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Spring Valley Academy — Rating & test scores

3900 Conrad Drive, Spring Valley · 597 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 70

Needs SupportScope Score · 19th percentile. Higher than 19 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: 530 in English, 531 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 Spring Valley Academy a good middle school?

Needs Support. Spring Valley Academy is lower than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced2935%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2620%
English, Advanced3710%
Math, Advanced288%

Progress in a year, 2025

English9−15 pts
Math38−5 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance1031 in 100
Spring Valley Academy’s place among California middle schools, out of 100La Mesa-Spring Valley’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

31 in 100 students (195 of 628) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a third times the rate at the average La Mesa-Spring Valley middle school.

Each bar is Spring Valley Academy’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 628. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 La Mesa-Spring Valley schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Spring Valley Academy say about itself?

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

Open lmsvschools.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English, lower. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 15 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 5 points lower, which the state calls Average.

English

−15

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income414−15 points
Hispanic or Latino304−15 points
English learners176−13 points
Students with disabilities120−31 points
White67−12 points

Math

−5

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income413−5 points
Hispanic or Latino303−6 points
English learners175−2 points
Students with disabilities119−15 points
White67−7 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 466 students in English, 465 in math 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 15 points below that expected score, and in math 5 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?

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

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 3.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. College PreparatoryCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 9397th
  2. La Mesa Arts AcademyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8486th
  3. HillsdaleCajon Valley Union · by addressScope Score 7868th
  4. Parkway Sports and Health Science AcademyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7867th
  5. Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and HumanitiesLemon Grove · by addressScope Score 7339th
  6. Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math Academy at La PresaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7336th
  7. Spring Valley AcademyScope Score 7019th
  8. Cajon ValleyCajon Valley Union · by addressScope Score 651st
La Mesa-Spring ValleyA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

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

4 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 Spring Valley Academy compare with schools like it?

Spring Valley Academy’s Scope Score is 70. 472 California middle schools, counting Spring Valley Academy, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Spring Valley Academy’s result is higher than 130 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 472

  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: 71%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

472 California public middle schools where 71% to 83% 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 71% to 83% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Spring Valley Academy’s share. The count includes Spring Valley Academy. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 34% to 35% and math stayed at 20%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

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

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192025202652%40%52%La Mesa-Spring ValleyDistrict49%CaliforniaCalifornia35%Spring Valley AcademyThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192025202639%23%38%La Mesa-Spring ValleyDistrict37%CaliforniaCalifornia20%Spring Valley AcademyThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. La Mesa-Spring Valley’s line combines its 4 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. La Mesa-Spring Valley’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringSpring Valley AcademyLa Mesa-Spring ValleyCaliforniaTested here
201740%52%48%589
201837%52%49%639
201935%52%50%648
202534%48%49%531
202635%52%49%530
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringSpring Valley AcademyLa Mesa-Spring ValleyCaliforniaTested here
201723%39%37%600
201820%39%37%641
201920%39%38%652
202520%34%36%543
202620%38%37%531

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

35%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

38272510
La Mesa-Spring Valley52%California49%

Math

20%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

5822128
La Mesa-Spring Valley38%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 Advanced36%38%32%
Advanced10%11%10%
Proficient26%27%22%
Developing level26%25%28%
Minimal38%37%40%
Tested168180182
California48%51%49%
Difference−12−13−17

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 Advanced11%28%20%
Advanced4%10%10%
Proficient7%18%10%
Developing level33%17%17%
Minimal56%55%63%
Tested168179184
California37%38%36%
Difference−26−10−16

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 school10%25%27%38%530
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · La Mesa-Spring Valley19%33%23%25%3,036
Math, grades 6–8 · This school8%12%22%58%531
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · La Mesa-Spring Valley21%17%25%37%3,037

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 530 tested in English, 531 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 61% of students. 195 of 628 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

31in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (195 of 628 students).

At the average La Mesa-Spring Valley middle school: 23 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 11.7% of students were suspended at least once (78 of 666). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

597

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 61%White 14%Black or African American 10%Two or more races 9%Filipino 3%

Family income

77%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 462 of 597. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

38

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

3% were in their first year.

90% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

52%

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 (49 of 95 students).

La Mesa-Spring Valley: 48%. 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
30 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (61 of 202).
Grades 7–8
31 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (134 of 426).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino61%
White14%
Black or African American10%
Two or more races9%
Filipino3%
Asian—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 22.3 of 24.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Five student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Military families49 tested37%California 39%
  • White76 tested34%California 50%
  • Two or more races48 tested19%California 50%
  • Low-income439 tested18%California 26%
  • Hispanic or Latino328 tested17%California 25%
  • Black or African American52 tested12%California 20%
  • Students with disabilities119 tested3%California 10%
  • English learners96 tested3%California 7%

19% of students of two or more races scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 6–8, spring 2026), against 50% for the same group across California. Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and White students and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. 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 La Mesa-Spring Valleyvs California
Low-income · 440 tested in English, 439 in math
English31%−839%−839%
Math18%−927%−826%
Hispanic or Latino · 330 tested in English, 328 in math
English30%−1242%−939%
Math17%−1330%−825%
White · 75 tested in English, 76 in math
English49%−1968%−1362%
Math34%−2155%−1650%
Black or African American · 52 tested
English37%−441%+433%
Math12%−618%−820%
Two or more races · 48 tested
English42%−1961%−2062%
Math19%−2544%−3150%
English learners · 92 tested in English, 96 in math
English4%−610%−37%
Math3%−710%−47%
Students with disabilities · 122 tested in English, 119 in math
English9%−413%−514%
Math3%−58%−710%
Military families · 49 tested
English49%−554%−251%
Math37%−239%−239%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in La Mesa-Spring Valley, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Spring Valley Academy. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$20,416 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. La Mesa-Spring Valley’s plan for 2026–27 covers $68 million.

$20,416

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,899
The school’s share of district office costs
$10,517
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,554
  • Spring Valley Academy$20,416
  • La Mesa-Spring Valley middle schools$19,361
  • 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 ↓

La Mesa-Spring Valley’s yearly plan

$68million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$29million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 4 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $68 million of $212 million in total budgeted spending. Source: La Mesa-Spring Valley Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Spring Valley Academy like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 91977. They are not figures for the families at Spring Valley Academy.

Typical household income in a year

$99,657

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 91977.

Typical home value
$665,600
People who live in this ZIP code
61,064
Typical age
35.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
28%

What you can do

Who can act on Spring Valley Academy’s results?

La Mesa-Spring Valley’s board decides Spring Valley Academy’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Spring Valley Academy 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 La Mesa-Spring Valley 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 La Mesa-Spring Valley: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Spring Valley Academy. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?31 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (195 of 628 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?11.7% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (78 of 666 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  3. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?15 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (466 students)
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. 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 Spring Valley Academy, and how do I get in?

Ask La Mesa-Spring Valley which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Casa de Oro Elementary
    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Spring Valley Academy
    Grades 6–8Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

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

  • Casa de Oro Elementary

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

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 21st percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Highlands Elementary

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

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 60th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Murdock Elementary

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

    Scope Score 81 · Strong · 76th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Sweetwater Springs Elementary

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

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 49th percentile · elementary · 2026

    63% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Loma Elementary

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

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 59th percentile · elementary · 2026

    49% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Bancroft Elementary

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

    47% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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 it is

Where is Spring Valley Academy?

Address
3900 Conrad Drive, Spring Valley 91977Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Elizabeth LoetherAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 15, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask La Mesa-Spring Valley which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Spring Valley Academy a good middle school?

Spring Valley Academy has a Scope Score of 70. It scored higher than 19 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Needs Support, 19th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 31 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 23 in 100 at the average La Mesa-Spring Valley middle school. 11.7% of students (78 of 666) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

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

In English, lower. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 15 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 5 points lower, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 466 students in English, 465 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 31% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Spring Valley Academy 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 #2,041 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #4 of 4 in La Mesa-Spring Valley
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math9%4142%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math28%4023%
Chronically absent31 in 100335%
Suspension rate11.7% (78 of 666)195%
English learners: top level25%545%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)+2.5pp—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
2025–267019#2041California 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)
2018–1921 in 10014.0% (131 of 933)−5
2021–22not on filenot on file—
2022–23not on filenot on file—
2023–2437 in 1003.7% (15 of 404)—
2024–2531 in 1006.0% (40 of 663)+3
2025–2631 in 10011.7% (78 of 666)+2

