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North Park Academy of the Arts — Rating & test scores

4450 South Durfee Avenue, Pico Rivera · 512 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 69

Needs SupportScope Score · 14th percentile. Higher than 14 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 27% and 16% scored Proficient or Advanced, 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: 439 in English, 437 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 North Park Academy of the Arts a good middle school?

Needs Support. North Park Academy of the Arts is lower than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced1327%
Math, Proficient or Advanced1916%
English, Advanced217%
Math, Advanced145%

Progress in a year, 2025

English9−15 pts
Math14−15 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance4118 in 100
North Park Academy of the Arts’s place among California middle schools, out of 100El Rancho Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

9.2% of students (46 of 500) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Each bar is North Park Academy of the Arts’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 suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 500. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 El Rancho Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does North Park Academy of the Arts say about itself?

We haven’t read North Park Academy of the Arts’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open npaa.erusd.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

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

English

−15

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino441−16 points
Low-income406−15 points
English learners157−16 points
Students with disabilities62−31 points
Long-term English learners44−23 points

Math

−15

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino441−15 points
Low-income406−15 points
English learners157−10 points
Students with disabilities62−31 points
Long-term English learners44−7 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 453 students 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 15 points below that expected score, and in math 15 points below 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 40th 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?

8 of the 8 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than North Park Academy of the Arts. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

9 middle schools within 3.2 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Katherine Edwards Middle School STEAM & Dual Immersion AcademyWhittier City · by addressScope Score 8074th
  2. Whittier Independent StudySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 7970th
  3. Los NietosLos Nietos · by addressScope Score 7762nd
  4. Dean L. ShivelyValle Lindo Elementary · by addressScope Score 7655th
  5. Montebello IntermediateMontebello Unified · by addressScope Score 7547th
  6. Walter F. DexterWhittier City · by addressScope Score 7445th
  7. La Merced IntermediateMontebello Unified · by addressScope Score 7338th
  8. RiveraNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7234th
  9. North Park Academy of the ArtsScope Score 6914th
El Rancho UnifiedA 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.

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

5 of 9 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 North Park Academy of the Arts compare with schools like it?

North Park Academy of the Arts’s Scope Score is 69. 621 California middle schools, counting North Park Academy of the Arts, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 71. North Park Academy of the Arts’s result is higher than 161 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 621

  1. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 92%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 93%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 92nd percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 91st percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 90th percentile

621 California public middle schools where 82% to 94% 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 82% to 94% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of North Park Academy of the Arts’s share. The count includes North Park Academy of the Arts. 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 28% to 27% and math stayed at 16%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202640%30%49%CaliforniaCalifornia40%El Rancho UnifiedDistrict27%North Park Academy of the ArtsThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202625%19%37%CaliforniaCalifornia25%El Rancho UnifiedDistrict16%North Park Academy of the ArtsThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. El Rancho Unified’s line combines its 3 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. 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. El Rancho Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringNorth Park Academy of the ArtsEl Rancho UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201730%40%48%658
201830%39%49%659
201935%42%50%651
202232%36%47%486
202327%35%46%483
202428%34%46%502
202528%35%49%477
202627%40%49%439
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringNorth Park Academy of the ArtsEl Rancho UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201719%25%37%659
201818%23%37%665
201916%26%38%650
202220%21%31%486
202317%22%32%483
202417%23%33%505
202516%25%36%480
202616%25%37%437

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

27%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

4627207
El Rancho Unified40%California49%

Math

16%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

572711
El Rancho Unified25%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 27% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 16% 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).

Grade 6 stands apart in English: 16% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 27% across grades 6–8 here, spring 2026. Each grade is a different group of students, so this describes one year’s class.

