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Rio Norte Junior High — Rating & test scores

28771 Rio Norte Drive, Santa Clarita · 1,138 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 90

StrongScope Score · 95th percentile. Higher than 95 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well above California in English and math: 77% and 67% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 1,132 in English, 1,133 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).

Overview

Is Rio Norte a good middle school?

Strong. Rio Norte is higher than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced9277%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9267%
English, Advanced9341%
Math, Advanced9145%

Progress in a year, 2025

English58+3 pts
Math69+6 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance828 in 100
Rio Norte’s place among California middle schools, out of 100William S. Hart Union High’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 41% of students tested in English (reading and writing) and 45% in math scored Advanced, against 19% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Rio Norte’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 7 and 8: 1,132 in English, 1,133 in math. 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).

In its own words

What does Rio Norte say about itself?

We haven’t read Rio Norte’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

In English, about the same. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 3 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 6 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+3

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White4080 points
Hispanic or Latino250+1 points
Low-income203+5 points
Asian192+10 points
Students with disabilities128−9 points

Math

+6

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White4090 points
Hispanic or Latino250+2 points
Low-income2030 points
Asian192+21 points
Students with disabilities128−3 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 1,051 students in English, 1,052 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

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 3 points above that expected score, and in math 6 points above 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.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 3 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Rio Norte. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

4 middle schools within 4.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Rancho PicoNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9095th
  2. Rio NorteScope Score 9095th
  3. Arroyo SecoNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8485th
  4. CastaicCastaic Union · by addressScope Score 8178th
William S. Hart Union HighA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Rio Norte compare with schools like it?

Rio Norte’s Scope Score is 90. 168 California middle schools, counting Rio Norte, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 86. Rio Norte’s result is higher than 130 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 168

  1. Students from low-income families: 17%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 15%

    South Pasadena Middle

    South Pasadena

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 15%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 18%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 12%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

168 California public middle schools where 11% to 23% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 11% to 23% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Rio Norte’s share. The count includes Rio Norte. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 75% to 77% and math from 63% to 67%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 7 and 8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202668%79%77%Rio NorteRio Norte67%William S. Hart Union HighDistrict50%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202655%60%67%Rio NorteRio Norte54%William S. Hart Union HighDistrict37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. William S. Hart Union High’s line combines its 7 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. William S. Hart Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringRio NorteWilliam S. Hart Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201779%68%49%1,217
201883%69%50%1,205
201982%70%50%1,186
202278%66%48%1,037
202377%64%47%1,069
202476%63%47%1,059
202575%66%49%1,088
202677%67%50%1,132
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringRio NorteWilliam S. Hart Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201760%55%37%1,214
201865%55%37%1,204
201963%53%37%1,185
202254%44%31%1,024
202355%45%32%1,062
202452%46%33%1,056
202563%52%35%1,089
202667%54%37%1,133

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

77%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

9143641
William S. Hart Union High67%California50%

Math

67%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

13202245
William S. Hart Union High54%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 77% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 67% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 10 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.

School pattern · grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026

Broad base
Most students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.

What patterns mean

Results for each grade, spring 2026

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 Advanced83%72%
Advanced47%35%
Proficient36%37%
Developing level12%16%
Minimal5%12%
Tested562570
California51%49%
Difference+32+23

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 Advanced72%61%
Advanced49%40%
Proficient23%21%
Developing level19%22%
Minimal9%17%
Tested562571
California38%36%
Difference+34+25

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school41%36%14%9%1,132
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · William S. Hart Union High30%37%18%15%5,911
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school45%22%20%13%1,133
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · William S. Hart Union High32%22%24%22%5,929

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 1,132 tested in English, 1,133 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 38% of students. 100 of 1,224 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

8in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (100 of 1,224 students).

At the average middle school in the William S. Hart Union High district: 11 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 7.2% of students were suspended at least once (89 of 1,235). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

1,138

students in grades 7–8.

