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Stonecreek Junior High — Rating & test scores

8000 Akers Road, Bakersfield · 986 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 78

SolidScope Score · 67th percentile. Higher than 67 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 above California in English, near in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026: 65% and 33% scored Proficient or Advanced, 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: 914 in English, 916 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 Stonecreek a good middle school?

Solid. Stonecreek is higher than most California middle schools on test results and progress in both subjects. Stonecreek is in the middle on attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced8165%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5433%
English, Advanced8026%
Math, Advanced4714%

Progress in a year, 2025

English99+29 pts
Math530 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance5016 in 100
Stonecreek’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Panama-Buena Vista Union’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, 14% of students tested in math scored Advanced, two thirds of California’s rate (21%). Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Stonecreek’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 Stonecreek say about itself?

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

Open stonecreek.pbvusd.k12.ca.us (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English (reading and writing), yes. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 29 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Exceptional. In math, they scored the same, which the state calls Average.

English

+29

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income740+27 points
Hispanic or Latino611+30 points
English learners193+21 points
Asian119+30 points
Long-term English learners95+15 points

Math

0

The same as 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-income730−2 points
Hispanic or Latino604−2 points
English learners193+1 points
Asian118+2 points
Long-term English learners95−5 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 894 students in English, 882 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 29 points above that expected score, and in math right at that expected score.

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?

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

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 4.3 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. StonecreekScope Score 7867th
  2. Leon H. OllivierGreenfield Union · by addressScope Score 7865th
  3. TevisNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7655th
  4. McKeeGreenfield Union · by addressScope Score 7230th
  5. O. J. ActisNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7125th
  6. GreenfieldGreenfield Union · by addressScope Score 6916th
  7. Fred L. ThompsonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6912th
  8. CurranBakersfield City · by addressScope Score 662nd
Panama-Buena Vista UnionA 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%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 Stonecreek compare with schools like it?

Stonecreek’s Scope Score is 78. 537 California middle schools, counting Stonecreek, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Stonecreek’s result is higher than 479 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 537

  1. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 77%

    Scope Score 85Strong · 88th percentile

537 California public middle schools where 76% to 88% 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 76% to 88% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Stonecreek’s share. The count includes Stonecreek. 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 went from 61% to 65% and math from 28% to 33%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202654%57%65%StonecreekStonecreek55%Panama-Buena Vista UnionDistrict50%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202630%23%37%CaliforniaCalifornia33%StonecreekStonecreek27%Panama-Buena Vista UnionDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Panama-Buena Vista Union’s line combines its 6 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. Panama-Buena Vista Union’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringStonecreekPanama-Buena Vista UnionCaliforniaTested here
201757%54%49%835
201852%53%50%977
201951%52%50%1,015
202245%50%48%1,058
202351%51%47%1,008
202455%49%47%1,003
202561%52%49%960
202665%55%50%914
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringStonecreekPanama-Buena Vista UnionCaliforniaTested here
201723%30%37%834
201827%30%37%975
201928%29%37%1,013
202220%23%31%1,062
202318%25%32%989
202420%23%33%992
202528%26%35%949
202633%27%37%916

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; near it in math.

English

65%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

13223926
Panama-Buena Vista Union55%California50%

Math

33%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

38291914
Panama-Buena Vista Union27%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 65% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% 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 32 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 Advanced68%62%
Advanced27%25%
Proficient41%37%
Developing level20%23%
Minimal12%15%
Tested451463
California51%49%
Difference+17+13

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 Advanced36%30%
Advanced14%13%
Proficient22%17%
Developing level28%31%
Minimal36%39%
Tested452464
California38%36%
Difference−2−6

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 school26%39%22%13%914
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Panama-Buena Vista Union21%34%24%21%4,153
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school14%19%29%38%916
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Panama-Buena Vista Union12%15%26%47%4,146

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 914 tested in English, 916 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 67% of students. 153 of 981 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

16in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (153 of 981 students).

At the average Panama-Buena Vista Union middle school: 20 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 3.7% of students were suspended at least once (37 of 993). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

986

students in grades 7–8.

Hispanic or Latino 67%Asian 15%Black or African American 7%White 6%Not reported 2%Filipino 1%Two or more races 1%

Family income

82%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 807 of 986. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

55

teachers, with 5 years of experience on average.

22% were in their first year.

87% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

59%

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 (57 of 97 students).