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 11 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 Advanced16%27%34%
Advanced4%7%8%
Proficient12%20%26%
Developing level33%29%22%
Minimal51%44%44%
Tested117150172
California48%51%49%
Difference−32−24−15

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 Advanced9%19%19%
Advanced3%4%6%
Proficient6%15%13%
Developing level30%27%23%
Minimal61%54%58%
Tested117149171
California37%38%36%
Difference−28−19−17

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 school7%20%27%46%439
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · El Rancho Unified12%28%26%34%1,447
Math, grades 6–8 · This school5%11%27%57%437
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · El Rancho Unified11%14%26%49%1,445

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 439 tested in English, 437 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?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 97% of students. 88 of 486 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 486 students).

At the average El Rancho Unified middle school: 16 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 9.2% of students were suspended at least once (46 of 500). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

512

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 97%

Family income

88%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 448 of 512. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

23

teachers, with 23 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

85% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

47%

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 (34 of 72 students).

El Rancho Unified: 53%. 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
17 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (22 of 132).
Grades 7–8
19 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (66 of 354).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino97%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. 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: 24.6 of 29 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino429 tested16%California 25%
  • Low-income385 tested15%California 26%
  • Students with disabilities53 tested2%California 10%
  • English learners57 tested0%California 7%

15% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 26% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 math, 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 El Rancho Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 387 tested in English, 385 in math
English26%−1238%−1339%
Math15%−823%−1126%
Hispanic or Latino · 431 tested in English, 429 in math
English26%−1339%−1339%
Math16%−925%−925%
English learners · 58 tested in English, 57 in math
English2%−24%−57%
Math0%−22%−77%
Students with disabilities · 53 tested
English8%+17%−614%
Math2%−24%−810%

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

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about North Park Academy of the Arts. These are not star ratings or reviews.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$22,156 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. El Rancho Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $84 million.

$22,156

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$8,374
The school’s share of district office costs
$13,782
Of the total, from federal funds
$892
  • North Park Academy of the Arts$22,156
  • El Rancho Unified middle schools$22,969
  • 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 ↓

El Rancho Unified’s yearly plan

$84million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$38million

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

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $84 million of $138 million in total budgeted spending. Source: El Rancho Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around North Park Academy of the Arts like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 90660. They are not figures for the families at North Park Academy of the Arts.

Typical household income in a year

$88,201

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 90660.

Typical home value
$648,600
People who live in this ZIP code
60,272
Typical age
40.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
16%

What you can do

Who can act on North Park Academy of the Arts’ results?

El Rancho Unified’s board decides North Park Academy of the Arts’ plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed North Park Academy of the Arts in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

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

Extra help for El Rancho Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to North Park Academy of the Arts. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?9.2% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (46 of 500 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  2. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?15 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (453 students)
  3. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?0% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (57 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. 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 North Park Academy of the Arts, and how do I get in?

Ask El Rancho Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Durfee Elementary
    Scope Score 74Developing · 42nd percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    North Park Academy of the Arts
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile
  3. High
    El Rancho High
    Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile · 2025Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

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

Elementary links

  • Durfee Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 42nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • North Ranchito Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 43rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • South Ranchito Dual Language Academy

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 11th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

  • El Rancho High

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 50th percentile · 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 it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: El Rancho High
El Rancho HighScope Score 75 · Solid · 50th percentile · 2025historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at El Rancho High. UC records 35 enrollees from El Rancho 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 El Rancho High around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 66% of the students who finished high school at El Rancho High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

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

Where it is

Where is North Park Academy of the Arts?

Address
4450 South Durfee Avenue, Pico Rivera 90660Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Yvette Ventura-RinconAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 8, 2025.

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Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask El Rancho Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is North Park Academy of the Arts a good middle school?

North Park Academy of the Arts has a Scope Score of 69. It scored higher than 14 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Needs Support, 14th 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 16 in 100 at the average El Rancho Unified middle school. 9.2% of students (46 of 500) 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?

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

  • Included in this measure: 453 students

See the details ↓

How does grade 6 do in English?

