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Nicolet Middle

Q: Is Nicolet Middle a good middle school?

Nicolet Middle is in the 5th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 16 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Nicolet Middle was well below California in English and math: 19% and 8% 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.

Q: What are Nicolet Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 19% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 8% the math standard; 3% and 2% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 937 students were tested in English and 937 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Nicolet Middle rank in California?

Nicolet Middle is in the 5th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2025). Nicolet Middle ranks #2,058 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.

Q: Is Nicolet Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Nicolet 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 38th 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.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Nicolet Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 29.7% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 300 chronically absent of 1,009 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 7.2%; 75 unduplicated suspended students of 1,048 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 29.5%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 7.1%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Nicolet Middle compare to other schools in Banning?

Nicolet Middle is in the 5th percentile (Needs Support) 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 966 students. Use the schools in Banning page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What high school does Nicolet Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Nicolet Middle is zoned to Banning High. Banning High has a Scope Score of 44 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.

Banning · 6–8 · 966 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score

16 / 100

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

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Nicolethigher than 5 of the 100 California dots

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Well below California in English and math: 19% and 8% 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: 937
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: 3%
Met standard: 16%
Below standard: 81%

19% met or exceeded · 937 tested

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Level	Here	California	Banning Unified
Exceeded	3%	19%	3%
Met	16%	30%	16%
Nearly met	26%	23%	26%
Not met	55%	28%	55%

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: 2%
Met standard: 6%
Below standard: 92%

8% met or exceeded · 937 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Banning Unified
Exceeded	2%	20%	2%
Met	6%	16%	6%
Nearly met	20%	23%	20%
Not met	72%	41%	72%

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

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3 in 10 students (300 of 1,009) missed 10% or more of school days, about one and a half times the rate at the average California middle school.2024–25

30 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 1,009
Comparison: 300 of 1,009. The California figure is an average of school rates (2,175 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

7.2% of students (75 of 1,048) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about twice the rate at the average California middle school.2024–25

7.2%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source: CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,048
Comparison: 75 of 1,048. The California figure is an average of school rates (2,177 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

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 school19%

California49%

Tested: 937 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school19%

Banning Unified19%

Tested: 937 here · 948 in Banning Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 2 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Banning Unified
Exceeded	3%	19%	3%
Met	16%	30%	16%
Nearly met	26%	23%	26%
Not met	55%	28%	55%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school8%

California36%

Tested: 937 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school8%

Banning Unified8%

Tested: 937 here · 948 in Banning Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 2 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Banning Unified
Exceeded	2%	20%	2%
Met	6%	16%	6%
Nearly met	20%	23%	20%
Not met	72%	41%	72%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

201921%2,850 tested

→

202519%937 tested

Nicolet

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

Math

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

20198%2,673 tested

→

20258%937 tested

Nicolet

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

NicoletCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202519%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

NicoletCalifornia

0%50%100%2019202220258%36%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 21% in 2019 to 19% in 2025. Math was 8% in both 2019 and 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Nicolet	California
2019	21% 2,850 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	17% 2,679 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	19% 924 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	21% 927 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	19% 937 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Nicolet	California
2019	8% 2,673 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	4% 2,679 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	7% 924 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	7% 928 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	8% 937 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure855 students · grades 6–8 · 2025

English−20ptsCDE category: Moderate

Math−21ptsCDE category: Minimal

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

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Life at school

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

30 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

18in 100 at the average California middle school

300 of 1,009 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school30 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

7.2%of students were suspended at least once (75 of 1,048), 2024–25

3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	29	97 of 337
Grades 7–8	30	203 of 672

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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

844 English · 845 math tested

English18% / 38%

Math8% / 24%

Hispanic or Latino

688 English · 689 math tested

English18% / 38%

Math8% / 24%

White

95 tested per subject

English16% / 61%

Math7% / 49%

Black or African American

66 tested per subject

English20% / 32%

Math9% / 18%

English learners

167 tested per subject

English4% / 7%

Math2% / 6%

Students with disabilities

161 English · 160 math tested

English1% / 14%

Math1% / 10%

Homeless

57 English · 58 math tested

English11% / 27%

Math0% / 16%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Banning Unified	vs California
Low-income · 844 tested in English, 845 in math
English	18%	018%	−2038%
Math	8%	08%	−1624%
Hispanic or Latino · 688 tested in English, 689 in math
English	18%	−119%	−2038%
Math	8%	08%	−1624%
White · 95 tested
English	16%	+115%	−4561%
Math	7%	07%	−4249%
Black or African American · 66 tested
English	20%	+119%	−1232%
Math	9%	09%	−918%
English learners · 167 tested
English	4%	04%	−37%
Math	2%	02%	−46%
Students with disabilities · 161 tested in English, 160 in math
English	1%	01%	−1314%
Math	1%	01%	−910%
Homeless · 57 tested in English, 58 in math
English	11%	+110%	−1627%
Math	0%	00%	−1616%

