Public school · Pajaro Valley Unified

Pajaro Middle

Watsonville · 6–8 · 398 students (2024–25)

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The dots are California’s 2,177 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score

17 / 100

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

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Pajarohigher than 6 of the 100 California dots

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Pajarohigher than 6 of the 100 California dots

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

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Pajarohigher than 6 of the 100 California dots

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Well below California in English and math: 20% and 6% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 384 in English, 390 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

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Academic achievement

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

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 4%
Met standard: 16%
Below standard: 80%

20% met or exceeded · 384 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Pajaro Valley Unified
Exceeded	4%	19%	7%
Met	16%	30%	19%
Nearly met	30%	23%	27%
Not met	50%	28%	47%

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

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 2%
Met standard: 4%
Below standard: 94%

6% met or exceeded · 390 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Pajaro Valley Unified
Exceeded	2%	20%	7%
Met	4%	16%	10%
Nearly met	21%	23%	22%
Not met	73%	41%	61%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence

8.9% of students (37 of 417) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, against 3.5% at the average California middle school.2024–25

8.9%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source: CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 417
Comparison: 37 of 417. District and California figures are averages of school rates (9 Pajaro Valley Unified schools; 2,177 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

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

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school20%

California49%

Tested: 384 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school20%

Pajaro Valley Unified26%

Tested: 384 here · 3,846 in Pajaro Valley Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 14 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Pajaro Valley Unified
Exceeded	4%	19%	7%
Met	16%	30%	19%
Nearly met	30%	23%	27%
Not met	50%	28%	47%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school6%

California36%

Tested: 390 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school6%

Pajaro Valley Unified17%

Tested: 390 here · 3,859 in Pajaro Valley Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 14 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Pajaro Valley Unified
Exceeded	2%	20%	7%
Met	4%	16%	10%
Nearly met	21%	23%	22%
Not met	73%	41%	61%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

201924%1,488 tested

→

202520%384 tested

Pajaro

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

Math

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

20197%1,500 tested

→

20256%390 tested

Pajaro

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

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

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

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

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

PajaroCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202520%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

PajaroCalifornia

0%50%100%2019202220256%36%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 24% in 2019 to 20% in 2025. Math went from 7% in 2019 to 6% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Pajaro	California
2019	24% 1,488 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	24% 1,275 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	18% 434 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2025	20% 384 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Pajaro	California
2019	7% 1,500 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	9% 1,275 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	8% 434 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2025	6% 390 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure365 students in English, 364 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English−6ptsCDE category: Moderate

Math−18ptsCDE category: Moderate

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

Ask: Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

21 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

23in 100 at the average Pajaro Valley Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

86 of 414 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school21 in 100

at the average Pajaro Valley Unified school23 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

8.9%of students were suspended at least once (37 of 417), 2024–25

5.7%at the average Pajaro Valley Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	20	27 of 133
Grades 7–8	21	59 of 281

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

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

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

369 English · 375 math tested

English19% / 38%

Math5% / 24%

Hispanic or Latino

380 English · 386 math tested

English20% / 38%

Math6% / 24%

English learners

172 English · 179 math tested

English5% / 7%

Math1% / 6%

Students with disabilities

59 English · 58 math tested

English3% / 14%

Math5% / 10%

Homeless

109 English · 110 math tested

English16% / 27%

Math3% / 16%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Pajaro Valley Unified	vs California
Low-income · 369 tested in English, 375 in math
English	19%	019%	−1938%
Math	5%	−49%	−1924%
Hispanic or Latino · 380 tested in English, 386 in math
English	20%	020%	−1838%
Math	6%	−410%	−1824%
English learners · 172 tested in English, 179 in math
English	5%	+14%	−27%
Math	1%	01%	−56%
Students with disabilities · 59 tested in English, 58 in math
English	3%	−25%	−1114%
Math	5%	+14%	−510%
Homeless · 109 tested in English, 110 in math
English	16%	+511%	−1127%
Math	3%	−14%	−1316%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Pajaro Valley Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander 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.

