades36% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 1,272,526 → 1,254,800 tested

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

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

Chart: 2017–2026. The table includes all available years.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

MartinezCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)59%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

MartinezCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)46%37%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 51% in 2017 to 59% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Math went from 40% in 2017 to 46% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Martinez	California
2015	52% 950 tested	44% 1,356,180 tested
2016	48% 986 tested	48% 1,366,988 tested
2017	51% 976 tested	48% 1,377,836 tested
2018	54% 981 tested	49% 1,391,379 tested
2019	49% 913 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	48% 776 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	50% 746 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	56% 784 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	58% 814 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested
2026	59% 822 tested	49% 1,254,039 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Martinez	California
2015	40% 949 tested	33% 1,359,309 tested
2016	44% 992 tested	36% 1,371,026 tested
2017	40% 975 tested	37% 1,383,609 tested
2018	41% 979 tested	37% 1,394,516 tested
2019	33% 914 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	31% 770 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	35% 744 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	42% 780 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	48% 806 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested
2026	46% 821 tested	37% 1,254,800 tested

The state’s growth measure774 students in English, 769 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English+2ptsCDE level: Average (3 of 5)

Math+1ptsCDE level: Average (3 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 2 points above that prediction, and in math 1 point above it.

The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.

Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.

Why our growth can differ. The growth in our Scope Score asks a different question. It doesn’t follow individual students: it compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier, and places that change among California schools at the same level. Children who joined or left the school in between count in ours; the state’s counts only students who took California’s test the year before. So the two can point different ways.

Ask: Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standard in 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

10 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26

18in 100 at the average California middle school

85 of 897 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school10 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

4.4%of students were suspended at least once (40 of 906), 2025–26

3.7%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2025–26	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	8	25 of 294
Grades 7–8	10	60 of 603

What people here say

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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%

Low-income

262 English · 261 math tested

English40% / 39%

Math27% / 26%

White

382 tested per subject

English60% / 62%

Math50% / 50%

Hispanic or Latino

224 English · 222 math tested

English49% / 39%

Math35% / 25%

Two or more races

120 English · 121 math tested

English70% / 62%

Math49% / 50%

Students with disabilities

102 English · 101 math tested

English17% / 14%

Math15% / 10%

How each student group did

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Martinez Unified	vs California
Low-income · 262 tested in English, 261 in math
English	40%	040%	+139%
Math	27%	027%	+126%
White · 382 tested
English	60%	060%	−262%
Math	50%	050%	050%
Hispanic or Latino · 224 tested in English, 222 in math
English	49%	049%	+1039%
Math	35%	035%	+1025%
Two or more races · 120 tested in English, 121 in math
English	70%	070%	+862%
Math	49%	+148%	−150%
Students with disabilities · 102 tested in English, 101 in math
English	17%	017%	+314%
Math	15%	−116%	+510%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Martinez 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.

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

White46%
Hispanic or Latino28%
Two or more races11%
Asian4%
Not reported4%
Filipino3%
Black or African American2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Unallocated share<1%

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, 2025–26	Here
White	46%
Hispanic or Latino	28%
Two or more races	11%
Asian	4%
Not reported	4%
Filipino	3%
Black or African American	2%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—

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

About 1 in 3 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (33%, 276 of 843). California: 63%.

74% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 73.77%: 29.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 39.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

65%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

This school65%

Martinez Unified54%

California47%

17 of 26 English learners here; 72 of 133 in Martinez Unified; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Questions & evidence

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The school path beyond this campus

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

ElementaryMorello Park ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleMartinez Junior HighThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolAlhambra Senior HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Morello Park Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
79th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
John Swett Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
80th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Las Juntas Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
56th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
John Muir Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
43rd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

Alhambra Senior High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
50th percentile · Solid · high · 2025
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 its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

High-school endpoint evidence · Alhambra Senior High

Alhambra Senior HighScope 56historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Alhambra Senior High. UC records 11 enrollees from Alhambra Senior High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 14 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Alhambra Senior High around 2032, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 70% of Alhambra Senior High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

11 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 14 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Alhambra Senior High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

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School website: mjhs.martinezusd.net ↗Office: (925) 335-5820Principal: Kerry Cusack

Location and visiting

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1600 Court Street, Martinez 94553

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Who runs this school

Run by Martinez Unified.

