Independent charter school · Piner-Olivet Union Elementary · Santa Rosa, California

Northwest Prep Charter — Rating & test scores

Santa Rosa · K–12 · 138 students (2024–25)

2590 Piner Road, 95401northwestprep.pousd.org ↗(707) 522-3320

25thpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six middle school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

Northwest Prep Charterhigher than 25 of the 100 California dots

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

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

Northwest Prep Charterhigher than 25 of the 100 California dots

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

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

Northwest Prep Charterhigher than 25 of the 100 California dots

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

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

Near California in English, well below in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026: 37% and 13% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 50% and 37%.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 38
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

This rating covers grades 7 and 8. Northwest Prep Charter teaches K–12: grade 11 results ↓

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23 in 100 students (33 of 142) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 15 in 100 at the average middle school in the Piner-Olivet Union Elementary district.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 142. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Piner-Olivet Union Elementary schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Northwest Prep Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Northwest Prep Charter a good middle school?

Northwest Prep Charter scores higher than 25 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 25th percentile, Developing, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 23 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 15 in 100 at the average middle school in the Piner-Olivet Union Elementary district. 0.7% of students (1 of 148) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, about as expected; in math, below what the state expected. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +1 point against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored −19 points, which it calls Moderate.

Included in this measure: 42 students

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 28% of low-income students in grades 7, 8 and 11 at Northwest Prep Charter in Santa Rosa scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 43% for the same group across California.

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $769,286 is planned for 9 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 33% of its $2.3 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 37% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 13% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 38
Comparison: California: CDE’s grades 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English, 838,896 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 38 tested

Advanced: 5%
Proficient: 32%
Below the standard: 63%

This school37%

California50%

Piner-Olivet Union Elementary35%

37% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 38 tested

Advanced: 8%
Proficient: 5%
Below the standard: 87%

This school13%

California37%

Piner-Olivet Union Elementary26%

13% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	not on file	not on file	not on file
Advanced	not on file	not on file	not on file
Proficient	not on file	not on file	not on file
Developing level	not on file	not on file	not on file
Minimal	not on file	not on file	not on file
Tested	not on file	not on file	not on file
California	44%	46%	49%
Difference	—	—	—

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	not on file	37%	37%
Advanced	not on file	0%	11%
Proficient	not on file	37%	26%
Developing level	not on file	26%	37%
Minimal	not on file	37%	26%
Tested	not on file	19	19
California	48%	51%	49%
Difference	—	−14	−12

English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	42%
Advanced	17%
Proficient	25%
Developing level	29%
Minimal	29%
Tested	24
California	57%
Difference	−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 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	not on file	not on file	not on file
Advanced	not on file	not on file	not on file
Proficient	not on file	not on file	not on file
Developing level	not on file	not on file	not on file
Minimal	not on file	not on file	not on file
Tested	not on file	not on file	not on file
California	47%	42%	37%
Difference	—	—	—

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	not on file	11%	16%
Advanced	not on file	5%	11%
Proficient	not on file	6%	5%
Developing level	not on file	52%	21%
Minimal	not on file	37%	63%
Tested	not on file	19	19
California	37%	38%	36%
Difference	—	−27	−20

Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	25%
Advanced	8%
Proficient	17%
Developing level	17%
Minimal	58%
Tested	24
California	32%
Difference	−7

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the high school grades do?

In grade 11, spring 2026, 42% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 25% in math, against 57% and 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 24 tested

Advanced: 17%
Proficient: 25%
Below the standard: 58%

This school42%

California57%

42% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 24 tested

Advanced: 8%
Proficient: 17%
Below the standard: 75%

This school25%

California32%

25% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 24 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 33% to 37% and math from 17% to 13%.

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202533%42 tested

→

202637%38 tested

This school

California, same grades49% → 50%2025 → 2026 · 848,364 → 838,600 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202517%42 tested

→

202613%38 tested

This school

California, same grades35% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 851,806 → 838,896 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, about as expected; in math, below what the state expected. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +1 point against that expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored −19 points, which it calls Moderate.

