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McFarland Junior High — Rating & test scores

405 Mast Avenue, McFarland · 494 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 73

DevelopingScope Score · 38th percentile. Higher than 38 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well below California in English, below in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026: 37% and 30% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 50% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 495 in English, 496 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

Overview

Is McFarland Junior High a good middle school?

Developing. McFarland Junior High is higher than most California middle schools on progress in math and attendance. McFarland Junior High is lower than most on test results and progress in English.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced3337%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4830%
English, Advanced288%
Math, Advanced3711%

Progress in a year, 2025

English7−16 pts
Math61+3 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance7310 in 100
McFarland Junior High’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 7 and 8, spring 2026, 8% of students tested in English (reading and writing) and 11% in math scored Advanced, against 19% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is McFarland Junior High’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 7 and 8: 495 in English, 496 in math. California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

In its own words

What does McFarland Junior High say about itself?

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

Open mcfarlandusd.com (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English, lower. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 16 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 3 points higher, which the state calls Average.

English

−16

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

Hispanic or Latino452−15 points
Low-income419−16 points
English learners230−21 points
Long-term English learners123−22 points
Students with disabilities44−36 points

Math

+3

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

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino453+4 points
Low-income420+3 points
English learners230−3 points
Long-term English learners123−8 points
Students with disabilities44−8 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 456 students in English, 457 in math 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 16 points below that expected score, and in math 3 points above it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Schools like it

How does McFarland Junior High compare with schools like it?

McFarland Junior High’s Scope Score is 73. 621 California middle schools, counting McFarland Junior High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 71. McFarland Junior High’s result is higher than 392 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 621

  1. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 92%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 93%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 92nd percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 91st percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 90th percentile

621 California public middle schools where 82% to 94% 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 82% to 94% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of McFarland Junior High’s share. The count includes McFarland Junior High. 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 higher than in 2025. English went from 31% to 37% and math from 23% to 30%.

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

Grades 7 and 8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202622%50%CaliforniaCalifornia37%McFarland Junior HighThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202618%37%CaliforniaCalifornia30%McFarland Junior HighThis school

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 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringMcFarland Junior HighCaliforniaTested here
201722%49%507
201829%50%531
201931%50%549
202230%48%530
202326%47%542
202426%47%523
202531%49%475
202637%50%495
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringMcFarland Junior HighCaliforniaTested here
201718%37%508
201823%37%532
201924%37%550
202217%31%533
202314%32%541
202417%33%522
202523%35%476
202630%37%496

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in English; below it in math.

English

37%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

3528298
California50%

Math

30%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

45251911
California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 37% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 30% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced41%33%
Advanced9%7%
Proficient32%26%
Developing level26%31%
Minimal33%36%
Tested251244
California51%49%
Difference−10−16

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced29%31%
Advanced8%14%
Proficient21%17%
Developing level25%25%
Minimal46%44%
Tested252244
California38%36%
Difference−9−5

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school8%29%28%35%495
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school11%19%25%45%496
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 495 tested in English, 496 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 97% of students. 54 of 525 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

10in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (54 of 525 students).

At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

No district average: McFarland Junior High is the only regular middle school we rank in the McFarland Unified district with an attendance record.

Suspensions: 2.6% of students were suspended at least once (14 of 536). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

494

students in grades 7–8.

Hispanic or Latino 97%

Family income

88%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 435 of 494. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

22

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

5% were in their first year.

63% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

57%

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 (52 of 92 students).

McFarland Unified: 49%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino97%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 15.6 of 25 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Homeless students here scored well above the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Homeless45 tested31%California 17%
  • Hispanic or Latino484 tested30%California 25%
  • Low-income440 tested28%California 26%
  • English learners95 tested2%California 7%
  • Students with disabilities48 tested2%California 9%

31% of homeless students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 17% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 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 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs McFarland Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 439 tested in English, 440 in math
English35%035%−439%
Math28%028%+226%
Hispanic or Latino · 483 tested in English, 484 in math
English37%037%−340%
Math30%030%+525%
English learners · 95 tested
English3%03%−47%
Math2%02%−57%
Students with disabilities · 47 tested in English, 48 in math
English6%−28%−814%
Math2%02%−79%
Homeless · 45 tested
English31%031%+328%
Math31%031%+1417%

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

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about McFarland Junior High. 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.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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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?

$20,249 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. McFarland Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $24 million.

$20,249

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$10,745
The school’s share of district office costs
$9,504
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,663
  • McFarland Junior High$20,249
  • 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 ↓

McFarland Unified’s yearly plan

$24million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$20million

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 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $24 million of $84 million in total budgeted spending. Source: McFarland Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around McFarland Junior High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93250. They are not figures for the families at McFarland Junior High.

Typical household income in a year

$54,051

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 93250.

Typical home value
$273,400
People who live in this ZIP code
15,599
Typical age
26.9 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
6%

What you can do

Who can act on McFarland Junior High’s results?

McFarland Unified’s board decides McFarland Junior High’s plan.

How to take part

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

State support

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to McFarland Junior High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?16 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 7 and 8, 2025 (456 students)
  2. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?2% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (95 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  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 McFarland Junior High, and how do I get in?