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English53010%35%
2026 · Math5318%20%
2025 · English53110%34%
2025 · Math5438%20%
2024 · English3018%36%
2024 · Math3077%21%
2023 · English2994%37%
2023 · Math3007%22%
2022 · English3646%36%
2022 · Math3685%18%
2019 · English7497%36%
2019 · Math7576%20%
2018 · English7808%37%
2018 · Math7846%20%
2017 · English7259%40%
2017 · Math7369%21%

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 · English18430%
2025 · Grade 7 · English17733%
2025 · Grade 8 · English17037%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math18619%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math18222%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math17518%
2024 · Grade 7 · English15537%
2024 · Grade 8 · English14634%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math15921%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math14820%
2023 · Grade 7 · English14037%
2023 · Grade 8 · English15937%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math14121%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math15923%
2022 · Grade 7 · English17736%
2022 · Grade 8 · English18736%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math17616%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math19221%
2019 · Grade 4 · English4236%
2019 · Grade 5 · English5937%
2019 · Grade 6 · English9938%
2019 · Grade 7 · English26839%
2019 · Grade 8 · English28131%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math4524%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math6020%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math9922%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math27020%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math28320%
2018 · Grade 4 · English5639%
2018 · Grade 5 · English8539%
2018 · Grade 6 · English10045%
2018 · Grade 7 · English27935%
2018 · Grade 8 · English26035%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math5732%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math8615%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math9826%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math28014%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math26323%
2017 · Grade 4 · English6641%
2017 · Grade 5 · English7036%
2017 · Grade 6 · English9142%
2017 · Grade 7 · English26746%
2017 · Grade 8 · English23133%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math6615%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math7013%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math9522%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math26923%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math23623%

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
Schoolwide1834%12%49%34%

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-income44031%−8−8
Hispanic or Latino33030%−12−9
Students with disabilities1229%−4−5
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−15466Moderate−5465Average
Low-income−15414Moderate−5413Average
Hispanic or Latino−15304Moderate−6303Moderate
English-only students−18257not categorized−7257not categorized
English learners−13176Moderate−2175Average
Students with disabilities−31120Minimal−15119Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−5113not categorized−1112not categorized
White−1267Moderate−767Moderate
English learners only−2563not categorized−563not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1562Moderate062Average
Homeless−1947Moderate−946Moderate
Black or African American−1042Moderate+542Accelerated
Two or more races−1434Moderate034Average

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 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−15 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

466 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −15 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−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

465 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 31 in 100 → 2025–26 · 31 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 6.0% (40 of 663) → 2025–26 · 11.7% (78 of 666) · +5.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female18 in 10029 in 100+11 in 100
Male23 in 10033 in 100+10 in 100
Asian1 of 16——
Black or African American20 in 10017 of 64—
Filipino4 of 118 of 20—
Hispanic or Latino21 in 10033 in 100+12 in 100
Pacific Islander6 of 20——
Two or more races9 of 5718 of 57—
White22 in 10022 of 88—
Students with disabilities34 in 10036 in 100+2 in 100
English learners20 in 10039 in 100+19 in 100
Homeless35 of 8218 of 37—
Low-income23 in 10034 in 100+11 in 100
All students21 in 10031 in 100+10 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$13,669 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 11,203 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$541 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 597

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,013 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 597

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,552 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 61%Instruction support 11%Student services 13%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$115,875,93660.52%61%
Instruction support$21,660,28011.31%11%
Student services$25,290,78013.21%13%
Administration$11,814,0206.17%6%
Buildings & maintenance$16,558,7048.65%9%
Total$191,476,581100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $191,476,581 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$13,669 per pupil
2020$12,574 per pupil
2019$12,472 per pupil
2018$11,347 per pupil
2017$11,306 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 91977 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91977 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$99,657
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)28%
ZIP-area population61,064
Median age35.8 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 91977 →

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