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Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

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

Common questions

Is Martinez Junior High a good middle school?

Martinez Junior High is in the 71st percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 48 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Martinez Junior High was well above California in English, above in math: 59% and 46% 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 Martinez Junior High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 59% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 46% the math standard; 22% and 23% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 822 students were tested in English and 821 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Martinez Junior High rank in California?

Martinez Junior High is in the 71st percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Solid, 2026). Martinez Junior High ranks #712 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.

Is Martinez Junior High getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Martinez Junior High's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 56th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Martinez Junior High?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 9.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 85 chronically absent of 897 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 4.4%; 40 unduplicated suspended students of 906 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Martinez Junior High compare to other schools in Martinez?

Martinez Junior High is in the 71st percentile (Solid) 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. The school serves 843 students. Use the schools in Martinez page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Martinez Junior High?

At Martinez Junior High in Martinez, 40% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 40% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That matches the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 27% in math; White students, 60% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 262 low-income 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.

What high school does Martinez Junior High feed into?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Martinez Junior High's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Alhambra Senior High. Alhambra Senior High is in the 50th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter high schools on its 2025 Scope Score. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

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Martinez Junior High is ranked #712 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	22.4%	17.7%	42%
Met or exceeded	52.3%	40.6%	23%
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)	Average	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	9.7%	17.8%	5%
Suspension rate	4.4%	3.8%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	29.0%	17.5%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.7% · index 55 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.6% · index 60 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8): ↑ vs CA average · ≈56th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 61 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.5pp higher vs 2025
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.8% · index 48 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.7pp higher vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 60 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

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
ELA	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 6	269	24%	36%	21%	19%	60%	48%	+12
Grade 7	270	20%	34%	26%	20%	54%	51%	+3
Grade 8	283	23%	40%	22%	15%	63%	49%	+14

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
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 6	268	24%	23%	29%	24%	47%	37%	+10
Grade 7	269	19%	25%	25%	31%	44%	38%	+6
Grade 8	284	25%	21%	28%	26%	46%	36%	+10

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.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA	281	55.2%
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA	286	62.2%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA	247	56.7%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	278	43.2%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	282	54.3%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	246	44.7%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	286	59.1%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	247	57.5%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	251	51.0%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	285	42.8%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	246	46.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	249	38.1%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	242	56.6%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	248	53.6%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	256	39.8%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	243	32.1%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	246	41.1%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	255	31.4%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	267	44.2%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	257	52.5%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	252	46.8%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	263	28.9%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	255	35.3%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	252	30.2%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	287	51.9%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	325	50.8%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	301	45.5%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	287	29.3%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	326	36.2%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	301	34.5%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA	329	51.7%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA	307	57.3%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA	345	53.6%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	330	37.0%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	305	44.3%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	344	41.9%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA	320	49.7%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA	340	50.0%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA	316	52.2%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	320	34.1%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	340	40.9%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	315	44.1%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA	348	51%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA	326	49%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA	312	45%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math	350	40%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math	328	44%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math	314	47%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA	331	53%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA	316	56%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA	303	48%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math	331	36%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math	316	43%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math	302	40%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal
Schoolwide	283	23%	25%	40%	13%

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 · ELA	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	262	40%	−0	+1
White	382	60%	−0	−2
Hispanic/Latino	224	49%	−1	+9

Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

Listed nearest first, by distance.

Advanced · Proficient or Advanced: Average every tested grade and subject, so they differ from the English and math figures above.
Grade gap: Grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students.
Cohort growth: School-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points. That’s the measurement the Scope Score weights.

