Math
43%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Public middle school
Palms Middle
This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.
58% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 43% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
SchoolScope archetype
Building Momentum
What this means for your family
This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
How archetypes are assigned →Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
Contact
Phone(310) 253-7600
DistrictLos Angeles Unified
PrincipalArturo Enriquez
Grades6-8
Enrollment1,081 students
English
58%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
1,081Total enrollment
Chronic absence
17%Students absent 10% or more of school days
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The overall score is a starting point.
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 52% | 65% |
| 2022 | 43% | 64% |
| 2023 | 37% | 55% |
| 2024 | 41% | 58% |
| 2025 | 43% | 58% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
27%ProficientStandard Met
15%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
22%MinimalStandard Not Met
35%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
28%ProficientStandard Met
31%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
22%MinimalStandard Not Met
19%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025
Has held the 71st-percentile line every tested year since 2019.
Most rating sites would stop at “49% proficient” and call it done. Palms deserves a closer read. Two-thirds of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
1037 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · cohort of 357 tracked
Palms Middle scores 46 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 71st percentile of 2,177 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 49% meet the standard today, versus 57% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
Percentile among 2,177 middle schools statewide
ELAGreen(Declined)MathGreen(Increased)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 67% | 63% | 57% | 56% | 55% |
| Grade 7 | 63% | 61% | 58% | 62% | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 63% | 65% | 54% | 59% | 62% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 57% | 49% | 42% | 40% | 47% |
| Grade 7 | 44% | 39% | 42% | 40% | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 46% | 36% | 33% | 41% | 39% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
Two in five of students here meet the standard. One in four clear it by a lot.
ELA56% met or exceeded
Exceeded 26%Met 30%Nearly Met 23%Not Met 21%
Math43% met or exceeded
Exceeded 26%Met 17%Nearly Met 24%Not Met 33%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46 | 26% | 49% | Below avg · p46 | 16.6% | 1.5% |
| CA average · Middle School | 39 | 17% | 40% | Average · p50 | 18.1% | 3.6% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope4639
% Exceeded26%17%
% Met+49%40%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)Below avg · p46Average · p50
Absence16.6%18.1%
Suspension1.5%3.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25
Our growth read and California's own model disagree here — the 46th percentile against the state's 26th.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
California runs its own growth model, following individual children in grades 4 through 8 rather than comparing school-wide averages the way we do — and here the two measures disagree. Ours puts this school around the 46th percentile of California middle schools; the state's puts it around the 26th in reading and math together — a harder read than ours. We are not going to pretend one of those is the answer. Neither measure sees an individual child's classroom, and a disagreement this size is worth asking the principal about directly.
— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.
The returning cohort, two years on
ELA · 2023 · Grade 6
25%
exceeded standard · 57% met or exceeded
ELA · 2025 · Grade 8
26%
exceeded standard · 62% met or exceeded
n = 357
returning cohort
returning cohort
Percent exceeded, ELA only. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different metric — mean scale-score change across ELA and Math; California's own matched-student model is below.
Both measures, each ranked in its own field
Our growth measurereturning cohort, G6→G8SchoolScope growth measure: 46th percentile among California middle schools.46th pctile
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: −8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 21st percentile of 7,519 reported schools.21st pctile · −8 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: −6 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 30th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.30th pctile · −6 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
Low-income students here meet the ELA standard ahead of the same group statewide.
At Palms Middle in Los Angeles, 48.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Palms Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 7.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (34.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (45.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 48.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 744 students tested.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 49% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 49%, district —, state 40%49%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 41%, district 36%, state 32%41% · −8 vs school
MaleMale: this school 53%, district 41%, state 42%53% · +3 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 39%, district 36%, state 32%39% · −10 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 46%, district 42%, state 44%46% · −4 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 37%, district 30%, state 26%37% · −13 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 77%, district 65%, state 56%77% · +27 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 16%, district 14%, state 15%16% · −33 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 85%, district 78%, state 72%85% · +35 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 66%, district 56%, state 56%66% · +16 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 2%, district 9%, state 11%2% · −47 vs school
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
Foster YouthFoster Youth: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade
Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 7.2pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: -0.3pp.
ShowHide California's growth model by student group
The state's growth model, by student group
California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California middle school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.
Reading
Low-income students716 studentsLow-income students, reading: −11 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 716 students.−11 pts · −8 vs typical
English Only669 studentsEnglish Only, reading: −8 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 669 students.−8 pts · −8 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students456 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: −13 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 456 students.−13 pts · −11 vs typical
Black students244 studentsBlack students, reading: −5 scale-score points versus expectation, against −4 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 244 students.−5 pts · −1 vs typical
White136 studentsWhite, reading: +1 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 136 students.+1 pts · +1 vs typical
Math
Low-income students718 studentsLow-income students, math: −11 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 718 students.−11 pts · −6 vs typical
English Only671 studentsEnglish Only, math: −7 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 671 students.−7 pts · −4 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students457 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: −16 scale-score points versus expectation, against −6 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 457 students.−16 pts · −10 vs typical
Black students246 studentsBlack students, math: −12 scale-score points versus expectation, against −8 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 246 students.−12 pts · −4 vs typical
White135 studentsWhite, math: +10 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 135 students.+10 pts · +9 vs typical
this school typical California middle school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted
— 3 more groups are reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.
