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Sparks Middle — Rating & test scores

15100 Giordano Street, La Puente · 600 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 70

Needs SupportScope Score · 22nd percentile. Higher than 22 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

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 6–8, spring 2026: 35% and 20% 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: 542 in English, 538 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 Sparks a good middle school?

Needs Support. Sparks is higher than most California middle schools on progress in English. Sparks is lower than most on test results, progress in math and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced2935%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2820%
English, Advanced247%
Math, Advanced278%

Progress in a year, 2025

English65+5 pts
Math17−13 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance2723 in 100
Sparks’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Hacienda la Puente Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

4.6% of students (27 of 582) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Each bar is Sparks’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 suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 582. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Hacienda la Puente Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Sparks say about itself?

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

Open spms.hlpschools.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English, yes. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 5 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 13 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

English

+5

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino516+4 points
Low-income482+4 points
English learners2090 points
Students with disabilities94−7 points
Long-term English learners77−15 points

Math

−13

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

Hispanic or Latino516−14 points
Low-income482−13 points
English learners210−13 points
Students with disabilities94−9 points
Long-term English learners77−24 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 557 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 5 points above that expected score, and in math 13 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.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

7 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Sparks. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 2.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Orange GroveNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7760th
  2. Walnut Grove IntermediateWest Covina Unified · by addressScope Score 7658th
  3. Grandview, College Preparatory AcademyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7445th
  4. EdgewoodWest Covina Unified · by addressScope Score 7442nd
  5. TorchBassett Unified · by addressScope Score 7234th
  6. Charles D. JonesBaldwin Park Unified · by addressScope Score 7234th
  7. Sierra VistaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7231st
  8. SparksScope Score 7022nd
Hacienda la Puente 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.

25%50%0%25%50%75%100%

3 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

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 Sparks compare with schools like it?

Sparks’s Scope Score is 70. 485 California middle schools, counting Sparks, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Sparks’s result is higher than 166 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 485

  1. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 74%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 92nd percentile

485 California public middle schools where 72% to 84% 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 72% to 84% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Sparks’s share. The count includes Sparks. 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?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 40% to 35% and math from 21% to 20%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2025 to 2026

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

25%50%75%20252026Both 40%49%CaliforniaCalifornia41%Hacienda la Puente UnifiedDistrict35%SparksSparks

Math

25%50%75%2025202624%21%37%CaliforniaCalifornia24%Hacienda la Puente UnifiedDistrict20%SparksSparks

Each spring tests a different group of students. Hacienda la Puente Unified’s line combines its 5 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. Hacienda la Puente Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringSparksHacienda la Puente UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
202540%40%49%589
202635%41%49%542
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringSparksHacienda la Puente UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
202521%24%36%587
202620%24%37%538

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

35%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

3728287
Hacienda la Puente Unified52%California49%

Math

20%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

5426128
Hacienda la Puente Unified39%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 35% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 20% 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).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 15 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

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 Advanced39%34%34%
Advanced10%6%7%
Proficient29%28%27%
Developing level29%21%33%
Minimal32%45%33%
Tested157186199
California48%51%49%
Difference−9−17−15

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 Advanced24%16%22%
Advanced6%4%13%
Proficient18%12%9%
Developing level27%21%30%
Minimal49%63%48%
Tested154185199
California37%38%36%
Difference−13−22−14

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 school7%28%28%37%542
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Hacienda la Puente Unified20%32%23%25%3,409
Math, grades 6–8 · This school8%12%26%54%538
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Hacienda la Puente Unified23%16%23%38%3,433

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 542 tested in English, 538 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 92% of students. 130 of 573 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

23in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (130 of 573 students).

At the average Hacienda la Puente Unified middle school: 22 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 4.6% of students were suspended at least once (27 of 582). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

600

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 92%Asian 4%Not reported 2%

Family income

78%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 468 of 600. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

27

teachers, with 20 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

97% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

49%

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 (51 of 105 students).

Hacienda la Puente Unified: 47%. 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
22 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (37 of 169).
Grades 7–8
23 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (93 of 404).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino92%
Asian4%
Not reported2%
White—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
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: 18.6 of 19.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students scored below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-income426 tested19%California 26%
  • Hispanic or Latino495 tested18%California 25%
  • Homeless38 tested13%California 17%
  • Students with disabilities95 tested8%California 10%
  • English learners114 tested4%California 7%

18% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 25% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 19% in math, against 26% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 math, 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 Hacienda la Puente Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 429 tested in English, 426 in math
English34%−1347%−539%
Math19%−1433%−726%
Hispanic or Latino · 497 tested in English, 495 in math
English35%−944%−439%
Math18%−826%−725%
English learners · 114 tested
English6%−39%−17%
Math4%−1216%−37%
Students with disabilities · 97 tested in English, 95 in math
English9%−514%−514%
Math8%+17%−210%
Homeless · 39 tested in English, 38 in math
English18%−2341%−927%
Math13%−1124%−417%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Hacienda la Puente Unified, 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Sparks. 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.

Families

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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

How much is spent on each student here?

$20,590 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student.

$20,590

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,711
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,879
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,963
  • Sparks$20,590
  • Hacienda la Puente Unified middle schools$21,786
  • 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 ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Sparks like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 91744. They are not figures for the families at Sparks.