Source

Source: CDE growth model, 2025
Students: students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 42
Comparison: Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

Grades 7 and 8 · 2025 · 42 students with scores in both years

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

+1 pts

English

The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

−19 pts

Math

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school	5%	32%	31%	32%	38
English, grades 7 and 8 · California	19%	31%	23%	27%	838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Piner-Olivet Union Elementary	9%	26%	36%	29%	242
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school	8%	5%	37%	50%	38
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California	21%	16%	23%	40%	838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Piner-Olivet Union Elementary	11%	15%	36%	38%	242
English, grade 11 · This school	17%	25%	29%	29%	24
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
Math, grade 11 · This school	8%	17%	17%	58%	24
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 7 and 8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202637%50%

Math top two levels, grades 7 and 8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202613%37%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 46% in 2017 to 37% in 2026. In math, it went from 21% in 2017 to 13% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
Year	This school	California
2017	46% 39 tested	49% 915,271 tested
2018	44% 32 tested	50% 919,277 tested
2019	26% 42 tested	50% 932,985 tested
2022	29% 28 tested	48% 852,094 tested
2023	37% 46 tested	47% 842,173 tested
2024	26% 54 tested	47% 849,026 tested
2025	33% 42 tested	49% 848,364 tested
2026	37% 38 tested	50% 838,600 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
Year	This school	California
2017	21% 39 tested	37% 918,964 tested
2018	12% 32 tested	37% 921,089 tested
2019	10% 42 tested	37% 935,223 tested
2022	— Withheld by CDE	—
2023	15% 46 tested	32% 844,737 tested
2024	22% 54 tested	33% 853,781 tested
2025	17% 42 tested	35% 851,806 tested
2026	13% 38 tested	37% 838,896 tested

CDE withholds a year’s results when fewer than 11 students tested, as it did here in 2022.

How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

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 1 point above that expected score, and in math 19 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.

What you can do

Who can act on Northwest Prep Charter’s results?

Northwest Prep Charter’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Northwest Prep Charter in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Piner-Olivet Union Elementary authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

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

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

23 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 25 of 26 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

35%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 9 of 26 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

52%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 13 of 25 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

60% enrolled in college within 12 months · 15 students who finished high school

University of California0 · 0%
California State University0 · 0%
California community college8 · 53%
In-state private0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 7%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled6 · 40%

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.

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

10 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: Which of these courses will actually run in the years my child attends?

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average middle school in the Piner-Olivet Union Elementary district, 15 in 100 were. 0.7% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 33 of 142 students counted for it; suspension: 1 of 148 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average middle school in the Piner-Olivet Union Elementary district 2.9%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

23 in 100This school

15 in 100At the average middle school in the Piner-Olivet Union Elementary district

18 in 100At the average California middle school

33 of 142 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.7%

of students were suspended at least once (1 of 148). Average California middle school 3.7%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts

Grades K–6: not in the records we hold
Grades 7–8: 17 in 100, 7 of 42
Grades 9–12: 27 in 100, 23 of 86

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 25 of 26 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 · 9 of 26 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 · 13 of 25 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.

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Northwest Prep Charter

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here: 48%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

White48%
Hispanic or Latino38%
Two or more races8%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share6%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

67%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 93 of 138. California: 63%.

9teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

41%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

59% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 10 of 17 English learners59%

Piner-Olivet Union Elementary · 25 of 4556%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
White	48%
Hispanic or Latino	38%
Two or more races	8%
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 41% of teaching positions, 2.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 6.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does Northwest Prep Charter’s own plan commit to?

Its 2026–27 plan

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

$769,286

planned for 9 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 33% of its $2.3 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 101 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 73% of the money. The plan itself puts 86% of it toward staff.

School and Classroom Safety $233,616
Culture of Support and Belonging $170,412
Whole Child Nurturance and Lifelong Wellness $156,230
6 other actions

Reading, math and catch-up help

No action title in this plan names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners.

For high-need students

It plans $653,715 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $451,946 and estimates it spent $668,215, $216,269 (48%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $278,140 (57%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is School and Classroom Safety, which went from $80,500 to $233,616.

Largest cuts

Family and Community Engagement−⁠$99,800
Culture of Support and Belonging−⁠$39,588

Largest increases

School and Classroom Safety+⁠$153,116
Whole Child Nurturance and Lifelong Wellness+⁠$96,230
Student Engagement+⁠$92,922

New in the 2026–27 plan

Professional Learning and Development$12,200

Ask: What did Family and Community Engagement pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $99,800 less?

