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Method Schools, LA

Temecula, CA · Grades TK-12 · 227 students · Acton-Agua Dulce Unified

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21% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 36% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.

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Math

36%

Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced

English

21%

Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

227

Total enrollment

Chronic absence

19%

Students absent 10% or more of school days

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Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

Share at Proficient or Advanced

0%25%50%75%100%2019: 36%2022: 19%2023: 8%2024: 21%2025: 36%2019: 27%2022: 44%2023: 24%2024: 37%2025: 21%201920222023202420250%25%50%75%100%2019: 36%2022: 19%2023: 8%2024: 21%2025: 36%2019: 27%2022: 44%2023: 24%2024: 37%2025: 21%20192022202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
201936%27%
202219%44%
20238%24%
202421%37%
202536%21%

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025

Slipped from the 47th to the 35th percentile since 2019.

Most rating sites would stop at “26% proficient” and call it done. Method Schools, LA deserves a closer read. More than half of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

As a charter, Method Schools, LA enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.

123 tested · 2 of 3 grades published · no cohort tracked

Method Schools, LA scores 30 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 35th percentile of 2,177 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 26% meet the standard today, versus 32% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

Percentile among 2,177 middle schools statewide
Year detailsYear2019 · 47th percentile · Scope Score 34 of 1002022 · 39th percentile · Scope Score 27 of 1002023 · 20th percentile · Scope Score 19 of 1002024 · 37th percentile · Scope Score 30 of 1002025 · 35th percentile · Scope Score 30 of 100
ELAGreen(Increased)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 627%—23%45%13%
Grade 7—19%22%33%—
Grade 8—44%25%33%25%
Grade 11—44%44%55%64%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 636%—8%27%20%
Grade 7—13%22%24%—
Grade 8—19%9%19%46%
Grade 11—12%14%41%51%
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

One in four of students here meet the standard. One in ten clear it by a lot.

ELA49% met or exceeded
Exceeded 18%Met 31%Nearly Met 24%Not Met 28%
Math45% met or exceeded
Exceeded 28%Met 17%Nearly Met 20%Not Met 35%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+GrowthAbsenceSuspension
This school3011%26%—19.0%1.0%
CA average · Middle School3917%40%—18.1%3.6%
This schoolCA avg
Scope3039
% Exceeded11%17%
% Met+26%40%
Growth——
Absence19.0%18.1%
Suspension1.0%3.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25

California's own growth model splits here — the 67th percentile in reading against the 97th in math, among middle schools.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits well above the middle of California middle schools in reading, and the 97th in math. We show it; we don't score it.

— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.

California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: +6 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 67th percentile of 7,519 reported schools.67th pctile · +6 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: +26 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 97th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.97th pctile · +26 pts
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Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

Low-income students here meet the ELA standard ahead of the same group statewide.

At Method Schools, LA in Temecula, 47.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 30.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Method Schools, LA outperforms its district average for low-income students by 17.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (42.9% Math proficient); White students (63.6% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 42 students tested.

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 46% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 46%, district —, state 40%46%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 45%, district 24%, state 32%45% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 62%, district 28%, state 44%62% · +16 vs school
MaleMale: this school 40%, district 26%, state 42%40% · −5 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 62%, district 32%, state 56%62% · +16 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 37%, district 22%, state 32%37% · −9 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 63%, district 11%, state 15%63% · +17 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 46%, district 3%, state 11%46% · +0 vs school

5 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Student-group results by grade

Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

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The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 14 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher14 · district 24
Teaching staff32 teachers
Avg. experience7.8 years
Fully credentialed76%
First-year teachers6%
PrincipalJessica Venezia
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here miss more school, and get suspended less, than the state average.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 19.0%, district 19.7%, state 18.1%19.0% · +0.9pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.0%, district —, state 3.6%1.0% · −2.6pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25

Its district spends $17,135 per student, more than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $17,135, CA average $14,491$17,135 · district average
District current expense · FY 2024–25$25,419 per student
District averageCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 68%Instruction support 5%Student services 7%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$17,135 per pupil
2019$15,205 per pupil
2018$14,318 per pupil
2017$3,161 per pupil
2016$2,803 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood · ACS 2024

More than half of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

At 227 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 36% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino38.3% · district 59.2% · CA 56.1%
White39.6% · district 23.3% · CA 19.9%
Asian3.5% · district 2.4% · CA 10.2%
Black11.9% · district 6.8% · CA 4.8%
Other6.6% · district 8.3% · CA 9.0%
GenderFemale 48.5% · Male 50.7% · Non-binary 0.9%
Free or reduced lunch50.7% · CA 64%
Median income$125K · CA $85K
Median home value$646K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+34% · CA 35%
ZIP population80,379
Median age36 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Culture & philosophy

What is the school’s approach?

