Public school · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Nettie L. Waite Middle

Norwalk · 6–8 · 462 students (2024–25)

33rdpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 2,177 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score

29 / 100

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

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Nettie L. Waitehigher than 33 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Nettie L. Waitehigher than 33 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Nettie L. Waitehigher than 33 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well below California in English and math: 34% and 18% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 453 in English, 455 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 9%
Met standard: 25%
Below standard: 66%

34% met or exceeded · 453 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Exceeded	9%	19%	19%
Met	25%	30%	31%
Nearly met	27%	23%	25%
Not met	39%	28%	25%

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

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 6%
Met standard: 12%
Below standard: 82%

18% met or exceeded · 455 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Exceeded	6%	20%	16%
Met	12%	16%	17%
Nearly met	22%	23%	26%
Not met	60%	41%	41%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence

6% of students tested in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, about a third of California’s rate in the same grades (20%).grades 6–8 · spring 2025

6%Math · exceeded the standard

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

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school34%

California49%

Tested: 453 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school34%

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified50%

Tested: 453 here · 3,351 in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 5 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Exceeded	9%	19%	19%
Met	25%	30%	31%
Nearly met	27%	23%	25%
Not met	39%	28%	25%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school18%

California36%

Tested: 455 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school18%

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified33%

Tested: 455 here · 3,345 in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 5 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Exceeded	6%	20%	16%
Met	12%	16%	17%
Nearly met	22%	23%	26%
Not met	60%	41%	41%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

201930%1,683 tested

→

202534%453 tested

This school

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

Math

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

201916%1,683 tested

→

202518%455 tested

This school

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

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

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202534%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202518%36%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

2025 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	30% 1,683 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	25% 1,629 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	28% 546 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	33% 510 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	34% 453 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	16% 1,683 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	8% 1,632 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	9% 552 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	12% 524 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	18% 455 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure420 students in English, 422 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English+5ptsCDE category: Accelerated

Math−5ptsCDE category: Average

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

Ask: Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

22 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

15in 100 at the average Norwalk-La Mirada Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

106 of 482 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school22 in 100

at the average Norwalk-La Mirada Unified school15 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

3.4%of students were suspended at least once (17 of 498), 2024–25

3.5%at the average Norwalk-La Mirada Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	21	28 of 135
Grades 7–8	22	78 of 347

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

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

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

382 English · 385 math tested

English35% / 38%

Math17% / 24%

Hispanic or Latino

415 English · 417 math tested

English33% / 38%

Math17% / 24%

English learners

110 English · 109 math tested

English10% / 7%

Math6% / 6%

Students with disabilities

73 English · 74 math tested

English5% / 14%

Math7% / 10%

Homeless

111 tested per subject

English27% / 27%

Math15% / 16%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	vs California
Low-income · 382 tested in English, 385 in math
English	35%	−1146%	−338%
Math	17%	−1128%	−724%
Hispanic or Latino · 415 tested in English, 417 in math
English	33%	−1447%	−538%
Math	17%	−1128%	−724%
English learners · 110 tested in English, 109 in math
English	10%	010%	+37%
Math	6%	06%	06%
Students with disabilities · 73 tested in English, 74 in math
English	5%	−611%	−914%
Math	7%	−18%	−310%
Homeless · 111 tested
English	27%	−1239%	027%
Math	15%	−621%	−116%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

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

Low-income students did worse than the same group statewide in math. Hispanic or Latino students did worse than the same group statewide. Students with disabilities did worse than the same group statewide in English.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Nettie L. Waite Middle in Norwalk, 34.8% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 46.2% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Nettie L. Waite Middle’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 11.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (17.4% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (33.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 27.4 percentage points: students with disabilities in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 383 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino91%
Filipino3%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share6%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	91%
Filipino	3%
White	—
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 4 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (82%, 381 of 462). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers26

Average experience12 years

First-year teachers0%

92% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 91.94%: 21.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 23.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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The school path beyond this campus

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

ElementaryJohn Dolland ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleNettie L. Waite MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolJohn H. Glenn HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

