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Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy — Rating & test scores

285 Bayside Road, Arcata · 118 students · Grades 6–12

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Scope Score 82

StrongScope Score · 82nd percentile. Higher than 82 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 above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 72% and 60% 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: 57
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).

This rating covers grades 6–8. Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy teaches 6–12.

Overview

Is this school a good middle school?

Strong. Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy is higher than most California middle schools on test results, progress in English and attendance. Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy is lower than most on progress in math.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced8972%
Math, Proficient or Advanced8760%
English, Advanced8632%
Math, Advanced7828%

Progress in a year, 2025

English65+5 pts
Math41−4 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance922 in 100
Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Humboldt County Office of Education’s other middle schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 32% of students tested in English scored Advanced, against 19% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy’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
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 6–8. 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 tested).

In its own words

What does this school say about itself?

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

Open northcoastprep.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English, yes. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 5 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 4 points lower, which the state calls Average.

English

+5

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

By student group · students counted

White38+9 points
Low-income21−18 points

Math

−4

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

By student group · students counted

White39−3 points
Low-income20−13 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 54 students with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 5 points above that expected score, and in math 4 points below it.

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.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 1 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

2 middle schools within 0.7 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts AcademyScope Score 8282nd
  2. Sunny BraeArcata Elementary · by addressScope Score 7551st
Humboldt County Office of EducationA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

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

Schools like it

How does this school compare with schools like it?

Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy’s Scope Score is 82. 270 California middle schools, counting Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 80. Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy’s result is higher than 172 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 270

  1. Students from low-income families: 28%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 28%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 34%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 28%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

270 California public middle schools where 27% to 39% 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 27% to 39% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy’s share. The count includes Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 69% to 72% and math from 54% to 60%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202688%72%Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts AcademyThis school49%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202645%60%Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts AcademyThis school37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Humboldt County Office of Education’s line combines its 2 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other school. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Humboldt County Office of Education’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringNorthcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts AcademyHumboldt County Office of EducationCaliforniaTested here
201788%—48%65
201882%—49%74
201980%57%50%75
202273%55%47%70
202367%61%46%78
202475%60%46%71
202569%—49%61
202672%—49%57
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringNorthcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts AcademyHumboldt County Office of EducationCaliforniaTested here
201745%—37%64
201843%—37%74
201945%32%38%75
202243%35%31%69
202348%42%32%77
202454%44%33%71
202554%—36%61
202660%—37%57

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

72%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

11174032
Humboldt County Office of Education60%California49%

Math

60%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

18223228
Humboldt County Office of Education50%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 72% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 60% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

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

How do the high school grades do?

In grade 11, spring 2026, all students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 82% in math, against 57% and 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

English

100%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

3664
Humboldt County Office of Education38%California57%

Math

82%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

184636
Humboldt County Office of Education27%California32%
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 Advanced67%64%80%
Advanced33%14%40%
Proficient34%50%40%
Developing level33%22%4%
Minimal0%14%16%
Tested181425
California48%51%49%
Difference+19+13+31
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced100%
Advanced64%
Proficient36%
Developing level0%
Minimal0%
Tested11
California57%
Difference+43

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 Advanced67%54%58%
Advanced39%23%23%
Proficient28%31%35%
Developing level27%23%19%
Minimal6%23%23%
Tested181326
California37%38%36%
Difference+30+16+22
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced82%
Advanced36%
Proficient46%
Developing level18%
Minimal0%
Tested11
California32%
Difference+50

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 school32%40%17%11%57
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Humboldt County Office of Education24%36%18%22%113
Math, grades 6–8 · This school28%32%22%18%57
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Humboldt County Office of Education22%28%19%31%113
English, grade 11 · This school64%36%0%0%11
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Humboldt County Office of Education17%21%23%39%77
Math, grade 11 · This school36%46%18%0%11
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Humboldt County Office of Education16%11%13%60%77

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 57 tested in English, 57 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 66% of students. 2 of 113 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

2in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (2 of 113 students).

At the average Humboldt County Office of Education middle school: 7 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

118

students in grades 6–12.

White 66%Two or more races 14%Hispanic or Latino 13%

Family income

33%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 39 of 118. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

13

teachers, with 8 years of experience on average.

