Public school · Hollister

Rancho San Justo — Rating & test scores

Hollister · 6–8 · 653 students (2024–25)

34thpercentileDeveloping

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Scope Score
32 / 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
Well below California in English and math: 34% and 19% 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: 616 in English, 617 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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7% of students tested in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, about a third of California’s rate in the same grades (21%).grades 6–8 · spring 2026
7%Math · exceeded the standard
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,800 in math tested).
9.7% of students (66 of 683) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.2025–26
9.7%of students were suspended at least once, 2025–26

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source
CDE suspension file, 2025–26
Students
all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 683
Comparison
66 of 683. District and California figures are averages of school rates (8 Hollister schools; 2,532 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

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
10%
Proficient
24%
Below Proficient
66%

34% proficient or advanced · 616 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaHollister
Advanced10%19%10%
Proficient24%30%28%
Developing25%23%27%
Minimal41%28%35%

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.

See each grade’s results →

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
7%
Proficient
12%
Below Proficient
81%

19% proficient or advanced · 617 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaHollister
Advanced7%21%11%
Proficient12%16%13%
Developing25%23%25%
Minimal56%40%51%

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.

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 school34%
California49%

Tested: 616 here · 1,254,039 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school34%
Hollister38%

Tested: 616 here · 1,990 in Hollister. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 8 schools.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school19%
California37%

Tested: 617 here · 1,254,800 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school19%
Hollister24%

Tested: 617 here · 1,985 in Hollister. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 8 schools.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

The state’s growth measure573 students · grades 6–8 · 2025
English−3ptsCDE level: Average (3 of 5)
Math−11ptsCDE 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 3 points below that prediction, and in math 11 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

21 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
16in 100 at the average Hollister school18in 100 at the average California middle school

142 of 678 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school21 in 100
at the average Hollister school16 in 100
at the average California middle school18 in 100
9.7%of students were suspended at least once (66 of 683), 2025–26
3.4%at the average Hollister school3.7%at the average California middle school
Attendance by grade
Chronically absent, 2025–26Per 100 studentsStudents
Grades 4–62248 of 222
Grades 7–82194 of 456

What people here say

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

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Have a child here? Answer 7 questions about how Rancho San Justo works for your family.

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Students

We don’t have student survey results for Rancho San Justo. Ask whether the school surveys its students, and what it learned from the answers.

Families

Family answers collected by SchoolScope

We don’t show family answers yet. How family answers work

Ask current families about communication, belonging and support when a child needs help.

Staff

We don’t have staff survey results for Rancho San Justo. 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

413 tested per subject

English28% / 39%
Math12% / 26%

Hispanic or Latino

481 English · 483 math tested

English29% / 39%
Math15% / 25%

White

65 tested per subject

English57% / 62%
Math32% / 50%

English learners

125 tested per subject

English2% / 7%
Math2% / 7%

Students with disabilities

71 tested per subject

English10% / 14%
Math3% / 10%

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students and English learners did worse than the same groups statewide. White 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 subjectHerevs Hollistervs California
Low-income · 413 tested
English28%−331%−1139%
Math12%−416%−1426%
Hispanic or Latino · 481 tested in English, 483 in math
English29%−433%−1039%
Math15%−419%−1025%
White · 65 tested
English57%+750%−562%
Math32%+131%−1850%
English learners · 125 tested
English2%02%−57%
Math2%−24%−57%
Students with disabilities · 71 tested
English10%+37%−414%
Math3%03%−710%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Hollister, 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: 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. Hispanic or Latino: 79%2. White: 10%3. Not reported: 4%4. Two or more races: 2%5. Black or African American: 2%6. Asian: 2%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino79%
  2. White10%
  3. Not reported4%
  4. Two or more races2%
  5. Black or African American2%
  6. Asian2%
  7. Filipino—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share2%
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
Hispanic or Latino79%
White10%
Not reported4%
Two or more races2%
Black or African American2%
Asian2%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

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

About 7 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (69%, 453 of 653). California: 63%.

71% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 71.24%: 23.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 32.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

55%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 school55%
Hollister48%
California47%

71 of 129 English learners here; 573 of 1,202 in Hollister; 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 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.

  1. ElementaryR. O. Hardin ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleRancho San JustoThis campus · grades 6-8
  3. High schoolLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • R. O. Hardin Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    23rd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Cerra Vista Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    52nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

    71% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Ladd Lane Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Hollister Dual Language Academy

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    67% 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.

Getting in

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School website: rsj.hesd.org ↗Office: (831) 636-4450Principal: Deborah Armstrong

Location and visiting

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1201 Rancho Drive, Hollister 95023

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Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  2. 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?
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?

Accountability

Who runs this school

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

State support

For 2025–26, the state put Rancho San Justo in extra targeted support (ATSI), because a student group has stayed behind: students of two or more races. This is its 3rd year in a row.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source ↗

Common questions

Is Rancho San Justo a good middle school?
Rancho San Justo is in the 34th percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 32 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Rancho San Justo was well below California in English and math: 34% and 19% 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 San Justo's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 34% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 19% the math standard; 10% and 7% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 616 students were tested in English and 617 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 Justo rank in California?
Rancho San Justo is in the 34th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Developing, 2026). Rancho San Justo ranks #1,649 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 San Justo getting better or worse?
SchoolScope compares Rancho San Justo'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 74th 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 San Justo?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 20.9% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 142 chronically absent of 678 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 9.7%; 66 unduplicated suspended students of 683 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Rancho San Justo compare to other schools in Hollister?
Rancho San Justo is in the 34th percentile (Developing) 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 653 students. Use the schools in Hollister page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Rancho San Justo?
At Rancho San Justo in Hollister, 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 31% 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, 12% in math; Hispanic students, 29% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 413 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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Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

