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Serrano Middle · Highland

Serrano Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Serrano is a middle school in Highland. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Serrano Middle in Highland, 37.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Serrano Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 2.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (14.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (38.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 25.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 635 students tested.

All students at this school: 27% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 27%, district —, state 39%27%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 26%, district 28%, state 32%26% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 27%, district 29%, state 32%27% · −0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 26%, district 29%, state 42%26% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 28%, district 30%, state 44%28% · +1 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 8%, district 9%, state 11%8% · −19 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 8%, district 9%, state 15%8% · −18 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 20%, district 20%, state 26%20% · −7 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 25%, district 19%, state 22%25% · −2 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 33%, district 42%, state 56%33% · +6 vs school

5 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 17:1, district 22:117:1
Teaching staff42 teachers
Avg. experience12.7 years
Fully credentialed73%
First-year teachers12%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$67,927 – $136,734
Principal salary$170,815 – $190,823
Superintendent salary$413,775

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $24,875, CA average $14,815$24,875 · spent at this school
Federal share$522 per student

$522 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$26,775 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction62%
Instruction support12%
Student services12%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance9%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$16,530 per pupil
2019$15,782 per pupil
2018$15,714 per pupil
2017$13,451 per pupil
2016$12,603 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic82.5%
District 82.2% · CA 56.1%
Black9.2%
District 9.3% · CA 4.8%
Other3.5%
District 3.4% · CA 9.0%
White3.2%
District 3.9% · CA 19.9%
Asian1.5%
District 1.2% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 92.9% (29pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$85K · CA $85K
Median home value$499K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+26% · CA 35%
ZIP population56,179
Median age36 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 18% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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