Public school · Lowell Joint · Whittier, California

Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate — Rating & test scores

Whittier · 7–8 · 687 students (2024–25)

16430 Woodbrier Drive, 90604ljsd.org ↗(562) 902-4261
76thpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
51

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six middle school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
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

Above California in English and math: 58% and 42% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 634 in English, 644 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

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51 of 674 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 18 in 100 at the average California middle school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 674. The California figure is an average of school rates (2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Lowell Joint which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate a good middle school?

Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate scores higher than 76 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 76th percentile, Strong, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 8 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average California middle school. 4.6% of students (31 of 679) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

More questions (3)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, yes; in math, about as expected. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +18 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored −2 points, which it calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 617 students in English, 614 in math

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 50% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate in Whittier scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 58% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 42% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 634 in English, 644 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English, 838,896 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 634 tested

Advanced
25%
Proficient
33%
Below the standard
42%
This school58%
California50%

58% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 644 tested

Advanced
22%
Proficient
20%
Below the standard
58%
This school42%
California37%

42% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7 and 8 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced56%59%
Advanced24%26%
Proficient32%33%
Developing level23%20%
Minimal21%21%
Tested317317
California51%49%
Difference+5+10

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced42%42%
Advanced21%24%
Proficient21%18%
Developing level31%25%
Minimal27%33%
Tested321323
California38%36%
Difference+4+6

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 16 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 66% to 58% and math from 44% to 42%.

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202566%655 tested
→
202658%634 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202544%654 tested
→
202642%644 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, yes; in math, about as expected. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +18 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored −2 points, which it calls Average.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 617 in English, 614 in math
Comparison
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.

Grades 7 and 8 · 2025 · 617 students in English, 614 in math, with scores in both years

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

+18 pts

English

The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

−2 pts

Math

The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school25%33%21%21%634
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school22%20%28%30%644
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20225 tested years shown · English and math have been above California in every tested year since 2022

Chart and table: 2022–2026.

English top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20222024202658%50%
Math top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20222024202642%37%

In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 56% in 2022 to 58% in 2026. In math, it went from 32% in 2022 to 42% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202256%
755 tested		48%
852,094 tested
202357%
716 tested		47%
842,173 tested
202457%
688 tested		47%
849,026 tested
202566%
655 tested		49%
848,364 tested
202658%
634 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202232%
753 tested		31%
853,132 tested
202343%
713 tested		32%
844,737 tested
202448%
694 tested		33%
853,781 tested
202544%
654 tested		35%
851,806 tested
202642%
644 tested		37%
838,896 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 18 points above that expected score, and in math 2 points below it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

What you can do

Who can act on Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate’s results?

The state has Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate in targeted support; Lowell Joint’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for English learners. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

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

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Lowell Joint’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Lowell Joint’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

8 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California middle school, 18 in 100 were. 4.6% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 51 of 674 students counted for it; suspension: 31 of 679 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

8 in 100This school
18 in 100At the average California middle school

51 of 674 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

No district average: Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate is the only regular middle school we rank in the Lowell Joint district with an attendance record.

Suspensions, 2025–26

4.6%

of students were suspended at least once (31 of 679). Average California middle school 3.7%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California in math.

Student groups, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026

37% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 25% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 7 and 8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Rancho-Starbuck IntermediateSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Asian31 tested87%Same group, California 71%
  • Two or more races36 tested53%Same group, California 50%
  • White120 tested48%Same group, California 50%
  • Hispanic or Latino434 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 37%Same group, California 25%
  • Low-income350 tested29%Same group, California 26%
  • Students with disabilities70 tested4%Same group, California 9%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 14% to 74%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 67%2. White: 19%3. Asian: 5%4. Not reported: 3%5. Two or more races: 3%6. Black or African American: 2%7. Filipino: 2%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino67%
  2. White19%
  3. Asian5%
  4. Not reported3%
  5. Two or more races3%
  6. Black or African American2%
  7. Filipino2%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

75% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 12 of 16 English learners75%
Lowell Joint · 71 of 10965%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

57%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 393 of 687. California: 63%.

32teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

90%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Lowell Jointvs California
Low-income · 343 tested in English, 350 in math
English50%050%+1139%
Math29%029%+326%
Hispanic or Latino · 429 tested in English, 434 in math
English54%054%+1440%
Math37%037%+1225%
White · 116 tested in English, 120 in math
English67%067%+562%
Math48%048%−250%
Two or more races · 36 tested
English67%067%+463%
Math53%053%+350%
Asian · 31 tested
English74%074%−276%
Math87%087%+1671%
Students with disabilities · 69 tested in English, 70 in math
English14%014%014%
Math4%04%−59%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Lowell Joint, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino67%
White19%
Asian5%
Not reported3%
Two or more races3%
Black or African American2%
Filipino2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 90% of teaching positions, 26.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 29.8 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Jordan Elementary
    70th · Solid · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate
    Grades 7–8
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Jordan Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    70th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

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

  • Macy Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    79th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

  • Meadow Green Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    85th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

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

  • Olita Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    54th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

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

  • El Portal Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    59th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

    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 it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Ask Lowell Joint which school serves your address.

School website: ljsd.org ↗Office: (562) 902-4261Administrator: Whitney Takacs

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
16430 Woodbrier Drive, Whittier 90604

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Lowell Joint.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 66% in 2025 to 58% in 2026 here; California: 49% to 50%
  2. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (562) 902-426116430 Woodbrier Drive, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schoolsPercentile among California middle schools, 2026

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #605 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math24%5742%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math50%5823%
Chronically absent8 in 100645%
Suspension rate4.6% (31 of 679)475%
English learners: top level37%705%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2021–22 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–265176#605California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2412 in 1006.7% (51 of 761)
2024–259 in 1004.2% (30 of 708)
2025–268 in 1004.6% (31 of 679)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Every tested year2022–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English63425%58%
2026 · Math64422%42%
2025 · English65529%66%
2025 · Math65425%44%
2024 · English68822%57%
2024 · Math69427%48%
2023 · English71621%57%
2023 · Math71324%43%
2022 · English75519%56%
2022 · Math75313%32%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 7 · English33359%
2025 · Grade 8 · English32274%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math33342%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math32146%
2024 · Grade 7 · English32654%
2024 · Grade 8 · English36259%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math32747%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math36749%
2023 · Grade 7 · English37550%
2023 · Grade 8 · English34163%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math37841%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math33545%
2022 · Grade 7 · English36859%
2022 · Grade 8 · English38754%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math36632%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math38732%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide31113%24%47%16%

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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income34350%0+11
Hispanic or Latino42954%0+14
White11667%0+5
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+18617Accelerated−2614Average
English-only students+17499not categorized−1497not categorized
Hispanic or Latino+17446Accelerated−6444Moderate
Low-income+16360Accelerated−7357Moderate
White+22109Exceptional+6108Accelerated
Students with disabilities+576Accelerated−975Moderate
English learners+543Accelerated−543Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+1239not categorized−439not categorized
Asian−123Average+523Accelerated
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+112Average−1612Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — 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 categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, 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; here that is grades 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+18 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

617 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +18 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−2 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

614 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −2 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. 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; here that is grades 7 and 8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 9 in 100 → 2025–26 · 8 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.2% (30 of 708) → 2025–26 · 4.6% (31 of 679) · +0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—9 in 100—
Male—6 in 100—
Asian—3 in 100—
Black or African American—18 in 100—
Filipino—0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—8 in 100—
Two or more races—0 in 100—
White—8 in 100—
Students with disabilities—12 in 100—
English learners—5 in 100—
Low-income—11 in 100—
All students—8 in 100—

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

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$10,712 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,139 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$266 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 687

Central federal expenditures attributed here$152 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 687

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,102 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 9%Student services 8%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 13%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$28,364,34262.17%62%
Instruction support$4,237,3709.29%9%
Student services$3,534,9327.75%8%
Administration$3,794,7478.32%8%
Buildings & maintenance$5,667,22212.42%13%
Total$45,620,203100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $45,620,203 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. 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$10,712 per pupil
2020$10,293 per pupil
2019$10,051 per pupil
2018$9,853 per pupil
2017$9,647 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90604 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90604 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$105,074
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)24%
ZIP-area population39,276
Median age37.3 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-area figures do 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 90604 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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