John Dolland Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
36th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Earl E. Edmondson Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
16th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
85% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
19th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
80% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Arturo Sanchez Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
32nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
72% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
John H. Nuffer Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
34th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
60% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

John H. Glenn High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
24th percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025
89% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Norwalk High
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
54th percentile · Solid · high · 2025
11% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

High-school endpoint evidence · John H. Glenn High

John H. Glenn HighScope 47historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at John H. Glenn High. UC records 8 enrollees from John H. Glenn High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 13 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach John H. Glenn High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 30% of John H. Glenn High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

8 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 13 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on John H. Glenn High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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14320 South Norwalk Boulevard, Norwalk 90650

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Call (562) 210-4370 to ask about a visit.

Other options

Schools to explore

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

Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

Los Alisos Middle0.9 mi56thSolid
Corvallis Middle1.5 mi50thSolid
Lakeside Middle2.4 mi78thStrong

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

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Similar student populations

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

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile

Rancho Medanos Junior HighPittsburg Unified · 812 enrolled · 82.5% meal eligibility25thDeveloping
Edgewood MiddleWest Covina Unified · 597 enrolled · 82.4% meal eligibility27thDeveloping
Cardozo MiddleRiverbank Unified · 544 enrolled · 82.5% meal eligibility6thNeeds Support
Almeria MiddleFontana Unified · 772 enrolled · 82.4% meal eligibility28thDeveloping
Live Oak MiddleLive Oak Unified · 413 enrolled · 82.6% meal eligibility56thSolid
Washington MiddleLong Beach Unified · 849 enrolled · 82.3% meal eligibility17thNeeds Support

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 74.5–90.5% meal eligibility and 231–924 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Nettie L. Waite Middle a good middle school?

Nettie L. Waite Middle is in the 33rd percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 29 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Nettie L. Waite Middle was well below California in English and math: 34% and 18% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Nettie L. Waite Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 34% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 18% the math standard; 9% and 6% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 453 students were tested in English and 455 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Nettie L. Waite Middle rank in California?

Nettie L. Waite Middle is in the 33rd percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Developing, 2025). Nettie L. Waite Middle ranks #1,442 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Nettie L. Waite Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Nettie L. Waite Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 63rd percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Nettie L. Waite Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 22.0% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 106 chronically absent of 482 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 3.4%; 17 unduplicated suspended students of 498 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 21.9%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 3.4%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Nettie L. Waite Middle compare to other schools in Norwalk?

Nettie L. Waite Middle is in the 33rd percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 462 students. Use the schools in Norwalk page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Nettie L. Waite Middle?

What high school does Nettie L. Waite Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Nettie L. Waite Middle is zoned to John H. Glenn High. John H. Glenn High has a Scope Score of 47 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Source records

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

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Nettie L. Waite Middle is ranked #1,442 statewide · #5 of 5 in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified.

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

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	7.6%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	25.8%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Above avg	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	21.9%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	3.4%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	17.1%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 40 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 39 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↑ vs CA average · ≈63rd calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 45 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 5.1pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 51 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.4pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 45 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

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

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	125	8%	15%	31%	46%	23%	−23
Grade 7	155	9%	29%	26%	35%	38%	−10
Grade 8	173	11%	28%	25%	36%	39%	−7

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

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

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

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

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	124	6%	15%	22%	57%	21%	−13
Grade 7	157	4%	14%	22%	60%	18%	−15
Grade 8	174	7%	8%	22%	63%	16%	−17

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

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

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

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

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	147	29.3%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	174	36.8%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	189	32.3%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	149	11.4%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	182	17.6%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	193	6.7%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	177	19.8%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	196	26.0%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	173	38.1%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	177	10.2%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	197	6.1%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	178	9.6%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	543	24.2%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	543	22.4%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	543	28.6%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	544	9.2%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	544	9.0%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	544	5.3%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	561	30.2%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	561	26.3%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	561	34.1%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	561	18.7%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	561	15.2%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	561	14.4%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	174	2%	13%	60%	25%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	383	34.8%	−11	−3
Hispanic/Latino	416	33.0%	−14	−5
English Learners	110	10.0%	+0	+3

