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Petaluma Junior High — Rating & test scores

Petaluma · 7–8 · 454 students (2024–25)

700 Bantam Way, 94952petalumacityschools.org ↗(707) 778-4724Principal Ray McClintock
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The dots are California’s 2,532 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built ›

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38 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Near California in English and math: 50% and 34% met or exceeded the standard in grades 7 and 8, against 50% and 37% statewide. Source
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 465 in English, 466 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).
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About 1 in 6 reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 19% and 21% across California in the same grades.grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
13%English · exceeded the standard17%Math · exceeded the standard
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 465 in English, 466 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

Academic achievement

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

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
13%
Proficient
37%
Below Proficient
50%

50% proficient or advanced · 465 tested

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LevelHereCaliforniaPetaluma Joint Union High
Advanced13%19%18%
Proficient37%31%37%
Developing24%23%25%
Minimal26%27%20%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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Math

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
17%
Proficient
17%
Below Proficient
66%

34% proficient or advanced · 466 tested

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LevelHereCaliforniaPetaluma Joint Union High
Advanced17%21%22%
Proficient17%16%20%
Developing27%23%28%
Minimal39%40%30%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

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Comparisons & progress

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

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school50%
California50%

Tested: 465 here · 838,600 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school50%
Petaluma Joint Union High55%

Tested: 465 here · 1,440 in Petaluma Joint Union High. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 5 schools.

Math

grades 7 and 8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school34%
California37%

Tested: 466 here · 838,896 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school34%
Petaluma Joint Union High42%

Tested: 466 here · 1,434 in Petaluma Joint Union High. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 5 schools.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202552%450 tested
→
202650%465 tested

Petaluma

California, same grades49% → 50%2025 → 2026 · 848,364 → 838,600 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202535%449 tested
→
202634%466 tested

Petaluma

California, same grades35% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 851,806 → 838,896 tested

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

Chart: 2017–2026. The table includes all available years.

English met or exceeded, grades 7 and 8
PetalumaCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)50%50%
Math met or exceeded, grades 7 and 8
PetalumaCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)34%37%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 62% in 2017 to 50% in 2026. Math went from 49% in 2017 to 34% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8
YearPetalumaCalifornia
201565%
663 tested		45%
900,059 tested
201667%
617 tested		48%
907,715 tested
201762%
638 tested		49%
915,271 tested
201856%
611 tested		50%
919,277 tested
201956%
565 tested		50%
932,985 tested
202256%
485 tested		48%
852,094 tested
202352%
432 tested		47%
842,173 tested
202442%
408 tested		47%
849,026 tested
202552%
450 tested		49%
848,364 tested
202650%
465 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8
YearPetalumaCalifornia
201547%
660 tested		33%
901,801 tested
201651%
621 tested		36%
910,145 tested
201749%
639 tested		37%
918,964 tested
201840%
614 tested		37%
921,089 tested
201940%
567 tested		37%
935,223 tested
202235%
485 tested		31%
853,132 tested
202333%
433 tested		32%
844,737 tested
202432%
420 tested		33%
853,781 tested
202535%
449 tested		35%
851,806 tested
202634%
466 tested		37%
838,896 tested

Ask: English is lower than in 2015 here (65% to 50%), while across California it went from 45% to 50%. How does the school check what’s working in English?

Life at school

How often students miss school or are suspended, and how the school describes itself where its website does.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

15 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
12in 100 at the average Petaluma Joint Union High school18in 100 at the average California middle school

76 of 502 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school15 in 100
at the average Petaluma Joint Union High school12 in 100
at the average California middle school18 in 100
2.8%of students were suspended at least once (14 of 508), 2025–26
2.6%at the average Petaluma Joint Union High school3.7%at the average California middle school

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

172 English · 173 math tested

English30% / 39%
Math20% / 26%

White

308 English · 307 math tested

English56% / 62%
Math40% / 50%

Hispanic or Latino

117 English · 119 math tested

English36% / 40%
Math18% / 25%

Students with disabilities

91 tested per subject

English12% / 14%
Math8% / 9%

Low-income students did worse than the same group statewide in English. White students did worse than the same group statewide.

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Petaluma Joint Union Highvs California
Low-income · 172 tested in English, 173 in math
English30%−838%−939%
Math20%−626%−626%
White · 308 tested in English, 307 in math
English56%−662%−662%
Math40%−949%−1050%
Hispanic or Latino · 117 tested in English, 119 in math
English36%−541%−440%
Math18%−927%−725%
Students with disabilities · 91 tested
English12%−214%−214%
Math8%−19%−19%

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

Students of two or more races and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. White: 65%2. Hispanic or Latino: 26%3. Two or more races: 5%Unallocated share: 4%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White65%
  2. Hispanic or Latino26%
  3. Two or more races5%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share4%
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, 2025–26Here
White65%
Hispanic or Latino26%
Two or more races5%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 2 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (45%, 203 of 454). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers27
Average experience16 years
First-year teachers15%
79% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 78.91%: 20.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 26.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

36%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
This school36%
California47%

8 of 22 English learners here; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

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Getting in

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School website: petalumacityschools.org ↗Office: (707) 778-4724Principal: Ray McClintock

Location and visiting

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700 Bantam Way, Petaluma 94952

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Questions to ask

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  1. English is lower than in 2015 here (65% to 50%), while across California it went from 45% to 50%. How does the school check what’s working in English?
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Accountability

Who runs this school

Run by Petaluma Joint Union High.