School-stated approach · questions for your visit

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Family voices

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What are the alternatives?

Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.

2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

Private options →
SchoolTypePerformance bandAdvancedProficient or AdvancedDistanceSelect
Method Schools, LACharterDeveloping11%26%School being viewed
James L. Day MiddlePublicStrong26%57%2.5 mi
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Frequently asked questions

Is Method Schools, LA a good middle school?
Method Schools, LA has a Scope Score of 30 out of 100, placing it in the 35th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #1,412 statewide. 11.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 6.1 percentage points below the California average of 17.2%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 6-to-8 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Method Schools, LA's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 26.0% of students at Method Schools, LA met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 11.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 15.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 11.0% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 78 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Method Schools, LA rank in California?
Method Schools, LA ranks #1,412 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 35th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), 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.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Method Schools, LA?
19.0% of students at Method Schools, LA are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 18.1%. The suspension rate is 1.0%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Method Schools, LA compare to other schools in Temecula?
Method Schools, LA scores 30/100 (35th percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 227 students. Use the schools in Temecula page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Method Schools, LA serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Method Schools, LA in Temecula, 47.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 30.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Method Schools, LA outperforms its district average for low-income students by 17.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (42.9% Math proficient); White students (63.6% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 42 students tested. 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.

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How the Scope Score is calculated

On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.

What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 5 things our score weighs

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Exceeded standard11.0%17.2%42%
Met or exceeded26.0%40.0%23%
Chronic absenteeism19.0%18.1%5%
Suspension rate1.0%3.6%5%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)+18.8pp+1.5pp—

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

Method Schools, LA: reading the evidence

Method Schools, LA posts 26% meeting the standard and 11.0% exceeding it, against 40% and 17.2% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Explore the underlying data →
Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

Method Schools, LA is ranked #1,412 statewide · #6 of 7 in Acton-Agua Dulce Unified.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard11.0%17.2%42%
Met or exceeded26.0%40.0%23%
Chronic absenteeism19.0%18.1%5%
Suspension rate1.0%3.6%5%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)+18.8pp+1.5ppnot scored
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 44 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 40 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 49 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 4.6pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 61 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.2pp higher vs 2024
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)
↑ vs CA +1.5pp
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 36——————
Grade 47——————
Grade 5———————
Grade 6150%13%47%40%13%−33
Grade 710——————
Grade 8248%17%21%54%25%−21
Grade 115927%37%20%15%64%+16
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 36——————
Grade 46——————
Grade 5———————
Grade 6157%13%13%67%20%−14
Grade 710——————
Grade 82429%17%4%50%46%+14
Grade 115931%20%24%25%51%+27

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

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide9512%24%52%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 · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged4247.6%+17+9
White3363.6%+24+2
Hispanic/Latino2343.5%+14+5
03Nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Method Schools, LA ←—3011.0%26.0%+18.8pp—1.0%
James L. Day Middle2.5 mi5425.8%57.1%+9.7pp—3.8%
California average—3917.2%40.0%+1.5pp—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20193447#102713.6%31.8%9.7%2.5%—
20222739#12908.2%23.7%22.1%1.0%—
20231920#16922.5%18.1%20.8%1.0%+1.5pp
20243037#13648.0%30.3%23.6%0.8%-10.4pp
20253035#141211.0%26.0%19.0%1.0%+18.8pp
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 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 STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Scored here as a middle school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
05California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 05 — California growth model, by student group
GroupReadingnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students+630Accelerated+2630Exceptional
English Only+728not categorised+2328not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+1115Accelerated+1915Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+1512Accelerated+3412Exceptional

Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18

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