Public school · Turlock Unified

Marvin A. Dutcher Middle

Turlock · 6–8 · 810 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score

45 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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Marvin A. Dutcherhigher than 70 of the 100 California dots

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Marvin A. Dutcherhigher than 70 of the 100 California dots

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Marvin A. Dutcherhigher than 70 of the 100 California dots

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Near California in English, well below in math: 50% and 24% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 789 in English, 785 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

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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?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 17%
Met standard: 33%
Below standard: 50%

50% met or exceeded · 789 tested

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Level	Here	California	Turlock Unified
Exceeded	17%	19%	15%
Met	33%	30%	29%
Nearly met	25%	23%	24%
Not met	25%	28%	32%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 10%
Met standard: 14%
Below standard: 76%

24% met or exceeded · 785 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Turlock Unified
Exceeded	10%	20%	14%
Met	14%	16%	13%
Nearly met	30%	23%	25%
Not met	46%	41%	48%

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?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence

32% of the 254 English learners tested here reached the top level of the state’s English test in 2024–25, against 21% at the average California middle school.2024–25

32%English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test

Source: CDE ELPAC Summative, Overall Performance Level 4, 2024–25
Students: English learners who took the summative ELPAC: 254
Comparison: The California figure is an average of school rates (1,368 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

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 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school50%

California49%

Tested: 789 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school50%

Turlock Unified44%

Tested: 789 here · 2,785 in Turlock Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Turlock Unified
Exceeded	17%	19%	15%
Met	33%	30%	29%
Nearly met	25%	23%	24%
Not met	25%	28%	32%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school24%

California36%

Tested: 785 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school24%

Turlock Unified27%

Tested: 785 here · 2,806 in Turlock Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Turlock Unified
Exceeded	10%	20%	14%
Met	14%	16%	13%
Nearly met	30%	23%	25%
Not met	46%	41%	48%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

201945%2,361 tested

→

202550%789 tested

This school

California, same grades50% → 49%2019 → 2025 · 1,390,416 → 1,266,619 tested

Math

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

201929%2,361 tested

→

202524%785 tested

This school

California, same grades38% → 36%2019 → 2025 · 1,394,239 → 1,272,526 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202550%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202524%36%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 45% in 2019 to 50% in 2025. Math went from 29% in 2019 to 24% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	45% 2,361 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	44% 2,340 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	36% 819 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	41% 805 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	50% 789 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	29% 2,361 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	23% 2,334 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	19% 817 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	23% 805 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	24% 785 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure754 students in English, 753 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English+18ptsCDE category: Accelerated

Math−4ptsCDE category: Average

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

School pattern, spring 2025Growth EngineThe school’s aggregate cohort-change index clears our stronger-gains threshold. This is a school-level comparison across years, not tracking of individual children.

School pattern, spring 2025On the RiseReading and math results have improved across three reporting years. This describes a recent record, not a prediction or proof of what caused it.

Ask: Math is lower than in 2019 here (29% to 24%) and across California (38% to 36%). How does the school check what’s working in math?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

14 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

25in 100 at the average Turlock Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

115 of 837 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school14 in 100

at the average Turlock Unified school25 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

2.0%of students were suspended at least once (17 of 847), 2024–25

1.0%at the average Turlock Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	10	16 of 158
Grades 7–8	15	99 of 679

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

528 English · 527 math tested

English41% / 38%

Math18% / 24%

Hispanic or Latino

603 English · 600 math tested

English44% / 38%

Math19% / 24%

White

136 English · 135 math tested · grades 7 and 8

English69% / 62%

Math44% / 49%

English learners

253 English · 251 math tested

English15% / 7%

Math5% / 6%

Students with disabilities

99 English · 98 math tested

English21% / 14%

Math10% / 10%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Turlock Unified	vs California
Low-income · 528 tested in English, 527 in math
English	41%	+635%	+338%
Math	18%	−119%	−624%
Hispanic or Latino · 603 tested in English, 600 in math
English	44%	+638%	+638%
Math	19%	−120%	−524%
White · 136 tested in English, 135 in math · grades 7 and 8 only
English	69%	+1158%	+762%
Math	44%	+341%	−549%
English learners · 253 tested in English, 251 in math
English	15%	+213%	+87%
Math	5%	−27%	−16%
Students with disabilities · 99 tested in English, 98 in math
English	21%	+714%	+714%
Math	10%	+19%	010%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Turlock 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 Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students did worse than the same groups statewide in math.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Marvin A. Dutcher Middle in Turlock, 41.1% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 35.3% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Marvin A. Dutcher Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 5.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (18.4% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (44.4% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 35.4 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 528 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino76%
White19%
Asian2%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share3%

