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Ruth Musser Middle — Rating & test scores

10789 Terra Vista Parkway, Rancho Cucamonga · 941 students · Grades 5–8

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 56th percentile. Higher than 56 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

Near California in English (reading and writing), below in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 52% and 32% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 729 in English, 726 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

This rating covers grades 6–8. Ruth Musser Middle teaches 5–8.

Overview

Is Ruth Musser a good middle school?

Solid. Ruth Musser is higher than most California middle schools on test results and progress in English. Ruth Musser is lower than most on progress in math and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced6252%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5232%
English, Advanced7222%
Math, Advanced5617%

Progress in a year, 2025

English77+9 pts
Math26−9 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance4417 in 100
Ruth Musser’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Central Elementary’s other middle schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 5, spring 2026, 63% scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% across California.

Each bar is Ruth Musser’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 grade 5. California: CDE’s grade 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 410,249 in English tested).

In its own words

What does Ruth Musser say about itself?

We haven’t read Ruth Musser’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, yes. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 5–8 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 9 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

English

+9

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

Low-income586+6 points
Hispanic or Latino394+8 points
Black or African American134+9 points
White129+9 points
English learners118+7 points

Math

−9

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income584−11 points
Hispanic or Latino393−15 points
Black or African American133−17 points
White129−6 points
English learners118−5 points

Grades 5–8, 2025, 843 students in English, 840 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 9 points above that expected score, and in math 9 points below it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 42nd percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

6 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Ruth Musser. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 3.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Day Creek IntermediateEtiwanda Elementary · by addressScope Score 9498th
  2. VineyardAlta Loma Elementary · by addressScope Score 8486th
  3. Etiwanda IntermediateEtiwanda Elementary · by addressScope Score 8384th
  4. Summit IntermediateEtiwanda Elementary · by addressScope Score 8383rd
  5. Alta LomaAlta Loma Elementary · by addressScope Score 8179th
  6. CucamongaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7658th
  7. Ruth MusserScope Score 7656th
  8. Rancho CucamongaCucamonga Elementary · by addressScope Score 7551st
Central ElementaryA neighborhood school in another district

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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.

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

7 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

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 Ruth Musser compare with schools like it?

Ruth Musser’s Scope Score is 76. 367 California middle schools, counting Ruth Musser, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Ruth Musser’s result is higher than 255 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 367

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

367 California public middle schools where 63% to 75% 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 63% to 75% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Ruth Musser’s share. The count includes Ruth Musser. 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 55% to 52% and math stayed at 32%.

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

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202656%59%52%Ruth MusserRuth Musser52%Central ElementaryDistrict49%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202637%40%37%CaliforniaCalifornia32%Ruth MusserRuth Musser30%Central ElementaryDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Central Elementary’s line combines its 2 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other school. 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. Central Elementary’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringRuth MusserCentral ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201759%56%48%812
201859%57%49%821
201958%56%50%805
202263%56%47%789
202360%53%46%774
202452%49%46%747
202555%53%49%781
202652%52%49%729
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringRuth MusserCentral ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201740%37%37%814
201844%41%37%826
201942%40%38%807
202235%32%31%793
202334%32%32%774
202431%29%33%745
202532%30%36%784
202632%30%37%726

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; below it in math.

English

52%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

23253022
Central Elementary52%California49%

Math

32%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

44241517
Central Elementary30%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 52% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 32% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 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 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 20 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

How do the elementary grades do?

Well above California in English; below it in math. In grade 5, spring 2026, 63% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 32% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

English

63%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

22153231
Central Elementary50%California49%

Math

32%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

37311616
Central Elementary27%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advanced63%
Advanced31%
Proficient32%
Developing level15%
Minimal22%
Tested135
California49%
Difference+14
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced49%51%56%
Advanced22%18%26%
Proficient27%33%30%
Developing level25%26%24%
Minimal26%23%20%
Tested245257227
California48%51%49%
Difference+10+7

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, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advanced32%
Advanced16%
Proficient16%
Developing level31%
Minimal37%
Tested135
California37%
Difference−5
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced31%29%37%
Advanced17%13%20%
Proficient14%16%17%
Developing level26%27%17%
Minimal43%44%46%
Tested247257222
California37%38%36%
Difference−6−9+1

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 6–8 · This school22%30%25%23%729
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Central Elementary19%33%24%24%1,396
Math, grades 6–8 · This school17%15%24%44%726
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Central Elementary16%14%25%45%1,398
English, grade 5 · This school31%32%15%22%135
English, grade 5 · California23%26%20%31%410,249
English, grade 5 · Central Elementary24%26%17%33%430
Math, grade 5 · This school16%16%31%37%135
Math, grade 5 · California21%16%24%39%411,080
Math, grade 5 · Central Elementary14%13%28%45%430

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 729 tested in English, 726 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?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 46% of students. 168 of 984 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

17in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (168 of 984 students).