Grade 6 stands apart in English: 16% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 27% across grades 6–8 here, spring 2026. Each grade is a different group of students, so this describes one year’s class. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 26% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at North Park Academy of the Arts in Pico Rivera scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of North Park Academy of the Arts's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of El Rancho High. 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 doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • El Rancho High: Scope Score 75, Solid, 50th percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #2,166 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #3 of 3 in El Rancho Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math6%3742%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math21%3423%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+40 scale-score pts4020%
Chronically absent18 in 100505%
Suspension rate9.2% (46 of 500)295%
English learners: top level20%485%

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
2025–266914#2166California 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)
2018–1912 in 1005.0% (36 of 714)+2
2021–22not on filenot on file+5
2022–23not on filenot on file+13
2023–2420 in 10010.2% (57 of 557)+4
2024–2521 in 10010.3% (56 of 543)−1
2025–2618 in 1009.2% (46 of 500)+14

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 · English4397%27%
2026 · Math4375%16%
2025 · English4776%28%
2025 · Math4805%16%
2024 · English5027%28%
2024 · Math5056%17%
2023 · English4836%27%
2023 · Math4835%17%
2022 · English48610%32%
2022 · Math4866%20%
2019 · English6516%35%
2019 · Math6506%16%
2018 · English6595%30%
2018 · Math6656%18%
2017 · English6587%30%
2017 · Math6596%19%

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 · English15024%
2025 · Grade 7 · English17234%
2025 · Grade 8 · English15524%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math15114%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math17222%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math15712%
2024 · Grade 6 · English17427%
2024 · Grade 7 · English16224%
2024 · Grade 8 · English16634%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math17519%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math16512%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math16519%
2023 · Grade 6 · English16312%
2023 · Grade 7 · English16737%
2023 · Grade 8 · English15331%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math16310%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math16723%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math15316%
2022 · Grade 6 · English15327%
2022 · Grade 7 · English14633%
2022 · Grade 8 · English18736%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math15320%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math14519%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math18821%
2019 · Grade 6 · English21335%
2019 · Grade 7 · English21332%
2019 · Grade 8 · English22537%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math21315%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math21316%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math22418%
2018 · Grade 6 · English21423%
2018 · Grade 7 · English21739%
2018 · Grade 8 · English22829%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math21514%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math22022%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math23018%
2017 · Grade 6 · English23032%
2017 · Grade 7 · English22732%
2017 · Grade 8 · English20126%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math23019%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math22821%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math20118%

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
Schoolwide1723%15%62%19%

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-income38726%−12−13
Hispanic or Latino43126%−13−13
English learners582%−2−5
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−15453Moderate−15453Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−16441Moderate−15441Moderate
Low-income−15406Moderate−15406Moderate
English-only students−14242not categorized−18242not categorized
English learners−16157Moderate−10157Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−11111not categorized−11111not categorized
Students with disabilities−3162Minimal−3162Minimal
English learners only−2646not categorized−846not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−2344Minimal−744Moderate

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. “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
9%
exceeded standard · 27% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 174 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
8%
Advanced · 34% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 172 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 172 (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−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

453 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −15 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, 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

453 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −15 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, 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 · 21 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 10.3% (56 of 543) → 2025–26 · 9.2% (46 of 500) · −1.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female14 in 10016 in 100+2 in 100
Male11 in 10020 in 100+9 in 100
Hispanic or Latino13 in 10018 in 100+5 in 100
Students with disabilities25 in 10030 of 83—
English learners14 in 10017 of 87—
Foster youth2 of 11——
Low-income14 in 10018 in 100+4 in 100
All students12 in 10018 in 100+6 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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,381 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 7,985 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$277 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 512

Central federal expenditures attributed here$615 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 512

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,837 per ADA

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

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 57%Instruction support 12%Student services 10%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$82,911,01356.58%57%
Instruction support$18,374,23712.54%12%
Student services$14,111,4959.63%10%
Administration$11,746,9738.02%8%
Buildings & maintenance$17,582,79312.00%12%
Other$1,805,1901.23%1%
Total$146,531,700100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $146,531,700 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,381 per pupil
2020$12,576 per pupil
2019$13,058 per pupil
2018$11,914 per pupil
2017$11,655 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential 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 90660 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90660 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$88,201
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)16%
ZIP-area population60,272
Median age40.4 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 90660 →

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