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	Advanced	Proficient or Advanced	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Martinez Junior High ←	—	4871st percentile · Solid · statewide · 2026	22%	52%	+1.1pp	+49 pts	4.4%
Average California middle school	—	40School average · no percentile	18%	41%	+3.0pp	—	3.8%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 8.0% → 2026 · 9.5% · +1.5pp
Suspension rate2025 · 3.7% → 2026 · 4.4% · +0.7pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Advanced	Proficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA	822	22.4%	59.0%
2026 · Math	821	22.5%	45.5%
2025 · ELA	814	22.5%	58.1%
2025 · Math	806	22.5%	47.5%
2024 · ELA	784	19.4%	56.0%
2024 · Math	780	17.1%	42.4%
2023 · ELA	746	15.8%	49.9%
2023 · Math	744	12.6%	34.8%
2022 · ELA	776	17.5%	47.8%
2022 · Math	770	13.3%	31.4%
2019 · ELA	913	14.2%	49.4%
2019 · Math	914	17.3%	33.5%
2018 · ELA	981	14.1%	54.1%
2018 · Math	979	19.7%	41.0%
2017 · ELA	976	14.1%	50.6%
2017 · Math	975	16.6%	39.7%
2016 · ELA	986	14%	48%
2016 · Math	992	17%	43%
2015 · ELA	950	14%	52%
2015 · Math	949	17%	40%

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. Before spring 2026, Advanced was reported as Exceeded and proficient or advanced as met or exceeded.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	9.4%	11.7%	-0.6pp
2022	—	—	—	20.1%	11.2%	+1.9pp
2023	—	—	—	13.9%	8.9%	-8.8pp
2024	—	—	—	10.6%	5.6%	-6.4pp
2025	—	—	—	8.2%	3.7%	+1.5pp
2026	48	71	#712	9.7%	4.4%	+1.1pp

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.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Δ
Female	8.2%	12.1%	+3.9pp
Male	10.5%	6.8%	-3.7pp
Asian	2.9%	7.5%	+4.6pp
Black/African American	13.6%	9.1%	-4.5pp
Filipino	0.0%	0.0%	+0.0pp
Hispanic/Latino	8.6%	10.7%	+2.1pp
Two or More Races	8.7%	10.7%	+2.0pp
White	10.9%	8.5%	-2.4pp
Students with Disabilities	16.3%	16.3%	+0.0pp
English Learners	11.8%	9.1%	-2.7pp
Homeless	43.8%	59.1%	+15.3pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	13.6%	18.1%	+4.5pp
All Students	9.4%	9.5%	+0.1pp

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

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	+2	774	Average	+1	769	Average
English Only	+1	657	not categorised	0	652	not categorised
White	+2	339	Average	−2	335	Average
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−2	293	Average	−6	291	Moderate
Hispanic or Latino	−1	240	Average	+1	240	Average
Students with Disabilities	−5	106	Average	+6	105	Accelerated
Two or More Races	+7	83	Accelerated	−1	83	Average
English Learner	+4	79	Average	+5	79	Accelerated
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	+3	68	not categorised	+2	68	not categorised
Asian	+18	32	Accelerated	+26	32	Exceptional
Filipino	+16	28	Accelerated	+25	28	Exceptional
Black or African American	−3	16	Average	+3	16	Average
English Learners Only	+13	11	not categorised	+22	11	not categorised

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — 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 categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, 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. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2024 · Grade 6

21%

exceeded standard · 59% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2024 · 286 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2026 · Grade 8

23%

exceeded standard · 63% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2026 · 283 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 284 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe ELA 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 ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

774 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

52nd pctile · +2 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

769 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

51st pctile · +1 pts

this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. 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 and is not part of the Scope Score.

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$12,261 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,983 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$428 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 843

Central federal expenditures attributed here$692 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 843

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,110 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 68%Instruction support 9%Student services 8%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 8%

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$12,261 per pupil

2020$11,684 per pupil

2019$11,803 per pupil

2018$11,112 per pupil

2017$10,888 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 94553

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94553
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$124,130
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	42.95%
ZCTA population	48,643
Median age	42.6 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 94553 →

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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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