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Oak Valley Middle

Q: Is Oak Valley Middle a good middle school?

Oak Valley Middle is in the 95th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 76 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Oak Valley Middle was well above California in English and math: 79% and 74% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Oak Valley Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 79% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 74% the math standard; 45% and 54% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 1,450 students were tested in English and 1,464 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Oak Valley Middle rank in California?

Oak Valley Middle is in the 95th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). Oak Valley Middle ranks #92 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Q: Is Oak Valley Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Oak Valley Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 78th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

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

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 5.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 84 chronically absent of 1,522 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.1%; 17 unduplicated suspended students of 1,529 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 5.6%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.1%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Oak Valley Middle compare to other schools in San Diego?

Oak Valley Middle is in the 95th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,503 students. Use the schools in San Diego page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What high school does Oak Valley Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Oak Valley Middle is zoned to Del Norte High. Del Norte High has a Scope Score of 86 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

San Diego · 6–8 · 1,503 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score

76 / 100

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

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Well above California in English and math: 79% and 74% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,450 in English, 1,464 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

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Academic achievement

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

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 45%
Met standard: 34%
Below standard: 21%

79% met or exceeded · 1,450 tested

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Level	Here	California	Poway Unified
Exceeded	45%	19%	36%
Met	34%	30%	36%
Nearly met	13%	23%	17%
Not met	8%	28%	11%

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

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 54%
Met standard: 20%
Below standard: 26%

74% met or exceeded · 1,464 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Poway Unified
Exceeded	54%	20%	41%
Met	20%	16%	21%
Nearly met	17%	23%	21%
Not met	9%	41%	17%

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

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45% in English and 54% in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 19% and 20% across California in the same grades.grades 6–8 · spring 2025

45%English · exceeded the standard54%Math · exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,450 in English, 1,464 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

84 of 1,522 students missed 10% or more of school days: about two thirds of the rate at the average Poway Unified school.2024–25

6 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 1,522
Comparison: 84 of 1,522. District and California figures are averages of school rates (7 Poway Unified schools; 2,175 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Low-income students here (147 tested in English, 149 in math, grades 6–8, spring 2025) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (38% and 24%).grades 6–8 · spring 2025

56%English · met or exceeded51%Math · met or exceeded

Source: CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2025
Students: low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 6–8: 147 in English, 149 in math
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 147 students in English and 149 in math.

Comparisons & progress

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

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school79%

California49%

Tested: 1,450 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school79%

Poway Unified72%

Tested: 1,450 here · 7,324 in Poway Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 7 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Poway Unified
Exceeded	45%	19%	36%
Met	34%	30%	36%
Nearly met	13%	23%	17%
Not met	8%	28%	11%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school74%

California36%

Tested: 1,464 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school74%

Poway Unified62%

Tested: 1,464 here · 7,357 in Poway Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 7 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Poway Unified
Exceeded	54%	20%	41%
Met	20%	16%	21%
Nearly met	17%	23%	21%
Not met	9%	41%	17%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

201984%1,476 tested

→

202579%1,450 tested

Oak Valley

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

Math

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

201975%1,473 tested

→

202574%1,464 tested

Oak Valley

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

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

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

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

Oak ValleyCalifornia

0%50%100%201920222025No comparable state tests (COVID)79%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

Oak ValleyCalifornia

0%50%100%201920222025No comparable state tests (COVID)74%36%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results; in 2020 and 2021 that was COVID.

English went from 84% in 2019 to 79% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Math went from 75% in 2019 to 74% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Oak Valley	California
2019	84% 1,476 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	82% 1,454 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	79% 1,485 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	79% 1,464 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	79% 1,450 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Oak Valley	California
2019	75% 1,473 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	71% 1,464 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	70% 1,487 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	70% 1,458 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	74% 1,464 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure1,393 students in English, 1,404 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English−7ptsCDE level: Moderate (2 of 5)

Math+17ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 7 points below that prediction, and in math 17 points above it.

The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.

Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.

Why our growth can differ. The growth in our Scope Score asks a different question. It doesn’t follow individual students: it compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier, and places that change among California schools at the same level. Children who joined or left the school in between count in ours; the state’s counts only students who took California’s test the year before. So the two can point different ways.