Ask McFarland Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Browning Road STEAM Academy
    Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    McFarland Junior High
    Grades 7–8Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
  3. High
    McFarland High School Early College
    Scope Score 80Solid · 70th percentile · 2025Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16) · Check how it admits students.

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

  • Browning Road STEAM Academy

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

    Scope Score 71 · Needs Support · 23rd percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Kern Avenue Elementary

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

    Scope Score 71 · Needs Support · 23rd percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Horizon Elementary

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

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 39th percentile · elementary · 2026

High-school links

  • McFarland High School Early College

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16) · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 70th percentile · 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 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 the path ends: McFarland High School Early College
McFarland High School Early CollegeScope Score 80 · Solid · 70th percentile · 2025historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at McFarland High School Early College. The AP Course Audit lists 3 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. That figure comes from dated records. A child starting here today would reach McFarland High School Early College around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 54% of the students who finished high school at McFarland High School Early College enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

3 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on McFarland High School Early College's page

SchoolScope has no verified UC admissions record for this school. SchoolScope has no verified CEEB identity mapping for this school. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Source: College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is McFarland Junior High?

Address
405 Mast Avenue, McFarland 93250Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Adan RoblesAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 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 McFarland Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is McFarland Junior High a good middle school?

McFarland Junior High has a Scope Score of 73. It scored higher than 38 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Developing, 38th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 10 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average California middle school. 2.6% of students (14 of 536) 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, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 16 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 3 points higher, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 456 students in English, 457 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 35% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at McFarland Junior High 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 #1,565 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math10%4142%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math34%4523%
Chronically absent10 in 100605%
Suspension rate2.6% (14 of 536)555%
English learners: top level20%485%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267338#1565California 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)
2018–1911 in 1004.3% (36 of 832)+3
2021–22not on filenot on file—
2022–23not on filenot on file—
2023–249 in 1000.2% (1 of 541)—
2024–2511 in 1002.3% (12 of 513)—
2025–2610 in 1002.6% (14 of 536)—

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 · English4958%37%
2026 · Math49611%30%
2025 · English4754%31%
2025 · Math4767%23%
2024 · English5234%26%
2024 · Math5226%17%
2023 · English5425%26%
2023 · Math5414%14%
2022 · English5306%30%
2022 · Math5335%17%
2019 · English7795%31%
2019 · Math7808%23%
2018 · English8044%28%
2018 · Math8058%20%
2017 · English7853%24%
2017 · Math7866%18%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 7 · English25332%
2025 · Grade 8 · English22228%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math25326%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math22320%
2024 · Grade 7 · English22425%
2024 · Grade 8 · English29928%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math22317%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math29918%
2023 · Grade 7 · English30328%
2023 · Grade 8 · English23924%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math30210%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math23919%
2022 · Grade 7 · English23432%
2022 · Grade 8 · English29628%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math23619%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math29715%
2019 · Grade 6 · English23030%
2019 · Grade 7 · English26532%
2019 · Grade 8 · English28430%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math23019%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math26523%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math28525%
2018 · Grade 6 · English27328%
2018 · Grade 7 · English28728%
2018 · Grade 8 · English24430%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math27315%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math28814%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math24434%
2017 · Grade 6 · English27827%
2017 · Grade 7 · English25519%
2017 · Grade 8 · English25225%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math27819%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math25511%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math25326%

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
Schoolwide2445%18%60%17%

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-income43935%0−4
Hispanic or Latino48337%0−3
English learners953%0−4
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−16456Moderate+3457Average
Hispanic or Latino−15452Moderate+4453Average
Low-income−16419Moderate+3420Average
English learners−21230Minimal−3230Average
English-only students−14134not categorized+3134not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−22123Minimal−8123Moderate
English learners only−21121not categorized−5121not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−20109not categorized0109not categorized
Students with disabilities−3644Minimal−844Moderate
Homeless−438Average+1339Accelerated

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. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−16 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

456 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −16 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+3 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

457 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: +3 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 11 in 100 → 2025–26 · 10 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.3% (12 of 513) → 2025–26 · 2.6% (14 of 536) · +0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 10011 in 100+2 in 100
Male12 in 10010 in 100−2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10010 in 1000 in 100
Students with disabilities12 of 9212 of 67—
English learners13 in 1008 in 100−5 in 100
Homeless8 of 506 of 50—
Military families3 of 482 of 41—
Low-income11 in 10010 in 100−1 in 100
All students11 in 10010 in 100−1 in 100

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$13,117 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,445 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$908 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 494

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,755 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 494

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,151 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 58%Instruction support 8%Student services 15%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$36,380,20157.75%58%
Instruction support$4,869,0847.73%8%
Student services$9,718,53415.43%15%
Administration$4,282,7926.80%7%
Buildings & maintenance$6,460,41910.25%10%
Other$1,288,8962.05%2%
Total$62,999,927100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $62,999,927 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$13,117 per pupil
2020$12,795 per pupil
2019$13,102 per pupil
2018$11,191 per pupil
2017$11,064 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 holders0.0%

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 93250 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93250 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$54,051
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)6%
ZIP-area population15,599
Median age26.9 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 93250 →

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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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