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San Jose Middle — Rating & test scores

1000 Sunset Parkway, Novato · 559 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 74

DevelopingScope Score · 44th percentile. Higher than 44 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

Below California in English (reading and writing), near in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 44% and 35% 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: 572 in English, 571 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 San Jose a good middle school?

Developing. San Jose is higher than most California middle schools on math test results and attendance. San Jose is lower than most on English test results and progress in both subjects.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced4644%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5635%
English, Advanced6117%
Math, Advanced5918%

Progress in a year, 2025

English20−9 pts
Math47−2 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance5514 in 100
San Jose’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Novato Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

14 in 100 students (85 of 588) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 10 in 100 at the average Novato Unified middle school.

Each bar is San Jose’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): 588. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Novato Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does San Jose say about itself?

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

Open sanjose.nusd.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English, lower. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 9 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 2 points lower, which the state calls Average.

English

−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-income287−13 points
Hispanic or Latino280−17 points
English learners168−19 points
White1370 points
Students with disabilities55−27 points

Math

−2

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income287−11 points
Hispanic or Latino280−13 points
English learners168−16 points
White137+14 points
Students with disabilities55−8 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 494 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 9 points below that expected score, and in math 2 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 32nd 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?

2 of the 2 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than San Jose. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

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

  1. Miller CreekMiller Creek Elementary · by addressScope Score 8384th
  2. SinaloaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8073rd
  3. San JoseScope Score 7444th
Novato UnifiedA 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%

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 San Jose compare with schools like it?

San Jose’s Scope Score is 74. 310 California middle schools, counting San Jose, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 76. San Jose’s result is higher than 108 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 310

  1. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 53%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 95th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 61%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 56%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 94th percentile

310 California public middle schools where 50% to 62% 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 50% to 62% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of San Jose’s share. The count includes San Jose. 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 46% to 44% and math from 38% to 35%.

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%53%51%Novato UnifiedDistrict49%CaliforniaCalifornia44%San JoseSan Jose

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202649%44%40%Novato UnifiedDistrict37%CaliforniaCalifornia35%San JoseSan Jose

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Novato Unified’s line combines its 4 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. Novato Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringSan JoseNovato UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201753%56%48%752
201848%54%49%703
201955%58%50%658
202254%56%47%537
202346%53%46%489
202447%52%46%515
202546%53%49%547
202644%51%49%572
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringSan JoseNovato UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201744%49%37%751
201844%48%37%704
201952%53%38%666
202238%39%31%537
202339%42%32%496
202434%40%33%534
202538%42%36%552
202635%40%37%571

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; near it in math.

English

44%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

33232717
Novato Unified51%California49%

Math

35%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

44211718
Novato Unified40%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 35% 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).

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 Advanced40%48%43%
Advanced16%17%19%
Proficient24%31%24%
Developing level24%20%27%
Minimal36%32%30%
Tested210173189
California48%51%49%
Difference−8−3−6

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 Advanced36%39%29%
Advanced16%21%16%
Proficient20%18%13%
Developing level22%21%23%
Minimal42%40%48%
Tested210173188
California37%38%36%
Difference−1+1−7

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 school17%27%23%33%572
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Novato Unified19%32%22%27%1,500
Math, grades 6–8 · This school18%17%21%44%571
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Novato Unified22%18%22%38%1,503

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 572 tested in English, 571 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 58% of students. 85 of 588 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

14in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (85 of 588 students).

At the average Novato Unified middle school: 10 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.3% of students were suspended at least once (14 of 598). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

559

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 58%White 28%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%Black or African American 2%

Family income

56%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 312 of 559. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

29

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

17% were in their first year.

76% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

39%

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 (41 of 105 students).

Novato Unified: 42%. 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
10 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (21 of 213).
Grades 7–8
17 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (64 of 375).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino58%
White28%
Two or more races6%
Asian4%
Black or African American2%
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: 21.5 of 28.4 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

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

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White157 tested69%California 62%
  • Hispanic or Latino332 tested29%California 39%
  • Homeless39 tested28%California 27%
  • Low-income334 tested26%California 39%
  • Students with disabilities76 tested14%California 14%
  • English learners95 tested1%California 7%

26% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students 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 6–8 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 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Novato Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 334 tested
English26%−430%−1339%
Math17%−219%−926%
Hispanic or Latino · 332 tested
English29%−130%−1039%
Math18%−119%−725%
White · 157 tested
English69%−170%+762%
Math62%+260%+1250%
English learners · 95 tested
English1%−12%−67%
Math3%03%−47%
Students with disabilities · 76 tested
English14%014%014%
Math9%09%−110%
Homeless · 39 tested · grades 6 and 8 only
English28%+622%+127%
Math10%+19%−717%

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

Military-family students: fewer than 30 tested here. Students of two or more races, 35 tested: no rate for grades 6 and 8 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander 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 San Jose. 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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Staff

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Money

Where does the money go?

$18,318 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Novato Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $134 million.

$18,318

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$10,880
The school’s share of district office costs
$7,438
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,155
  • San Jose$18,318
  • Novato Unified middle schools$18,241
  • 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 ↓

Novato Unified’s yearly plan

$134million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$8million

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: Novato Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around San Jose like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94949. They are not figures for the families at San Jose.

Typical household income in a year

$120,758

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 94949.

Typical home value
$1,150,500
People who live in this ZIP code
17,787
Typical age
47.5 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
51%

What you can do

Who can act on San Jose’s results?

Novato Unified’s board decides San Jose’s 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.

