How does San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet compare to other middle schools in San Jacinto?

San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet has a SchoolScope composite score of 46.5/100, placing it at the 63rd percentile statewide. 17% of students exceed standard, with a total of 788 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet?

16.7% of students at San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 45.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet?

7.7% of students at San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet

Q: Is San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet's proficiency rate decreases by 10.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

K-12 School

San Jacinto Unified San JacintoRiverside County92583Magnet Program

📍 181 North Ramona Blvd

Magnet program — a specialized public school with a focused theme (STEM, arts, language immersion, etc.). Admission is typically through a district lottery, not based on neighborhood attendance boundaries. Students from across the district may apply.

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Culture First

Strong school culture with high family engagement, even if test scores are still developing.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

665 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

62%

Teachers

28 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+17.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+15.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

44.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 34 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic75.9%

White12.2%

Asian1.1%

Black4.2%

Other6.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.7%
Met Standard	28.8%
Below Standard	54.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.7% of students exceeded standard while 28.8% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.9 points above the San Jacinto Unified district average of 7.8%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.6 points higher (vs 4.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 10.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 44.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.7%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

16.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

45.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-10.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

788

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	132	25.0%	40.1%	25.8%	9.1%	65.2%
7th	132	18.2%	39.4%	29.6%	12.9%	57.6%
8th	130	20.8%	40.8%	23.9%	14.6%	61.5%
11th	81	48.1%	37.0%	9.9%	4.9%	85.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	132	15.2%	25.0%	40.9%	18.9%	40.1%
7th	132	11.4%	13.6%	40.1%	34.9%	25.0%
8th	130	10.0%	13.8%	33.9%	42.3%	23.9%
11th	81	14.8%	25.9%	29.6%	29.6%	40.7%

Estimated K-12 PathEstimate

Elementary

San Jacinto Elementary

31.4

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Middle

San Jacinto Leadership Ac…

46.5

This school

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High

San Jacinto High

48.2

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.