Downloads, sources & methodology

Rancho San Justo is ranked #1,649 statewide · #5 of 8 in Hollister.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard8.6%17.7%42%
Met or exceeded26.8%40.6%23%
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)Above avgaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism20.8%17.8%5%
Suspension rate9.6%3.8%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)19.9%17.5%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 17.7% · index 40 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 40.6% · index 39 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)
↑ vs CA average · ≈74th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 46 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.6pp higher vs 2025
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.8% · index 27 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.3pp lower vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 48 · 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 62045%21%22%52%26%48%−22
Grade 718315%24%23%38%39%51%−12
Grade 822910%28%28%34%38%49%−11

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 62056%13%21%60%19%37%−18
Grade 718310%14%25%51%24%38%−14
Grade 82295%9%31%55%14%36%−22

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 6 · ELA17532.6%
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA23134.6%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA21836.7%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math17619.9%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math23117.8%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math21812.8%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA20624.8%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA20830.8%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA15632.0%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math20612.6%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math20810.6%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math15619.2%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA20618.4%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA13930.2%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA18737.4%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math2019.4%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math14016.4%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math18717.6%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA13326.3%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA17637.5%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA25337.5%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math13315.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math17615.3%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math25520.0%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA27340.7%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA28349.5%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA32848.5%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math27331.1%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math28329.7%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math32531.7%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA26352.5%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA30150.2%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA26544.9%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math26328.9%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math30133.9%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math26426.1%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA31149.5%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA26331.9%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA26245.8%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math31135.7%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math26222.1%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math26230.5%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA26123%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA27439%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA27533%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math26015%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math27028%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math27214%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA26634%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA29931%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA27032%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math26627%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math29722%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math26120%

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
Schoolwide2298%19%60%13%

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 Disadvantaged41328%−3−10
Hispanic/Latino48129%−4−11
English Learners1252%−0−5
Nearest 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.
SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandAdvancedProficient or AdvancedGrade gapCohort growthSusp
Rancho San Justo ←—3234th percentile · Developing · statewide · 20269%27%+3.2pp+55 pts9.6%
Maze Middle0.8 mi218th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 20264%20%+6.4pp—7.4%
Accelerated Achievement Academy1.5 mi7997th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202650%90%+3.8pp—0.5%
Average California middle school—40School average · no percentile18%41%+3.0pp—3.8%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

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

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 · 20.3% → 2026 · 20.9% · +0.6pp
Suspension rate2025 · 11.0% → 2026 · 9.7% · −1.3pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresAdvancedProficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA6169.7%34.4%
2026 · Math6177.1%18.8%
2025 · ELA6248.7%34.8%
2025 · Math6254.8%16.6%
2024 · ELA5706.5%28.9%
2024 · Math5703.9%13.7%
2023 · ELA5326.8%28.2%
2023 · Math5285.1%14.2%
2022 · ELA5629.1%34.9%
2022 · Math5644.4%17.4%
2019 · ELA88416.4%46.4%
2019 · Math88112.4%30.9%
2018 · ELA82914.2%49.2%
2018 · Math82811.3%29.8%
2017 · ELA83612.6%42.8%
2017 · Math83511.6%29.8%
2016 · ELA8105%32%
2016 · Math8024%19%
2015 · ELA8356%32%
2015 · Math8246%23%

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———11.7%11.0%+4.2pp
2022———37.1%15.3%+8.1pp
2023———30.1%15.2%+13.6pp
2024———23.5%12.5%+7.0pp
2025———20.3%10.8%-1.5pp
20263234#164920.8%9.6%+3.2pp

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
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female10.4%22.3%+11.9pp
Male13.0%19.7%+6.7pp
Asian4.5%8.3%+3.8pp
Hispanic/Latino12.9%22.5%+9.6pp
White9.5%16.7%+7.2pp
Students with Disabilities25.4%29.4%+4.0pp
English Learners10.8%13.0%+2.2pp
Homeless14.3%30.8%+16.5pp
Military-Connected6.1%8.4%+2.3pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged13.7%23.5%+9.8pp
All Students11.7%20.9%+9.2pp
Foster Youth33.3%——
Black/African American—21.4%—
Two or More Races—13.3%—

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
GroupELAnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students−3573Average−11573Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−4460Average−12460Moderate
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged−6413Moderate−13413Moderate
English Only−3323not categorised−13323not categorised
English Learner−5213Average−9213Moderate
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only+15108not categorised−12108not categorised
English Learners Only−24105not categorised−6105not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)−3102Average−13102Moderate
Students with Disabilities−2284Minimal−1784Moderate
White−562Average−862Moderate
Homeless Youth−913Moderate+1813Accelerated

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
5%
exceeded standard · 25% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 206 ELA test records with scores
ELA · 2026 · Grade 8
10%
exceeded standard · 38% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 229 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 206 (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

573 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, ELA: −3 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 34th percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.34th pctile · −3 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

573 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, math: −11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 18th percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.18th pctile · −11 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$13,872 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 5,415 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$261 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 653

Central federal expenditures attributed here$889 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 653

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,117 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 63%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 7%

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$13,872 per pupil
2020$12,662 per pupil
2019$12,149 per pupil
2018$10,582 per pupil
2017$11,082 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 95023
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95023
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$116,314
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22.10%
ZCTA population59,889
Median age35.6 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 95023 →

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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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