At the average middle school in the Central Elementary district: 18 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.0% of students were suspended at least once (20 of 1,003). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

941

students in grades 5–8.

Hispanic or Latino 46%Black or African American 20%White 13%Asian 10%Two or more races 6%Filipino 2%Not reported 2%

Family income

69%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 646 of 941. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

42

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

12% were in their first year.

68% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

69%

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 (33 of 48 students).

Central Elementary: 43%. 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.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 5–6
14 in 100 students in grades 5–6 were chronically absent (59 of 422).
Grades 7–8
19 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (109 of 562).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino46%
Black or African American20%
White13%
Asian10%
Two or more races6%
Filipino2%
Not reported2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
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: 30 of 44.4 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students and students with disabilities here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White115 tested67%California 62%
  • Asian96 tested66%California 75%
  • Two or more races57 tested58%California 62%
  • Hispanic or Latino389 tested56%California 39%
  • Low-income616 tested47%California 39%
  • Black or African American168 tested31%California 33%
  • Students with disabilities120 tested28%California 15%
  • English learners36 tested8%California 7%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 56% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 5–8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. Students with disabilities: 28% in English, against 15% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 5–8 English, 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 5–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Central Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 616 tested in English, 612 in math
English47%+146%+839%
Math26%+125%026%
Hispanic or Latino · 389 tested in English, 386 in math
English56%+551%+1739%
Math26%026%+125%
Black or African American · 168 tested in English, 166 in math
English31%−334%−233%
Math14%014%−620%
White · 115 tested in English, 114 in math
English67%+463%+562%
Math47%+542%−350%
Asian · 96 tested in English, 99 in math
English66%+462%−975%
Math55%+253%−1570%
Two or more races · 57 tested · grades 6–8 only
English58%+157%−462%
Math46%+640%−450%
English learners · 36 tested in English, 40 in math · grades 6–8 only
English8%−715%+17%
Math8%+17%+17%
Students with disabilities · 120 tested in English, 117 in math
English28%+1018%+1315%
Math8%+26%−311%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Central Elementary, 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 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Ruth Musser. 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.
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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?

$17,268 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Central Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $19 million.

$17,268

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$7,893
The school’s share of district office costs
$9,375
Of the total, from federal funds
$3,069
  • Ruth Musser$17,268
  • Central Elementary middle schools$17,804
  • 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 ↓

Central Elementary’s yearly plan

$19million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$15million

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 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. Source: Central Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Ruth Musser like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 91730. They are not figures for the families at Ruth Musser.

Typical household income in a year

$92,237

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 91730.

Typical home value
$616,300
People who live in this ZIP code
71,613
Typical age
36.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
33%

What you can do

Who can act on Ruth Musser’s results?

The state has Ruth Musser in targeted support; Central Elementary’s board decides its plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for students with disabilities. 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 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Central Elementary extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for students with disabilities on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Central Elementary: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to Ruth Musser. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?9 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 5–8, 2025 (840 students)
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. 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 Ruth Musser, and how do I get in?

Ruth Musser runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Central Elementary which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Dona Merced Elementary
    Scope Score 74Developing · 40th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Ruth Musser Middle
    Grades 5–8Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

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

Elementary links

  • Dona Merced Elementary

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

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 40th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Coyote Canyon Elementary

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

    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 it is

Where is Ruth Musser?

Address
10789 Terra Vista Parkway, Rancho Cucamonga 91730Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Steven PierceAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated March 5, 2024.

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 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ruth Musser runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Central Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Ruth Musser a good middle school?

