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Sam H. Lawson Middle — Rating & test scores

10401 Vista Drive, Cupertino · 841 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 96

StrongScope Score · 99th percentile. Higher than 99 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 (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 83% and 87% 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: 815 in English, 835 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).

Overview

Is Sam H. Lawson a good middle school?

Strong. Sam H. Lawson is higher than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced9783%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9987%
English, Advanced9851%
Math, Advanced9975%

Progress in a year, 2025

English68+6 pts
Math99+44 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance954 in 100
Sam H. Lawson’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Cupertino Union’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 6–8 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+6 pts) and math (+44 pts). The state calls them Accelerated in English and Exceptional in math.

Each bar is Sam H. Lawson’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 growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 689. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

In its own words

What does Sam H. Lawson say about itself?

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

Open lawson.cusdk8.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 6 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 44 points higher, which the state calls Exceptional.

English

+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

Asian560+7 points
English learners135+2 points
Low-income104+2 points
White470 points
Students with disabilities40−14 points

Math

+44

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

By student group · students counted

Asian560+48 points
English learners135+52 points
Low-income104+51 points
White47+29 points
Students with disabilities40+31 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 689 students 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 6 points above that expected score, and in math 44 points above 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 92nd 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?

0 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Sam H. Lawson. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 3.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Sam H. LawsonScope Score 9699th
  2. Joaquin MillerNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9598th
  3. John F. KennedyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9498th
  4. Warren E. HydeNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9397th
  5. CupertinoNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9095th
  6. SunnyvaleSunnyvale · by addressScope Score 8588th
  7. Marian A. PetersonSanta Clara Unified · by addressScope Score 8587th
  8. MorelandMoreland · by addressScope Score 8281st
Cupertino UnionA 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.

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

6 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 Sam H. Lawson compare with schools like it?

Sam H. Lawson’s Scope Score is 96. 159 California middle schools, counting Sam H. Lawson, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 87. Sam H. Lawson’s result is higher than 153 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 159

  1. Students from low-income families: 10%

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 9%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 17%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 10%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 15%

    South Pasadena Middle

    South Pasadena

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

159 California public middle schools where 9% to 21% 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 9% to 21% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Sam H. Lawson’s share. The count includes Sam H. Lawson. 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 87% to 83% and math from 88% to 87%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202687%88%83%Sam H. LawsonThis school82%Cupertino UnionDistrict49%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202687%92%87%Sam H. LawsonThis school85%Cupertino UnionDistrict37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Cupertino Union’s line combines its 6 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. Cupertino Union’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringSam H. LawsonCupertino UnionCaliforniaTested here
201788%87%48%1,276
201889%87%49%1,194
201986%86%50%1,095
202289%86%47%864
202388%87%46%796
202486%86%46%788
202587%86%49%790
202683%82%49%815
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringSam H. LawsonCupertino UnionCaliforniaTested here
201792%87%37%1,297
201892%87%37%1,204
201988%86%38%1,103
202289%85%31%870
202389%85%32%798
202487%85%33%813
202588%85%36%818
202687%85%37%835

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

83%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

7103251
Cupertino Union82%California49%

Math

87%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

71275
Cupertino Union85%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 83% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 87% 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).

School patterns · grades 6–8 · spring 2026

High ceiling
A high share of students here scored Advanced, the state’s top level. The English and math cards above give each figure.
Broad base
Most students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.
Grade-to-grade gains
From grade 6 in spring 2024 to grade 8 in spring 2026, results here rose more than at the average California middle school. Students move in and out, so these are partly different children. The Score factors record below gives the figure.

What patterns mean

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced78%84%87%
Advanced47%47%58%
Proficient31%37%29%
Developing level13%8%7%
Minimal9%8%6%
Tested261285269
California48%51%49%
Difference+30+33+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 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced86%87%88%
Advanced68%79%78%
Proficient18%8%10%
Developing level6%6%5%
Minimal8%7%7%
Tested271290274
California37%38%36%
Difference+49+49+52

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 school51%32%10%7%815
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Cupertino Union49%33%11%7%4,594
Math, grades 6–8 · This school75%12%6%7%835
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Cupertino Union72%13%7%8%4,649

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 815 tested in English, 835 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?

