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Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate · Whittier

Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate is a middle school in Whittier. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate in Whittier, 60.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 53.3% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate outperforms its district average for low-income students by 6.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (34.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (64.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 49.5 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 383 students tested.

All students at this school: 55% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 55%, district —, state 39%55%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 52%, district 49%, state 32%52% · −3 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 47%, district 47%, state 32%47% · −8 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 56%, district 56%, state 44%56% · +1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 54%, district 53%, state 42%54% · −1 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 60%, district 62%, state 56%60% · +5 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 14%, district 19%, state 15%14% · −41 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 78%, district 82%, state 72%78% · +23 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 46%, district 63%, state 56%46% · −9 vs school

6 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 24:1, district 24:124:1
Teaching staff32 teachers
Avg. experience16.3 years
Fully credentialed90%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$56,702 – $127,861
Principal salary$153,928 – $0
Superintendent salary$326,630

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $18,451, CA average $14,815$18,451 · spent at this school
Federal share$266 per student

$266 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,102 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction62%
Instruction support9%
Student services8%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance12%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$10,712 per pupil
2019$10,293 per pupil
2018$10,051 per pupil
2017$9,853 per pupil
2016$9,647 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic70.7%
District 71.2% · CA 56.1%
White17.8%
District 16.3% · CA 19.9%
Other6.1%
District 7.0% · CA 9.0%
Asian4.1%
District 4.2% · CA 10.2%
Black1.3%
District 1.3% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 57.2% (7pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$105K · CA $85K
Median home value$785K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+24% · CA 35%
ZIP population39,276
Median age37 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 39% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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