School pattern, spring 2025Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (84% to 79%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

6 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

9in 100 at the average Poway Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

84 of 1,522 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school6 in 100

at the average Poway Unified school9 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

1.1%of students were suspended at least once (17 of 1,529), 2024–25

1.8%at the average Poway Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	7	34 of 504
Grades 7–8	5	50 of 1,018

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Every learner

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How each student group did

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

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

147 English · 149 math tested

English56% / 38%

Math51% / 24%

Asian

649 English · 652 math tested

English88% / 76%

Math88% / 70%

White

446 English · 452 math tested

English70% / 61%

Math63% / 49%

Two or more races

142 tested per subject

English82% / 62%

Math75% / 49%

Hispanic or Latino

128 English · 133 math tested

English66% / 38%

Math48% / 24%

Filipino

69 tested per subject

English78% / 73%

Math67% / 58%

English learners

32 English · 33 math tested · grades 6 and 7

English28% / 8%

Math33% / 7%

Students with disabilities

137 English · 140 math tested

English37% / 14%

Math34% / 10%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Poway Unified	vs California
Low-income · 147 tested in English, 149 in math
English	56%	+947%	+1838%
Math	51%	+1635%	+2724%
Asian · 649 tested in English, 652 in math
English	88%	088%	+1276%
Math	88%	+385%	+1870%
White · 446 tested in English, 452 in math
English	70%	+169%	+961%
Math	63%	+558%	+1449%
Two or more races · 142 tested
English	82%	+1072%	+2062%
Math	75%	+1461%	+2649%
Hispanic or Latino · 128 tested in English, 133 in math
English	66%	+1254%	+2838%
Math	48%	+1038%	+2424%
Filipino · 69 tested
English	78%	078%	+573%
Math	67%	+562%	+958%
English learners · 32 tested in English, 33 in math · grades 6 and 7 only
English	28%	+1711%	+208%
Math	33%	+1716%	+267%
Students with disabilities · 137 tested in English, 140 in math
English	37%	+631%	+2314%
Math	34%	+1222%	+2410%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Poway Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Military-family students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students, English learners and students with disabilities here did far better than the same groups statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Oak Valley Middle in San Diego, 55.8% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 46.9% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Oak Valley Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 8.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (51.0% met or exceeded the Math standard); Asian students (88.1% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 45.7 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 147 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Asian44%
White31%
Two or more races10%
Hispanic or Latino9%
Filipino5%
Black or African American<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

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

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Asian	44%
White	31%
Two or more races	10%
Hispanic or Latino	9%
Filipino	5%
Black or African American	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

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

8 in 100 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (8%, 126 of 1,503). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers66

Average experience15 years

First-year teachers6%

91% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 90.87%: 57.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 63.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryStone Ranch ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleOak Valley MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolDel Norte HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Stone Ranch Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
98th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Monterey Ridge Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
97th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Del Sur Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
91st percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Turtleback Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
70th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
13% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

Design 39 Campus
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
45% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

Del Norte High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
97th percentile · Strong · high · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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

High-school endpoint evidence · Del Norte High

Del Norte HighScope 86historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Del Norte High. UC records 185 enrollees from Del Norte High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 22 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Del Norte High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 93% of Del Norte High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

185 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 22 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Del Norte High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

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English is lower than in 2019 here (84% to 79%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
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Similar student populations

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

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile

Foothill MiddleMt. Diablo Unified · 1,005 enrolled · 8.4% meal eligibility84thStrong
Diablo Vista MiddleSan Ramon Valley Unified · 835 enrolled · 8.3% meal eligibility98thStrong
Windemere Ranch MiddleSan Ramon Valley Unified · 1,011 enrolled · 8.2% meal eligibility98thStrong
Union MiddleUnion Elementary · 1,068 enrolled · 7.8% meal eligibility99thStrong
Gale Ranch MiddleSan Ramon Valley Unified · 971 enrolled · 9.8% meal eligibility97thStrong
Iron Horse MiddleSan Ramon Valley Unified · 939 enrolled · 9.9% meal eligibility97thStrong

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 0.4–16.4% meal eligibility and 752–3,006 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Oak Valley Middle a good middle school?

Oak Valley Middle is in the 95th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 76 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Oak Valley Middle was well above California in English and math: 79% and 74% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Oak Valley Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 79% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 74% the math standard; 45% and 54% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 1,450 students were tested in English and 1,464 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Oak Valley Middle rank in California?

Oak Valley Middle is in the 95th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). Oak Valley Middle ranks #92 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Oak Valley Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Oak Valley Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 78th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Oak Valley Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 5.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 84 chronically absent of 1,522 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.1%; 17 unduplicated suspended students of 1,529 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 5.6%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.1%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Oak Valley Middle compare to other schools in San Diego?

Oak Valley Middle is in the 95th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,503 students. Use the schools in San Diego page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Oak Valley Middle?

What high school does Oak Valley Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Oak Valley Middle is zoned to Del Norte High. Del Norte High has a Scope Score of 86 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

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Oak Valley Middle is ranked #92 statewide · #3 of 7 in Poway Unified.