Asian students are the largest group here, at 82% of students. 33 of 894 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

4in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (33 of 894 students).

At the average Cupertino Union middle school: 5 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.3% of students were suspended at least once (12 of 899). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

841

students in grades 6–8.

Asian 82%White 5%Not reported 4%Hispanic or Latino 4%Two or more races 3%

Family income

15%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 128 of 841. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

45

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

88% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

70%

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 (61 of 87 students).

Cupertino Union: 61%. 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
Grade 6
3 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (9 of 297).
Grades 7–8
4 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (24 of 597).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Asian82%
White5%
Not reported4%
Hispanic or Latino4%
Two or more races3%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
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: 42.6 of 48.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

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

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White32 tested91%California 50%
  • Asian684 tested90%California 71%
  • Two or more races62 tested82%California 50%
  • Low-income141 tested71%California 26%
  • English learners100 tested56%California 7%
  • Students with disabilities45 tested29%California 10%

Low-income students, English learners and students with disabilities all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 71% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 26% 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 6–8 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 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Cupertino Unionvs California
Low-income · 136 tested in English, 141 in math
English67%+562%+2839%
Math71%+962%+4526%
Asian · 665 tested in English, 684 in math
English84%−387%+975%
Math90%−191%+1971%
Two or more races · 61 tested in English, 62 in math
English80%−686%+1862%
Math82%−486%+3250%
White · 32 tested · grades 7 and 8 only
English87%+879%+2562%
Math91%+1081%+4150%
English learners · 82 tested in English, 100 in math
English22%+220%+157%
Math56%+1244%+497%
Students with disabilities · 45 tested
English27%−532%+1314%
Math29%−231%+1910%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Cupertino Union, 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.

Hispanic or Latino students, 30 tested: no rate for grade 6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Black or African American, 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 Sam H. Lawson. 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.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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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?

$19,113 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Cupertino Union’s plan for 2026–27 covers $18 million.

$19,113

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,332
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,781
Of the total, from federal funds
$329
  • Sam H. Lawson$19,113
  • Cupertino Union middle schools$19,233
  • 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 ↓

Cupertino Union’s yearly plan

$18million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$10million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth
  • Future-Ready, Deeper Learning$9 million
  • Whole Child$9 million
  • Community Engagement$353,323

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $18 million of $262 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Cupertino Union Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Sam H. Lawson like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95014. They are not figures for the families at Sam H. Lawson.

Typical household income in a year

$230,913

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 95014.

Typical home value
$2,000,001
People who live in this ZIP code
60,932
Typical age
41.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
82%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Sam H. Lawson. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?22% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (82 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  2. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?75% scored Advanced in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026 (835 students tested); California: 21%
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
  5. 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 Sam H. Lawson, and how do I get in?

Ask Cupertino Union which school serves your address.

In the district’s boundaries, Sam H. Lawson Middle draws from 4 elementary schools. Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Sam H. Lawson Middle

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. 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

  • C. B. Eaton Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 92 · Strong · 96th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Garden Gate Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 83 · Strong · 81st percentile · elementary · 2026

  • L. P. Collins Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 92 · Strong · 96th percentile · elementary · 2026

    62% of the zone’s children

  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 93 · Strong · 97th percentile · elementary · 2026

    31% of the zone’s children

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 it is

Where is Sam H. Lawson?

Address
10401 Vista Drive, Cupertino 95014Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Melissa MaisenAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 19, 2025.

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?

Ask Cupertino Union which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Sam H. Lawson a good middle school?

Sam H. Lawson Middle has a Scope Score of 96. It scored higher than 99 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Strong, 99th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 4 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 5 in 100 at the average Cupertino Union middle school. 1.3% of students (12 of 899) 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?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 6 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 44 points higher, which the state calls Exceptional.