The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 20 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher20 · district 20
Teaching staff56 teachers
Avg. experience15.1 years
Fully credentialed85%
First-year teachers7%
Intern / emergency permit3.5%
PrincipalArturo Enriquez
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Teacher salary schedule$60,420 – $122,706
Principal salary$154,576 – $170,030
Superintendent salary$440,000
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here show up more, and get suspended less, than the state average.
Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 16.6%, district 22.8%, state 18.1%16.6% · −1.5pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.5%, district —, state 3.6%1.5% · −2.1pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–619.4%
Grades 7–815.3%
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $22,751 per student, more than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$1,620 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $22,751, CA average $14,491$22,751 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,620 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 52%Instruction support 16%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$18,180 per pupil
2019$16,355 per pupil
2018$15,793 per pupil
2017$13,247 per pupil
2016$13,549 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
Two-thirds of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
On the state's science test (CAST), 36% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino45.9% · district 73.2% · CA 56.1%
White13.6% · district 9.9% · CA 19.9%
Asian7.1% · district 3.4% · CA 10.2%
Black25.0% · district 7.2% · CA 4.8%
Other8.4% · district 6.3% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch71.5% · CA 64%
Median income$106K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.52M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+64% · CA 35%
ZIP population57,075
Median age35 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
What is the school’s approach?
School-stated approach · questions for your visit
Look beyond the brochure
A source-reviewed culture summary is not available for this profile yet. Ask how teaching, student support and family communication work day to day.
Read the school’s own website ↗Family voices
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
No nearby schools in this category are listed. The school being viewed stays visible for reference.
| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palms Middle | Public | Solid | 26% | 49% | School being viewed | |
| ICEF Vista Middle Academy | Charter | Strong | 26% | 61% | 2.0 mi | |
| Mark Twain Middle | Public | Strong | 30% | 52% | 2.5 mi | |
| Emerson Community Charter | Charter | Strong | 27% | 52% | 2.3 mi |
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District information →School website →Schools across the K–12 journey
Elementary · K–5
Castle Heights ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 73/100
Palms ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 30/100
Overland Avenue ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 86/100
Charnock Road ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 43/100
Canfield Avenue ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 71/100
Clover Avenue ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 80/100
Shenandoah Street ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 39/100
Middle · 6–8
High school · 9–12
The road from this school ends at Middle College High, which sent 5 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 11 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach Middle College High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 87% of Middle College High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.
5 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 11 AP subjects taught → full record on Middle College High's page
Source: UC & College Board
Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.
Plan your next step
What should I do next?
Worth a school visit
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Palms Middle a good middle school?
Palms Middle has a Scope Score of 46 out of 100, placing it in the 71st percentile of California middle schools and ranked #622 statewide. 26.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 8.8 percentage points above the California average of 17.2%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 6-to-8 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Palms Middle's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 49.5% of students at Palms Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 26.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 23.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 26.0% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 2,083 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Palms Middle rank in California?
Palms Middle ranks #622 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 71st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), same-cohort growth (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 Palms Middle getting better or worse?
SchoolScope follows the same cohort of students across grades rather than comparing two different grades in the same year. At Palms Middle that cohort is 2023 G6 → 2025 G8, measured in SBAC scale-score points. Its gain ranks below avg among California middle schools — roughly the 46th percentile, behind the typical school at this level. Read the ranking, not the raw point gain: scale scores rise with age, so nearly every school posts a positive number and only the relative position tells you anything. Growth is weighted at 20% in the middle Scope Score because it is the least demographically confounded signal available — it tracks change over time rather than the level students arrived at. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Palms Middle?
16.6% of students at Palms Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 18.1%. The suspension rate is 1.5%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Palms Middle compare to other schools in Los Angeles?
Palms Middle scores 46/100 (71st percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,081 students. Use the schools in Los Angeles page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Palms Middle serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Palms Middle in Los Angeles, 48.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Palms Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 7.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (34.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (45.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 48.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 744 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What high school does Palms Middle feed into?
By attendance boundary, Palms Middle is zoned to Alexander Hamilton Senior High. Alexander Hamilton Senior High has a Scope Score of 59 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.
Use the published evidence to prepare questions, then verify fit and access with the school.
Behind the evidence
Inspect the full record
Public sources, visible methods and the underlying school record. Source years and limitations stay attached to the evidence.