Ruth Musser Middle has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 56 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Solid, 56th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 17 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average middle school in the Central Elementary district. 2.0% of students (20 of 1,003) 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, yes. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 5–8 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 9 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 843 students in English, 840 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 47% of low-income students in grades 5–8 at Ruth Musser Middle in Rancho Cucamonga scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. 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 #1,094 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math19%5242%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math42%5223%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+41 scale-score pts4220%
Chronically absent17 in 100515%
Suspension rate2.0% (20 of 1,003)575%
English learners: top level27%575%

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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

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
2025–267656#1094California 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 absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–198 in 1002.4% (25 of 1,049)+6
2021–22not on filenot on file−1
2022–23not on filenot on file−1
2023–2421 in 1006.1% (62 of 1,016)+2
2024–2520 in 1002.7% (28 of 1,027)+8
2025–2617 in 1002.0% (20 of 1,003)+6

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
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 · English86423%54%
2026 · Math86116%32%
2025 · English92124%54%
2025 · Math92617%31%
2024 · English90222%54%
2024 · Math90016%31%
2023 · English92923%59%
2023 · Math92917%33%
2022 · English92923%61%
2022 · Math93516%34%
2019 · English96624%59%
2019 · Math96821%42%
2018 · English96621%59%
2018 · Math97119%42%
2017 · English97118%59%
2017 · Math97316%40%

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 5 · English14051%
2025 · Grade 6 · English26650%
2025 · Grade 7 · English24851%
2025 · Grade 8 · English26763%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math14226%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math26731%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math24928%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math26836%
2024 · Grade 5 · English15561%
2024 · Grade 6 · English25152%
2024 · Grade 7 · English26649%
2024 · Grade 8 · English23056%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math15529%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math25132%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math26530%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math22933%
2023 · Grade 5 · English15557%
2023 · Grade 6 · English26056%
2023 · Grade 7 · English23961%
2023 · Grade 8 · English27563%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math15528%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math26038%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math23933%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math27530%
2022 · Grade 5 · English14054%
2022 · Grade 6 · English23460%
2022 · Grade 7 · English26063%
2022 · Grade 8 · English29565%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math14231%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math23541%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math26232%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math29633%
2019 · Grade 5 · English16163%
2019 · Grade 6 · English26452%
2019 · Grade 7 · English29562%
2019 · Grade 8 · English24660%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math16142%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math26640%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math29542%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math24645%
2018 · Grade 5 · English14557%
2018 · Grade 6 · English27559%
2018 · Grade 7 · English26058%
2018 · Grade 8 · English28659%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math14534%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math27744%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math26148%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math28839%
2017 · Grade 5 · English15960%
2017 · Grade 6 · English24261%
2017 · Grade 7 · English29054%
2017 · Grade 8 · English28064%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math15942%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math24245%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math29039%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math28236%

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
Schoolwide35215%24%46%15%

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-income61647%+1+8
Hispanic or Latino38956%+5+17
Black or African American16831%−3−2
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+9843Accelerated−9840Moderate
English-only students+8637not categorized−11634not categorized
Low-income+6586Accelerated−11584Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+8394Accelerated−15393Moderate
Black or African American+9134Accelerated−17133Moderate
White+9129Accelerated−6129Moderate
English learners+7118Accelerated−5118Average
Students with disabilities−9114Moderate−17111Moderate
Asian+1393Accelerated+1393Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+1769not categorized−169not categorized
Two or more races+1150Accelerated+350Average
English learners only−749not categorized−949not categorized
Homeless+627Accelerated−1627Moderate
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+723Accelerated−1923Moderate
Filipino+120Average−120Average

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 5–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 8 against the same school’s grade 6 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
20%
exceeded standard · 52% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 251 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
26%
Advanced · 56% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 227 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 225 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English 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 English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 5–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 5–8

843 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +9 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−9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 5–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 5–8

840 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, 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 5–8, 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 · 20 in 100 → 2025–26 · 17 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.7% (28 of 1,027) → 2025–26 · 2.0% (20 of 1,003) · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
Male8 in 10016 in 100+8 in 100
Asian0 of 704 in 100—
Black or African American7 in 10026 in 100+19 in 100
Filipino0 of 291 of 22—
Hispanic or Latino9 in 10017 in 100+8 in 100
Two or more races7 of 4413 of 55—
White8 in 10012 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities16 in 10024 in 100+8 in 100
English learners5 of 733 of 72—
Homeless4 of 348 of 14—
Low-income9 in 10019 in 100+10 in 100
All students8 in 10017 in 100+9 in 100

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$12,256 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 4,219 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$249 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 941

Central federal expenditures attributed here$2,820 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 941

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,326 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 10%Student services 10%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$42,041,06363.15%63%
Instruction support$6,396,5089.61%10%
Student services$6,982,34710.49%10%
Administration$5,291,8427.95%8%
Buildings & maintenance$5,688,4508.54%9%
Total$66,574,909100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $66,574,909 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$12,256 per pupil
2020$10,979 per pupil
2019$11,154 per pupil
2018$10,171 per pupil
2017$10,283 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 holders1.9%

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 91730 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91730 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$92,237
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33%
ZIP-area population71,613
Median age36.3 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 91730 →

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