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, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	76%
White	19%
Asian	2%
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, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 2 in 3 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (64%, 515 of 810). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers41

Average experience14 years

First-year teachers7%

80% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 79.50%: 30 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 37.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementarySandra Tovar Medeiros ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleMarvin A. Dutcher MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolJohn H. Pitman HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
55th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Walter M. Brown Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
6th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
60% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Crowell Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
14th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
39% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Dennis G. Earl Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
9th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
37% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Wakefield Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
41st percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
17% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
19th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

High-school links

John H. Pitman High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
45th percentile · Developing · 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 · John H. Pitman High

John H. Pitman HighScope 54historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at John H. Pitman High. UC records 49 enrollees from John H. Pitman High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 19 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach John H. Pitman High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 72% of John H. Pitman High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

49 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 19 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on John H. Pitman High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

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1441 Colorado Avenue, Turlock 95380

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

Math is lower than in 2019 here (29% to 24%) and across California (38% to 36%). How does the school check what’s working in math?
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?

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Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

Denair Middle2.2 mi33rdDeveloping

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile

Washington Irving Middle School Math, Music and EnLos Angeles Unified · 909 enrolled · 63.7% meal eligibility84thStrong
Edwin Markham MiddlePlacerville Union Elementary · 431 enrolled · 63.3% meal eligibility43rdDeveloping
Cope MiddleRedlands Unified · 1,191 enrolled · 63.3% meal eligibility37thDeveloping
Chico Junior HighChico Unified · 861 enrolled · 63.9% meal eligibility60thSolid
Hoover (Herbert) MiddleSan Francisco Unified · 963 enrolled · 63.2% meal eligibility78thStrong
Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleOceanside Unified · 1,098 enrolled · 63.9% meal eligibility41stDeveloping

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 55.6–71.6% meal eligibility and 405–1,620 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Marvin A. Dutcher Middle a good middle school?

Marvin A. Dutcher Middle is in the 70th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 45 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Marvin A. Dutcher Middle was near California in English, well below in math: 50% and 24% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The 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 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Marvin A. Dutcher Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 50% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 24% the math standard; 17% and 10% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 789 students were tested in English and 785 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Marvin A. Dutcher Middle rank in California?

Marvin A. Dutcher Middle is in the 70th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Solid, 2025). Marvin A. Dutcher Middle ranks #650 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Marvin A. Dutcher Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Marvin A. Dutcher Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 94th 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 Marvin A. Dutcher Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 13.7% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 115 chronically absent of 837 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 2.0%; 17 unduplicated suspended students of 847 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 13.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 2.0%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Marvin A. Dutcher Middle compare to other schools in Turlock?

Marvin A. Dutcher Middle is in the 70th 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 810 students. Use the schools in Turlock page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Marvin A. Dutcher Middle?

What high school does Marvin A. Dutcher Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Marvin A. Dutcher Middle is zoned to John H. Pitman High. John H. Pitman High has a Scope Score of 54 out of 100. 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.

Source records

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

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Marvin A. Dutcher Middle is ranked #650 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	12.8%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	36.0%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Strong	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	13.8%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	2.0%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	31.9%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 45 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 47 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↑ vs CA average · ≈94th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 57 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.0pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 57 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.6pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 65 · 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 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	153	14%	25%	27%	33%	39%	−7
Grade 7	330	16%	35%	23%	26%	51%	+3
Grade 8	306	19%	37%	24%	21%	56%	+9

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4084 reporting schools

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	152	5%	14%	36%	45%	20%	−15
Grade 7	329	9%	19%	31%	42%	27%	−7
Grade 8	304	14%	10%	24%	52%	24%	−8

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.5%; n=4086 reporting schools

