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Mission Hill Middle — Rating & test scores

425 King Street, Santa Cruz · 510 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 82

StrongScope Score · 80th percentile. Higher than 80 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

Above California in English (reading and writing) and math: 58% and 46% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8, spring 2026, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 480 in English, 482 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is Mission Hill a good middle school?

Strong. Mission Hill is higher than most California middle schools on test results and progress in both subjects. Mission Hill is lower than most on attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced7158%
Math, Proficient or Advanced7546%
English, Advanced7523%
Math, Advanced7727%

Progress in a year, 2025

English77+9 pts
Math86+15 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance4318 in 100
Mission Hill’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Santa Cruz City High’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 6–8 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+9 pts) and math (+15 pts). The state calls both results Accelerated.

Each bar is Mission Hill’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 growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 466 in English, 465 in math. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

In its own words

What does Mission Hill say about itself?

We haven’t read Mission Hill’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?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 15 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+9

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

By student group · students counted

White246+11 points
Hispanic or Latino153+2 points
Low-income153+4 points
Students with disabilities83−9 points
English learners80+1 points

Math

+15

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

By student group · students counted

White247+19 points
Hispanic or Latino152+5 points
Low-income152+1 points
Students with disabilities83−1 points
English learners79+5 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 466 students in English, 465 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 9 points above that expected score, and in math 15 points above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 75th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 6 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Mission Hill. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

7 middle schools within 5.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Scotts ValleyScotts Valley Unified · by addressScope Score 8486th
  2. Mission HillScope Score 8280th
  3. BranciforteNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7867th
  4. New BrightonSoquel Union Elementary · by addressScope Score 7658th
  5. Alternative Family EducationSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 7655th
  6. ShorelineLive Oak Elementary · by addressScope Score 7552nd
  7. Ocean Alternative Education CenterLive Oak Elementary · by addressScope Score 7338th
Santa Cruz City HighA neighborhood school in another districtMagnet or school of choice

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Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

5 of 7 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Mission Hill compare with schools like it?

Mission Hill’s Scope Score is 82. 256 California middle schools, counting Mission Hill, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 80. Mission Hill’s result is higher than 151 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 256

  1. Students from low-income families: 28%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 28%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 34%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 28%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

256 California public middle schools where 26% to 38% 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 26% to 38% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Mission Hill’s share. The count includes Mission Hill. 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 similar to 2025. English went from 59% to 58% and math from 49% to 46%.

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

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202659%63%59%Santa Cruz City HighDistrict58%Mission HillMission Hill49%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202647%54%47%Santa Cruz City HighDistrict46%Mission HillMission Hill37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Santa Cruz City High’s line combines its 2 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other school. 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. Santa Cruz City High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringMission HillSanta Cruz City HighCaliforniaTested here
201763%59%48%576
201864%61%49%590
201966%63%50%586
202261%56%47%545
202358%54%46%520
202452%49%46%489
202559%59%49%492
202658%59%49%480
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringMission HillSanta Cruz City HighCaliforniaTested here
201754%47%37%580
201852%46%37%592
201950%46%38%587
202243%38%31%540
202340%37%32%519
202439%38%33%494
202549%45%36%492
202646%47%37%482

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in both subjects.

English

58%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

22203523
Santa Cruz City High59%California49%

Math

46%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

29251927
Santa Cruz City High46%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 58% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 46% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 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).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced54%58%61%
Advanced24%23%23%
Proficient30%35%38%
Developing level24%19%19%
Minimal22%23%20%
Tested160149171
California48%51%49%
Difference+6+7+12

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 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced39%51%49%
Advanced21%30%31%
Proficient18%21%18%
Developing level30%19%24%
Minimal31%30%27%
Tested160151171
California37%38%36%
Difference+2+13+13

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 6–8 · This school23%35%20%22%480
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Santa Cruz City High21%38%20%21%945
Math, grades 6–8 · This school27%19%25%29%482
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Santa Cruz City High25%21%26%28%949

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 480 tested in English, 482 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 54% of students. 88 of 504 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

18in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (88 of 504 students).

At the average middle school in the Santa Cruz City High district: 14 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.4% of students were suspended at least once (7 of 510). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

510

students in grades 6–8.

White 54%Hispanic or Latino 33%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%

Family income

32%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 163 of 510. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

33

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

6% were in their first year.

86% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

73%

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 (19 of 26 students).

Santa Cruz City High: 45%. 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.

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
13 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (22 of 165).
Grades 7–8
19 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (66 of 339).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White54%
Hispanic or Latino33%
Two or more races8%
Asian3%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
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: 27.1 of 31.4 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students scored below the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Two or more races34 tested76%California 63%
  • White257 tested71%California 62%
  • Low-income152 tested35%California 39%
  • Hispanic or Latino157 tested30%California 39%
  • Students with disabilities89 tested12%California 14%

30% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 English, 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 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Santa Cruz City Highvs California
Low-income · 152 tested in English, 153 in math
English35%−237%−439%
Math22%−224%−426%
White · 257 tested in English, 258 in math
English71%−475%+962%
Math61%−162%+1150%
Hispanic or Latino · 157 tested in English, 159 in math
English30%−737%−939%
Math21%−324%−425%
Two or more races · 34 tested · grades 7 and 8 only
English76%+274%+1363%
Math59%−261%+950%
Students with disabilities · 89 tested in English, 91 in math
English12%−921%−214%
Math9%−918%−110%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Santa Cruz City High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

English learners: 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 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 Mission Hill. 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

How much is spent on each student here?

