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Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate — Rating & test scores

4600 West McFadden Avenue, Santa Ana · 534 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 77

SolidScope Score · 60th percentile. Higher than 60 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

Near California in English and math: 51% and 37% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 507 in English, 499 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

Overview

Is Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate a good middle school?

Solid. Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate is higher than most California middle schools on test results and attendance. Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate is lower than most on progress in both subjects.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced6151%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6137%
English, Advanced6820%
Math, Advanced6018%

Progress in a year, 2025

English32−4 pts
Math4−23 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance5215 in 100
Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Garden Grove Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 18% of students tested in math scored Advanced, against 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate’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
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 7 and 8. California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,896 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate say about itself?

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

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Progress

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

In English (reading and writing), about the same. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 4 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 23 points lower, which the state calls Minimal.

English

−4

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-income443−6 points
Hispanic or Latino419−6 points
English learners266−9 points
Long-term English learners148−18 points
Students with disabilities62−26 points

Math

−23

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income441−23 points
Hispanic or Latino416−26 points
English learners266−21 points
Long-term English learners147−16 points
Students with disabilities61−25 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 493 students in English, 491 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 4 points below that expected score, and in math 23 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?

4 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 2.5 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Sarah McGarvin IntermediateNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9598th
  2. Masuda (Kazuo)Fountain Valley Elementary · by addressScope Score 9296th
  3. Donald S. Jordan IntermediateNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8690th
  4. James Irvine IntermediateNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8385th
  5. Stephen R. Fitz IntermediateScope Score 7760th
  6. Vista ViewOcean View · by addressScope Score 7654th
  7. Vista Heritage Global AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6915th
  8. Gerald P. Carr IntermediateSanta Ana Unified · by addressScope Score 689th
Garden Grove UnifiedA 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%

5 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 Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate compare with schools like it?

Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate’s Scope Score is 77. 621 California middle schools, counting Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 71. Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate’s result is higher than 526 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 621

  1. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 92%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 93%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 92nd percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 91st percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 90th percentile

621 California public middle schools where 82% to 94% 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 82% to 94% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate’s share. The count includes Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate. 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 similar to 2025; math results were higher. English stayed at 51% and math went from 25% to 37%.

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

Grades 7 and 8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202660%38%65%Garden Grove UnifiedDistrict51%Stephen R. Fitz IntermediateThis school50%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202650%25%56%Garden Grove UnifiedDistrict37%Stephen R. Fitz IntermediateThis school37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Garden Grove Unified’s line combines its 8 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. Garden Grove Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringStephen R. Fitz IntermediateGarden Grove UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201738%60%49%633
201845%63%50%667
201945%65%50%667
202244%62%48%514
202342%61%47%494
202447%63%47%542
202551%63%49%505
202651%65%50%507
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringStephen R. Fitz IntermediateGarden Grove UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201725%50%37%647
201833%51%37%678
201927%52%37%677
202225%48%31%512
202325%51%32%500
202428%50%33%550
202525%52%35%516
202637%56%37%499

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in both subjects.

English

51%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

29203120
Garden Grove Unified63%California50%

Math

37%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

36271918
Garden Grove Unified54%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 51% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 37% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 7 and 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 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 14 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 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 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced48%55%
Advanced16%23%
Proficient32%32%
Developing level20%20%
Minimal32%25%
Tested263244
California51%49%
Difference−3+6

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced37%37%
Advanced14%23%
Proficient23%14%
Developing level28%25%
Minimal35%38%
Tested257242
California38%36%
Difference−1+1

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 7 and 8 · This school20%31%20%29%507
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Garden Grove Unified30%33%18%19%5,376
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school18%19%27%36%499
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Garden Grove Unified36%18%20%26%5,378

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 507 tested in English, 499 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 84% of students. 80 of 531 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

15in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (80 of 531 students).

At the average Garden Grove Unified middle school: 12 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 3.2% of students were suspended at least once (17 of 538). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

534

students in grades 7–8.

Hispanic or Latino 84%Asian 12%White 2%

Family income

88%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 472 of 534. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

24

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

86% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

31%

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 (44 of 144 students).

Garden Grove Unified: 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.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino84%
Asian12%
White2%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
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: 18.6 of 21.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Five student groups at Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian60 tested75%California 76%
  • Low-income441 tested48%California 39%
  • Hispanic or Latino427 tested47%California 40%
  • English learners147 tested8%California 7%
  • Students with disabilities69 tested6%California 14%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, 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 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Garden Grove Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 441 tested in English, 437 in math
English48%−957%+939%
Math34%−1347%+826%
Hispanic or Latino · 427 tested in English, 418 in math
English47%−249%+740%
Math31%−233%+625%
Asian · 60 tested in English, 65 in math
English75%−782%−176%
Math68%−1280%−371%
English learners · 147 tested in English, 146 in math
English8%−614%+17%
Math8%−917%+17%
Students with disabilities · 69 tested in English, 68 in math
English6%−915%−814%
Math4%−711%−59%

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

Homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for 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 and staff can answer a short set of questions about Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Garden Grove Unified.

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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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$22,422 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student.

$22,422

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$14,670
The school’s share of district office costs
$7,752
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,400
  • Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate$22,422
  • Garden Grove Unified middle schools$21,184
  • 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 Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92704. They are not figures for the families at Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate.

