Rancho Medanos Junior High — Rating & test scores

Q: Is Rancho Medanos Junior High a good middle school?

Rancho Medanos Junior High is in the 15th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 24 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Rancho Medanos Junior High was well below California in English and math: 33% and 15% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% 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.

Q: What are Rancho Medanos Junior High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 33% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 15% the math standard; 7% and 7% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 774 students were tested in English and 775 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Rancho Medanos Junior High rank in California?

Rancho Medanos Junior High is in the 15th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2026). Rancho Medanos Junior High ranks #2,144 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.

Q: Is Rancho Medanos Junior High getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Rancho Medanos Junior High's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 30th 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.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Rancho Medanos Junior High?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 23.0% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 188 chronically absent of 816 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 2.5%; 21 unduplicated suspended students of 830 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Rancho Medanos Junior High compare to other schools in Pittsburg?

Rancho Medanos Junior High is in the 15th 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 812 students. Use the schools in Pittsburg page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What do reported student-group results show at Rancho Medanos Junior High?

At Rancho Medanos Junior High in Pittsburg, 28% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 27% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 1 point above the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 11% in math; Hispanic students, 32% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 617 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.

Q: What high school does Rancho Medanos Junior High feed into?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Rancho Medanos Junior High's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Pittsburg Senior High. Pittsburg Senior High is in the 13th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools on its 2025 Scope Score. 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.

Pittsburg · 6–8 · 812 students (2024–25)

2301 Range Road, 94565ranchomedanos.pittsburgusd.net ↗(925) 473-2480Principal Vanessa Fortney

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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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24 / 100

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

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Rancho Medanoshigher than 15 of the 100 California dots

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Rancho Medanoshigher than 15 of the 100 California dots

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

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Rancho Medanoshigher than 15 of the 100 California dots

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

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well below California in English and math: 33% and 15% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 774 in English, 775 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 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?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 7%
Proficient: 26%
Below Proficient: 67%

33% proficient or advanced · 774 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Pittsburg Unified
Advanced	7%	19%	7%
Proficient	26%	30%	23%
Developing	26%	23%	26%
Minimal	41%	28%	44%

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 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 7%
Proficient: 8%
Below Proficient: 85%

15% proficient or advanced · 775 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Pittsburg Unified
Advanced	7%	21%	6%
Proficient	8%	16%	9%
Developing	24%	23%	22%
Minimal	61%	40%	63%

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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.

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

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 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school33%

California49%

Tested: 774 here · 1,254,039 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school33%

Pittsburg Unified30%

Tested: 774 here · 2,296 in Pittsburg Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school15%

California37%

Tested: 775 here · 1,254,800 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school15%

Pittsburg Unified15%

Tested: 775 here · 2,293 in Pittsburg Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

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

Latest annual comparison

202533%784 tested

→

202633%774 tested

Rancho Medanos

California, same grades49% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 1,266,619 → 1,254,039 tested

Math

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

Latest annual comparison

202512%796 tested

→

202615%775 tested

Rancho Medanos

California, same grades36% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 1,272,526 → 1,254,800 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

English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2015.

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

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

Rancho MedanosCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)33%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

Rancho MedanosCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)15%37%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 35% in 2017 to 33% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Math went from 18% in 2017 to 15% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Rancho Medanos	California
2015	26% 852 tested	44% 1,356,180 tested
2016	32% 947 tested	48% 1,366,988 tested
2017	35% 870 tested	48% 1,377,836 tested
2018	37% 937 tested	49% 1,391,379 tested
2019	41% 880 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	41% 773 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	27% 782 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	27% 757 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	33% 784 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested
2026	33% 774 tested	49% 1,254,039 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Rancho Medanos	California
2015	19% 849 tested	33% 1,359,309 tested
2016	17% 970 tested	36% 1,371,026 tested
2017	18% 875 tested	37% 1,383,609 tested
2018	16% 937 tested	37% 1,394,516 tested
2019	19% 882 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	16% 776 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	13% 783 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	11% 782 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	12% 796 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested
2026	15% 775 tested	37% 1,254,800 tested

The state’s growth measure724 students in English, 721 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English+8ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)

Math−16ptsCDE level: Moderate (2 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 8 points above that prediction, and in math 16 points below it.

