Math
18%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Public middle school
Simons Middle
The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
28% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 18% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
SchoolScope archetype
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What this means for your family
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How archetypes are assigned →Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
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English
28%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
578Total enrollment
Chronic absence
29%Students absent 10% or more of school days
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19% | 37% |
| 2022 | 18% | 33% |
| 2023 | 15% | 28% |
| 2024 | 17% | 32% |
| 2025 | 18% | 28% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
6%ProficientStandard Met
12%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
16%MinimalStandard Not Met
66%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
6%ProficientStandard Met
22%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
28%MinimalStandard Not Met
44%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025
Slipped from the 24th to the 16th percentile since 2019.
Most rating sites would stop at “22% proficient” and call it done. Simons deserves a closer read. Nearly all of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
555 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · no cohort tracked
Simons Middle scores 22 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 16th percentile of 2,177 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 22% meet the standard today, versus 31% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
Percentile among 2,177 middle schools statewide
ELAYellow(Increased)MathRed(Maintained)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 35% | 22% | 23% | 32% | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 50% | 28% | 31% | 24% | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 40% | 44% | 32% | 31% | 31% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 19% | 16% | 10% | 11% | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 26% | 12% | 19% | 10% | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 18% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 19% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
One in five of students here meet the standard. 5% clear it by a lot.
ELA28% met or exceeded
Exceeded 6%Met 22%Nearly Met 27%Not Met 44%
Math17% met or exceeded
Exceeded 5%Met 11%Nearly Met 19%Not Met 65%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 22 | 5% | 22% | — | 29.0% | 4.0% |
| CA average · Middle School | 39 | 17% | 40% | — | 18.1% | 3.6% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope2239
% Exceeded5%17%
% Met+22%40%
Growth——
Absence29.0%18.1%
Suspension4.0%3.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25
California's own growth model places it near the 30th percentile of middle schools.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits well below the middle of California middle schools in reading and math together. We show it; we don't score it.
— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.
California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: −7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 23rd percentile of 7,519 reported schools.23rd pctile · −7 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 36th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.36th pctile · −4 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
Low-income students here meet the ELA standard behind the same group statewide.
At Simons Middle in Pomona, 27.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Simons Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 7.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (16.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (28.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 23.6 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 534 students tested.
Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 11 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 22% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 22%, district —, state 40%22%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 22%, district 28%, state 32%22% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 22%, district 28%, state 32%22% · −0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 27%, district 32%, state 44%27% · +4 vs school
MaleMale: this school 18%, district 30%, state 42%18% · −5 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 7%, state 11%3% · −19 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 3%, district 8%, state 15%3% · −19 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 15%, district 22%, state 22%15% · −8 vs school
7 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade
Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 9.3pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: +0.9pp.
ShowHide California's growth model by student group
The state's growth model, by student group
California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California middle school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.
Reading
Low-income students502 studentsLow-income students, reading: −8 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 502 students.−8 pts · −5 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students487 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: −8 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 487 students.−8 pts · −6 vs typical
English Learner242 studentsEnglish Learner, reading: −9 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 242 students.−9 pts · −4 vs typical
English Only158 studentsEnglish Only, reading: −14 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 158 students.−14 pts · −14 vs typical
English learners only130 studentsEnglish learners only, reading: −20 scale-score points versus expectation, against −15 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 130 students.−20 pts · −5 vs typical
Math
Low-income students500 studentsLow-income students, math: −5 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 500 students.−5 pts · 0 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students486 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: −4 scale-score points versus expectation, against −6 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 486 students.−4 pts · +2 vs typical
English Learner240 studentsEnglish Learner, math: −5 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 240 students.−5 pts · −2 vs typical
English Only158 studentsEnglish Only, math: −9 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 158 students.−9 pts · −6 vs typical
English learners only128 studentsEnglish learners only, math: −6 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 128 students.−6 pts · −1 vs typical
this school typical California middle school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted
— A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.