Common questions

Is Petaluma Junior High a good middle school?
Petaluma Junior High is in the 50th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 38 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Petaluma Junior High was near California in English and math: 50% and 34% met or exceeded the standard in grades 7 and 8, against 50% and 37% statewide. The 2026 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 Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Petaluma Junior High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 50% of students tested in grades 7 and 8 met or exceeded the English standard and 34% the math standard; 13% and 17% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 50% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 465 students were tested in English and 466 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Petaluma Junior High rank in California?
Petaluma Junior High is in the 50th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Solid, 2026). Petaluma Junior High ranks #1,256 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 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 full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Petaluma Junior High?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 15.1% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 76 chronically absent of 502 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 2.8%; 14 unduplicated suspended students of 508 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Petaluma Junior High compare to other schools in Petaluma?
Petaluma Junior High is in the 50th percentile (Solid) 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 454 students. Use the schools in Petaluma page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Petaluma Junior High?
At Petaluma Junior High in Petaluma, 30% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 7–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 38% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 8 points below the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 20% in math; White students, 56% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 172 low-income students tested in reading and writing. 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.

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Petaluma Junior High is ranked #1,256 statewide · #4 of 4 in Petaluma Joint Union High.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard15.0%17.7%42%
Met or exceeded41.7%40.6%23%
Chronic absenteeism15.2%17.8%5%
Suspension rate2.8%3.8%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)8.3%17.5%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 17.7% · index 47 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 40.6% · index 51 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 54 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 2.3pp lower vs 2025
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 3.8% · index 54 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · → no change vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 17.5% · index 32 · 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 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELATestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 723514%42%21%23%56%51%+5
Grade 823012%32%26%30%44%49%−5

California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 723619%22%27%32%41%38%+3
Grade 823015%12%28%45%27%36%−9

California is the state's own math result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

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 · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA22450.9%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA22652.6%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math22340.8%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math22629.2%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA21743.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA19141.4%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math22238.7%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math19824.8%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA20447.1%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA22856.1%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math20636.4%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math22729.1%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA23161.0%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA25452.4%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math23139.4%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math25430.7%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA29862.1%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA26750.2%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math29647.0%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math27133.2%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA28053.2%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA33158.6%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math27942.6%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math33538.5%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA33758.2%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA30166.1%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math33847.0%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math30150.5%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA30559%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA31275%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math30747%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math31454%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA30769%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA35662%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math30651%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math35444%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “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)TestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimal
Schoolwide2307%21%54%17%

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 · ELATestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged17230%−8−9
White30856%−6−6
Hispanic/Latino11736%−5−4
More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders5.2%

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.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 17.4% → 2026 · 15.1% · −2.3pp
Suspension rate2025 · 2.7% → 2026 · 2.8% · +0.1pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresAdvancedProficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA46513.1%49.9%
2026 · Math46616.9%33.7%
2025 · ELA45014.7%51.8%
2025 · Math44916.0%35.0%
2024 · ELA40811.0%42.4%
2024 · Math42012.6%32.1%
2023 · ELA43215.1%51.9%
2023 · Math43315.7%32.6%
2022 · ELA48517.1%56.5%
2022 · Math48516.7%34.9%
2019 · ELA56518.6%56.5%
2019 · Math56717.8%40.4%
2018 · ELA61117.0%56.1%
2018 · Math61418.6%40.4%
2017 · ELA63819.8%61.9%
2017 · Math63920.2%48.7%
2016 · ELA61723%67%
2016 · Math62124%50%
2015 · ELA66319%65%
2015 · Math66021%47%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero. Before spring 2026, Advanced was reported as Exceeded and proficient or advanced as met or exceeded.

YearScopePctileRankAbsentSuspGrade gap
2019———7.5%9.7%—
2022———22.0%7.6%—
2023———20.7%7.9%—
2024———16.6%5.7%—
2025———17.5%2.7%—
20263850#125615.2%2.8%—

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
  • — The same-year grade contrast is unavailable in this record; it is separate from the two-year aggregate comparison used for scoring.
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female8.2%20.3%+12.1pp
Male6.6%9.8%+3.2pp
Hispanic/Latino7.3%27.7%+20.4pp
Two or More Races20.0%25.0%+5.0pp
White6.3%8.6%+2.3pp
Students with Disabilities15.8%26.9%+11.1pp
English Learners8.6%40.0%+31.4pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.7%29.0%+14.3pp
All Students7.4%15.1%+7.7pp
Black/African American18.2%——

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

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

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$24 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 454

Central federal expenditures attributed here$501 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 454

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.

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 94952
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94952
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$117,343
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)46.78%
ZCTA population33,785
Median age43.8 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/ZCTA context does 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 94952 →

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Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · n=2,532 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-10-15

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