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

Asian students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, 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, Hispanic or Latino, White and homeless students and students with disabilities did worse than the same groups statewide. Black or African American students did worse than the same group statewide in English. English learners did worse than the same group statewide in math.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Nicolet Middle in Banning, 17.9% 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 17.8% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Nicolet Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 0.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (7.9% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (18.3% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 17.8 percentage points: students with disabilities in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 844 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino73%
White10%
Black or African American7%
Asian3%
American Indian or Alaska Native2%
Two or more races2%
Filipino1%
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

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	73%
White	10%
Black or African American	7%
Asian	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	2%
Two or more races	2%
Filipino	1%
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 9 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (91%, 880 of 966). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers49

Average experience10 years

First-year teachers6%

87% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 87.22%: 40.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 46.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryCentral ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleNicolet MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolBanning HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Central Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
5th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Hemmerling Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
21st percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Hoffer Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
11th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Cabazon Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
8th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

Banning High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
15th percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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

High-school endpoint evidence · Banning High

Banning HighScope 44historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Banning High. UC records 11 enrollees from Banning High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 9 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Banning High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 42% of Banning High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

11 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 9 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Banning High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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101 East Nicolet Street, Banning 92220

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
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?

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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

Washington MiddleBakersfield City · 639 enrolled · 91.1% meal eligibility3rdNeeds Support
Del Dios Academy of Arts and SciencesEscondido Union · 788 enrolled · 91.1% meal eligibility30thDeveloping
Cesar E. Chavez MiddlePajaro Valley Unified · 548 enrolled · 91.1% meal eligibility1stNeeds Support
Buena Park MiddleBuena Park Elementary · 633 enrolled · 91% meal eligibility22ndNeeds Support
General Grant MiddleKings Canyon Joint Unified · 526 enrolled · 91.3% meal eligibility78thStrong
Sierra Vista MiddleBaldwin Park Unified · 709 enrolled · 91.3% meal eligibility53rdSolid

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 83.1–99.1% meal eligibility and 483–1,932 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 Nicolet Middle a good middle school?

Nicolet Middle is in the 5th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 16 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Nicolet Middle was well below California in English and math: 19% and 8% 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 Nicolet Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 19% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 8% the math standard; 3% and 2% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 937 students were tested in English and 937 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Nicolet Middle rank in California?

Nicolet Middle is in the 5th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2025). Nicolet Middle ranks #2,058 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 Nicolet Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Nicolet 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 38th 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 Nicolet Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 29.7% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 300 chronically absent of 1,009 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 7.2%; 75 unduplicated suspended students of 1,048 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 29.5%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 7.1%. 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 Nicolet Middle compare to other schools in Banning?

Nicolet Middle is in the 5th percentile (Needs Support) 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 966 students. Use the schools in Banning page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Nicolet Middle?

What high school does Nicolet Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Nicolet Middle is zoned to Banning High. Banning High has a Scope Score of 44 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.

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Nicolet Middle is ranked #2,058 statewide.

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

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	2.7%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	13.5%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Below avg	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	29.5%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	7.1%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	17.6%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 34 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 29 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↓ vs CA average · ≈38th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 35 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.1pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 36 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 3.6pp 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	315	3%	14%	28%	55%	18%	−28
Grade 7	312	5%	18%	25%	53%	22%	−25
Grade 8	310	2%	14%	27%	58%	15%	−31

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	315	3%	5%	20%	71%	9%	−26
Grade 7	312	3%	9%	22%	66%	12%	−22
Grade 8	310	0%	5%	17%	78%	5%	−27