The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.

Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.

Why our growth can differ. The growth in our Scope Score asks a different question. It doesn’t follow individual students: it compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier, and places that change among California schools at the same level. Children who joined or left the school in between count in ours; the state’s counts only students who took California’s test the year before. So the two can point different ways.

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

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

23 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26

27in 100 at the average Pittsburg Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

188 of 816 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school23 in 100

at the average Pittsburg Unified school27 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

2.5%of students were suspended at least once (21 of 830), 2025–26

7.7%at the average Pittsburg Unified school3.7%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2025–26	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	18	49 of 265
Grades 7–8	25	139 of 551

What people here say

Answers from students, families and staff. Each source stays separate.

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Students

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Families

Family answers collected by SchoolScope

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Staff

We don’t have staff survey results for Rancho Medanos. Ask about staff continuity, collaboration and support across the school.

Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 6–8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

617 English · 618 math tested

English28% / 39%

Math11% / 26%

Hispanic or Latino

576 English · 577 math tested

English32% / 39%

Math14% / 25%

Black or African American

80 tested per subject

English23% / 33%

Math10% / 20%

English learners

169 English · 170 math tested

English3% / 7%

Math2% / 7%

Students with disabilities

84 tested per subject

English2% / 14%

Math1% / 10%

Military families

79 tested per subject

English29% / 51%

Math9% / 39%

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and military-family students, English learners and students with disabilities did worse than the same groups statewide. Black or African American students did worse than the same group statewide in math.

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Pittsburg Unified	vs California
Low-income · 617 tested in English, 618 in math
English	28%	+127%	−1139%
Math	11%	−112%	−1526%
Hispanic or Latino · 576 tested in English, 577 in math
English	32%	+428%	−739%
Math	14%	+212%	−1125%
Black or African American · 80 tested
English	23%	+221%	−1033%
Math	10%	−111%	−1020%
English learners · 169 tested in English, 170 in math
English	3%	03%	−47%
Math	2%	02%	−57%
Students with disabilities · 84 tested
English	2%	−24%	−1214%
Math	1%	01%	−910%
Military families · 79 tested
English	29%	+326%	−2251%
Math	9%	−413%	−3039%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Pittsburg 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.

Asian, Filipino, White and homeless students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander 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

Hispanic or Latino74%
Black or African American11%
Filipino4%
Two or more races4%
Asian3%
White3%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

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, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	74%
Black or African American	11%
Filipino	4%
Two or more races	4%
Asian	3%
White	3%
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 4 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (83%, 670 of 812). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers41

Average experience13 years

First-year teachers2%

81% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 81.47%: 32.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 40.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

47%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 school47%

Pittsburg Unified46%

California47%

80 of 169 English learners here; 871 of 1,916 in Pittsburg Unified; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

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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.

ElementaryLos Medanos ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleRancho Medanos Junior HighThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolPittsburg Senior HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Los Medanos Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
18th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
94% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Willow Cove Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
8th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
83% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Parkside Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
16th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
17% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Heights Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
14th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
12% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

Pittsburg Senior High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
13th 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 · Pittsburg Senior High

Pittsburg Senior HighScope 43historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Pittsburg Senior High. UC records 45 enrollees from Pittsburg Senior High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 7 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Pittsburg Senior High around 2032, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 63% of Pittsburg Senior High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

45 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 7 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Pittsburg Senior High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

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School website: ranchomedanos.pittsburgusd.net ↗Office: (925) 473-2480Principal: Vanessa Fortney

Location and visiting

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2301 Range Road, Pittsburg 94565

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Questions to ask

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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?
Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Accountability

Who runs this school

Run by Pittsburg Unified. The district writes the yearly plan (LCAP) for its schools. See what Pittsburg Unified plans.

