Public school · Patterson Joint Unified · Patterson, California

Open Valley Independent Study — Rating & test scores

Patterson · K–12 · 100 students (2024–25)

640 M Street, 95363openvalley.patterson.k12.ca.us ↗(209) 892-4720
18thpercentileNeeds Support

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
26

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

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Near California in English, well below in math: 40% and 0% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 8, spring 2026, against 49% and 36%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 8: 15
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 421,354 in English and 421,472 in math tested).

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

This rating covers grade 8. Open Valley Independent Study teaches K–12: grade 11 results ↓

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Open Valley Independent Study and Del Puerto High share this address in the state’s school directory. The California School Campus Database maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

The California School Campus Database records Northmead Elementary on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, inside the campus outline from the California School Campus Database (2025). Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.

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Only 15 students were tested here in grade 8 in spring 2026, so one student’s result moves each rate by about 7 points.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE CAASPP research file (school rows), spring 2026 (students tested (points per student: 100 ÷ students tested, our arithmetic)).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Patterson Joint Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Open Valley Independent Study a good middle school?

Open Valley Independent Study scores higher than 18 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 18th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 2 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 10 in 100 at the average Patterson Joint Unified middle school. 0 of 182 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

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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?

40% of the 15 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing); none did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 8, spring 2026

In grade 8, spring 2026, 40% of the 15 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% across California. In math, none did, against 36% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 8: 15
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 421,354 in English, 421,472 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 8 · spring 2026 · 15 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
40%
Below the standard
60%
This school40%
California49%
Patterson Joint Unified33%

40% Proficient or Advanced in grade 8.

Math

Grade 8 · spring 2026 · 15 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
100%
This school0%
California36%
Patterson Joint Unified13%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grade 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
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancedsuppressednot on filenot on file
Advancedsuppressednot on filenot on file
Proficientsuppressednot on filenot on file
Developing levelsuppressednot on filenot on file
Minimalsuppressednot on filenot on file
Tested4not on filenot on file
California44%46%49%
Difference———
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressedsuppressed40%
Advancedsuppressedsuppressed0%
Proficientsuppressedsuppressed40%
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressed13%
Minimalsuppressedsuppressed47%
Tested5815
California48%51%49%
Difference——−9
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced33%
Advanced11%
Proficient22%
Developing level23%
Minimal44%
Tested18
California57%
Difference−24

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
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancedsuppressednot on filenot on file
Advancedsuppressednot on filenot on file
Proficientsuppressednot on filenot on file
Developing levelsuppressednot on filenot on file
Minimalsuppressednot on filenot on file
Tested4not on filenot on file
California47%42%37%
Difference———
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressedsuppressed0%
Advancedsuppressedsuppressed0%
Proficientsuppressedsuppressed0%
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressed13%
Minimalsuppressedsuppressed87%
Tested5815
California37%38%36%
Difference——−36
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced0%
Advanced0%
Proficient0%
Developing level17%
Minimal83%
Tested18
California32%
Difference−32

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, 33% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and none 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 · 18 tested

Advanced
11%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
67%
This school33%
California57%
Patterson Joint Unified54%

33% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 18 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
100%
This school0%
California32%
Patterson Joint Unified20%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Have results changed?

English went from 8% to 40% and math stayed at 0%.

English · top two levels · grade 8

20258%12 tested
→
202640%15 tested

This school

California, same grades48% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 426,862 → 421,354 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 8

20250%12 tested
→
20260%15 tested

This school

California, same grades34% → 36%2025 → 2026 · 428,268 → 421,472 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

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
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 8 · This school0%40%13%47%15
English, grade 8 · California19%30%24%27%421,354
English, grade 8 · Patterson Joint Unified8%25%28%39%452
Math, grade 8 · This school0%0%13%87%15
Math, grade 8 · California22%14%22%42%421,472
Math, grade 8 · Patterson Joint Unified5%8%24%63%458
English, grade 11 · This school11%22%23%44%18
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Patterson Joint Unified21%33%24%22%468
Math, grade 11 · This school0%0%17%83%18
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Patterson Joint Unified8%12%19%61%469

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.