23% were in their first year.

61% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0

students were suspended at least once. Average California middle school 3.7%.

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

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
0 of 20 students in grade 6 were chronically absent.
Grades 7–8
1 of 42 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.
Grades 9–12
1 of 51 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent.
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White66%
Two or more races14%
Hispanic or Latino13%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. 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: 5.8 of 9.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

91% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 87% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 64% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 21 of 23 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

87%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 20 of 23 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

100%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 21 of 21 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

64% enrolled in college within 12 months · 22 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓4 · 18%
  • California State University1 · 5%
  • California community college4 · 18%
  • In-state private1 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 18%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled8 · 36%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
64%enrolled in college within a year

22 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California4 (18%)
  • California State University1 (5%)
  • California community college4 (18%)
  • In-state private1 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 (18%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled8 (36%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 21 of 23 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 20 of 23 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 21 of 21 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
9
Admitted
7
Enrolled
3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC BerkeleyApplied 7 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 9 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2023Applied 12 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2022Applied 19 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2021Applied 21 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2020Applied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2019Applied 17 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2018Applied 10 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2017Applied 29 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2016Applied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 8
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 6 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Sciences1
  • English2
  • History & Social Science3
Every approved AP course6 courses in 3 subjects
Sciences 1
  • Biology
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern

International Baccalaureate

  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

Family and staff answers

What would families tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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

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The neighborhood

What is the area around this school like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95521. They are not figures for the families at Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy.

Typical household income in a year

$53,114

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 95521.

Typical home value
$501,000
People who live in this ZIP code
21,980
Typical age
29.2 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
46%

What you can do

Who can act on this school’s results?

Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy’s own board decides its plan.

Where is its yearly plan?

Humboldt County Office of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2030.

What its plan pays for ↓

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

State support

The state hasn’t placed Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?4 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (54 students)
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is this school?

Address
285 Bayside Road, Arcata 95521Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Adam HessAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated May 23, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy a good middle school?

Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy has a Scope Score of 82. It scored higher than 82 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Strong, 82nd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 2 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 7 in 100 at the average Humboldt County Office of Education middle school. 0 of 116 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

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

In English, yes. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 5 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 4 points lower, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 54 students

See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $1.2 million is planned for 11 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 73% of its $1.6 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Its own plan

What does this school’s own plan commit to?

$1.2 million is planned for 11 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 73% of its $1.6 million general fund budget.

$1.2million

planned in the school’s own plan for 2026–27

The three largest actions in the plan

  • Teacher Assignments and Instructional Priorities$793,550
  • Support for Unduplicated Students$131,079
  • Supporting Special Needs Students$70,103

These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 63 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

The whole plan: every goal, what it measures and what it pays for

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 63 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 85% of the money. The plan itself puts 83% of it toward staff.

  • Teacher Assignments and Instructional Priorities $793,550
  • Support for Unduplicated Students $131,079
  • Supporting Special Needs Students $70,103
  • 8 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

1 of the plan’s 11 funded actions names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in its title.

  • Catch-up help $2,076

Largest of these

  • Additional Academic Support for Unduplicated Students$2,076
For high-need students

It plans $133,155 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $123,231 and estimates it spent $81,055, $42,176 (34%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $42,176 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $84,423 (8%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Teacher Assignments and Instructional Priorities, which went from $717,315 to $793,550.

Largest cuts

  • Action #1 Facilities Upkeep and Van Fleet and Maintenance−⁠$15,257
  • Mental and Social Wellbeing−⁠$5,845

Largest increases

  • Teacher Assignments and Instructional Priorities+⁠$76,235
  • Supporting Special Needs Students+⁠$17,265
  • Support for Unduplicated Students+⁠$9,962
What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grades 6–8 only: 72% in English and 60% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Maintain academic achievement in all areas75%76%up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Maintain academic achievement in all areas53%63%up 10 pts
Chronically absentGoal 2 · Maintain high levels of student and parent engagement1 in 1002 in 1001 more in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2 · Maintain high levels of student and parent engagement0 of 1280 of 116no change

Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Teacher Assignments and Instructional Priorities · $793,550
  • Support for Unduplicated Students · $131,079
  • Supporting Special Needs Students · $70,103
The full plan3 goals, 12 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($1.2 million).

