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Obsidian Middle — Rating & test scores

15850-A Dam Road Extention, Clearlake · 590 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 64

Needs SupportScope Score · bottom 1%. In the lowest 1 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

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

Well below California in English and math: 18% and 8% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 528 in English, 526 in math
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).

Overview

Is Obsidian a good middle school?

Needs Support. Obsidian is lower than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced418%
Math, Proficient or Advanced38%
English, Advanced53%
Math, Advanced63%

Progress in a year, 2025

English24−7 pts
Math9−18 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance243 in 100
Obsidian’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Konocti Unified’s other middle schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

260 of 608 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 51 in 100 at the average Konocti Unified middle school.

Each bar is Obsidian’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 608. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Konocti Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Progress

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

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 7 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 18 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

English

−7

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income377−5 points
Hispanic or Latino259−8 points
White155−6 points
English learners146−11 points
Long-term English learners77−10 points

Math

−18

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income374−19 points
Hispanic or Latino258−15 points
White154−23 points
English learners146−7 points
Long-term English learners76−8 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 468 students in English, 466 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

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

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 7 points below that expected score, and in math 18 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?

1 of the 1 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Obsidian. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

2 middle schools within 0.2 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Richard H. Lewis AlternativeSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 674th
  2. ObsidianScope Score 64bottom 1%
Konocti UnifiedMagnet or school of choice

A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

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 Obsidian compare with schools like it?

Obsidian’s Scope Score is 64. 472 California middle schools, counting Obsidian, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Obsidian’s result is higher than 4 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 472

  1. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

472 California public middle schools where 71% to 83% 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 71% to 83% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Obsidian’s share. The count includes Obsidian. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 22% to 18% and math from 7% to 8%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2024 to 2026

Grades 7 and 8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

25%50%75%20242025202616%17%50%CaliforniaCalifornia19%Konocti UnifiedDistrict18%ObsidianObsidian

Math

25%50%75%2024202520265%6%37%CaliforniaCalifornia8%Konocti UnifiedDistrict8%ObsidianObsidian

Each spring tests a different group of students. Konocti Unified’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. Konocti Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringObsidianKonocti UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
202417%16%47%527
202522%22%49%537
202618%19%50%528
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringObsidianKonocti UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
20246%5%33%516
20257%6%35%538
20268%8%37%526

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

18%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

592315
Konocti Unified19%California50%

Math

8%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

7220
Konocti Unified8%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 18% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 8% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 7 and 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 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 10 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.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced17%19%
Advanced3%3%
Proficient14%16%
Developing level24%23%
Minimal59%58%
Tested263265
California51%49%
Difference−34−30

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 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced6%9%
Advanced2%3%
Proficient4%6%
Developing level21%19%
Minimal73%72%
Tested262264
California38%36%
Difference−32−27

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 7 and 8 · This school3%15%23%59%528
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Konocti Unified3%16%22%59%562
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school3%5%20%72%526
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Konocti Unified3%5%19%73%561

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 528 tested in English, 526 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 56% of students. 260 of 608 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

43in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (260 of 608 students).

At the average Konocti Unified middle school: 51 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 22.5% of students were suspended at least once (140 of 622). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

590

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 56%White 34%Two or more races 5%American Indian or Alaska Native 2%

Family income

77%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 454 of 590. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

27

teachers, with 3 years of experience on average.

52% were in their first year.

English learners

50%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (68 of 135 students).

Konocti Unified: 31%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino56%
White34%
Two or more races5%
American Indian or Alaska Native2%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Seven student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Two or more races32 tested22%California 63%
  • White168 tested21%California 62%
  • Low-income418 tested18%California 39%
  • Hispanic or Latino309 tested16%California 40%
  • Homeless38 tested11%California 28%
  • Students with disabilities61 tested5%California 14%
  • English learners132 tested2%California 7%

21% of White students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 62% for the same group across California. Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and homeless students, students of two or more races, English learners and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Konocti Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 418 tested in English, 415 in math
English18%+117%−2139%
Math7%07%−1926%
Hispanic or Latino · 309 tested in English, 308 in math
English16%016%−2440%
Math7%07%−1825%
White · 168 tested in English, 166 in math
English21%021%−4162%
Math8%−19%−4250%
Two or more races · 32 tested
English22%022%−4163%
Math6%−28%−4450%
English learners · 132 tested in English, 131 in math
English2%+11%−57%
Math2%02%−57%
Students with disabilities · 61 tested
English5%−16%−914%
Math0%00%−99%
Homeless · 38 tested in English, 37 in math
English11%+110%−1728%
Math0%00%−1717%

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

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Obsidian. 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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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$85,541 for each student in 2023–24. California’s middle schools spent $19,178 for each student.