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 7 and 8 only: 37% in English and 13% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure	2024–25	2025–26	Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Learning Experiences	44%	39%	down 5 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Learning Experiences	15%	19%	up 4 pts
Chronically absentGoal 2 · Well-Being	23 in 100	23 in 100	no change
Suspended at least onceGoal 2 · Well-Being	0.7%	0.7%	no 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

School and Classroom Safety · $233,616
Culture of Support and Belonging · $170,412
Whole Child Nurturance and Lifelong Wellness · $156,230

The full plan3 goals, 38 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 ($769,286).

Where does the money go?

73% to Goal 2, Well-Being. 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.

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 1Learning Experiences$153,62820% of action budgets

“Promote learning experiences that inspire inquiry, engagement, collaboration, innovation, and increase academic achievement” p. 15 ↗

3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

Student Engagement$95,568action 1.1 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Curriculum and Pedagogy$43,560action 1.2 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $17,980 is state funding counted toward those services
Assessment$14,500action 1.3 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Student Engagement+⁠$92,922$2,646 → $95,568 · p. 65 ↗
Curriculum and Pedagogy+⁠$39,760$3,800 → $43,560 · p. 65 ↗
Assessment+⁠$7,800$6,700 → $14,500 · p. 65 ↗

How the plan measures it · 19 measures

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

Goal 2Well-Being$560,25873% of action budgets

“Support the social-emotional and physical well-being of all and recognize each person’s inherent value” p. 32 ↗

3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

School and Classroom Safety$233,616action 2.1 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Culture of Support and Belonging$170,412action 2.2 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Whole Child Nurturance and Lifelong Wellness$156,230action 2.3 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $131,439 is state funding counted toward those services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

School and Classroom Safety+⁠$153,116$80,500 → $233,616 · p. 65 ↗
Whole Child Nurturance and Lifelong Wellness+⁠$96,230$60,000 → $156,230 · p. 65 ↗
Culture of Support and Belonging−⁠$39,588$210,000 → $170,412 · p. 65 ↗

How the plan measures it · 11 measures · 1 quoted

Expulsion Rate p. 34 ↗
Baseline
0%
Target for year 3
Maintain a 0% Expulsion Rate

10 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3Community$55,4007% of action budgets

“Strengthen our community by embracing change, accepting others, and cultivating a growth mindset” p. 45 ↗

3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

Partnerships$40,500action 3.1 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Professional Learning and Development$12,200action 3.2 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3,200 is state funding counted toward those services
Family and Community Engagement$2,700action 3.3 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1,500 is state funding counted toward those services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Family and Community Engagement−⁠$99,800$102,500 → $2,700 · p. 65 ↗
Partnerships+⁠$15,500$25,000 → $40,500 · p. 65 ↗

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

Professional Learning and Development · $12,200 · p. 65 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 8 measures · 1 quoted

Number of unduplicated students participating in the district partnership programs p. 46 ↗
Baseline
100% participation
Target for year 3
Maintain 100% participation with district partnership programs

7 more measures in the plan’s table.

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.

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How do I get in?

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The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

School website: northwestprep.pousd.org ↗Office: (707) 522-3320Administrator: Adam Napoleon

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2590 Piner Road, Santa Rosa 95401

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Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 63% in English and 87% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (38 students tested in each); California: 50% and 63%
Which of these courses will actually run in the years my child attends?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 23 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (33 of 142 students); average middle school in the Piner-Olivet Union Elementary district: 15 in 100
How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
What did Family and Community Engagement pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $99,800 less?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?

Office (707) 522-33202590 Piner Road, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schoolsPercentile among California middle schools, 2026

Piner-Olivet Charter1.1 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
37thDevelopingScope Score 33
Hilliard Comstock MiddleSanta Rosa High · 1.5 mi
1stNeeds SupportScope Score 14
Mark West CharterMark West Union Elementary · 2.5 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
78thStrongScope Score 52

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

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Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,881 of 2,529 California middle schools we score

Score factors, 2025–26
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Advancedaverage of English and math	7%	39	42%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math	25%	38	23%
Chronically absent	23 in 100	45	5%
Suspension rate	0.7% (1 of 148)	59	5%
English learners: top level	22%	50	5%

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 80%: the remaining 20%, 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 year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2025–26	28	25	#1881	California 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	not on file	not on file
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	32 in 100	2.5% (4 of 158)
2024–25	23 in 100	0.7% (1 of 147)
2025–26	23 in 100	0.7% (1 of 148)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