The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 21 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher21 · district 22
Teaching staff27 teachers
Avg. experience14.7 years
Fully credentialed81%
First-year teachers11%
Intern / emergency permit6.2%
PrincipalTara Noelta
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Teacher salary schedule$59,841 – $127,299
Principal salary$150,245 – $167,904
Superintendent salary$297,432
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here miss more school, and get suspended more, than the state average.
29.0% of students miss a month or more of school, versus 18.1% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — worth asking about on a tour.
Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 29.0%, district 24.4%, state 18.1%29.0% · +10.9pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 4.0%, district —, state 3.6%4.0% · +0.4pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–633.0%
Grades 7–828.6%
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $15,574 per student, more than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$448 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $15,574, CA average $14,491$15,574 · spent at this school
Federal share$448 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,467 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 60%Instruction support 15%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,804 per pupil
2019$14,909 per pupil
2018$15,089 per pupil
2017$14,936 per pupil
2016$13,497 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
Nearly all of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
On the state's science test (CAST), 13% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino94.5% · district 84.4% · CA 56.1%
White1.4% · district 3.2% · CA 19.9%
Asian1.9% · district 4.7% · CA 10.2%
Black1.2% · district 3.9% · CA 4.8%
Other1.0% · district 3.8% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch95.8% · CA 64%
Median income$82K · CA $85K
Median home value$599K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+20% · CA 35%
ZIP population69,327
Median age35 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
What is the school’s approach?
School-stated approach · questions for your visit
Look beyond the brochure
A source-reviewed culture summary is not available for this profile yet. Ask how teaching, student support and family communication work day to day.
Read the school’s own website ↗Family voices
What would you want another family to know about the daily experience here?
Ask a current family: “When your child needs help, how does the school respond?”
Educator voices
What should families understand about teaching, support and the school community?
Ask an educator: “How do you adapt a typical day for children with different needs?”
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
No nearby schools in this category are listed. The school being viewed stays visible for reference.
| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simons Middle | Public | Needs Support | 5% | 22% | School being viewed | |
| Emerson Middle | Public | Needs Support | 5% | 20% | 2.1 mi |
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Your other options
Nearby public schools across grade levels, plus private options within 10 miles.
Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.
15 private schools within 10 miles
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- District public
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Moving & enrollment
Which schools could serve my child?
Check your address with the district
School location and nearby schools do not establish attendance eligibility. Confirm boundaries and permit requirements with Pomona Unified.
District information →School website →Schools across the K–12 journey
Elementary · K–5
Alcott ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 21/100
Philadelphia ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 25/100
Washington ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 17/100
Madison ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 24/100
Lexington ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 27/100
Vejar ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 23/100
Lopez ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 22/100
Middle · 6–8
High school · 9–12
The road from this school ends at Garey High, which sent 21 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 12 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach Garey High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 62% of Garey High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.
21 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 12 AP subjects taught → full record on Garey High's page
Source: UC & College Board
Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.
Plan your next step
What should I do next?
Worth a school visit
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
- Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Simons Middle a good middle school?
Simons Middle has a Scope Score of 22 out of 100, placing it in the 16th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #1,828 statewide. 5.3% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 11.9 percentage points below the California average of 17.2%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 6-to-8 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Simons Middle's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 21.6% of students at Simons Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 5.3% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 16.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 5.3% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 1,113 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Simons Middle rank in California?
Simons Middle ranks #1,828 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 16th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Simons Middle?
29.0% of students at Simons Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 18.1%. The suspension rate is 4.0%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Simons Middle compare to other schools in Pomona?
Simons Middle scores 22/100 (16th percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 578 students. Use the schools in Pomona page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Simons Middle serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Simons Middle in Pomona, 27.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Simons Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 7.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (16.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (28.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 23.6 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 534 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What high school does Simons Middle feed into?
By attendance boundary, Simons Middle is zoned to Garey High. Garey High has a Scope Score of 55 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Use the published evidence to prepare questions, then verify fit and access with the school.
Behind the evidence
Inspect the full record
Public sources, visible methods and the underlying school record. Source years and limitations stay attached to the evidence.