White 38%Hispanic or Latino 25%Asian 19%Filipino 9%Two or more races 5%Black or African American 4%

Family income

17%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 193 of 1,138. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

52

teachers, with 17 years of experience on average.

2% were in their first year.

90% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

74%

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 (17 of 23 students).

William S. Hart Union High: 54%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White38%
Hispanic or Latino25%
Asian19%
Filipino9%
Two or more races5%
Black or African American4%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 43.7 of 48.4 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian218 tested92%California 71%
  • Two or more races59 tested73%California 50%
  • Filipino99 tested73%California 60%
  • White437 tested63%California 50%
  • Hispanic or Latino275 tested53%California 25%
  • Low-income214 tested53%California 26%
  • Black or African American42 tested45%California 20%
  • Students with disabilities138 tested22%California 9%

Hispanic or Latino, low-income and Black or African American students and students with disabilities all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 53% 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. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs William S. Hart Union Highvs California
Low-income · 214 tested
English63%+1251%+2439%
Math53%+1835%+2726%
White · 437 tested
English73%+172%+1162%
Math63%+261%+1350%
Hispanic or Latino · 274 tested in English, 275 in math
English70%+1456%+3040%
Math53%+1439%+2825%
Asian · 218 tested
English94%+490%+1876%
Math92%+686%+2171%
Filipino · 99 tested
English90%+585%+1674%
Math73%−174%+1360%
Two or more races · 59 tested
English80%−282%+1763%
Math73%+865%+2350%
Black or African American · 42 tested
English57%+453%+2334%
Math45%+639%+2520%
Students with disabilities · 138 tested
English30%+525%+1614%
Math22%+616%+139%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in William S. Hart Union High, 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.

English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Rio Norte. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$16,895 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. William S. Hart Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $152 million.

$16,895

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$10,635
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,260
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,655
  • Rio Norte$16,895
  • William S. Hart Union High middle schools$16,688
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

William S. Hart Union High’s yearly plan

$152million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$18million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $152 million of $365 million in total budgeted spending. Source: William S. Hart Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Rio Norte like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 91354. They are not figures for the families at Rio Norte.

Typical household income in a year

$156,173

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 91354.

Typical home value
$856,500
People who live in this ZIP code
33,957
Typical age
40.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
54%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Rio Norte. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?7.2% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (89 of 1,235 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  2. How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Rio Norte, and how do I get in?

Ask William S. Hart Union High which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  2. Middle · this school
    Rio Norte Junior High
    Grades 7–8Scope Score 90Strong · 95th percentile
  3. High
    Valencia High
    Scope Score 85Strong · 85th percentile · 2025Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school 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

High-school links

  • Valencia High

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

    Scope Score 85 · Strong · 85th percentile · high · 2025

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

  • Academy of the Canyons

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 95 · Strong · 98th percentile · high · 2025

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

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares 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).

Where the path ends: Valencia High
Valencia HighScope Score 85 · Strong · 85th percentile · 2025historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Valencia High. UC records 66 enrollees from Valencia High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 21 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Valencia High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 85% of the students who finished high school at Valencia High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

66 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 21 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Valencia High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Rio Norte?

Address
28771 Rio Norte Drive, Santa Clarita 91354Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Brenda BennettAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated March 13, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask William S. Hart Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Rio Norte a good middle school?