  • Included in this measure: 689 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 67% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Sam H. Lawson Middle in Cupertino 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 #14 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #1 of 6 in Cupertino Union
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math63%10042%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math85%8723%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+63 scale-score pts7020%
Chronically absent4 in 100695%
Suspension rate1.3% (12 of 899)605%
English learners: top level38%725%

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
2025–269699#14California 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)
2018–192 in 1000.7% (8 of 1,186)+4
2021–22not on filenot on file+4
2022–23not on filenot on file+6
2023–246 in 1001.0% (9 of 886)+3
2024–254 in 1000.3% (3 of 883)+6
2025–264 in 1001.3% (12 of 899)+5

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 · English81551%83%
2026 · Math83575%87%
2025 · English79054%87%
2025 · Math81875%88%
2024 · English78853%86%
2024 · Math81373%87%
2023 · English79655%88%
2023 · Math79875%89%
2022 · English86452%89%
2022 · Math87076%89%
2019 · English1,09551%86%
2019 · Math1,10376%88%
2018 · English1,19454%89%
2018 · Math1,20481%92%
2017 · English1,27653%88%
2017 · Math1,29779%92%

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 6 · English27084%
2025 · Grade 7 · English25787%
2025 · Grade 8 · English26390%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math28386%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math26888%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math26791%
2024 · Grade 6 · English25784%
2024 · Grade 7 · English26088%
2024 · Grade 8 · English27187%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math26883%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math26990%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math27687%
2023 · Grade 6 · English26785%
2023 · Grade 7 · English28789%
2023 · Grade 8 · English24290%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math26885%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math28690%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math24492%
2022 · Grade 6 · English27687%
2022 · Grade 7 · English25291%
2022 · Grade 8 · English33690%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math28186%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math25391%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math33691%
2019 · Grade 6 · English35884%
2019 · Grade 7 · English36188%
2019 · Grade 8 · English37687%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math36185%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math36491%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math37889%
2018 · Grade 6 · English36486%
2018 · Grade 7 · English39488%
2018 · Grade 8 · English43692%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math37090%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math39792%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math43793%
2017 · Grade 6 · English41984%
2017 · Grade 7 · English45891%
2017 · Grade 8 · English39988%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math42790%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math46694%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math40491%

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
Schoolwide27456%26%14%4%

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-income13667%+5+28
Asian66584%−3+9
English learners8222%+2+15
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+6689Accelerated+44689Exceptional
Asian+7560Accelerated+48560Exceptional
English-only students+10244not categorized+40244not categorized
English learners+2135Average+52135Exceptional
Low-income+2104Average+51104Exceptional
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+9101not categorized+49101not categorized
White047Average+2947Exceptional
Students with disabilities−1440Moderate+3140Exceptional
English learners only−1534not categorized+5934not categorized
Hispanic or Latino+725Accelerated+2025Exceptional
Two or more races+625Accelerated+2325Exceptional
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−113Average+4513Exceptional

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 6–8. 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
53%
exceeded standard · 84% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 257 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
58%
Advanced · 87% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 269 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 263 (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+6 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

689 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +6 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+44 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 6–8

689 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +44 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, 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 6–8, 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 · 4 in 100 → 2025–26 · 4 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.3% (3 of 883) → 2025–26 · 1.3% (12 of 899) · +1.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female1 in 1003 in 100+2 in 100
Male2 in 1004 in 100+2 in 100
Asian1 in 1003 in 100+2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino7 of 446 of 35—
Two or more races1 of 252 of 29—
White2 of 962 of 43—
Students with disabilities5 of 8915 of 62—
English learners1 in 1005 in 100+4 in 100
Low-income7 of 708 in 100—
All students2 in 1004 in 100+2 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$12,354 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 15,663 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$134 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 841

Central federal expenditures attributed here$195 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 841

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,567 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 65%Instruction support 13%Student services 7%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$167,485,21265.42%65%
Instruction support$31,962,76912.48%13%
Student services$18,134,2207.08%7%
Administration$16,193,9066.33%6%
Buildings & maintenance$21,777,1778.51%9%
Total$256,029,121100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $256,029,121 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$12,354 per pupil
2020$11,995 per pupil
2019$12,291 per pupil
2018$11,257 per pupil
2017$10,574 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95014 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95014 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$230,913
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)82%
ZIP-area population60,932
Median age41.0 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 95014 →

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