How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25
The 6 things our score weighs
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 5.3% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 21.6% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 29.0% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 4.0% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 25.5% | 18.0% | 5% |
| Grade gap (G6→G8, different students) | +6.8pp | +1.5pp | — |
Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built
A closer look at the evidence
Simons Middle: reading the evidence
Simons posts low test scores — and grade 8 tests above grade 6 here this year, by 6.8pp. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Explore the underlying data →Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
Simons Middle is ranked #1,828 statewide.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 5.3% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 21.6% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 29.0% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 4.0% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 25.5% | 18.0% | 5% |
| Grade gap (G6→G8, different students) | +6.8pp | +1.5pp | not scored |
- Exceeded standard
- ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 37 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 36 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 35 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.7pp lower vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 49 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 5.9pp lower vs 2024
- EL proficiency (ELPAC)
- ↑ vs CA 18.0% · index 56 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)
- ↑ vs CA +1.5pp
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 90 | 4% | 18% | 31% | 47% | 22% | −24 |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 6% | 22% | 27% | 45% | 28% | −20 |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 7% | 24% | 26% | 43% | 31% | −15 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 90 | 2% | 12% | 18% | 68% | 14% | −20 |
| Grade 7 | 231 | 4% | 10% | 23% | 62% | 15% | −19 |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 7% | 12% | 15% | 66% | 19% | −13 |
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 239 | 4% | 9% | 59% | 28% |
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.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 534 | 27.5% | −7 | −11 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 524 | 28.1% | −7 | −11 |
| English Learners | 143 | 2.8% | −5 | −8 |
03Nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simons Middle ← | — | 22 | 5.3% | 21.6% | +6.8pp | — | 4.0% |
| Emerson Middle | 2.1 mi | 23 | 5.2% | 20.1% | +6.6pp | — | 2.8% |
| California average | — | 39 | 17.2% | 40.0% | +1.5pp | — | 3.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
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| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | 24 | #1482 | 5.9% | 31.4% | 9.4% | 6.5% | +1.9pp |
| 2022 | 19 | 16 | #1785 | 5.8% | 23.6% | 41.2% | 12.6% | +13.0pp |
| 2023 | 18 | 17 | #1769 | 6.2% | 22.3% | 37.1% | 12.9% | +8.7pp |
| 2024 | 20 | 12 | #1902 | 5.1% | 21.3% | 29.8% | 9.9% | +3.9pp |
| 2025 | 22 | 16 | #1828 | 5.3% | 21.6% | 29.0% | 4.0% | +6.8pp |
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 11 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 10.3% | 24.0% | +13.7pp |
| Male | 8.6% | 35.2% | +26.6pp |
| Black/African American | 0.0% | — | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.4% | 30.0% | +20.6pp |
| White | 33.3% | — | — |
| Students with Disabilities | 14.0% | 42.7% | +28.7pp |
| English Learners | 10.3% | 33.9% | +23.6pp |
| Foster Youth | 14.3% | — | — |
| Homeless | 15.6% | 35.4% | +19.8pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 9.2% | 30.0% | +20.8pp |
| All Students | 9.4% | 29.3% | +19.9pp |
| Asian | — | 15.4% | — |
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | Reading | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | −7 | 515 | Moderate | −4 | 513 | Average |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | −8 | 502 | Moderate | −5 | 500 | Average |
| Hispanic or Latino | −8 | 487 | Moderate | −4 | 486 | Average |
| English Learner | −9 | 242 | Moderate | −5 | 240 | Average |
| English Only | −14 | 158 | not categorised | −9 | 158 | not categorised |
| English Learners Only | −20 | 130 | not categorised | −6 | 128 | not categorised |
| Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only) | −15 | 127 | Moderate | −3 | 127 | Average |
| Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only | +6 | 112 | not categorised | −5 | 112 | not categorised |
| Homeless Youth | −11 | 78 | Moderate | −9 | 78 | Moderate |
| Students with Disabilities | −23 | 73 | Minimal | +2 | 73 | Average |
Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18
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