Results since 20195 tested years shown · English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2019

Chart and table: 2019–2026.

English top two levels, grade 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20192023202640%49%
Math top two levels, grade 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2019202320260%36%

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

In grade 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 18% in 2019 to 40% in 2026. In math, it was 0% in both 2022 and 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201918%
11 tested		49%
461,481 tested
202242%
12 tested		47%
435,110 tested
202332%
19 tested		46%
418,277 tested
2024—
Withheld by CDE		—
20258%
12 tested		48%
426,862 tested
202640%
15 tested		49%
421,354 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
2019—
Withheld by CDE		—
20220%
12 tested		29%
435,449 tested
202316%
19 tested		30%
419,315 tested
2024—
Withheld by CDE		—
20250%
12 tested		34%
428,268 tested
20260%
15 tested		36%
421,472 tested

CDE withholds a year’s results when fewer than 11 students tested, as it did here in 2019 and 2024.

What you can do

Who can act on Open Valley Independent Study’s results?

Patterson Joint Unified’s board decides Open Valley Independent Study’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Patterson Joint 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 Patterson Joint Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

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

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Patterson Joint Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
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?

2 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

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 10 of 11 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

18%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 2 of 11 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

0%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 0 of 10 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

26% enrolled in college within 12 months · 23 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college6 · 26%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled17 · 74%

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)
1 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 Patterson Joint Unified middle school, 10 in 100 were. 0 of 182 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: 3 of 161 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 182 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 Patterson Joint Unified middle school 6.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

2 in 100This school
10 in 100At the average Patterson Joint Unified middle school
18 in 100At the average California middle school

3 of 161 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 182

students were suspended at least once. 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–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 0 in 100, 0 of 14
  • Grades 7–8: 0 in 100, 0 of 29
  • Grades 9–12: 3 in 100, 3 of 106
Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 10 of 11 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 · 2 of 11 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 · 0 of 10 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 Open Valley Independent Study

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Patterson Joint Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 68%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 68%2. White: 12%3. Black or African American: 7%4. Not reported: 7%Unallocated share: 6%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino68%
  2. White12%
  3. Black or African American7%
  4. Not reported7%
  5. Asian—
  6. Filipino—
  7. Two or more races—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. 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. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

74%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 74 of 100. California: 63%.

6teachers, 2024–25

19 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

29%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

62% 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 · 8 of 13 English learners62%
Patterson Joint Unified · 709 of 1,38651%
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, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino68%
White12%
Black or African American7%
Not reported7%
Asian—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

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: 29% of teaching positions, 2.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 7.6 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Patterson Joint Unified which school serves your address.

School website: openvalley.patterson.k12.ca.us ↗Office: (209) 892-4720Administrator: Corrin Rivera

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
640 M Street, Patterson 95363

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Patterson Joint Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 60% in English and 100% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 8, spring 2026 (15 students tested in each); California: 51% and 64%
  2. Which of these courses will actually run in the years my child attends?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
  5. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  6. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (209) 892-4720640 M Street, 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

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #2,055 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math0%3442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math20%3623%
Chronically absent2 in 100615%
Suspension rate0 of 182585%
English learners: top level33%585%

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 yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–262618#2055California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–190 in 1001.4% (2 of 145)—
2021–22not on filenot on file—
2022–23not on filenot on file−22
2023–240 in 1000 of 263—
2024–250 in 1000 of 164—
2025–262 in 1000 of 182—

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English534%30%
2026 · Math530%4%
2025 · English560%27%
2025 · Math560%5%
2024 · English674%19%
2024 · Math670%6%
2023 · English767%32%
2023 · Math760%11%
2022 · English1118%39%
2022 · Math1062%11%
2019 · English486%27%
2019 · Math442%7%
2018 · English462%4%
2018 · Math450%2%
2017 · English340%0%
2017 · Math290%0%