Typical household income in a year

$99,777

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 92704.

Typical home value
$700,200
People who live in this ZIP code
82,120
Typical age
35.9 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
21%

What you can do

Who can act on Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate’s results?

Garden Grove Unified’s board decides Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate’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 Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?31% 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 (44 of 144 students); California: 47%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?15 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (80 of 531 students); average Garden Grove Unified middle school: 12 in 100
  3. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?23 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 7 and 8, 2025 (491 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 Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate, and how do I get in?

Ask Garden Grove Unified which school serves your address. Next comes Los Amigos High.

In the district’s boundaries, Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate draws from 5 elementary schools. Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate
High · next
Los Amigos High Scope Score 75Developing · 49th percentile · 2025

Assigned

From the district’s 2025 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

High-school links

  • Los Amigos High

    Assigned

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 49th 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: Los Amigos High
Los Amigos HighScope Score 75 · Developing · 49th percentile · 2025district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at Los Amigos High. UC records 25 enrollees from Los Amigos High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 21 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Los Amigos High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 74% of the students who finished high school at Los Amigos High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

25 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 21 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Los Amigos High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate?

Address
4600 West McFadden Avenue, Santa Ana 92704Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Louie GomezAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 8, 2022.

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 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Garden Grove Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate a good middle school?

Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate has a Scope Score of 77. It scored higher than 60 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Solid, 60th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 15 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 12 in 100 at the average Garden Grove Unified middle school. 3.2% of students (17 of 538) 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, about the same. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 4 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 23 points lower, which the state calls Minimal.

  • Included in this measure: 493 students in English, 491 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 48% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate in Santa Ana scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

By the district’s published 2025 attendance boundaries, Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate is zoned to Los Amigos High. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • Los Amigos High: Scope Score 75, Developing, 49th percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

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 #1,006 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #8 of 8 in Garden Grove Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math19%5242%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math44%5323%
Chronically absent15 in 100545%
Suspension rate3.2% (17 of 538)525%
English learners: top level10%355%

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
2025–267760#1006California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–197 in 1008.7% (62 of 713)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2419 in 1008.5% (51 of 599)
2024–2515 in 1007.1% (40 of 560)
2025–2615 in 1003.2% (17 of 538)

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

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English50720%51%
2026 · Math49918%37%
2025 · English50517%51%
2025 · Math5169%25%
2024 · English54216%47%
2024 · Math55011%28%
2023 · English49411%42%
2023 · Math50010%25%
2022 · English51412%44%
2022 · Math51210%25%
2019 · English66715%45%
2019 · Math67710%27%
2018 · English66714%45%
2018 · Math67814%33%
2017 · English63310%38%
2017 · Math64711%25%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 7 · English24956%
2025 · Grade 8 · English25646%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math25728%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math25922%
2024 · Grade 7 · English27045%
2024 · Grade 8 · English27249%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math27327%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math27729%
2023 · Grade 7 · English27743%
2023 · Grade 8 · English21740%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math28128%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math21921%
2022 · Grade 7 · English22346%
2022 · Grade 8 · English29142%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math22224%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math29026%
2019 · Grade 7 · English31540%
2019 · Grade 8 · English35249%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math32229%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math35526%
2018 · Grade 7 · English34847%
2018 · Grade 8 · English31943%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math35033%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math32833%
2017 · Grade 7 · English32040%
2017 · Grade 8 · English31337%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math32529%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math32220%

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
Schoolwide2468%27%51%14%

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-income44148%−9+9
Hispanic or Latino42747%−2+7
English learners1478%−6+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−4493Average−23491Minimal
Low-income−6443Moderate−23441Minimal
Hispanic or Latino−6419Moderate−26416Minimal
English learners−9266Moderate−21266Minimal
English learners only−17151not categorized−14149not categorized
English-only students+1151not categorized−28150not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−18148Moderate−16147Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+5115not categorized−27117not categorized
Students with disabilities−2662Minimal−2561Minimal
Asian+1149Accelerated−250Average
Homeless−514Average−1113Moderate

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 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−4 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 7 and 8

493 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−23 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 7 and 8

491 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −23 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 15 in 100 → 2025–26 · 15 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 7.1% (40 of 560) → 2025–26 · 3.2% (17 of 538) · −3.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female6 in 10014 in 100+8 in 100
Male7 in 10017 in 100+10 in 100
Asian2 of 752 of 64—
Hispanic or Latino7 in 10017 in 100+10 in 100
White4 of 251 of 11—
Students with disabilities12 in 10020 of 75—
English learners7 in 10020 in 100+13 in 100
Homeless8 of 3114 of 51—
Low-income6 in 10016 in 100+10 in 100
All students7 in 10015 in 100+8 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$14,737 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 40,124 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,440 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 534

Central federal expenditures attributed here$960 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 534

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,744 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 11%Student services 11%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 3%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$488,850,02461.46%62%
Instruction support$86,054,63010.82%11%
Student services$87,620,26111.02%11%
Administration$34,026,7414.28%4%
Buildings & maintenance$71,680,1519.01%9%
Other$27,218,6683.42%3%
Total$795,450,475100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $795,450,475 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$14,737 per pupil
2020$13,697 per pupil
2019$13,564 per pupil
2018$12,765 per pupil
2017$11,487 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 92704 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92704 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$99,777
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)21%
ZIP-area population82,120
Median age35.9 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92704 →

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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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