State support

The state hasn’t placed San Jose in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Novato Unified 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 Novato Unified: 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 6 questions to San Jose. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?14 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (85 of 588 students); average Novato Unified middle school: 10 in 100
  2. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?9 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (494 students)
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

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

Getting in

What comes after San Jose, and how do I get in?

Ask Novato Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Lynwood Elementary
    Scope Score 78Solid · 65th percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle · this school
    San Jose Middle
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 74Developing · 44th percentile
  3. High
    Novato High
    Scope Score 75Developing · 49th percentile · 2025Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

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

  • Lynwood Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 65th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Rancho Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 79 · Solid · 67th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Hamilton TK-8

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

High-school links

  • Novato High

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 49th 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: Novato High
Novato HighScope Score 75 · Developing · 49th percentile · 2025estimated path

The road from this school ends at Novato High. UC records 32 enrollees from Novato High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 16 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Novato High around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 76% of the students who finished high school at Novato High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

32 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 16 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Novato High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is San Jose?

Address
1000 Sunset Parkway, Novato 94949Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Whitney McEachernAs 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 6 common questions

How do I get in?

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

Is San Jose a good middle school?

San Jose Middle has a Scope Score of 74. It scored higher than 44 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Developing, 44th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 14 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 10 in 100 at the average Novato Unified middle school. 2.3% of students (14 of 598) 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, lower. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 9 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 2 points lower, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 494 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 26% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at San Jose Middle in Novato 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 #1,410 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #3 of 4 in Novato Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math18%5042%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math39%4923%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+34 scale-score pts3220%
Chronically absent14 in 100555%
Suspension rate2.3% (14 of 598)565%
English learners: top level16%435%

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
2025–267444#1410California 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)
2018–199 in 1005.9% (42 of 706)+8
2021–22not on filenot on file0
2022–23not on filenot on file−8
2023–2411 in 1001.4% (8 of 554)+2
2024–2518 in 1002.7% (16 of 585)−10
2025–2614 in 1002.3% (14 of 598)−2

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 · English57217%44%
2026 · Math57118%34%
2025 · English54719%46%
2025 · Math55222%38%
2024 · English51518%47%
2024 · Math53420%34%
2023 · English48916%46%
2023 · Math49622%39%
2022 · English53717%54%
2022 · Math53720%38%
2019 · English65817%55%
2019 · Math66630%52%
2018 · English70314%48%
2018 · Math70422%44%
2017 · English75217%53%
2017 · Math75127%44%

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 · English17046%
2025 · Grade 7 · English18741%
2025 · Grade 8 · English19050%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math17049%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math19042%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math19226%
2024 · Grade 6 · English17837%
2024 · Grade 7 · English17152%
2024 · Grade 8 · English16652%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math18438%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math17635%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math17428%
2023 · Grade 6 · English15646%
2023 · Grade 7 · English15952%
2023 · Grade 8 · English17443%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math16043%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math16045%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math17631%
2022 · Grade 6 · English15353%
2022 · Grade 7 · English17959%
2022 · Grade 8 · English20551%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math15437%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math17838%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math20540%
2019 · Grade 6 · English20951%
2019 · Grade 7 · English23658%
2019 · Grade 8 · English21356%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math21544%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math23856%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math21354%
2018 · Grade 6 · English24239%
2018 · Grade 7 · English20954%
2018 · Grade 8 · English25252%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math24132%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math21056%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math25345%
2017 · Grade 6 · English21847%
2017 · Grade 7 · English25654%
2017 · Grade 8 · English27855%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math21739%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math25647%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math27846%

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
Schoolwide18815%19%51%16%

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-income33426%−4−13
Hispanic or Latino33229%−1−10
White15769%−1+7
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−9494Moderate−2494Average
Low-income−13287Moderate−11287Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−17280Moderate−13280Moderate
English-only students−5253not categorized+5253not categorized
English learners−19168Moderate−16168Moderate
White0137Average+14137Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1995not categorized−2195not categorized
English learners only−1373not categorized−773not categorized
Students with disabilities−2755Minimal−855Moderate
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−337Average−1137Moderate
Two or more races+130Average030Average
Asian+629Accelerated+929Accelerated
Homeless−1218Moderate−1218Moderate
Black or African American−111Average−1011Moderate

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
17%
exceeded standard · 37% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 178 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
19%
Advanced · 43% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 189 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 181 (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 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

494 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−2 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

494 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −2 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, 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 · 18 in 100 → 2025–26 · 14 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.7% (16 of 585) → 2025–26 · 2.3% (14 of 598) · −0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female10 in 10016 in 100+6 in 100
Male9 in 10013 in 100+4 in 100
Asian2 of 480 of 26—
Black or African American3 of 223 of 12—
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10017 in 100+7 in 100
Two or more races7 of 378 of 34—
White9 in 1009 in 1000 in 100
Students with disabilities17 of 7822 of 86—
English learners9 in 10023 in 100+14 in 100
Homeless5 of 1414 of 72—
Low-income13 in 10019 in 100+6 in 100
All students9 in 10014 in 100+5 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$12,709 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 7,206 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$430 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 559

Central federal expenditures attributed here$725 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 559

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,474 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 11%Student services 9%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$79,529,64362.72%63%
Instruction support$14,405,45511.36%11%
Student services$11,926,6359.41%9%
Administration$8,270,3126.52%7%
Buildings & maintenance$11,381,6668.98%9%
Other$1,295,2501.02%1%
Total$126,808,962100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $126,808,962 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$12,709 per pupil
2020$12,337 per pupil
2019$13,101 per pupil
2018$11,526 per pupil
2017$11,161 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 94949 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94949 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$120,758
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)51%
ZIP-area population17,787
Median age47.5 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 94949 →

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