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	304	22.0%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	333	18.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	290	23.1%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	305	10.8%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	331	5.4%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	292	4.1%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	349	15.5%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	301	21.9%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	274	19.0%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	349	7.5%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	301	7.6%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	274	4.7%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	893	15.7%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	893	18.4%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	893	17.4%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	893	5.1%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	893	4.3%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	893	1.8%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	950	17.9%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	950	18.4%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	950	27.5%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	891	8.5%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	891	7.9%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	891	8.8%

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	309	4%	10%	64%	22%

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	844	17.9%	+0	−20
Hispanic/Latino	688	18.3%	−0	−20
English Learners	167	3.6%	−1	−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
Nicolet Middle ←	—	165th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	2.7%	13.5%	−2.9pp	+36 pts	7.1%
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.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	13/100	1	#1916	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	8/100	0	#2103	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	10/100	1	#2092	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	19/100	9	#1944	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 · 28.6% → 2025 · 29.7% · +1.1pp
Suspension rate2024 · 10.9% → 2025 · 7.2% · −3.7pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	937	3.4%	18.6%
2025 · Math	937	2.0%	8.4%
2024 · ELA	927	3.3%	21.0%
2024 · Math	928	1.2%	6.8%
2023 · ELA	924	4.3%	18.6%
2023 · Math	924	1.9%	6.7%
2022 · ELA	893	2.5%	17.1%
2022 · Math	893	0.5%	3.8%
2019 · ELA	950	4.1%	21.1%
2019 · Math	891	2.1%	8.4%

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	—	—	—	3.1%	14.8%	22.5%	12.7%	+4.9pp
2022	—	—	—	1.5%	10.4%	48.7%	18.6%	-0.8pp
2023	—	—	—	3.2%	12.7%	43.8%	17.2%	+0.4pp
2024	—	—	—	2.3%	14.0%	28.5%	10.8%	-2.8pp
2025	16	5	#2058	2.7%	13.5%	29.5%	7.1%	-2.9pp

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

What we can't show

— Students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged here trail the state average for their group by 20 points in ELA in grades 6–8 — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.

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	21.0%	30.5%	+9.5pp
Male	24.5%	29.1%	+4.6pp
Asian	2.7%	34.3%	+31.6pp
Black/African American	29.4%	26.0%	-3.4pp
Hispanic/Latino	22.3%	29.6%	+7.3pp
American Indian/Alaska Native	28.6%	36.4%	+7.8pp
Two or More Races	31.3%	17.6%	-13.7pp
White	23.8%	32.7%	+8.9pp
Students with Disabilities	29.1%	37.8%	+8.7pp
English Learners	15.8%	27.3%	+11.5pp
Foster Youth	16.7%	33.3%	+16.6pp
Homeless	22.8%	45.6%	+22.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	23.0%	30.2%	+7.2pp
All Students	22.7%	29.7%	+7.0pp
Filipino	—	33.3%	—

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	−20	855	Moderate	−21	855	Minimal
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−21	778	Minimal	−21	778	Minimal
Hispanic or Latino	−19	637	Moderate	−21	637	Minimal
English Only	−23	583	not categorised	−22	583	not categorised
English Learner	−15	226	Moderate	−19	226	Moderate
Students with Disabilities	−35	156	Minimal	−17	156	Moderate
English Learners Only	−16	151	not categorised	−12	151	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−5	102	Average	−7	102	Moderate
White	−28	84	Minimal	−21	84	Minimal
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−10	75	not categorised	−31	75	not categorised
Black or African American	−20	56	Moderate	−15	56	Moderate
Homeless Youth	−21	46	Minimal	−14	46	Moderate
Asian	−7	31	Moderate	−23	31	Minimal
American Indian or Alaska Native	−27	19	Minimal	−14	19	Moderate
Two or More Races	−37	16	Minimal	−7	16	Moderate
Filipino	−6	12	Moderate	−26	12	Minimal

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. 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 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 · 15% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 349 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

exceeded standard · 15% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 310 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 310 (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

855 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

4th pctile · −20 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

855 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

4th pctile · −21 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$14,774 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 4,440 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$195 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 966

Central federal expenditures attributed here$954 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 966

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,430 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 10%Student services 10%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 12%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$14,774 per pupil

2020$14,054 per pupil

2019$13,707 per pupil

2018$13,372 per pupil

2017$12,711 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92220

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92220
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$62,599
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	16.07%
ZCTA population	33,755
Median age	41.6 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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