Common questions

Is Rancho Medanos Junior High a good middle school?

Rancho Medanos Junior High is in the 15th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 24 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Rancho Medanos Junior High was well below California in English and math: 33% and 15% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% 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 Rancho Medanos Junior High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 33% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 15% the math standard; 7% and 7% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 774 students were tested in English and 775 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Rancho Medanos Junior High rank in California?

Rancho Medanos Junior High is in the 15th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2026). Rancho Medanos Junior High ranks #2,144 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.

Is Rancho Medanos Junior High getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Rancho Medanos Junior High's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 30th 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 Rancho Medanos Junior High?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 23.0% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 188 chronically absent of 816 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 2.5%; 21 unduplicated suspended students of 830 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Rancho Medanos Junior High compare to other schools in Pittsburg?

Rancho Medanos Junior High is in the 15th 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 812 students. Use the schools in Pittsburg page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Rancho Medanos Junior High?

At Rancho Medanos Junior High in Pittsburg, 28% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 27% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 1 point above the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 11% in math; Hispanic students, 32% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 617 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.

What high school does Rancho Medanos Junior High feed into?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Rancho Medanos Junior High's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Pittsburg Senior High. Pittsburg Senior High is in the 13th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools on its 2025 Scope Score. 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.

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11thNeeds SupportScope Score 23/100

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Rancho Medanos Junior High is ranked #2,144 statewide · #1 of 3 in Pittsburg Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	6.8%	17.7%	42%
Met or exceeded	24.3%	40.6%	23%
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)	Weak	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	22.9%	17.8%	5%
Suspension rate	2.5%	3.8%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	21.7%	17.5%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 17.7% · index 38 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 40.6% · index 37 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8): ↓ vs CA average · ≈30th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 43 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 4.3pp lower vs 2025
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.8% · index 55 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.2pp lower vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 50 · 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
ELA	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 6	258	8%	26%	22%	44%	34%	48%	−14
Grade 7	254	6%	27%	28%	39%	33%	51%	−18
Grade 8	262	7%	25%	28%	40%	32%	49%	−17

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
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 6	258	7%	9%	22%	62%	16%	37%	−21
Grade 7	254	6%	12%	21%	61%	18%	38%	−20
Grade 8	263	7%	5%	26%	62%	12%	36%	−24

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA	268	29.9%
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA	257	34.6%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA	259	33.6%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	272	11.4%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	263	14.1%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	261	11.9%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	249	27.7%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	259	19.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	249	34.5%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	261	13.4%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	265	9.1%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	256	9.8%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	265	23.8%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	257	24.1%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	260	32.7%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	265	10.9%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	256	11.3%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	262	15.3%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	239	34.7%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	250	45.2%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	284	41.9%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	240	13.8%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	253	18.6%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	283	17.0%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	270	35.9%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	321	36.1%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	289	51.2%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	272	22.8%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	320	14.4%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	290	19.7%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA	326	29.8%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA	306	42.8%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA	305	39.7%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	326	12.6%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	306	15.0%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	305	20.7%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA	291	30.9%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA	303	35.0%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA	276	40.6%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	295	19.0%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	302	14.6%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	278	20.1%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA	307	25%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA	290	29%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA	350	41%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math	310	16%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math	302	16%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math	358	20%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA	262	22%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA	308	30%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA	282	26%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math	261	16%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math	308	19%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math	280	22%

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal
Schoolwide	263	6%	16%	52%	26%

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	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	617	28%	+2	−10
Hispanic/Latino	576	32%	+4	−8
English Learners	169	3%	+0	−4

