Public school · San Ysidro Elementary · San Ysidro, California

San Ysidro Middle — Rating & test scores

San Ysidro · 7–8 · 500 students (2024–25)

4345 Otay Mesa Road, 92173syms.sysdschools.org ↗(619) 428-5551
6thpercentileNeeds Support

The dots are California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
19

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six middle school measures.

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well below California in English and math: 23% and 14% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 473 in English, 492 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).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

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37 in 100 students (197 of 538) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a half times the rate at the average middle school in the San Ysidro Elementary district.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 538. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 San Ysidro Elementary schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask San Ysidro Elementary which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is San Ysidro Middle a good middle school?

San Ysidro Middle scores higher than 6 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 6th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 37 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 25 in 100 at the average middle school in the San Ysidro Elementary district. 8.7% of students (48 of 554) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Below what the state expected, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored −14 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored −20 points, which it calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 417 students in English, 418 in math

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 22% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at San Ysidro Middle scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

Where does it lead?

By the district’s published 2025 attendance boundaries, San Ysidro Middle is zoned to San Ysidro High. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • San Ysidro High: 21st percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 Scope Score

Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 23% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 14% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 473 in English, 492 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English, 838,896 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 473 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
77%
This school23%
California50%
San Ysidro Elementary36%

23% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 492 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
8%
Below the standard
86%
This school14%
California37%
San Ysidro Elementary23%

14% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7 and 8 · every level, with tested counts

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 Advanced27%20%
Advanced4%3%
Proficient23%17%
Developing level24%24%
Minimal49%56%
Tested237236
California51%49%
Difference−24−29

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 Advanced15%13%
Advanced5%8%
Proficient10%5%
Developing level20%19%
Minimal65%68%
Tested248244
California38%36%
Difference−23−23

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 26% to 23% and math from 11% to 14%.

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202526%471 tested
→
202623%473 tested

This school

California, same grades49% → 50%2025 → 2026 · 848,364 → 838,600 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202511%492 tested
→
202614%492 tested

This school

California, same grades35% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 851,806 → 838,896 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Below what the state expected, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored −14 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored −20 points, which it calls Moderate.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 417 in English, 418 in math
Comparison
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.

Grades 7 and 8 · 2025 · 417 students in English, 418 in math, with scores in both years

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

−14 pts

English

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

−20 pts

Math

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school4%19%25%52%473
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · San Ysidro Elementary9%27%24%40%885
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school6%8%19%67%492
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · San Ysidro Elementary11%12%23%54%906

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202623%50%
Math top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202614%37%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 33% in 2017 to 23% in 2026. In math, it went from 17% in 2017 to 14% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201733%
493 tested		49%
915,271 tested
201831%
605 tested		50%
919,277 tested
201932%
603 tested		50%
932,985 tested
202231%
446 tested		48%
852,094 tested
202332%
484 tested		47%
842,173 tested
202427%
513 tested		47%
849,026 tested
202526%
471 tested		49%
848,364 tested
202623%
473 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201717%
530 tested		37%
918,964 tested
201818%
634 tested		37%
921,089 tested
201914%
632 tested		37%
935,223 tested
202214%
469 tested		31%
853,132 tested
202317%
508 tested		32%
844,737 tested
202413%
532 tested		33%
853,781 tested
202511%
492 tested		35%
851,806 tested
202614%
492 tested		37%
838,896 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

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 14 points below that expected score, and in math 20 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.

What you can do

Who can act on San Ysidro Middle’s results?

The state has San Ysidro Middle in targeted support; San Ysidro Elementary’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for English learners and low-income students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

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

The state is giving San Ysidro Elementary extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for homeless students on two measures: English, and math; and for long-term English learners 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 San Ysidro Elementary: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

San Ysidro Elementary’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read San Ysidro Elementary’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

37 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average middle school in the San Ysidro Elementary district, 25 in 100 were. 8.7% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 197 of 538 students counted for it; suspension: 48 of 554 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average middle school in the San Ysidro Elementary district 5.4%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

37 in 100This school
25 in 100At the average middle school in the San Ysidro Elementary district
18 in 100At the average California middle school

197 of 538 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

8.7%

of students were suspended at least once (48 of 554). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Ask: How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at San Ysidro Middle

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us San Ysidro Elementary’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

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

Student groups, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026

23% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 40% for the same group across California. Low-income and homeless students and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 7 and 8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
San Ysidro MiddleSame group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino457 tested23%Same group, California 40%
  • Low-income408 tested22%Same group, California 39%
  • Homeless162 tested20%Same group, California 28%
  • English learners206 tested4%Same group, California 7%
  • Students with disabilities78 tested4%Same group, California 14%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 4% to 14%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 96%Unallocated share: 4%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino96%
  2. White—
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share4%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

56% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 112 of 199 English learners56%
San Ysidro Elementary · 732 of 1,53048%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

67%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 334 of 500. California: 63%.

27teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

92%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Ysidro Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 408 tested in English, 421 in math
English22%−1032%−1739%
Math14%−721%−1226%
Hispanic or Latino · 457 tested in English, 474 in math
English23%−1134%−1740%
Math14%−620%−1125%
English learners · 206 tested in English, 223 in math
English4%04%−37%
Math4%−15%−37%
Students with disabilities · 78 tested
English4%−15%−1014%
Math4%−15%−59%
Homeless · 162 tested in English, 166 in math
English20%−424%−828%
Math13%−215%−417%

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

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino96%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 92% of teaching positions, 24.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 27 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

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

San Ysidro High.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Elementary
    Willow Elementary
    1st · Needs Support · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    San Ysidro Middle
    Grades 7–8
  3. High · assigned
    San Ysidro High
    21st · Needs Support · 2025

From Sweetwater Union High’s 2025 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with Sweetwater Union High, the separate district that runs the high schools. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Willow Elementary

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

    1st percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

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

  • La Mirada Elementary

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

    24th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

High-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: San Ysidro High
San Ysidro High21st · Needs Support · 2025 · Scope Score 46district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at San Ysidro High. UC records 34 enrollees from San Ysidro High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 1 AP course its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach San Ysidro High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 61% of the students who finished high school at San Ysidro High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

34 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 1 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on San Ysidro High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

How do I get in?

Ask San Ysidro Elementary which school serves your address.

School website: syms.sysdschools.org ↗Office: (619) 428-5551Administrator: Mairen Ruiz

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
4345 Otay Mesa Road, San Ysidro 92173

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with San Ysidro Elementary.

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 37 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (197 of 538 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 8.7% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (48 of 554 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 77% in English and 86% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (473 tested in English, 492 in math); California: 50% and 63%
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 4% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (223 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?

Office (619) 428-55514345 Otay Mesa Road, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schoolsPercentile among California middle schools, 2026

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #2,368 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math5%3642%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math19%3323%
Chronically absent37 in 100265%
Suspension rate8.7% (48 of 554)315%
English learners: top level15%415%

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
2025–26196#2368California 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
2018–199 in 10013.6% (98 of 722)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2433 in 10013.9% (82 of 589)
2024–2536 in 1005.4% (30 of 552)
2025–2637 in 1008.7% (48 of 554)

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 · English4734%23%
2026 · Math4926%14%
2025 · English4716%26%
2025 · Math4922%11%
2024 · English5135%27%
2024 · Math5326%13%
2023 · English4848%32%
2023 · Math5088%17%
2022 · English4469%31%
2022 · Math4695%14%
2019 · English6037%32%
2019 · Math6325%14%
2018 · English6054%31%
2018 · Math6345%18%
2017 · English4936%33%
2017 · Math5303%17%

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 · English23127%
2025 · Grade 8 · English24025%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math24111%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math25111%
2024 · Grade 7 · English23427%
2024 · Grade 8 · English27927%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math24611%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math28614%
2023 · Grade 7 · English25432%
2023 · Grade 8 · English23032%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math26615%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math24219%
2022 · Grade 7 · English21137%
2022 · Grade 8 · English23526%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math22116%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math24812%
2019 · Grade 7 · English29930%
2019 · Grade 8 · English30434%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math31713%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math31514%
2018 · Grade 7 · English28530%
2018 · Grade 8 · English32031%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math29915%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math33521%
2017 · Grade 7 · English22738%
2017 · Grade 8 · English26629%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math24823%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math28211%

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
Schoolwide2442%15%60%22%

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-income40822%−10−17
Hispanic or Latino45723%−11−17
English learners2064%0−3
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−14417Moderate−20418Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−13406Moderate−21407Minimal
Low-income−14361Moderate−20361Moderate
English learners−16338Moderate−19339Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−7211not categorized−24211not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−21137Minimal−17138Moderate
Homeless−19136Moderate−11136Moderate
English learners only−28127not categorized−10128not categorized
Students with disabilities−2374Minimal−1174Moderate
English-only students−344not categorized−1044not categorized

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. “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−14 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

417 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −14 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−20 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

418 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −20 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 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 · 36 in 100 → 2025–26 · 37 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 5.4% (30 of 552) → 2025–26 · 8.7% (48 of 554) · +3.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 10037 in 100+29 in 100
Male9 in 10037 in 100+28 in 100
Hispanic or Latino9 in 10036 in 100+27 in 100
Students with disabilities17 in 10043 in 100+26 in 100
English learners10 in 10041 in 100+31 in 100
Homeless12 in 10048 in 100+36 in 100
Low-income9 in 10039 in 100+30 in 100
All students9 in 10037 in 100+28 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. 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$15,345 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 4,419 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$1,809 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 500

Central federal expenditures attributed here$110 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 500

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,604 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 8%Student services 9%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$57,315,88365.19%65%
Instruction support$6,666,6017.58%8%
Student services$7,625,0098.67%9%
Administration$7,871,6588.95%9%
Buildings & maintenance$8,402,8929.56%9%
Total$87,916,543100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $87,916,543 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$15,345 per pupil
2020$14,025 per pupil
2019$15,000 per pupil
2018$14,474 per pupil
2017$12,292 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 92173 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92173 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$69,792
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)10%
ZIP-area population27,585
Median age35.9 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 92173 →

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