Panama-Buena Vista Union: 52%. 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 Latino67%
Asian15%
Black or African American7%
White6%
Not reported2%
Filipino1%
Two or more races1%
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: 39.8 of 46 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Five student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White56 tested82%California 62%
  • Asian144 tested70%California 76%
  • Low-income774 tested63%California 39%
  • Two or more races30 tested63%California 63%
  • Hispanic or Latino616 tested62%California 40%
  • Black or African American56 tested59%California 34%
  • Students with disabilities79 tested25%California 14%
  • English learners97 tested23%California 7%

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American students, English learners and students with disabilities all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 63% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

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 Panama-Buena Vista Unionvs California
Low-income · 774 tested in English, 778 in math
English63%+1350%+2439%
Math30%+822%+426%
Hispanic or Latino · 616 tested in English, 614 in math
English62%+1052%+2240%
Math29%+722%+425%
Asian · 144 tested in English, 147 in math
English70%−676%−676%
Math44%−852%−2771%
Black or African American · 56 tested in English, 57 in math
English59%+2039%+2534%
Math27%+1314%+720%
White · 56 tested
English82%+1666%+2062%
Math46%+739%−450%
Two or more races · 30 tested
English63%+954%063%
Math33%+429%−1750%
English learners · 97 tested in English, 101 in math
English23%+914%+167%
Math3%+12%−47%
Students with disabilities · 79 tested in English, 80 in math
English25%+1114%+1114%
Math8%+35%−19%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Panama-Buena Vista Union, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family 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 Stonecreek. 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.
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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?

$16,361 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Panama-Buena Vista Union’s plan for 2026–27 covers $110 million.

$16,361

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,440
The school’s share of district office costs
$4,921
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,681
  • Stonecreek$16,361
  • Panama-Buena Vista Union middle schools$17,207
  • 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 ↓

Panama-Buena Vista Union’s yearly plan

$110million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$80million

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 7 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $110 million of $416 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Panama-Buena Vista Union Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Stonecreek like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93313. They are not figures for the families at Stonecreek.

Typical household income in a year

$91,943

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 93313.

Typical home value
$371,900
People who live in this ZIP code
61,843
Typical age
31.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
21%

What you can do

Who can act on Stonecreek’s results?

Panama-Buena Vista Union’s board decides Stonecreek’s plan.

When the plan is set

Panama-Buena Vista Union’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 Stonecreek 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 Panama-Buena Vista Union 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 Panama-Buena Vista Union: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to Stonecreek. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?29% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (614 students tested); the same group across California: 25%
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. 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 Stonecreek, and how do I get in?

Ask Panama-Buena Vista Union which school serves your address. Next comes Ridgeview High.

  1. Elementary
    Douglas J. Miller Elementary
    Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Stonecreek Junior High
    Grades 7–8Scope Score 78Solid · 67th percentile
  3. High · part of the zone
    Ridgeview High
    Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile · 202588% of the zone’s children

    Or Golden Valley High for the other 12%. Scope Score 73 · Developing · 36th percentile · 2025.

The district splits Stonecreek’s attendance zone. 88% of its children are assigned to Ridgeview High and the other 12% to Golden Valley High. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

From Kern High’s 2026 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. 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 Kern High, the separate district that runs the high schools. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Douglas J. Miller Elementary

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

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 46th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Panama Elementary

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

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 61st percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Berkshire Elementary

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

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 5th percentile · elementary · 2026

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

  • Bill L. Williams Elementary

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

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 18th percentile · elementary · 2026

    40% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

High-school links

  • Ridgeview High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 26th percentile · high · 2025

    88% of the zone’s children

  • Golden Valley High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 36th percentile · high · 2025

    12% of the zone’s children

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 the path ends: Ridgeview High
Ridgeview HighScope Score 71 · Developing · 26th percentile · 2025district-published assignment for part of the zone

The road from this school ends at Ridgeview High. UC records 26 enrollees from Ridgeview High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 10 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Ridgeview High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 53% of the students who finished high school at Ridgeview High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

26 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 10 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Ridgeview High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Stonecreek?

Address
8000 Akers Road, Bakersfield 93313Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Katrina WilsonAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

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 Panama-Buena Vista Union which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Stonecreek a good middle school?