Typical household income in a year

$93,557

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 91744.

Typical home value
$610,900
People who live in this ZIP code
76,942
Typical age
37.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
14%

What you can do

Who can act on Sparks’ results?

Hacienda la Puente Unified’s board decides Sparks’ plan.

When the plan is set

Hacienda la Puente Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

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 Sparks 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 Hacienda la Puente Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Hacienda la Puente Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Sparks. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?13 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (557 students)
  2. 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 6–8, spring 2026 (114 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  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 Sparks, and how do I get in?

Ask Hacienda la Puente Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Nelson Elementary
    Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle · this school
    Sparks Middle
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
  3. High
    La Puente High
    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd 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

  • Nelson Elementary

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

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 30th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Sparks Elementary

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

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 17th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Lassalette

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

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 34th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • California Elementary

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

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 19th percentile · elementary · 2026

High-school links

  • La Puente High

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

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 22nd 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: La Puente High
La Puente HighScope Score 70 · Needs Support · 22nd percentile · 2025estimated path

The road from this school ends at La Puente High. UC records 15 enrollees from La Puente High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 13 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach La Puente High around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 68% of the students who finished high school at La Puente High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

15 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 13 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on La Puente High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Sparks?

Address
15100 Giordano Street, La Puente 91744Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
David NietoAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 21, 2025.

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 Hacienda la Puente Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Sparks a good middle school?

Sparks Middle has a Scope Score of 70. It scored higher than 22 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Needs Support, 22nd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 23 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average Hacienda la Puente Unified middle school. 4.6% of students (27 of 582) 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, yes. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 5 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 13 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 557 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 34% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Sparks Middle in La Puente 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 #1,954 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #5 of 5 in Hacienda la Puente Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math8%3942%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math28%4023%
Chronically absent23 in 100445%
Suspension rate4.6% (27 of 582)475%
English learners: top level14%405%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)-4.1pp—not scored

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
2025–267022#1954California 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)
2018–197 in 10010.0% (48 of 480)—
2021–22not on filenot on file—
2022–23not on filenot on file—
2023–2425 in 1007.8% (27 of 344)—
2024–2524 in 1003.9% (24 of 621)+7
2025–2623 in 1004.6% (27 of 582)−4

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 · English5427%35%
2026 · Math5388%20%
2025 · English58910%40%
2025 · Math5877%21%
2024 · English3096%31%
2024 · Math3144%16%
2023 · English3436%28%
2023 · Math3435%15%
2022 · English3828%35%
2022 · Math3825%18%
2019 · English44610%41%
2019 · Math44613%30%
2018 · English4428%38%
2018 · Math44215%35%
2017 · English4578%46%
2017 · Math45712%32%

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 · English18331%
2025 · Grade 7 · English20744%
2025 · Grade 8 · English19943%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math18119%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math20622%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math20020%
2024 · Grade 7 · English16129%
2024 · Grade 8 · English14832%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math16117%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math15314%
2023 · Grade 7 · English16527%
2023 · Grade 8 · English17829%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math16512%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math17817%
2022 · Grade 7 · English17734%
2022 · Grade 8 · English20537%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math17715%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math20520%
2019 · Grade 7 · English22843%
2019 · Grade 8 · English21839%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math22830%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math21831%
2018 · Grade 7 · English22439%
2018 · Grade 8 · English21838%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math22429%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math21840%
2017 · Grade 7 · English22345%
2017 · Grade 8 · English23447%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math22330%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math23433%

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
Schoolwide2005%15%62%18%

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-income42934%−13−5
Hispanic or Latino49735%−9−4
English learners1146%−3−1
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+5557Accelerated−13557Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+4516Average−14516Moderate
Low-income+4482Average−13482Moderate
English-only students+4276not categorized−16275not categorized
English learners0209Average−13210Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+5111not categorized−14112not categorized
English learners only−798not categorized−1398not categorized
Students with disabilities−794Moderate−994Moderate
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1577Moderate−2477Minimal
Homeless+342Average−1942Moderate
Asian+1017Accelerated017Average

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
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+5 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

557 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−13 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

557 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −13 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 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 · 24 in 100 → 2025–26 · 23 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.9% (24 of 621) → 2025–26 · 4.6% (27 of 582) · +0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female6 in 10022 in 100+16 in 100
Male9 in 10024 in 100+15 in 100
Asian0 of 113 of 22—
Hispanic or Latino7 in 10023 in 100+16 in 100
Students with disabilities14 of 6834 in 100—
English learners6 of 7025 in 100—
Foster youth4 of 14——
Homeless6 of 3711 of 42—
Low-income7 in 10024 in 100+17 in 100
All students7 in 10023 in 100+16 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$14,861 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 17,329 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$548 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 600

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,415 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 600

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,968 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 62%Instruction support 12%Student services 8%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$188,580,38161.52%62%
Instruction support$38,126,56212.44%12%
Student services$25,109,0608.19%8%
Administration$21,485,9877.01%7%
Buildings & maintenance$31,274,63210.20%10%
Other$1,981,3460.65%1%
Total$306,557,967100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $306,557,967 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$14,861 per pupil
2020$13,454 per pupil
2019$13,372 per pupil
2018$12,585 per pupil
2017$12,642 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 91744 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91744 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$93,557
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population76,942
Median age37.6 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 91744 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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