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Scope Score
83 / 100
Weighted composite · 2026 Not a grade or a test result.
In 2025, students in grades 7–8 scored above what the state expected from their own earlier scores. The state calls them Accelerated in English and Exceptional in math.grades 7–8 · 2025
students with scores in both years in grades 7–8: 745 in English, 744 in math
Comparison
745 students in English and 744 in math in grades 7–8 with scores in both years. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.
45% in English and 62% in math 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
45%English · exceeded the standard62%Math · exceeded the standard
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 867 in English, 869 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).
Low-income students here (197 tested in English, 196 in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (39% and 26%).grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
60%English · met or exceeded60%Math · met or exceeded
Source
CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 7 and 8: 197 in English, 196 in math
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 197 students in English and 196 in math.
Academic achievement
Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.
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.
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.
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 stayed well above California in every tested year since 2015.
Chart: 2017–2026. Hover, tap or focus a chart and use the arrow keys to see each year. The table includes all available years.
English met or exceeded, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)COVID77%50%
This schoolCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)COVID77%37%
This schoolCalifornia
Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.
English went from 82% in 2017 to 77% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Math went from 81% in 2017 to 77% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.
Annual values & tested counts
English · met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8
Year
This school
California
2015
75% 848 tested
45% 900,059 tested
2016
83% 834 tested
48% 907,715 tested
2017
82% 822 tested
49% 915,271 tested
2018
83% 826 tested
50% 919,277 tested
2019
84% 815 tested
50% 932,985 tested
2022
81% 727 tested
48% 852,094 tested
2023
79% 801 tested
47% 842,173 tested
2024
81% 854 tested
47% 849,026 tested
2025
78% 853 tested
49% 848,364 tested
2026
77% 867 tested
50% 838,600 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8
Year
This school
California
2015
79% 873 tested
33% 901,801 tested
2016
84% 865 tested
36% 910,145 tested
2017
81% 861 tested
37% 918,964 tested
2018
84% 849 tested
37% 921,089 tested
2019
83% 832 tested
37% 935,223 tested
2022
74% 738 tested
31% 853,132 tested
2023
73% 811 tested
32% 844,737 tested
2024
73% 864 tested
33% 853,781 tested
2025
75% 863 tested
35% 851,806 tested
2026
77% 869 tested
37% 838,896 tested
The state’s growth measure745 students in English, 744 in math · grades 7–8 · 2025
English+8ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)MinimalExceptional
Math+33ptsCDE level: Exceptional (5 of 5)MinimalExceptional
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 33 points above 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.
School pattern, spring 2026High CeilingThe average Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 50%.
School pattern, spring 2026Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.
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
8 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
7in 100 at the average Irvine Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school
75 of 908 students missed 10% or more of school days.
This school8 in 100
at the average Irvine Unified school7 in 100
at the average California middle school18 in 100
2.9%of students were suspended at least once (27 of 919), 2025–26
1.1%at the average Irvine Unified school3.7%at the average California middle school
What people here say
Answers from students, families and staff. Each source stays separate.
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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
197 English · 196 math tested
English
60% / 39%
Math
60% / 26%
Asian
430 English · 432 math tested
English
79% / 76%
Math
90% / 71%
White
225 tested per subject
English
76% / 62%
Math
67% / 50%
Hispanic or Latino
92 English · 91 math tested
English
62% / 40%
Math
47% / 25%
Two or more races
86 tested per subject
English
88% / 63%
Math
78% / 50%
English learners
110 English · 112 math tested
English
16% / 7%
Math
52% / 7%
Students with disabilities
65 English · 64 math tested
English
38% / 14%
Math
36% / 9%
Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students and students with disabilities here did far better than the same groups statewide.
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subject
Here
vs Irvine Unified
vs California
Low-income · 197 tested in English, 196 in math
English
60%
−363%
■+2139%
Math
60%
+357%
■+3426%
Asian · 430 tested in English, 432 in math
English
79%
−382%
+376%
Math
90%
+585%
+1971%
White · 225 tested
English
76%
+175%
+1462%
Math
67%
+364%
+1750%
Hispanic or Latino · 92 tested in English, 91 in math
English
62%
+260%
■+2240%
Math
47%
+740%
■+2225%
Two or more races · 86 tested
English
88%
+385%
+2563%
Math
78%
+573%
+2850%
English learners · 110 tested in English, 112 in math
English
16%
−319%
+97%
Math
52%
+547%
■+457%
Students with disabilities · 65 tested in English, 64 in math
English
38%
+137%
■+2414%
Math
36%
+828%
■+279%
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Irvine Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.
Black or African American students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for 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
1Asian49%
2White26%
3Hispanic or Latino10%
4Two or more races9%
5Black or African American2%
6Filipino2%
7American Indian or Alaska Native—
8Pacific Islander—
9Not 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
Asian
49%
White
26%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Two or more races
9%
Black or African American
2%
Filipino
2%
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 1 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (22%, 192 of 860). California: 63%.
80% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22
CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 79.80%: 23.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 29.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.
English learners
Are English learners making progress in English?
81%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 school81%
Irvine Unified62%
California47%
68 of 84 English learners here; 2,266 of 3,647 in Irvine Unified; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.
Questions & evidence
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The road from this school ends at University High. UC records 124 enrollees from University High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 28 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach University High around 2032, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 89% of University High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.
Is Rancho San Joaquin Middle a good middle school?
Rancho San Joaquin Middle is in the 98th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 83 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Rancho San Joaquin Middle was well above California in English and math: 77% and 77% 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 Rancho San Joaquin Middle's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 77% of students tested in grades 7 and 8 met or exceeded the English standard and 77% the math standard; 45% and 62% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 50% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 867 students were tested in English and 869 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Rancho San Joaquin Middle rank in California?