How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25
The 6 things our score weighs
The school's returning cohort — mostly, not exactly, the same kids two years on — gained 42 scale-score points across the span. Almost every school gains points, so we rank the gain against every other California school in this level.
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 26.0% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 49.5% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Below avg | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 16.6% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 1.5% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 13.3% | 18.0% | 5% |
Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built
A closer look at the evidence
Palms Middle: reading the evidence
Palms posts 49% meeting the standard against 40% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Explore the underlying data →Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
Palms Middle is ranked #622 statewide · #48 of 225 in Los Angeles Unified.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 26.0% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 49.5% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Below avg | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 16.6% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 1.5% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 13.3% | 18.0% | 5% |
- Exceeded standard
- ↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 60 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 58 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)
- ↓ vs CA average · 46th pctile
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 53 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 2.0pp lower vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 59 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.1pp lower vs 2024
- EL proficiency (ELPAC)
- ↓ vs CA 18.0% · index 39 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 328 | 30% | 25% | 23% | 23% | 55% | +9 |
| Grade 7 | 353 | 21% | 30% | 25% | 24% | 51% | +3 |
| Grade 8 | 356 | 26% | 36% | 22% | 16% | 62% | +16 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 331 | 30% | 17% | 24% | 30% | 47% | +12 |
| Grade 7 | 357 | 24% | 19% | 27% | 30% | 43% | +10 |
| Grade 8 | 358 | 25% | 14% | 21% | 40% | 39% | +7 |
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.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 356 | 17% | 19% | 54% | 9% |
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 | 744 | 48.1% | +7 | +10 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 480 | 45.9% | +5 | +7 |
| Black/African American | 251 | 46.4% | +11 | +14 |
03Nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palms Middle ← | — | 46 | 26.0% | 49.5% | −0.3pp | +42 pts | 1.5% |
| ICEF Vista Middle Academy | 2 mi | 59 | 25.8% | 60.9% | +12.9pp | — | 0.7% |
| Mark Twain Middle | 2.5 mi | 53 | 29.7% | 52.5% | −16.4pp | — | 0.6% |
| Emerson Community Charter | 2.3 mi | 49 | 26.8% | 52.4% | −7.9pp | — | 0.7% |
| California average | — | 39 | 17.2% | 40.0% | +1.5pp | — | 3.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53 | 79 | #413 | 27.4% | 56.6% | 14.5% | 1.2% | -7.9pp |
| 2022 | 53 | 82 | #382 | 25.8% | 52.2% | 24.0% | 1.3% | -5.6pp |
| 2023 | 47 | 76 | #500 | 22.2% | 47.6% | 22.5% | 0.9% | -5.7pp |
| 2024 | 45 | 72 | #609 | 24.5% | 49.7% | 18.6% | 1.6% | +2.1pp |
| 2025 | 46 | 71 | #622 | 26.0% | 49.5% | 16.6% | 1.5% | -0.3pp |
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 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 STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 14.0% | 17.4% | +3.4pp |
| Male | 15.0% | 16.0% | +1.0pp |
| Asian | 6.7% | 4.9% | -1.8pp |
| Black/African American | 18.8% | 18.7% | -0.1pp |
| Filipino | 4.5% | — | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.4% | 19.8% | +6.4pp |
| Two or More Races | 12.9% | 17.6% | +4.7pp |
| White | 17.4% | 10.3% | -7.1pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 22.2% | 25.9% | +3.7pp |
| English Learners | 15.3% | 21.4% | +6.1pp |
| Foster Youth | 50.0% | — | — |
| Homeless | 25.0% | 33.3% | +8.3pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 16.1% | 20.2% | +4.1pp |
| All Students | 14.5% | 16.6% | +2.1pp |
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | Reading | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | −8 | 984 | Moderate | −6 | 986 | Moderate |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | −11 | 716 | Moderate | −11 | 718 | Moderate |
| English Only | −8 | 669 | not categorised | −7 | 671 | not categorised |
| Hispanic or Latino | −13 | 456 | Moderate | −16 | 457 | Moderate |
| Black or African American | −5 | 244 | Average | −12 | 246 | Moderate |
| White | +1 | 136 | Average | +10 | 135 | Accelerated |
| English Learner | −14 | 123 | Moderate | −9 | 123 | Moderate |
| Students with Disabilities | −29 | 112 | Minimal | −17 | 112 | Moderate |
| Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only | −9 | 97 | not categorised | −7 | 97 | not categorised |
| Asian | +6 | 69 | Accelerated | +31 | 69 | Exceptional |
| Two or More Races | +9 | 62 | Accelerated | +4 | 62 | Average |
| English Learners Only | −35 | 26 | not categorised | −20 | 26 | not categorised |
| Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only) | −21 | 17 | Minimal | −14 | 17 | Moderate |
| Homeless Youth | −21 | 11 | Minimal | −34 | 11 | Minimal |
Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18
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