Where does the money go?

94% to Goal 1, Maintain academic achievement in all areas. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1 · Maintenance of Progress GoalMaintain academic achievement in all areas$1.1 million94% of action budgets

9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.0 million (+⁠$101,780) · p. 7 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Teacher Assignments and Instructional Priorities$793,550action 1.1 · p. 26 ↗
  2. Support for Unduplicated Students$131,079action 1.2 · p. 26 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Supporting Special Needs Students$70,103action 1.7 · p. 26 ↗
  4. Formal Examinations and Examination Preparation$53,165action 1.3 · p. 26 ↗
  5. Maintenance of Library and Instructional Materials$19,205action 1.6 · p. 26 ↗

4 more funded actions in this goal

  • Technology Resources · action 1.9 · p. 26 ↗$17,779
  • Academic Counselling · action 1.4 · p. 26 ↗$10,869
  • Mental and Social Wellbeing · action 1.8 · p. 26 ↗$9,145
  • Additional Academic Support for Unduplicated Students · action 1.5 · p. 26 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2,076

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Teacher Assignments and Instructional Priorities+⁠$76,235$717,315 → $793,550 · p. 26 ↗
  2. Supporting Special Needs Students+⁠$17,265$52,838 → $70,103 · p. 26 ↗
  3. Support for Unduplicated Students+⁠$9,962$121,117 → $131,079 · p. 26 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Formal Examinations and Examination Preparation · $52,991 → $53,165 · p. 26 ↗+⁠$174
  • Maintenance of Library and Instructional Materials · $13,645 → $19,205 · p. 26 ↗+⁠$5,560
  • Technology Resources · $19,414 → $17,779 · p. 26 ↗−⁠$1,635
  • Academic Counselling · $10,767 → $10,869 · p. 26 ↗+⁠$102
  • Mental and Social Wellbeing · $14,990 → $9,145 · p. 26 ↗−⁠$5,845
  • Additional Academic Support for Unduplicated Students · $2,114 → $2,076 · p. 26 ↗−⁠$38

How the plan measures it · 7 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 7 ↗.

Goal 2Maintain high levels of student and parent engagement$15,5881% of action budgets

1 funded action · 2025–26 plan: $17,688 (−⁠$2,100) · p. 15 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Athletics Opportunities$15,588action 2.4 · p. 27 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Athletics Opportunities−⁠$2,100$17,688 → $15,588 · p. 27 ↗

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 15 ↗.

Goal 3Maintain and improve NPA’s physical plant and resources to sustain and improve functionality of instructional…$52,8004% of action budgets

“Maintain and improve NPA’s physical plant and resources to sustain and improve functionality of instructional spaces as well as provide safe transportation for students” p. 20 ↗

1 funded action · 2025–26 plan: $68,057 (−⁠$15,257)

Largest funded actions

  1. Action #1 Facilities Upkeep and Van Fleet and Maintenance$52,800action 3.1 · p. 27 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Action #1 Facilities Upkeep and Van Fleet and Maintenance−⁠$15,257$68,057 → $52,800 · p. 27 ↗

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 20 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 16 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
16
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsInternational BaccalaureateNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #446 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math29%6242%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math65%6923%
Chronically absent2 in 100675%
Suspension rate0 of 116625%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)+2.2pp—not scored

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–268282#446California 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)
2018–19not on filenot on file−32
2021–22not on filenot on file−4
2022–23not on filenot on file−6
2023–240 in 1000 of 137−10
2024–251 in 1000 of 128+18
2025–262 in 1000 of 116+2

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 · English6837%76%
2026 · Math6829%63%
2025 · English7639%75%
2025 · Math7723%53%
2024 · English8840%75%
2024 · Math8825%52%
2023 · English7832%67%
2023 · Math7718%48%
2022 · English9130%73%
2022 · Math9018%44%
2019 · English10441%79%
2019 · Math10317%47%
2018 · English10144%81%
2018 · Math10120%48%
2017 · English9040%90%
2017 · Math8921%51%

