Public school · Brawley Elementary

Padilla-Pace Middle — Rating & test scores

715 South Ceasar Chavez, Brawley · 445 students · Grades 6–8

How to enroll
Compare

Compare schools

Choose up to four middle schools.

Type at least two characters to search.

Save

Sign in to save this school

Scope Score 73

DevelopingScope Score · 39th percentile. Higher than 39 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

Near California in English, well below in math: 47% and 24% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8, spring 2026, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 582 in English, 590 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is Padilla-Pace a good middle school?

Developing. Padilla-Pace is higher than most California middle schools on English test results and progress in English. Padilla-Pace is lower than most on math test results, progress in math and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced5247%
Math, Proficient or Advanced3524%
English, Advanced5315%
Math, Advanced3610%

Progress in a year, 2025

English96+21 pts
Math29−8 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance1727 in 100
Padilla-Pace’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Brawley Elementary’s other middle schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 10% of students tested in math scored Advanced, about half California’s rate (21%). Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

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

How to read these bars, and their sources

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

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 6–8. California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,800 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Padilla-Pace say about itself?

We haven’t read Padilla-Pace’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open besd.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English (reading and writing), yes. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 21 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Exceptional. In math, they scored 8 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

English

+21

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

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino363+22 points
Low-income322+22 points
English learners180+17 points
Long-term English learners59+7 points
Students with disabilities44+11 points

Math

−8

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

Hispanic or Latino364−9 points
Low-income323−10 points
English learners180−15 points
Long-term English learners59−37 points
Students with disabilities44+10 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 385 students in English, 386 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 21 points above that expected score, and in math 8 points below it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

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

Scope Score

2 middle schools within 1.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Padilla-PaceScope Score 7339th
  2. Barbara WorthNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7125th
Brawley Elementary

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 Padilla-Pace compare with schools like it?

Padilla-Pace’s Scope Score is 73. 553 California middle schools, counting Padilla-Pace, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Padilla-Pace’s result is higher than 345 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 553

  1. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 91st percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 87%

    Scope Score 85Strong · 87th percentile

553 California public middle schools where 78% to 90% 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 78% to 90% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Padilla-Pace’s share. The count includes Padilla-Pace. 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 48% to 47% and math from 22% to 24%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2025 to 2026

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

25%50%75%2025202648%49%CaliforniaCalifornia47%Padilla-PacePadilla-Pace

Math

25%50%75%2025202622%37%CaliforniaCalifornia24%Padilla-PacePadilla-Pace

Each spring tests a different group of students. 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.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringPadilla-PaceBrawley ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
202548%—49%412
202647%42%49%582
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringPadilla-PaceBrawley ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
202522%—36%424
202624%21%37%590

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; well below it in math.

English

47%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

25283215
Brawley Elementary42%California49%

Math

24%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

54221410
Brawley Elementary21%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 47% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 24% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

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

Grade 6 stands apart in math: 39% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 24% across grades 6–8 here, spring 2026. Each grade is a different group of students, so this describes one year’s class.

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 23 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced50%45%46%
Advanced21%13%11%
Proficient29%32%35%
Developing level25%30%30%
Minimal25%25%24%
Tested174206202
California48%51%49%
Difference+2−6−3

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced39%20%15%
Advanced21%4%7%
Proficient18%16%8%
Developing level23%23%22%
Minimal38%57%63%
Tested174208208
California37%38%36%
Difference+2−18−21

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school15%32%28%25%582
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Brawley Elementary12%30%27%31%1,233
Math, grades 6–8 · This school10%14%22%54%590
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Brawley Elementary9%12%25%54%1,237

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 582 tested in English, 590 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 94% of students. 173 of 636 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

27in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (173 of 636 students).

At the average middle school in the Brawley Elementary district: 26 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 7.9% of students were suspended at least once (51 of 645). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

445

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 94%White 4%

Family income

84%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 373 of 445. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

25

teachers, with 10 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

English learners

61%

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 (102 of 166 students).

Brawley Elementary: 49%. 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.

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
24 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (46 of 190).
Grades 7–8
28 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (127 of 446).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino94%
White4%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. 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?

Low-income students scored below the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino556 tested23%California 25%
  • Low-income449 tested21%California 26%
  • English learners136 tested4%California 7%
  • Students with disabilities61 tested3%California 10%

21% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 26% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 math, 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 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Brawley Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 443 tested in English, 449 in math
English42%+537%+339%
Math21%+219%−526%
Hispanic or Latino · 550 tested in English, 556 in math
English45%+441%+639%
Math23%+221%−225%
English learners · 129 tested in English, 136 in math
English8%+26%+17%
Math4%04%−37%
Students with disabilities · 61 tested
English10%+37%−414%
Math3%03%−710%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Brawley Elementary, 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, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races 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 Padilla-Pace. 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.

Families

No family answers yet

0 of 20 needed before answers show

  • 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.

Answer the family questionsResponder en españolHow family answers work

Staff

Staff can’t answer for this school yet

We don’t check staff emails for Brawley Elementary yet. Tell us your district’s email domain and we’ll work on adding it.