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

nearest by distance · Grade gap = grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students; Cohort growth = school-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Nettie L. Waite Middle ←	—	2933rd percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	7.6%	25.8%	+5.0pp	+49 pts	3.4%
Los Alisos Middle	0.9 mi	3956th percentile · Solid · statewide · 2025	14.3%	37.6%	−0.0pp	—	4.4%
Corvallis Middle	1.5 mi	3750th percentile · Solid · statewide · 2025	13.5%	36.5%	+1.1pp	—	4.7%
Lakeside Middle	2.4 mi	5078th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	22.6%	52.5%	+2.0pp	—	3.9%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	17.2%	40.0%	+1.5pp	—	3.6%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential 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.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$69,345 – $141,049

Average elementary principal salary$165,132

Average middle school principal salary$169,830

Average high school principal salary$187,839

Superintendent salary$314,867

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

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	22/100	16	#1637	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	17/100	10	#1887	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	17/100	13	#1834	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	26/100	24	#1621	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools

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

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 27.2% → 2025 · 22.0% · −5.2pp
Suspension rate2024 · 4.8% → 2025 · 3.4% · −1.4pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	453	9.5%	34.2%
2025 · Math	455	5.9%	18.0%
2024 · ELA	510	7.1%	32.9%
2024 · Math	524	2.1%	11.8%
2023 · ELA	546	6.4%	27.8%
2023 · Math	552	1.6%	8.5%
2022 · ELA	543	4.6%	25.1%
2022 · Math	544	1.8%	7.9%
2019 · ELA	561	7.0%	30.5%
2019 · Math	561	5.9%	16.0%

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

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	6.4%	23.2%	8.0%	11.0%	-0.2pp
2022	—	—	—	3.2%	16.5%	32.3%	6.0%	+0.2pp
2023	—	—	—	4.1%	18.3%	28.6%	8.0%	+8.9pp
2024	—	—	—	4.5%	22.3%	27.0%	4.8%	-0.8pp
2025	29	33	#1442	7.6%	25.8%	21.9%	3.4%	+5.0pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	8.8%	23.8%	+15.0pp
Male	7.0%	20.5%	+13.5pp
Asian	0.0%	—	—
Black/African American	7.1%	—	—
Hispanic/Latino	7.7%	22.1%	+14.4pp
White	20.0%	—	—
Students with Disabilities	8.8%	24.7%	+15.9pp
English Learners	4.9%	18.3%	+13.4pp
Homeless	9.9%	21.9%	+12.0pp
Military-Connected	4.2%	11.8%	+7.6pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	8.4%	23.4%	+15.0pp
All Students	7.9%	22.0%	+14.1pp
Filipino	—	0.0%	—

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	+5	420	Accelerated	−5	422	Average
Hispanic or Latino	+4	386	Average	−6	388	Moderate
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	+4	356	Average	−5	359	Average
English Only	+10	201	not categorised	−3	203	not categorised
English Learner	−2	169	Average	−7	169	Moderate
Homeless Youth	−2	105	Average	−9	105	Moderate
English Learners Only	−12	89	not categorised	−12	88	not categorised
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	+7	80	not categorised	−2	81	not categorised
Students with Disabilities	−9	77	Moderate	−3	78	Average
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	+4	53	Average	−8	52	Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2023 · Grade 6

exceeded standard · 20% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 177 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

11%

exceeded standard · 39% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 173 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 174 (school-grade cohort proxy).

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

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

420 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

63rd pctile · +5 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

422 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

33rd pctile · −5 pts

this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8 and is not part of the Scope Score.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,885 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 16,209 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$765 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 462

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,008 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 462

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,215 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 59%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 1%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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

2021$14,885 per pupil

2020$14,048 per pupil

2019$13,962 per pupil

2018$13,203 per pupil

2017$12,115 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 90650

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 90650
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$100,085
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	21.23%
ZCTA population	99,900
Median age	37.3 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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

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