$18,803 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student.

$18,803

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,953
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,850
Of the total, from federal funds
$986
  • Mission Hill$18,803
  • Santa Cruz City High middle schools$20,236
  • 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 ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Mission Hill like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95060. They are not figures for the families at Mission Hill.

Typical household income in a year

$108,591

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 95060.

Typical home value
$1,207,200
People who live in this ZIP code
46,268
Typical age
36.5 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
55%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Mission Hill. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?18 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (88 of 504 students); average middle school in the Santa Cruz City High district: 14 in 100
  2. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?21% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (159 students tested); the same group across California: 25%
  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 Mission Hill, and how do I get in?

Ask Santa Cruz City High which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  2. Middle · this school
    Mission Hill Middle
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile
  3. High
    Santa Cruz High
    Scope Score 86Strong · 86th percentile · 2025Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

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

High-school links

  • Santa Cruz High

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

    Scope Score 86 · Strong · 86th percentile · high · 2025

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.

Where the path ends: Santa Cruz High
Santa Cruz HighScope Score 86 · Strong · 86th percentile · 2025estimated path

The road from this school ends at Santa Cruz High. UC records 34 enrollees from Santa Cruz High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 16 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Santa Cruz High around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 80% of the students who finished high school at Santa Cruz High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

34 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 16 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Santa Cruz High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Mission Hill?

Address
425 King Street, Santa Cruz 95060Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Derek KendallAs 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 Santa Cruz City High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Mission Hill a good middle school?

Mission Hill Middle has a Scope Score of 82. It scored higher than 80 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Strong, 80th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 14 in 100 at the average middle school in the Santa Cruz City High district. 1.4% of students (7 of 510) 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?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 15 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 466 students in English, 465 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 35% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Mission Hill Middle in Santa Cruz 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 #502 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #1 of 3 in Santa Cruz City High
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math25%5942%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math52%6023%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+55 scale-score pts5920%
Chronically absent18 in 100515%
Suspension rate1.4% (7 of 510)595%
English learners: top level48%855%

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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

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
2025–268280#502California 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)
2018–1916 in 1002.2% (14 of 633)+12
2021–22not on filenot on file+5
2022–23not on filenot on file+13
2023–2420 in 1001.2% (6 of 513)−10
2024–2516 in 1002.1% (11 of 523)+3
2025–2618 in 1001.4% (7 of 510)+8

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 · English48023%58%
2026 · Math48227%46%
2025 · English49224%59%
2025 · Math49227%49%
2024 · English48917%52%
2024 · Math49417%39%
2023 · English52020%58%
2023 · Math51921%40%
2022 · English54523%61%
2022 · Math54022%43%
2019 · English58624%66%
2019 · Math58725%50%
2018 · English59024%64%
2018 · Math59228%52%
2017 · English57626%63%
2017 · Math58027%54%

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 6 · English15556%
2025 · Grade 7 · English16764%
2025 · Grade 8 · English17056%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math15545%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math16852%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math16950%
2024 · Grade 6 · English16658%
2024 · Grade 7 · English16650%
2024 · Grade 8 · English15747%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math16741%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math16844%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math15933%
2023 · Grade 6 · English15650%
2023 · Grade 7 · English15256%
2023 · Grade 8 · English21265%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math15633%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math15242%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math21145%
2022 · Grade 6 · English15755%
2022 · Grade 7 · English21064%
2022 · Grade 8 · English17861%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math15635%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math20851%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math17640%
2019 · Grade 6 · English17964%
2019 · Grade 7 · English23165%
2019 · Grade 8 · English17669%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math18038%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math23253%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math17557%
2018 · Grade 6 · English21460%
2018 · Grade 7 · English16671%
2018 · Grade 8 · English21063%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math21547%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math16754%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math21055%
2017 · Grade 6 · English17765%
2017 · Grade 7 · English21364%
2017 · Grade 8 · English18659%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math17851%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math21561%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math18749%

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
Schoolwide17223%36%34%6%

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-income15235%−2−4
White25771%−4+9
Hispanic or Latino15730%−7−9
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+9466Accelerated+15465Accelerated
English-only students+10362not categorized+16362not categorized
White+11246Accelerated+19247Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+2153Average+5152Accelerated
Low-income+4153Average+1152Average
Students with disabilities−983Moderate−183Average
English learners+180Average+579Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+163not categorized+262not categorized
Two or more races+1143Accelerated+1643Accelerated
English learners only−517not categorized+817not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+1317Accelerated+2116Exceptional
Asian+211Average+1611Accelerated

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. 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 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 8 against the same school’s grade 6 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
25%
exceeded standard · 58% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 166 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
23%
Advanced · 61% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 171 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 167 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

466 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+15 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

465 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +15 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, 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 6–8, 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 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.1% (11 of 523) → 2025–26 · 1.4% (7 of 510) · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female16 in 10019 in 100+3 in 100
Male16 in 10016 in 1000 in 100
Asian1 of 220 of 16—
Black or African American5 of 17——
Hispanic or Latino14 in 10022 in 100+8 in 100
Two or more races5 of 383 of 39—
White17 in 10017 in 1000 in 100
Students with disabilities15 of 7429 in 100—
English learners3 of 394 of 27—
Military families2 of 16——
Low-income22 in 10027 in 100+5 in 100
All students16 in 10018 in 100+2 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
School-level federal expenditures$534 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 510

Central federal expenditures attributed here$452 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 510

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 95060 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95060 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$108,591
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)55%
ZIP-area population46,268
Median age36.5 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 95060 →

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