Ask us to add your district

Money

Where does the money go?

$19,867 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Brawley Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $41 million.

$19,867

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$13,135
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,732
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,116
  • Padilla-Pace$19,867
  • Brawley Elementary middle schools$18,177
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Brawley Elementary’s yearly plan

$41million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$23million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $41 million of $87 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Brawley Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Padilla-Pace like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92227. They are not figures for the families at Padilla-Pace.

Typical household income in a year

$59,362

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 92227.

Typical home value
$291,500
People who live in this ZIP code
28,315
Typical age
30.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
16%

What you can do

Who can act on Padilla-Pace’s results?

Brawley Elementary’s board decides Padilla-Pace’s plan.

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 Padilla-Pace 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 Brawley Elementary extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Brawley Elementary: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Padilla-Pace. 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?27 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (173 of 636 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?7.9% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (51 of 645 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  3. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?8 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (386 students)
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?4% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (136 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  5. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  6. 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 Padilla-Pace, and how do I get in?

Ask Brawley Elementary which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Miguel Hidalgo Elementary
    Scope Score 69Needs Support · 12th percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle · this school
    Padilla-Pace Middle
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
  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

  • Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

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

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 12th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Myron D. Witter Elementary

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

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 27th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • J. W. Oakley Elementary

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

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 11th percentile · elementary · 2026

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 Padilla-Pace?

Address
715 South Ceasar Chavez, Brawley 92227Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Ivan VildosolaAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated May 23, 2025.

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

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Brawley Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Padilla-Pace a good middle school?

Padilla-Pace Middle has a Scope Score of 73. It scored higher than 39 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Developing, 39th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 27 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 26 in 100 at the average middle school in the Brawley Elementary district. 7.9% of students (51 of 645) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

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

In English, yes. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 21 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Exceptional. In math, they scored 8 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 385 students in English, 386 in math

See the details ↓

How does grade 6 do in math?

Grade 6 stands apart in math: 39% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 24% across grades 6–8 here, spring 2026. Each grade is a different group of students, so this describes one year’s class. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 42% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Padilla-Pace Middle in Brawley 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
2025–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,525 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math13%4542%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math36%4623%
Chronically absent27 in 100385%
Suspension rate7.9% (51 of 645)345%
English learners: top level28%595%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)-14.0pp—not scored

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2024–25 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267339#1525California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2024–25 has records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for it.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2024–2527 in 1009.1% (43 of 472)—
2025–2627 in 1007.9% (51 of 645)−14

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).
Every tested year2025–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English58215%47%
2026 · Math59010%24%
2025 · English41215%48%
2025 · Math42411%22%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English21152%
2025 · Grade 7 · English19945%
2025 · Grade 8 · English——
2025 · Grade 6 · Math21628%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math20116%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math7—

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
Schoolwide2095%14%62%19%

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-income44342%+5+3
Hispanic or Latino55045%+4+6
English learners1298%+2+1
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+21385Exceptional−8386Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+22363Exceptional−9364Moderate
Low-income+22322Exceptional−10323Moderate
English learners+17180Accelerated−15180Moderate
English-only students+24178not categorized−3179not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+2895not categorized−1795not categorized
English learners only+585not categorized−1485not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+759Accelerated−3759Minimal
Students with disabilities+1144Accelerated+1044Accelerated
White−414Average+514Accelerated

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. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

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

State model · English+21 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

All students, grades 6–8

385 students

CDE simple estimate

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, English: +21 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−8 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

All students, grades 6–8

386 students

CDE simple estimate

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −8 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. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 27 in 100 → 2025–26 · 27 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 9.1% (43 of 472) → 2025–26 · 7.9% (51 of 645) · −1.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—28 in 100—
Male—27 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—28 in 100—
White—3 of 25—
Students with disabilities—28 of 89—
English learners—32 in 100—
Military families—27 of 66—
Low-income—31 in 100—
All students—27 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$14,073 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,898 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$1,331 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 445

Central federal expenditures attributed here$785 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 445

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,819 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 66%Instruction support 9%Student services 8%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$49,404,82666.15%66%
Instruction support$6,699,9608.97%9%
Student services$6,067,9048.12%8%
Administration$4,866,1586.52%7%
Buildings & maintenance$7,628,13610.21%10%
Total$74,688,215100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $74,688,215 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$14,073 per pupil
2020$13,501 per pupil
2019$13,926 per pupil
2018$12,308 per pupil
2017$11,529 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92227 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92227 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$59,362
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)16%
ZIP-area population28,315
Median age30.8 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 92227 →

Downloads, embed and methodologyCSV · embed code · sources · corrections

Embed this scorecard

<iframe
  src="https://schoolscope.co/embed/school/padilla-pace-middle-2414"
  width="100%" height="210" loading="lazy"
  style="border:0;border-radius:12px"
  title="Padilla-Pace Middle — SchoolScope scorecard">
</iframe>

Free to embed with the credit link. Data updates automatically.

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

How we analyzeRequest a correction