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

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	49.0%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	76.6%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Above avg	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	5.6%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	1.1%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	35.7%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 86 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 80 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↑ vs CA average · ≈78th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 68 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 60 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.8pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 70 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

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

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

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

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	487	46%	33%	12%	8%	79%	+33
Grade 7	464	46%	35%	12%	7%	81%	+33
Grade 8	499	42%	35%	15%	8%	77%	+31

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

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

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

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

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	490	46%	24%	19%	11%	70%	+36
Grade 7	466	51%	24%	17%	9%	74%	+41
Grade 8	508	63%	15%	14%	8%	78%	+46

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

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

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

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

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	464	83.2%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	509	85.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	491	69.5%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	464	72.2%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	505	73.7%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	489	65.2%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	493	80.9%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	483	79.5%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	509	75.4%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	494	74.1%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	485	65.0%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	508	70.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	471	79.8%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	500	86.0%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	483	78.9%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	477	66.5%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	507	75.5%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	480	71.0%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	541	81.7%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	464	88.8%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	471	81.3%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	540	71.1%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	465	76.1%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	468	78.2%

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

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	506	41%	34%	24%	2%

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

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	147	55.8%	+9	+18
Asian	649	88.1%	+0	+12
White	446	69.7%	+1	+8

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

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

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Oak Valley Middle ←	—	7695th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	49.0%	76.6%	+2.8pp	+54 pts	1.1%
Black Mountain Middle	2.3 mi	6289th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	33.7%	63.8%	−2.0pp	—	1.8%
Mesa Verde Middle	3.3 mi	7896th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	50.5%	78.8%	+4.6pp	—	1.5%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	17.2%	40.0%	+1.5pp	—	3.6%

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

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$58,959 – $127,725

Average elementary principal salary$160,698

Average middle school principal salary$175,805

Average high school principal salary$181,289

Superintendent salary$362,500

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

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	82/100	97	#48	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	81/100	97	#60	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	80/100	96	#68	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	70/100	93	#136	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools

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

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 5.2% → 2025 · 5.5% · +0.3pp
Suspension rate2024 · 1.9% → 2025 · 1.1% · −0.8pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	1,450	44.6%	79.0%
2025 · Math	1,464	53.5%	74.2%
2024 · ELA	1,464	44.0%	79.3%
2024 · Math	1,458	50.0%	70.4%
2023 · ELA	1,485	42.4%	78.6%
2023 · Math	1,487	51.2%	69.7%
2022 · ELA	1,454	43.8%	81.6%
2022 · Math	1,464	48.6%	71.1%
2019 · ELA	1,476	48.5%	83.8%
2019 · Math	1,473	53.9%	75.0%

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

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	51.3%	79.5%	2.9%	2.1%	+3.4pp
2022	—	—	—	46.1%	76.3%	9.1%	2.3%	+1.8pp
2023	—	—	—	46.7%	74.2%	9.6%	2.1%	-4.8pp
2024	—	—	—	47.0%	74.8%	5.3%	1.9%	-10.3pp
2025	76	95	#92	49.0%	76.6%	5.6%	1.1%	+2.8pp

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

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

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

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

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	2.7%	6.7%	+4.0pp
Male	3.0%	4.4%	+1.4pp
Asian	1.3%	2.6%	+1.3pp
Black/African American	0.0%	6.7%	+6.7pp
Filipino	0.0%	0.0%	+0.0pp
Hispanic/Latino	5.4%	11.1%	+5.7pp
Two or More Races	3.2%	2.7%	-0.5pp
White	4.4%	9.7%	+5.3pp
Students with Disabilities	8.3%	11.5%	+3.2pp
English Learners	8.8%	15.3%	+6.5pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	10.9%	13.0%	+2.1pp
All Students	2.8%	5.5%	+2.7pp

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

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

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	−7	1,393	Moderate	+17	1,404	Accelerated
English Only	−8	866	not categorised	+11	874	not categorised
Asian	0	627	Average	+30	629	Exceptional
White	−14	424	Moderate	+5	431	Accelerated
English Learner	−4	167	Average	+22	167	Exceptional
Students with Disabilities	−20	142	Moderate	−1	146	Average
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−6	143	Moderate	+4	145	Average
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−4	141	not categorised	+24	141	not categorised
Two or More Races	−6	139	Moderate	+13	139	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	−9	121	Moderate	−2	123	Average
Filipino	+2	69	Average	+7	69	Accelerated
English Learners Only	−6	26	not categorised	+8	26	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−10	20	Moderate	−9	20	Moderate
Black or African American	+5	11	Accelerated	+25	11	Exceptional

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

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

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2023 · Grade 6

46%

exceeded standard · 81% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 493 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

42%

exceeded standard · 77% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 499 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 494 (school-grade cohort proxy).

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

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,393 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

23rd pctile · −7 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,404 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

88th pctile · +17 pts

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

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

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,246 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,663 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$236 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,503

Central federal expenditures attributed here$92 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,503

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,880 per ADA

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

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

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

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

Instruction 65%Instruction support 12%Student services 8%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%

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

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

2021$12,246 per pupil

2020$11,959 per pupil

2019$12,266 per pupil

2018$11,181 per pupil

2017$10,952 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92127

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92127
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$195,520
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	73.09%
ZCTA population	50,555
Median age	39.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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

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