Rio Norte Junior High has a Scope Score of 90. It scored higher than 95 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Strong, 95th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 8 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 11 in 100 at the average middle school in the William S. Hart Union High district. 7.2% of students (89 of 1,235) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

In English, about the same. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 3 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 6 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 1,051 students in English, 1,052 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 63% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Rio Norte Junior High in Santa Clarita scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Rio Norte Junior High's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Valencia High. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • Valencia High: Scope Score 85, Strong, 85th percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #119 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #2 of 7 in William S. Hart Union High
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math43%7842%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math72%7623%
Chronically absent8 in 100635%
Suspension rate7.2% (89 of 1,235)365%
English learners: top level50%885%

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 year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–269095#119California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 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
2018–195 in 1000.6% (8 of 1,317)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–247 in 1001.7% (19 of 1,135)
2024–2512 in 1003.1% (36 of 1,172)
2025–268 in 1007.2% (89 of 1,235)

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

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English1,13241%77%
2026 · Math1,13345%67%
2025 · English1,08838%75%
2025 · Math1,08940%63%
2024 · English1,05936%76%
2024 · Math1,05630%52%
2023 · English1,06936%77%
2023 · Math1,06231%55%
2022 · English1,03734%78%
2022 · Math1,02427%54%
2019 · English1,18638%82%
2019 · Math1,18537%63%
2018 · English1,20537%83%
2018 · Math1,20437%65%
2017 · English1,21735%79%
2017 · Math1,21432%60%

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 · English57577%
2025 · Grade 8 · English51372%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math57665%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math51362%
2024 · Grade 7 · English51276%
2024 · Grade 8 · English54776%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math51058%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math54647%
2023 · Grade 7 · English53078%
2023 · Grade 8 · English53976%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math52452%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math53857%
2022 · Grade 7 · English52382%
2022 · Grade 8 · English51475%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math52057%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math50451%
2019 · Grade 7 · English59581%
2019 · Grade 8 · English59183%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math59762%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math58864%
2018 · Grade 7 · English60182%
2018 · Grade 8 · English60484%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math59960%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math60569%
2017 · Grade 7 · English59481%
2017 · Grade 8 · English62376%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math59365%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math62155%

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
Schoolwide57229%31%34%5%

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-income21463%+12+24
White43773%+1+11
Hispanic or Latino27470%+14+30
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+31,051Average+61,052Accelerated
English-only students+2823not categorized+3824not categorized
White0408Average0409Average
Hispanic or Latino+1250Average+2250Average
Low-income+5203Accelerated0203Average
Asian+10192Accelerated+21192Exceptional
Students with disabilities−9128Moderate−3128Average
English learners+4103Average+12103Accelerated
Filipino+1688Accelerated+688Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+585not categorized+1485not categorized
Two or more races+1665Accelerated+965Accelerated
Black or African American−547Average−547Average
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1722Moderate−322Average
English learners only−918not categorized+218not categorized

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+3 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

1,051 students

CDE growth category: Average

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

State model · math+6 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

1,052 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +6 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, 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 · 12 in 100 → 2025–26 · 8 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.1% (36 of 1,172) → 2025–26 · 7.2% (89 of 1,235) · +4.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female4 in 1008 in 100+4 in 100
Male6 in 1008 in 100+2 in 100
Asian1 in 1003 in 100+2 in 100
Black or African American2 of 477 of 48—
Filipino2 of 905 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino6 in 10010 in 100+4 in 100
Two or more races6 in 1007 of 65—
White7 in 10010 in 100+3 in 100
Students with disabilities10 in 10020 in 100+10 in 100
English learners4 of 364 of 30—
Low-income10 in 10013 in 100+3 in 100
All students5 in 1008 in 100+3 in 100
Homeless—5 of 13—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. 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$11,844 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 21,786 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$1,185 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,138

Central federal expenditures attributed here$470 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,138

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,176 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 58%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$192,874,55858.12%58%
Instruction support$38,749,30111.68%12%
Student services$38,156,72211.50%11%
Administration$27,485,9388.28%8%
Buildings & maintenance$32,016,8189.65%10%
Other$2,595,9280.78%1%
Total$331,879,265100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $331,879,265 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$11,844 per pupil
2020$11,615 per pupil
2019$11,989 per pupil
2018$10,579 per pupil
2017$9,869 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 holders0.3%

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 91354 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91354 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$156,173
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)54%
ZIP-area population33,957
Median age40.0 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 91354 →

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