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 3 · English——
2025 · Grade 4 · English0—
2025 · Grade 5 · English——
2025 · Grade 6 · English——
2025 · Grade 7 · English1145%
2025 · Grade 8 · English128%
2025 · Grade 11 · English2528%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math——
2025 · Grade 4 · Math0—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math——
2025 · Grade 6 · Math——
2025 · Grade 7 · Math110%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math120%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math258%
2024 · Grade 3 · English——
2024 · Grade 4 · English——
2024 · Grade 5 · English——
2024 · Grade 6 · English9—
2024 · Grade 7 · English1718%
2024 · Grade 8 · English10—
2024 · Grade 11 · English2719%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math——
2024 · Grade 4 · Math——
2024 · Grade 5 · Math——
2024 · Grade 6 · Math9—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math1712%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math10—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math277%
2023 · Grade 3 · English——
2023 · Grade 4 · English——
2023 · Grade 5 · English9—
2023 · Grade 6 · English1164%
2023 · Grade 7 · English10—
2023 · Grade 8 · English1932%
2023 · Grade 11 · English2330%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math——
2023 · Grade 4 · Math——
2023 · Grade 5 · Math9—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math1127%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math10—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math1916%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math234%
2022 · Grade 3 · English7—
2022 · Grade 4 · English1540%
2022 · Grade 5 · English1346%
2022 · Grade 6 · English10—
2022 · Grade 7 · English1753%
2022 · Grade 8 · English1242%
2022 · Grade 11 · English3732%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math7—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math1520%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math1315%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math10—
2022 · Grade 7 · Math1712%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math120%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math323%
2019 · Grade 4 · English——
2019 · Grade 6 · English4—
2019 · Grade 7 · English8—
2019 · Grade 8 · English1118%
2019 · Grade 11 · English2335%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math——
2019 · Grade 6 · Math4—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math8—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math10—
2019 · Grade 11 · Math200%
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · English——
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 11 · English264%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math——
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2018 · Grade 11 · Math250%
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English——
2017 · Grade 11 · English230%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 11 · Math210%

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
Schoolwide360%19%56%25%

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

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−1415Moderate−2715Minimal
English-only students−1012not categorized−2412not categorized
Hispanic or Latino−1812Moderate−2612Minimal
Low-income−611Moderate−1411Moderate

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 grade 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−14 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 8

15 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −14 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−27 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 8

15 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −27 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, 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 grade 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 · 0 in 100 → 2025–26 · 2 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 164 → 2025–26 · 0 of 182 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female0 in 1002 in 100+2 in 100
Male0 in 1001 in 100+1 in 100
Black or African American0 in 1000 in 1000 in 100
Hispanic or Latino0 in 1002 in 100+2 in 100
White0 in 1000 in 1000 in 100
Students with disabilities0 in 1006 in 100+6 in 100
English learners0 in 1000 in 1000 in 100
Low-income0 in 1002 in 100+2 in 100
All students0 in 1002 in 100+2 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
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 1 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections3
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)137

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

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00%
California State University00%
California community college626%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1774%

23 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 26% · % 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$13,669 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 6,012 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$1,769 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 100

Central federal expenditures attributed here$743 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 100

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,171 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 58%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$68,794,71058.05%58%
Instruction support$14,566,20612.29%12%
Student services$12,997,59810.97%11%
Administration$9,005,2647.60%8%
Buildings & maintenance$12,215,99110.31%10%
Other$926,8730.78%1%
Total$118,506,642100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $118,506,642 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,669 per pupil
2020$13,086 per pupil
2019$13,614 per pupil
2018$12,086 per pupil
2017$11,178 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95363 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95363 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$95,679
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)15%
ZIP-area population30,769
Median age31.9 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 95363 →

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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 · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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