$85,541

for each student at this school, 2023–24
Spent at the school
$1,824
The school’s share of district office costs
$83,717
Of the total, from federal funds
$13,500
  • Obsidian$85,541
  • California middle schools$19,178

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,200 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2023–24. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Obsidian like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95422. They are not figures for the families at Obsidian.

Typical household income in a year

$42,241

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 95422.

Typical home value
$217,000
People who live in this ZIP code
17,054
Typical age
38.9 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
8%

What you can do

Who can act on Obsidian’s results?

Konocti Unified’s board decides Obsidian’s plan.

When the plan is set

Konocti Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP)

How to take part

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

State support

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

Extra state help for the district

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

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Obsidian. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?43 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (260 of 608 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?22.5% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (140 of 622 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  3. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?18 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 7 and 8, 2025 (466 students)
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Obsidian, and how do I get in?

Ask Konocti Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Lower Lake Elementary
    Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle · this school
    Obsidian Middle
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 64Needs Support · bottom 1%
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Lower Lake Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 65 · Needs Support · 1st percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Burns Valley

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 5th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Pomo

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 64 · Needs Support · bottom 1% · elementary · 2026

High-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Obsidian?

Address
15850-A Dam Road Extention, Clearlake 95422Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Nikki SabatierAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 21, 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 Konocti Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Obsidian a good middle school?

Obsidian Middle has a Scope Score of 64. It is in the bottom 1% of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Needs Support, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 43 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 51 in 100 at the average Konocti Unified middle school. 22.5% of students (140 of 622) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

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

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 7 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 18 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 468 students in English, 466 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 18% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Obsidian Middle in Clearlake scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 11 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
11
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2024–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #2,511 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math3%3442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math13%2823%
Chronically absent43 in 100175%
Suspension rate22.5% (140 of 622)05%
English learners: top level16%425%

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 year2023–24 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–26640#2511California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

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 absenceSuspension
2023–2444 in 10027.6% (177 of 641)
2024–2545 in 10026.4% (173 of 656)
2025–2643 in 10022.5% (140 of 622)

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

Every tested year2024–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English5283%18%
2026 · Math5263%8%
2025 · English5373%22%
2025 · Math5381%7%
2024 · English5274%17%
2024 · Math5162%6%

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 7 · English26817%
2025 · Grade 8 · English26926%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math2697%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math2697%
2024 · Grade 7 · English27511%
2024 · Grade 8 · English25223%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math2686%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math2486%

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
Schoolwide2613%10%44%43%

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

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income41818%+1−21
Hispanic or Latino30916%0−24
White16821%0−41
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−7468Moderate−18466Moderate
Low-income−5377Average−19374Moderate
English-only students−8280not categorized−23278not categorized
Hispanic or Latino−8259Moderate−15258Moderate
White−6155Moderate−23154Minimal
English learners−11146Moderate−7146Moderate
English learners only−15115not categorized−2115not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1077Moderate−876Moderate
Students with disabilities−1254Moderate−1954Moderate
Homeless−1335Moderate−2835Minimal
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+1031not categorized−2831not categorized
Two or more races−1325Moderate−2225Minimal
Black or African American+512Accelerated−3112Minimal

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. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 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−7 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

468 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−18 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

466 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −18 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 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 · 45 in 100 → 2025–26 · 43 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 26.4% (173 of 656) → 2025–26 · 22.5% (140 of 622) · −3.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—42 in 100—
Male—43 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—38 in 100—
American Indian or Alaska Native—12 of 15—
Two or more races—13 of 30—
White—48 in 100—
Students with disabilities—44 of 92—
English learners—30 in 100—
Homeless—28 of 52—
Military families—17 of 39—
Low-income—45 in 100—
All students—43 in 100—

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

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,048 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,603 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$178 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 586

Central federal expenditures attributed here$13,322 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 586

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,029 per ADA

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

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 57%Instruction support 12%Student services 14%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$41,211,13156.76%57%
Instruction support$8,975,65312.36%12%
Student services$10,323,00514.22%14%
Administration$3,919,1285.40%5%
Buildings & maintenance$7,702,85910.61%11%
Other$472,1600.65%1%
Total$72,603,936100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $72,603,936 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$14,048 per pupil
2020$12,492 per pupil
2019$13,008 per pupil
2018$12,966 per pupil
2017$12,791 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95422 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95422 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$42,241
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)8%
ZIP-area population17,054
Median age38.9 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 95422 →

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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 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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