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Miranda Junior High — Rating & test scores

6831 Avenue of the Giants, Miranda · 88 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 66

Needs SupportScope Score · 3rd percentile. Higher than 3 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 and math: 21% and 17% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 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: 73 in English, 72 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 Miranda Junior High a good middle school?

Needs Support. Miranda Junior High is higher than most California middle schools on progress in math. Miranda Junior High is lower than most on test results, progress in English and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced521%
Math, Proficient or Advanced1917%
English, Advanced53%
Math, Advanced124%

Progress in a year, 2025

English15−11 pts
Math530 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance344 in 100
Miranda 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

39 of 88 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 18 in 100 at the average California middle school.

Each bar is Miranda 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
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 88. The California figure is an average of school rates (2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Miranda Junior High say about itself?

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

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Progress

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

In English (reading and writing), lower. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 11 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored the same, which the state calls Average.

English

−11

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

Low-income59−18 points
White46−19 points
Hispanic or Latino20+7 points
Students with disabilities11−29 points

Math

0

The same as 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

Low-income56−1 points
White44−8 points
Hispanic or Latino19+7 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 73 students in English, 70 in math with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. 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 11 points below that expected score, and in math right at that expected score.

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 Miranda Junior High compare with schools like it?

Miranda Junior High’s Scope Score is 66. 472 California middle schools, counting Miranda Junior High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Miranda Junior High’s result is higher than 20 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 472

  1. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

472 California public middle schools where 71% to 83% 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 71% to 83% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Miranda Junior High’s share. The count includes Miranda 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?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 15% to 21% and math from 20% to 17%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202642%50%CaliforniaCalifornia21%Miranda Junior HighThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202635%37%CaliforniaCalifornia17%Miranda 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
SpringMiranda Junior HighCaliforniaTested here
201742%49%118
201839%50%117
201946%50%115
202212%48%84
202315%47%79
202421%47%91
202515%49%82
202621%50%73
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringMiranda Junior HighCaliforniaTested here
201735%37%118
201821%37%117
201931%37%115
20227%31%84
202310%32%82
202414%33%91
202520%35%79
202617%37%72

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

21%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

512818
California50%

Math

17%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

572613
California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 21% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 17% 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 Advanced6%32%
Advanced0%5%
Proficient6%27%
Developing level27%30%
Minimal67%38%
Tested3340
California51%49%
Difference−45−17

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 Advanced6%24%
Advanced0%7%
Proficient6%17%
Developing level29%25%
Minimal65%51%
Tested3141
California38%36%
Difference−32−12

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 school3%18%28%51%73
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school4%13%26%57%72
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 73 tested in English, 72 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 52% of students. 39 of 88 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

39of 88

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. That is 44 in 100.

At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

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

Students, 2024–25

88

students in grades 7–8.

White 52%Hispanic or Latino 30%

Family income

77%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 68 of 88. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

6

teachers, with 6 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

49% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

9.7%

of students were suspended at least once (9 of 93). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White52%
Hispanic or Latino30%
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. 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: 2.7 of 5.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

White and low-income students scored well below the same groups across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 57 tested18%California 39%
  • Low-incomeMath · 57 tested11%California 26%
  • WhiteEnglish · 35 tested20%California 62%
  • WhiteMath · 34 tested21%California 50%

20% of White students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 21% in math (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 62% and 50% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 18% in English and 11% in math, against 39% and 26% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8, 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 Southern Humboldt Joint Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 57 tested
English18%018%−2139%
Math11%011%−1526%
White · 35 tested in English, 34 in math
English20%−323%−4262%
Math21%021%−2950%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Hispanic or Latino students: fewer than 30 tested here. 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, English learners, students with disabilities 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 Miranda 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.

Families

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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?

$23,666 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Southern Humboldt Joint Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $12 million.

$23,666

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,293
The school’s share of district office costs
$11,373
Of the total, from federal funds
$3,864
  • Miranda Junior High$23,666
  • 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 ↓

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified’s yearly plan

$12million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$2million

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

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $12 million of $18 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Southern Humboldt Joint Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Miranda Junior High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95553. They are not figures for the families at Miranda Junior High.

Typical household income in a year

$41,450

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 95553.