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and homeless students did worse than the same groups statewide. English learners did worse than the same group statewide in math. Students with disabilities did worse than the same group statewide in English.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Pajaro Middle in Watsonville, 18.7% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 18.6% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Pajaro Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 0.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (5.1% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (19.7% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 17.0 percentage points: students with disabilities in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 369 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino99%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share1%

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

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	99%
White	—
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

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

About 9 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (96%, 384 of 398). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers18

Average experience10 years

First-year teachers6%

77% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 76.69%: 15.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 20.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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The school path beyond this campus

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

ElementaryHall District ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddlePajaro MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolWatsonville HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Hall District Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
7th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Ohlone Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
13th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

Watsonville High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
17th percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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

High-school endpoint evidence · Watsonville High

Watsonville HighScope 45historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Watsonville High. UC records 31 enrollees from Watsonville High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 11 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Watsonville High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 68% of Watsonville High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

31 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 11 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Watsonville High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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250 Salinas Road, Watsonville 95076

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?

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Other options

Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

E. A. Hall Middle1.4 mi3rdNeeds Support
Cesar E. Chavez Middle1.9 mi1stNeeds Support
Rolling Hills Middle2.6 mi26thDeveloping

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

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Similar student populations

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

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile

John Adams MiddleLos Angeles Unified · 676 enrolled · 96.4% meal eligibility62ndSolid
Sierra MiddleBakersfield City · 731 enrolled · 96.4% meal eligibility8thNeeds Support
Berendo MiddleLos Angeles Unified · 552 enrolled · 96.6% meal eligibility23rdNeeds Support
Desert Springs MiddlePalm Springs Unified · 749 enrolled · 96.7% meal eligibilitybottom 1%Needs Support
Pixley MiddlePixley Union Elementary · 297 enrolled · 96.3% meal eligibility40thDeveloping
Julia C. Lathrop IntermediateSanta Ana Unified · 584 enrolled · 96.7% meal eligibility11thNeeds Support

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 88.5–100% meal eligibility and 199–796 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Pajaro Middle a good middle school?

Pajaro Middle is in the 6th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 17 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Pajaro Middle was well below California in English and math: 20% and 6% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Pajaro Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 20% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 6% the math standard; 4% and 2% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 384 students were tested in English and 390 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Pajaro Middle rank in California?

Pajaro Middle is in the 6th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2025). Pajaro Middle ranks #2,032 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Pajaro Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Pajaro Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 36th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Pajaro Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 20.8% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 86 chronically absent of 414 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 8.9%; 37 unduplicated suspended students of 417 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 20.7%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 8.7%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Pajaro Middle compare to other schools in Watsonville?

Pajaro Middle is in the 6th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 398 students. Use the schools in Watsonville page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Pajaro Middle?

What high school does Pajaro Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Pajaro Middle is zoned to Watsonville High. Watsonville High has a Scope Score of 45 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

Downloads, sources & methodology

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Pajaro Middle is ranked #2,032 statewide · #6 of 9 in Pajaro Valley Unified.

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

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	2.9%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	12.8%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Weak	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	20.7%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	8.7%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	27.7%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 34 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 29 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↓ vs CA average · ≈36th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 47 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 17.5pp lower vs 2023
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 30 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 8.1pp lower vs 2023
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 59 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

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

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

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

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	122	4%	13%	19%	64%	17%	−29
Grade 7	117	3%	19%	38%	39%	22%	−25
Grade 8	145	3%	17%	34%	46%	20%	−26

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

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

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

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

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	124	2%	3%	15%	79%	6%	−29
Grade 7	121	2%	4%	28%	66%	6%	−28
Grade 8	145	2%	4%	19%	74%	6%	−26

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

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

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

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

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	148	20.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	128	12.5%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	143	11.9%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	129	4.7%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	150	17.3%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	142	19.7%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	142	17.6%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	150	10.0%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	142	5.6%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	142	9.2%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	425	15.6%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	425	32.9%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	425	23.5%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	425	5.1%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	425	14.8%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	425	6.5%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	496	27.3%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	496	23.0%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	496	21.2%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	500	7.4%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	500	9.6%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	500	4.1%