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 · English1547%
2025 · Grade 7 · English2479%
2025 · Grade 8 · English2273%
2025 · Grade 11 · English15100%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math1638%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math2471%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math2148%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math1650%
2024 · Grade 6 · English2282%
2024 · Grade 7 · English2576%
2024 · Grade 8 · English2467%
2024 · Grade 11 · English1776%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math2259%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math2548%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math2454%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math1747%
2023 · Grade 6 · English2770%
2023 · Grade 7 · English2576%
2023 · Grade 8 · English2654%
2023 · Grade 11 · English0—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math2642%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math2556%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math2646%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math0—
2022 · Grade 6 · English2471%
2022 · Grade 7 · English2273%
2022 · Grade 8 · English2475%
2022 · Grade 11 · English2171%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math2450%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math2143%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math2438%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math2148%
2019 · Grade 6 · English2596%
2019 · Grade 7 · English2681%
2019 · Grade 8 · English2462%
2019 · Grade 11 · English2976%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math2560%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math2646%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math2429%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math2850%
2018 · Grade 6 · English2681%
2018 · Grade 7 · English2488%
2018 · Grade 8 · English2479%
2018 · Grade 11 · English2778%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math2654%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math2429%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math2446%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math2759%
2017 · Grade 6 · English2291%
2017 · Grade 7 · English2291%
2017 · Grade 8 · English2181%
2017 · Grade 11 · English2596%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math2152%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math2255%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math2129%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math2564%

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
Schoolwide4032%42%20%5%

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: 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+554Accelerated−454Average
English-only students+753not categorized−553not categorized
White+938Accelerated−339Average
Low-income−1821Moderate−1320Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+5 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

54 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−4 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

54 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 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 · 1 in 100 → 2025–26 · 2 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 128 → 2025–26 · 0 of 116 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—2 of 69—
Male—0 of 43—
Hispanic or Latino—0 of 15—
Two or more races—1 of 16—
White—1 of 75—
Students with disabilities—0 of 14—
Low-income—1 of 34—
All students—2 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20259734.044.03—
20245under 3under 34.02——
202312854.184.144.17
2022191694.034.134.14
2021211764.124.174.17
2020121164.024.064.01
2019178under 33.893.95—
201810944.064.16—
2017292193.964.144.18
2016141484.244.244.21

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20257under 3under 3
Berkeley20239under 3under 3
Berkeley2022133under 3
Berkeley2021143under 3
Davis202386under 3
Davis2022136under 3
Davis2021107under 3
Irvine20235under 3under 3
Irvine20228under 3under 3
Irvine2021114under 3
Los Angeles20256under 3under 3
Los Angeles20237under 3under 3
Los Angeles20229under 3under 3
Los Angeles2021123under 3
San Diego20256under 3under 3
San Diego20236under 3under 3
San Diego2022137under 3
San Diego202185under 3
Santa Barbara20255under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20231063
Santa Barbara2022146under 3
Santa Barbara2021154under 3
Santa Cruz202386under 3
Santa Cruz202215103
Santa Cruz20211111under 3
Universitywide2025973
Universitywide20245under 3under 3
Universitywide20231285
Universitywide202219169
Universitywide202121176

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count3
AP enrollment (male/female)32
IB participationoffered · 57 enrolled
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)130

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California418%
California State University15%
California community college418%
In-state private15%
Out-of-state, 4-year418%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled836%

22 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 64% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$135,045 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2019–20 (2020) · fall district membership: 267 pupils

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 31%Instruction support 27%Student services 16%Administration 20%Buildings & maintenance 5%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$14,988,62430.82%31%
Instruction support$13,364,92527.48%27%
Student services$7,671,27915.78%16%
Administration$9,804,57120.16%20%
Buildings & maintenance$2,242,9674.61%5%
Other$554,4691.14%1%
Total$48,626,836100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $48,626,836 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, 2017–⁠2020; latest district record shown: 2020
2020$135,045 per pupil
2019$125,507 per pupil
2018$75,902 per pupil
2017$77,264 per pupil
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 95521 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95521 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$53,114
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)46%
ZIP-area population21,980
Median age29.2 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 95521 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · IB World Schools directory (matched by name at a 0.90 similarity cutoff) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

  • No student group comparison is shown for this school this year: either no group had 30 or more students tested in each subject, or no same-grade district or state rate was available for its groups.
  • Its Scope Score is a middle school score; results for its other grades are in these records.

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