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 · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	70	10%	39%
2026 · Math	70	7%	19%
2025 · English	62	16%	44%
2025 · Math	62	8%	15%
2024 · English	87	14%	33%
2024 · Math	87	6%	20%
2023 · English	72	11%	38%
2023 · Math	70	6%	16%
2022 · English	66	8%	36%
2022 · Math	53	4%	19%
2019 · English	58	3%	38%
2019 · Math	58	2%	7%
2018 · English	50	12%	50%
2018 · Math	50	6%	14%
2017 · English	57	14%	51%
2017 · Math	57	7%	18%

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2025 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2025 · Grade 5 · English	—	—
2025 · Grade 7 · English	17	41%
2025 · Grade 8 · English	25	28%
2025 · Grade 11 · English	14	71%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	17	29%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	25	8%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	14	14%
2024 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 5 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 7 · English	22	27%
2024 · Grade 8 · English	32	25%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	27	48%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	22	23%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	32	22%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	27	15%
2023 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 5 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 6 · English	4	—
2023 · Grade 7 · English	28	39%
2023 · Grade 8 · English	18	33%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	16	44%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	4	—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	29	17%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	17	12%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	14	0%
2022 · Grade 3 · English	5	—
2022 · Grade 4 · English	5	—
2022 · Grade 5 · English	9	—
2022 · Grade 6 · English	4	—
2022 · Grade 7 · English	12	17%
2022 · Grade 8 · English	16	38%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	15	33%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	5	—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	4	—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	9	—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	4	—
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	5	—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	10	—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	16	19%
2019 · Grade 7 · English	24	17%
2019 · Grade 8 · English	18	39%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	16	69%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	24	8%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	18	11%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	16	0%
2018 · Grade 7 · English	15	47%
2018 · Grade 8 · English	17	41%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	18	61%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	15	13%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	17	12%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	18	17%
2017 · Grade 7 · English	17	47%
2017 · Grade 8 · English	22	45%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	18	61%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	17	24%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	22	18%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	18	11%

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	33	15%	33%	48%	3%

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 · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	40	28%	—	−15

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	+1	42	Average	−19	42	Moderate
Low-income	+1	33	Average	−22	33	Minimal
English-only students	+7	27	not categorized	−16	27	not categorized
Hispanic or Latino	0	23	Average	−5	23	Average
White	+4	15	Average	−29	15	Minimal
English learners	−8	12	Moderate	+7	12	Accelerated

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 7 and 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+1 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

42 students

CDE growth category: Average

State model · math−19 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

42 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

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 7 and 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 · 23 in 100 → 2025–26 · 23 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.7% (1 of 147) → 2025–26 · 0.7% (1 of 148) · 0.0 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	25 in 100	—
Male	—	21 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	26 in 100	—
Two or more races	—	0 in 100	—
White	—	22 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	25 in 100	—
English learners	—	35 in 100	—
Low-income	—	24 in 100	—
All students	—	23 in 100	—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	not reported
AP course count	not reported
AP enrollment (male/female)	not reported
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 10 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	1
Chemistry sections	1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	149

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

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	0	0%
California State University	0	0%
California community college	8	53%
In-state private	0	0%
Out-of-state, 4-year	1	7%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	6	40%

15 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 60% · % 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.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,323 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,039 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,817 per ADA

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

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 66%Instruction support 10%Student services 9%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$13,332,048	66.15%	66%
Instruction support	$2,044,459	10.14%	10%
Student services	$1,840,948	9.13%	9%
Administration	$1,139,558	5.65%	6%
Buildings & maintenance	$1,793,911	8.90%	9%
Total	$20,153,178	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $20,153,178 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$14,323 per pupil

2020$14,479 per pupil

2019$15,122 per pupil

2018$12,372 per pupil

2017$10,988 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 holders2.9%

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 95401 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95401 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$93,615
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	27%
ZIP-area population	36,861
Median age	39.2 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 95401 →

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How did students here do on state tests?

English

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How do the high school grades do?

English

Math

How does math compare with English?

Have results changed?

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

Did students here score above what the state expected?

English

Math

Each year’s results and tested counts

Who can act on Northwest Prep Charter’s results?

Where is its yearly plan?

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

Graduated in four years

Ready for college or career (state measure)

Finished the UC/CSU course list

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Chronically absent, 2025–26

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Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

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The 2026–27 plan in short

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Reading, math and catch-up help

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What its goals measure

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Every goal, in the plan’s order

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