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders3.7%

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 · 27.4% → 2026 · 23.0% · −4.4pp
Suspension rate2025 · 3.7% → 2026 · 2.5% · −1.2pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Advanced	Proficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA	774	7.1%	33.1%
2026 · Math	775	6.6%	15.5%
2025 · ELA	784	7.0%	32.6%
2025 · Math	796	5.2%	12.4%
2024 · ELA	757	6.6%	27.1%
2024 · Math	782	3.8%	10.7%
2023 · ELA	782	7.0%	26.9%
2023 · Math	783	4.5%	12.5%
2022 · ELA	773	11.4%	40.8%
2022 · Math	776	5.4%	16.5%
2019 · ELA	880	9.4%	41.0%
2019 · Math	882	5.3%	18.7%
2018 · ELA	937	7.3%	37.3%
2018 · Math	937	3.1%	16.0%
2017 · ELA	870	5.9%	35.4%
2017 · Math	875	4.3%	17.8%
2016 · ELA	947	6%	32%
2016 · Math	970	5%	17%
2015 · ELA	852	5%	26%
2015 · Math	849	5%	19%

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.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	11.0%	15.3%	+6.1pp
2022	—	—	—	29.1%	11.5%	+5.2pp
2023	—	—	—	30.2%	13.7%	+6.6pp
2024	—	—	—	24.9%	4.6%	+1.6pp
2025	—	—	—	27.2%	3.7%	+2.1pp
2026	24	15	#2144	22.9%	2.5%	-3.3pp

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 10 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 2025–26 school years

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Δ
Female	12.0%	22.3%	+10.3pp
Male	10.0%	23.8%	+13.8pp
Asian	0.0%	14.3%	+14.3pp
Black/African American	24.3%	30.1%	+5.8pp
Filipino	2.7%	2.9%	+0.2pp
Hispanic/Latino	8.8%	23.7%	+14.9pp
Pacific Islander	5.3%	—	—
Two or More Races	22.9%	26.7%	+3.8pp
White	27.6%	12.0%	-15.6pp
Students with Disabilities	22.4%	28.9%	+6.5pp
English Learners	6.8%	23.6%	+16.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	11.2%	25.5%	+14.3pp
All Students	11.0%	23.0%	+12.0pp
Homeless	35.0%	47.4%	+12.4pp

Two reported school years only; no 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	+8	724	Accelerated	−16	721	Moderate
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	+7	615	Accelerated	−18	612	Moderate
Hispanic or Latino	+7	533	Accelerated	−19	532	Moderate
English Only	+6	292	not categorised	−17	291	not categorised
English Learner	+5	263	Accelerated	−17	262	Moderate
English Learners Only	−7	142	not categorised	−20	142	not categorised
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	+14	121	not categorised	−12	120	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	+5	101	Accelerated	−17	100	Moderate
Students with Disabilities	−9	86	Moderate	−26	85	Minimal
Black or African American	−6	74	Moderate	−15	74	Moderate
Two or More Races	+18	35	Accelerated	−8	34	Moderate
Filipino	+17	27	Accelerated	0	26	Average
Asian	+15	25	Accelerated	+4	25	Average
White	+2	24	Average	−13	25	Moderate
Homeless Youth	+17	19	Accelerated	−13	18	Moderate

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. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not 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 · 2024 · Grade 6

exceeded standard · 28% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2024 · 249 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2026 · Grade 8

exceeded standard · 32% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2026 · 262 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 255 (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

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

724 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

73rd pctile · +8 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

721 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

9th pctile · −16 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 −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 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$13,724 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 11,015 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$607 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 812

Central federal expenditures attributed here$370 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 812

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,816 per ADA

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

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

How the California mean was selected

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

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

Instruction 62%Instruction support 12%Student services 9%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%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.

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

2021$13,724 per pupil

2020$13,247 per pupil

2019$13,431 per pupil

2018$12,617 per pupil

2017$11,783 per pupil

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 94565

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94565
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$95,556
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	21.30%
ZCTA population	100,488
Median age	35.4 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. See all schools in ZIP code 94565 →

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