Typical home value
$446,200
People who live in this ZIP code
789
Typical age
34.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
21%

What you can do

Who can act on Miranda Junior High’s results?

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified’s board decides Miranda Junior High’s plan.

When the plan is set

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

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 Miranda Junior High in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Southern Humboldt Joint Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Southern Humboldt Joint Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

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

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?39 of 88 students chronically absent, 2025–26; average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?11 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 7 and 8, 2025 (73 students)
  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 Miranda Junior High, and how do I get in?

Ask Southern Humboldt Joint Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  2. Middle · this school
    Miranda Junior High
    Grades 7–8Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

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Where it is

Where is Miranda Junior High?

Address
6831 Avenue of the Giants, Miranda 95553Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Forrest CordAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

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Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Southern Humboldt Joint Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Miranda Junior High a good middle school?

Miranda Junior High has a Scope Score of 66. It scored higher than 3 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Needs Support, 3rd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 39 of 88 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average California middle school. 9.7% of students (9 of 93) 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 11 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored the same, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 73 students in English, 70 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 18% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Miranda 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 #2,453 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math3%3542%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math17%3223%
Chronically absent39 of 88215%
Suspension rate9.7% (9 of 93)305%

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 75%: the remaining 25%, 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
2025–26663#2453California 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 absenceSuspension
2018–1933 in 10016.7% (23 of 138)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2445 in 1009.4% (10 of 106)
2024–2543 of 962.0% (2 of 100)
2025–2639 of 889.7% (9 of 93)

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

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 · English733%21%
2026 · Math724%17%
2025 · English826%15%
2025 · Math799%20%
2024 · English913%21%
2024 · Math914%14%
2023 · English791%15%
2023 · Math822%10%
2022 · English844%12%
2022 · Math841%7%
2019 · English11512%46%
2019 · Math1158%31%
2018 · English1176%39%
2018 · Math1175%21%
2017 · English1217%40%
2017 · Math12116%34%

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 · English3913%
2025 · Grade 8 · English4316%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math4018%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math3923%
2024 · Grade 7 · English4219%
2024 · Grade 8 · English4922%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math4219%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math4910%
2023 · Grade 7 · English4319%
2023 · Grade 8 · English3611%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math4615%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math363%
2022 · Grade 7 · English375%
2022 · Grade 8 · English4717%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math3811%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math464%
2019 · Grade 7 · English5946%
2019 · Grade 8 · English5646%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math5931%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math5632%
2018 · Grade 7 · English5437%
2018 · Grade 8 · English6341%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math5524%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math6219%
2017 · Grade 6 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · English6636%
2017 · Grade 8 · English5248%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math6633%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math5237%

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
Schoolwide412%10%51%37%

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-income5718%0−21
White3520%−3−42
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−1173Moderate070Average
English-only students−1663not categorized+161not categorized
Low-income−1859Moderate−156Average
White−1946Moderate−844Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+720Accelerated+719Accelerated
Students with disabilities−2911Minimal———

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 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−11 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

73 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math0 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

70 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: 0 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 · 43 of 96 → 2025–26 · 39 of 88
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.0% (2 of 100) → 2025–26 · 9.7% (9 of 93) · +7.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female20 of 6520 of 40—
Male23 of 6619 of 48—
Hispanic or Latino7 of 279 of 26—
White31 of 9323 of 46—
Students with disabilities9 of 179 of 19—
English learners4 of 11——
Low-income32 of 9233 of 70—
All students33 in 10039 of 88—

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$14,925 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 666 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$1,392 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 88

Central federal expenditures attributed here$2,472 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 88

District current expense · FY 2024–25$25,534 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 54%Instruction support 12%Student services 14%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$7,983,49754.06%54%
Instruction support$1,759,54311.91%12%
Student services$2,026,32813.72%14%
Administration$1,325,2258.97%9%
Buildings & maintenance$1,527,65410.34%10%
Other$146,2780.99%1%
Total$14,768,525100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $14,768,525 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$14,925 per pupil
2020$12,999 per pupil
2019$13,693 per pupil
2018$12,944 per pupil
2017$13,854 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 holders15.3%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95553 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95553 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$41,450
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)21%
ZIP-area population789
Median age34.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95553 →

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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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