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools

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+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	180	37.2%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	315	39.0%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	310	44.5%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	180	15.6%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	316	29.4%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	309	21.0%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	158	27.9%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	324	35.5%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	337	39.5%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	158	13.9%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	324	25.3%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	335	14.9%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	780	41.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	780	42.9%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	780	48.9%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	778	22.4%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	778	24.2%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	778	23.3%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	787	45.6%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	787	44.7%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	787	43.8%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	787	30.4%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	787	31.6%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	787	25.9%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “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	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	304	10%	20%	61%	9%

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	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	528	41.1%	+6	+3
Hispanic/Latino	603	44.4%	+7	+6
English Learners	253	14.6%	+2	+8

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

nearest by distance · 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	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Marvin A. Dutcher Middle ←	—	4570th percentile · Solid · statewide · 2025	12.8%	36.0%	+10.3pp	+69 pts	2.0%
Denair Middle	2.2 mi	2933rd percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	5.9%	28.5%	+3.5pp	—	3.2%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	17.2%	40.0%	+1.5pp	—	3.6%

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders2.6%

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.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$69,264 – $131,283

Average elementary principal salary$168,526

Average middle school principal salary$170,158

Average high school principal salary$186,834

Superintendent salary$265,000

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	32/100	41	#1139	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	30/100	44	#1180	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	23/100	29	#1501	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	32/100	41	#1257	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 14.7% → 2025 · 13.7% · −1.0pp
Suspension rate2024 · 3.6% → 2025 · 2.0% · −1.6pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	789	16.9%	50.3%
2025 · Math	785	9.9%	24.5%
2024 · ELA	805	12.3%	40.8%
2024 · Math	805	9.4%	23.1%
2023 · ELA	819	10.7%	35.6%
2023 · Math	817	7.8%	18.9%
2022 · ELA	780	15.9%	45.0%
2022 · Math	778	9.1%	23.5%
2019 · ELA	787	12.7%	44.5%
2019 · Math	787	12.3%	29.1%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	12.3%	37.0%	8.5%	8.7%	-3.2pp
2022	—	—	—	12.8%	33.8%	26.3%	13.7%	+4.4pp
2023	—	—	—	8.2%	26.2%	21.7%	13.8%	+6.3pp
2024	—	—	—	10.1%	31.1%	14.8%	3.6%	+6.4pp
2025	45	70	#650	12.8%	36.0%	13.8%	2.0%	+10.3pp

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 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	7.5%	13.6%	+6.1pp
Male	9.2%	13.9%	+4.7pp
Hispanic/Latino	8.8%	13.5%	+4.7pp
White	6.9%	13.9%	+7.0pp
Students with Disabilities	18.6%	20.8%	+2.2pp
English Learners	8.4%	13.9%	+5.5pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	11.2%	16.6%	+5.4pp
All Students	8.4%	13.7%	+5.3pp
Asian	—	10.5%	—

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or 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	+18	754	Accelerated	−4	753	Average
Hispanic or Latino	+17	585	Accelerated	−3	584	Average
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	+14	514	Accelerated	−6	514	Moderate
English Learner	+10	362	Accelerated	−5	361	Average
English Only	+26	320	not categorised	−2	320	not categorised
English Learners Only	+6	248	not categorised	−3	247	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	+8	206	Accelerated	−5	205	Average
White	+22	134	Exceptional	−5	134	Average
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	+17	114	not categorised	−8	114	not categorised
Students with Disabilities	+5	94	Accelerated	−4	94	Average
Asian	+23	16	Exceptional	+4	16	Average

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. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. 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 · 2023 · Grade 6

exceeded standard · 28% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 158 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

19%

exceeded standard · 56% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 306 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 158 (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

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

754 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

93rd pctile · +18 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

753 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

36th pctile · −4 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 −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 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$13,278 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 13,782 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$168 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 810

Central federal expenditures attributed here$740 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 810

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,903 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.

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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 69%Instruction support 10%Student services 8%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 8%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.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$13,278 per pupil

2020$12,554 per pupil

2019$12,863 per pupil

2018$11,075 per pupil

2017$10,620 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 95380

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95380
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$74,534
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	19.34%
ZCTA population	43,960
Median age	32.7 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.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-09-27

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