Pivot Charter School - North Bay: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Pivot Charter School - North Bay posts low test scores — and suspensions run below the state rate (1.5% vs 3.7%). If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Pivot Charter School - North Bay scores 14 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 1st percentile of 2,238 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “18% proficient” and call it done. Pivot Charter School - North Bay deserves a closer read. The school sits in Santa Rosa, where three in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
As a charter, Pivot Charter School - North Bay enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The 4 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 52
Nearby High Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 36
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
Is Pivot Charter School - North Bay a good middle school?
What are Pivot Charter School - North Bay's CAASPP test scores?
How does Pivot Charter School - North Bay rank in California?
What is the attendance and school culture like at Pivot Charter School - North Bay?
How does Pivot Charter School - North Bay compare to other schools in Santa Rosa?
How does Pivot Charter School - North Bay serve low-income and underrepresented students?
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 8% | 8% | 32% | 52% | 16% | −32 |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 10% | 13% | 23% | 53% | 23% | −23 |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 5% | 24% | 25% | 46% | 29% | −18 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 13% | 8% | 17% | 63% | 21% | −13 |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 0% | 10% | 7% | 83% | 10% | −22 |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 7% | 0% | 12% | 81% | 7% | −17 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 141 | 1% | 16% | 67% | 16% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 91 | 20.9% | −27 | −17 |
| White | 70 | 27.1% | −33 | −35 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 47 | 25.5% | −21 | −13 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivot Charter School - North Bay ← | — | 14 | 7.6% | 17.5% | — | 1.5% |
| California average | — | 43 | 16.8% | 39.3% | +1.5 | 3.7% |
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
- — Scored here as a middle school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 17 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.