Rancho San Joaquin Middle is in the 98th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2026). Rancho San Joaquin Middle ranks #46 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 Rancho San Joaquin Middle?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 8.3% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 75 chronically absent of 908 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 2.9%; 27 unduplicated suspended students of 919 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Rancho San Joaquin Middle compare to other schools in Irvine?
Rancho San Joaquin Middle is in the 98th percentile (Strong) 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 860 students. Use the schools in Irvine page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Rancho San Joaquin Middle?
At Rancho San Joaquin Middle in Irvine, 60% 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 63% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 3 points below the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 60% in math; Asian students, 79% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 197 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 San Joaquin Middle feed into?
By the district's published attendance boundaries, Rancho San Joaquin Middle is zoned to University High. University High is in the 89th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools on its 2025 Scope Score. Boundaries come from the district’s published 2026 attendance boundaries; districts redraw them, and they are approximate at the edges. 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: district attendance boundaries, analyzed by SchoolScope.
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↑ vs CA 17.7% · index 90 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 40.6% · index 80 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 63 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.1pp lower vs 2025
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 3.8% · index 54 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.3pp higher vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 68 · 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.
02By 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
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Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELA
Tested
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Minimal
Proficient or Advanced
California
Difference
Grade 7
446
48%
31%
11%
10%
79%
51%
+28
Grade 8
421
41%
34%
12%
13%
75%
49%
+26
California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.
Math · 2025–26 results by grade
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Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math
Tested
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Minimal
Proficient or Advanced
California
Difference
Grade 7
446
57%
19%
13%
11%
76%
38%
+38
Grade 8
423
66%
13%
10%
11%
79%
36%
+43
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
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Year · grade · subject
Students with scores
Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA
404
78.2%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA
449
78.4%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math
411
72.5%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math
452
76.8%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA
421
80.8%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA
433
80.4%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math
427
72.4%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math
437
73.2%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA
404
79.7%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA
397
78.3%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math
411
74.9%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math
400
70.8%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA
352
84.7%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA
375
78.1%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math
362
79.6%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math
376
68.9%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA
402
82.3%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA
413
86.0%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math
413
80.9%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math
419
85.7%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA
389
85.6%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA
437
80.3%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math
405
83.5%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math
444
83.6%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA
411
83.5%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA
411
81.3%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math
439
79.7%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math
422
82.9%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA
398
84%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA
436
82%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math
414
81%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math
451
86%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA
421
73%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA
427
76%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math
441
77%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math
432
81%
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.
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Science (CAST)
Tested
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Minimal
Schoolwide
423
47%
26%
19%
8%
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.
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Subgroup · ELA
Tested
Proficient or Advanced
vs district
vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
197
60%
−3
+21
Asian
430
79%
−3
+3
White
225
76%
+0
+13
03Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context+
Listed nearest first, by distance.
Advanced · Proficient or Advanced
Average every tested grade and subject, so they differ from the English and math figures above.
Grade gap
Grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students.
Cohort growth
School-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points. That’s the measurement the Scope Score weights.
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.
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Year
Scope
Pctile
Rank
Absent
Susp
Grade gap
2019
—
—
—
5.0%
2.0%
—
2022
—
—
—
9.8%
1.2%
—
2023
—
—
—
12.5%
2.8%
—
2024
—
—
—
11.6%
3.9%
—
2025
—
—
—
8.6%
1.6%
—
2026
83
98
#46
8.5%
2.9%
—
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.
05Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years+
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Group
2018–19
2025–26
Δ
Female
5.1%
7.1%
+2.0pp
Male
4.8%
9.2%
+4.4pp
Asian
2.4%
2.9%
+0.5pp
Black/African American
26.7%
21.1%
-5.6pp
Filipino
0.0%
5.9%
+5.9pp
Hispanic/Latino
10.2%
20.0%
+9.8pp
Two or More Races
8.0%
8.4%
+0.4pp
White
4.9%
12.1%
+7.2pp
Students with Disabilities
22.9%
23.5%
+0.6pp
English Learners
5.1%
9.9%
+4.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
10.3%
16.0%
+5.7pp
All Students
4.9%
8.3%
+3.4pp
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
06California 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+
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Group
ELA
n
CDE band
Math
n
CDE band
All Students
+8
745
Accelerated
+33
744
Exceptional
English Only
+8
408
not categorised
+23
408
not categorised
Asian
+8
336
Accelerated
+53
336
Exceptional
White
+13
200
Accelerated
+23
199
Exceptional
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
+6
171
Accelerated
+22
172
Exceptional
English Learner
+9
157
Accelerated
+40
156
Exceptional
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only
+13
106
not categorised
+40
106
not categorised
Hispanic or Latino
−1
92
Average
−2
93
Average
Two or More Races
+10
73
Accelerated
+34
72
Exceptional
Students with Disabilities
0
64
Average
+9
64
Accelerated
English Learners Only
−5
51
not categorised
+38
50
not categorised
Black or African American
−6
20
Moderate
−15
20
Moderate
Filipino
+12
20
Accelerated
+5
20
Accelerated
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)
0
16
Average
+19
16
Accelerated
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.
07Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures+
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
745 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory
California growth model, ELA: +8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 73rd percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained 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
744 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory
California growth model, math: +33 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 98th percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.98th pctile · +33 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.
08Funding 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$13,060 per pupil
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,660 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$182 per pupil
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 860
Central federal expenditures attributed here$556 per pupil
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 860
District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,178 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
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
09ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92612+
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92612
Measure
Estimate
Median household income
$106,226
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)
63.97%
ZCTA population
33,714
Median age
31.5 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 92612 →
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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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