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Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle — Rating & test scores

1100 East Church Avenue, Fresno · 814 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 64

Needs SupportScope Score · bottom 1%. In the lowest 1 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 below California in English and math: 12% and 11% 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: 718 in English, 721 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 Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. a good middle school?

Needs Support. Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. is lower than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced112%
Math, Proficient or Advanced711%
English, Advanced11%
Math, Advanced94%

Progress in a year, 2025

English1−46 pts
Math1−44 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance536 in 100
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Fresno Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

36 in 100 students (299 of 822) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is one and a half times the rate at the average Fresno Unified middle school.

Each bar is Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.’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
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 822. District and California figures are averages of school rates (20 Fresno Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. say about itself?

We haven’t read Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.’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?

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 46 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Minimal. In math, they scored 44 points lower, which the state calls Minimal.

English

−46

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income661−46 points
Hispanic or Latino518−44 points
English learners286−41 points
Long-term English learners178−41 points
Students with disabilities120−34 points

Math

−44

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income654−44 points
Hispanic or Latino514−42 points
English learners283−36 points
Long-term English learners177−34 points
Students with disabilities117−30 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 686 students in English, 678 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 46 points below that expected score, and in math 44 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.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

7 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 4.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Edison ComputechNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9498th
  2. YosemiteNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7019th
  3. SequoiaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6916th
  4. Elizabeth TerronezNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6913th
  5. West FresnoWashington Unified · by addressScope Score 6912th
  6. West Park Charter AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6911th
  7. TehipiteNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 688th
  8. Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.Scope Score 64bottom 1%
Fresno UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

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.

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

3 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 Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. compare with schools like it?

Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.’s Scope Score is 64. 454 California middle schools, counting Rutherford B. Gaston Sr., have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 71. Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.’s result is higher than 7 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 454

  1. Students from low-income families: 92%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 93%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 92nd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 96%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 91st percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 90th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 89th percentile

454 California public middle schools where 90% to 100% 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 90% to 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.’s share. The count includes Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.. 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 13% to 12% and math from 8% to 11%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202632%20%50%CaliforniaCalifornia37%Fresno UnifiedDistrict12%Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.This school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202619%8%37%CaliforniaCalifornia25%Fresno UnifiedDistrict11%Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.This school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Fresno Unified’s line combines its 20 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. Fresno Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringRutherford B. Gaston Sr.Fresno UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201720%32%49%807
201822%35%50%843
201918%35%50%830
202219%33%48%741
202315%32%47%764
202415%34%47%747
202513%35%49%772
202612%37%50%718
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringRutherford B. Gaston Sr.Fresno UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
20178%19%37%815
201810%21%37%834
201911%23%37%831
20227%17%31%727
20239%18%32%760
20247%20%33%734
20258%23%35%764
202611%25%37%721

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

12%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

652311
Fresno Unified37%California50%

Math

11%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

71187
Fresno Unified25%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 12% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 11% 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).

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 Advanced13%11%
Advanced1%2%
Proficient12%9%
Developing level21%24%
Minimal66%65%
Tested347371
California51%49%
Difference−38−38

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 Advanced12%9%
Advanced3%4%
Proficient9%5%
Developing level20%16%
Minimal68%75%
Tested350371
California38%36%
Difference−26−27

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 school1%11%23%65%718
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Fresno Unified11%26%23%40%10,050
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school4%7%18%71%721
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Fresno Unified12%13%23%52%10,066

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 718 tested in English, 721 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 74% of students. 299 of 822 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

36in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (299 of 822 students).

At the average Fresno Unified middle school: 24 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 16.9% of students were suspended at least once (145 of 860). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

814

students in grades 7–8.

Hispanic or Latino 74%Black or African American 14%Asian 6%Two or more races 3%White 1%

Family income

96%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 778 of 814. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

48

teachers, with 9 years of experience on average.

10% were in their first year.

81% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

56%

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 (124 of 220 students).

Fresno Unified: 47%. 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
Hispanic or Latino74%
Black or African American14%
Asian6%
Two or more races3%
White1%
Filipino—
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: 39.3 of 48.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Six student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino546 tested13%California 40%
  • Low-income692 tested12%California 39%
  • Asian45 tested11%California 76%
  • Black or African American94 tested3%California 34%
  • Students with disabilities112 tested2%California 14%
  • English learners193 tested2%California 7%

12% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Black or African American students, students with disabilities and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 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 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Fresno Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 692 tested in English, 695 in math
English12%−2335%−2739%
Math10%−1424%−1626%
Hispanic or Latino · 546 tested in English, 551 in math
English13%−2235%−2740%
Math10%−1323%−1525%
Black or African American · 94 tested in English, 93 in math
English3%−1922%−3134%
Math9%−514%−1120%
Asian · 45 tested in English, 44 in math
English11%−3647%−6576%
Math11%−2435%−6071%
English learners · 193 tested in English, 196 in math
English2%−13%−57%
Math3%−14%−47%
Students with disabilities · 112 tested in English, 115 in math
English2%−57%−1214%
Math2%−57%−79%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Fresno Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races 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 and staff can answer a short set of questions about Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Fresno Unified.

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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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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
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Money

Where does the money go?

$21,601 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Fresno Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $1.7 billion.

$21,601

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$14,093
The school’s share of district office costs
$7,508
Of the total, from federal funds
$3,072
  • Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.$21,601
  • Fresno Unified middle schools$22,178
  • 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 ↓

Fresno Unified’s yearly plan

$1.7billion

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$291million

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

The neighborhood

What is the area around Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93706. They are not figures for the families at Rutherford B. Gaston Sr..

Typical household income in a year

$40,930

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 93706.

Typical home value
$240,000
People who live in this ZIP code
40,638
Typical age
30.5 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
9%

What you can do

Who can act on Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.’s results?