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

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	146	2%	10%	64%	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.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	369	18.7%	+0	−19
Hispanic/Latino	381	19.7%	−1	−18
English Learners	173	5.2%	+1	−2

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

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

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Pajaro Middle ←	—	176th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	2.9%	12.8%	+1.7pp	+35 pts	8.7%
E. A. Hall Middle	1.4 mi	153rd percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	1.0%	6.3%	+1.1pp	—	11.7%
Cesar E. Chavez Middle	1.9 mi	121st percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	1.6%	11.5%	+0.1pp	—	1.5%
Rolling Hills Middle	2.6 mi	2626th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	2.2%	13.3%	+5.4pp	—	7.6%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	17.2%	40.0%	+1.5pp	—	3.6%

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

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$58,520 – $109,309

Average elementary principal salary$122,944

Average middle school principal salary$129,647

Average high school principal salary$142,021

Superintendent salary$268,536

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

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	13/100	1	#1921	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	13/100	3	#2033	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	10/100	1	#2093	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools

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

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 24.7% → 2025 · 20.8% · −3.9pp
Suspension rate2024 · 19.0% → 2025 · 8.9% · −10.1pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	384	3.6%	19.8%
2025 · Math	390	2.0%	5.9%
2024 · ELA	276	1.1%	16.7%
2024 · Math	272	1.5%	8.5%
2023 · ELA	434	2.1%	18.2%
2023 · Math	434	2.1%	8.3%
2022 · ELA	425	3.3%	24.0%
2022 · Math	425	2.8%	8.7%
2019 · ELA	496	2.4%	23.8%
2019 · Math	500	2.4%	7.0%

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

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	2.4%	15.4%	12.2%	22.7%	-4.7pp
2022	—	—	—	3.0%	16.4%	39.3%	13.7%	+4.7pp
2023	—	—	—	2.1%	13.2%	38.2%	16.8%	-0.3pp
2025	17	6	#2032	2.9%	12.8%	20.7%	8.7%	+1.7pp

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

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

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

What we can't show

— Students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged here trail the state average for their group by 19 points in ELA in grades 6–8 — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.

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

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	11.6%	18.7%	+7.1pp
Male	12.7%	22.7%	+10.0pp
Hispanic/Latino	11.8%	20.5%	+8.7pp
White	18.8%	—	—
Students with Disabilities	18.4%	34.4%	+16.0pp
English Learners	11.7%	20.6%	+8.9pp
Homeless	14.3%	17.8%	+3.5pp
Military-Connected	9.8%	23.0%	+13.2pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	11.7%	20.8%	+9.1pp
All Students	12.2%	20.8%	+8.6pp

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

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

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	−6	365	Moderate	−18	364	Moderate
Hispanic or Latino	−7	362	Moderate	−18	361	Moderate
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−7	351	Moderate	−18	350	Moderate
English Learner	−10	275	Moderate	−20	275	Moderate
English Learners Only	−13	158	not categorised	−17	158	not categorised
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−8	117	not categorised	−22	117	not categorised
Homeless Youth	−13	116	Moderate	−15	115	Moderate
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−10	111	Moderate	−13	111	Moderate
Students with Disabilities	−7	56	Moderate	−3	55	Average
English Only	+1	46	not categorised	−16	45	not categorised

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

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

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2023 · Grade 6

exceeded standard · 17% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 150 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

exceeded standard · 20% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 145 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 145 (school-grade cohort proxy).

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

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

365 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

25th pctile · −6 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

364 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

7th pctile · −18 pts

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

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

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,608 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 18,743 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$1,627 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 398

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,611 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 398

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,632 per ADA

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

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

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

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

Instruction 56%Instruction support 17%Student services 13%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%

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

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

2021$15,608 per pupil

2020$15,165 per pupil

2019$15,343 per pupil

2018$13,924 per pupil

2017$12,975 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 95076

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95076
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$91,099
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	18.49%
ZCTA population	82,806
Median age	36.4 years

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

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

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