Stonecreek Junior High has a Scope Score of 78. It scored higher than 67 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Solid, 67th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 16 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 20 in 100 at the average Panama-Buena Vista Union middle school. 3.7% of students (37 of 993) 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, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 29 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Exceptional. In math, they scored the same, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 894 students in English, 882 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 63% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Stonecreek Junior High in Bakersfield scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

The district splits Stonecreek Junior High’s attendance zone. 88% of its children are assigned to Ridgeview High and the other 12% to Golden Valley High. This is from the district’s published 2026 attendance boundaries. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • Ridgeview High: Scope Score 71, Developing, 26th percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results
  • Golden Valley High: Scope Score 73, Developing, 36th 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 #811 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #2 of 6 in Panama-Buena Vista Union
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math20%5242%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math49%5723%
Chronically absent16 in 100535%
Suspension rate3.7% (37 of 993)505%
English learners: top level29%605%

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
2025–267867#811California 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
2018–190 in 10011.2% (123 of 1,100)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2418 in 1007.5% (81 of 1,085)
2024–2515 in 1002.3% (24 of 1,036)
2025–2616 in 1003.7% (37 of 993)

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 · English91426%65%
2026 · Math91614%33%
2025 · English96022%61%
2025 · Math94912%28%
2024 · English1,00318%55%
2024 · Math9928%20%
2023 · English1,00816%51%
2023 · Math9897%18%
2022 · English1,05912%44%
2022 · Math1,0638%20%
2019 · English1,01716%51%
2019 · Math1,01510%27%
2018 · English97715%52%
2018 · Math97512%27%
2017 · English83512%57%
2017 · Math8348%23%

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 · English45560%
2025 · Grade 8 · English50562%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math45026%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math49929%
2024 · Grade 7 · English51155%
2024 · Grade 8 · English49254%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math50520%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math48720%
2023 · Grade 7 · English47655%
2023 · Grade 8 · English53247%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math46120%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math52816%
2022 · Grade 6 · English——
2022 · Grade 7 · English52341%
2022 · Grade 8 · English53548%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math——
2022 · Grade 7 · Math52516%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math53724%
2019 · Grade 6 · English——
2019 · Grade 7 · English52851%
2019 · Grade 8 · English48751%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math——
2019 · Grade 7 · Math52625%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math48730%
2018 · Grade 7 · English48249%
2018 · Grade 8 · English49555%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math47925%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math49630%
2017 · Grade 7 · English41153%
2017 · Grade 8 · English42461%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math41123%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math42323%

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
Schoolwide4679%28%57%6%

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-income77463%+13+24
Hispanic or Latino61662%+10+22
Asian14470%−6−6
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+29894Exceptional0882Average
Low-income+27740Exceptional−2730Average
Hispanic or Latino+30611Exceptional−2604Average
English-only students+29550not categorized−3540not categorized
English learners+21193Exceptional+1193Average
Asian+30119Exceptional+2118Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+3298not categorized+298not categorized
English learners only+995not categorized−295not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+1595Accelerated−595Average
Students with disabilities+1391Accelerated+191Average
White+2559Exceptional+358Average
Black or African American+1956Accelerated−353Average

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 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+29 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

894 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, English: +29 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math0 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

882 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: 0 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 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 · 16 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.3% (24 of 1,036) → 2025–26 · 3.7% (37 of 993) · +1.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female0 in 10014 in 100+14 in 100
Male0 in 10017 in 100+17 in 100
Asian0 in 1007 in 100+7 in 100
Black or African American0 of 8715 of 67—
Filipino0 of 120 of 11—
Hispanic or Latino0 in 10017 in 100+17 in 100
Two or more races0 of 131 of 11—
White0 in 1009 of 61—
Students with disabilities0 in 10018 of 89—
English learners0 in 10014 in 100+14 in 100
Foster youth0 of 19——
Homeless0 of 59——
Low-income0 in 10017 in 100+17 in 100
All students0 in 10016 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$13,968 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 18,262 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$1,406 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,036

Central federal expenditures attributed here$275 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,036

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,661 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 10%Student services 13%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 10%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$212,047,32462.36%62%
Instruction support$32,881,0639.67%10%
Student services$44,161,46612.99%13%
Administration$18,531,4045.45%5%
Buildings & maintenance$32,361,6249.52%10%
Total$340,029,752100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $340,029,752 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$13,968 per pupil
2020$11,905 per pupil
2019$11,864 per pupil
2018$11,008 per pupil
2017$10,161 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 holders6.5%

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 93313 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93313 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$91,943
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)21%
ZIP-area population61,843
Median age31.7 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 93313 →

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