The state has Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. in extra targeted support; Fresno Unified’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?

2025–26 is its 3rd year in a row in this support. The state named it because results were low for Hispanic or Latino students and low-income students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them and look at how money and staff are divided among schools. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?36 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (299 of 822 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?16.9% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (145 of 860 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  3. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?46 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 7 and 8, 2025 (686 students)
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?2% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (193 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  5. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  6. 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 Rutherford B. Gaston Sr., and how do I get in?

Ask Fresno Unified which school serves your address. Next comes Edison High.

In the district’s boundaries, Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle draws from 5 elementary schools. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle
High · next
Edison High Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile · 2025

Assigned

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Addams Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 10th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Columbia Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 19th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Kirk Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 16th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Lincoln Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 43rd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • King Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 27th percentile · elementary · 2026

High-school links

  • Edison High

    Assigned

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 64th percentile · high · 2025

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.

Where the path ends: Edison High
Edison HighScope Score 78 · Solid · 64th percentile · 2025district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at Edison High. UC records 35 enrollees from Edison High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 25 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Edison High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 74% of the students who finished high school at Edison High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

35 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 25 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Edison High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Rutherford B. Gaston Sr.?

Address
1100 East Church Avenue, Fresno 93706Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Thomas WilliamsAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 8, 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 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Fresno Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. a good middle school?

Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle has a Scope Score of 64. It is in the bottom 1% of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Needs Support, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 36 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 24 in 100 at the average Fresno Unified middle school. 16.9% of students (145 of 860) 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?

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 46 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Minimal. In math, they scored 44 points lower, which the state calls Minimal.

  • Included in this measure: 686 students in English, 678 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 12% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle in Fresno scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

By the district’s published 2026 attendance boundaries, Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle is zoned to Edison High. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • Edison High: Scope Score 78, Solid, 64th 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 #2,512 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #20 of 20 in Fresno Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math2%3342%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math11%2723%
Chronically absent36 in 100265%
Suspension rate16.9% (145 of 860)05%
English learners: top level16%425%

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
2025–26640#2512California 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
2018–1920 in 10015.7% (151 of 962)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2439 in 10023.4% (216 of 924)
2024–2539 in 10021.0% (189 of 900)
2025–2636 in 10016.9% (145 of 860)

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 · English7181%12%
2026 · Math7214%11%
2025 · English7721%13%
2025 · Math7642%8%
2024 · English7472%15%
2024 · Math7342%7%
2023 · English7642%15%
2023 · Math7603%9%
2022 · English7412%19%
2022 · Math7272%7%
2019 · English8304%18%
2019 · Math8313%11%
2018 · English8432%22%
2018 · Math8344%10%
2017 · English8072%20%
2017 · Math8151%8%

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 · English40014%
2025 · Grade 8 · English37213%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math3979%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math3676%
2024 · Grade 7 · English37216%
2024 · Grade 8 · English37514%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math3648%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math3706%
2023 · Grade 7 · English39517%
2023 · Grade 8 · English36914%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math39510%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math3658%
2022 · Grade 7 · English37119%
2022 · Grade 8 · English37020%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math3658%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math3626%
2019 · Grade 7 · English41020%
2019 · Grade 8 · English42016%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math41213%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math4199%
2018 · Grade 7 · English42424%
2018 · Grade 8 · English41920%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math42113%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math4138%
2017 · Grade 7 · English41823%
2017 · Grade 8 · English38917%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math4237%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math3928%

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
Schoolwide3641%5%39%55%

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-income69212%−23−27
Hispanic or Latino54613%−22−27
English learners1932%−1−5
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−46686Minimal−44678Minimal
Low-income−46661Minimal−44654Minimal
Hispanic or Latino−44518Minimal−42514Minimal
English learners−41286Minimal−36283Minimal
English-only students−54281not categorized−51276not categorized
English learners only−44191not categorized−32190not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−41178Minimal−34177Minimal
Students with disabilities−34120Minimal−30117Minimal
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−3595not categorized−4393not categorized
Black or African American−5293Minimal−5391Minimal
Asian−3541Minimal−3141Minimal
Two or more races−4915Minimal−3615Minimal
White−4212Minimal———

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−46 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

686 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, English: −46 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−44 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

678 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −44 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, 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 · 39 in 100 → 2025–26 · 36 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 21.0% (189 of 900) → 2025–26 · 16.9% (145 of 860) · −4.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female18 in 10039 in 100+21 in 100
Male22 in 10034 in 100+12 in 100
Asian3 of 4811 of 51—
Black or African American26 in 10046 in 100+20 in 100
Hispanic or Latino18 in 10035 in 100+17 in 100
Two or more races5 of 1410 of 21—
White11 of 298 of 12—
Students with disabilities31 in 10039 in 100+8 in 100
English learners15 in 10033 in 100+18 in 100
Foster youth7 of 177 of 15—
Homeless16 of 2712 of 14—
Military families2 of 2513 of 39—
Low-income20 in 10037 in 100+17 in 100
All students20 in 10036 in 100+16 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$12,375 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 42,790 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$1,640 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 814

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,432 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 814

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,938 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 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 10%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 7%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$834,242,74354.36%55%
Instruction support$187,171,33212.20%12%
Student services$158,855,03610.35%10%
Administration$78,231,1965.10%5%
Buildings & maintenance$165,807,33610.80%11%
Other$110,455,8397.20%7%
Total$1,534,763,483100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,534,763,483 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$12,375 per pupil
2020$11,575 per pupil
2019$11,404 per pupil
2018$11,038 per pupil
2017$10,611 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 holders3.8%

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 93706 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93706 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$40,930
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)9%
ZIP-area population40,638
Median age30.5 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 93706 →

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