Suzanne Middle — Rating & test scores

Q: Is Suzanne Middle a good middle school?

Suzanne Middle is in the 93rd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 69 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Suzanne Middle was well above California in English and math: 74% and 65% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Suzanne Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 74% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 65% the math standard; 41% and 47% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 1,225 students were tested in English and 1,247 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Suzanne Middle rank in California?

Suzanne Middle is in the 93rd percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2026). Suzanne Middle ranks #176 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.

Q: Is Suzanne Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Suzanne Middle's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 72nd percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Suzanne Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 4.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 58 chronically absent of 1,260 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 0.6%; 7 unduplicated suspended students of 1,271 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Suzanne Middle compare to other schools in Walnut?

Suzanne Middle is in the 93rd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,190 students. Use the schools in Walnut page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What do reported student-group results show at Suzanne Middle?

At Suzanne Middle in Walnut, 64% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 69% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 5 points below the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 53% in math; Asian students, 78% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 330 low-income students tested in reading and writing. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Q: What high school does Suzanne Middle feed into?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Suzanne Middle's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Walnut High. Walnut High is in the 93rd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools on its 2025 Scope Score. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Walnut · 6–8 · 1,190 students (2024–25)

525 Suzanne Road, 91789(909) 594-1657Principal Matthew Spinogatti

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The dots are California’s 2,532 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score

69 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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Well above California in English and math: 74% and 65% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,225 in English, 1,247 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

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In 2025, students in grades 6–8 scored above what the state expected from their own earlier scores. The state calls both results Accelerated.grades 6–8 · 2025

+8 ptsEnglish · above expected+16 ptsMath · above expected

Source: CDE growth model, 2025
Students: students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 1,124 in English, 1,122 in math
Comparison: 1,124 students in English and 1,122 in math in grades 6–8 with scores in both years. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

41% in English and 47% in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, about twice California’s rate in the same grades (19% and 21%).grades 6–8 · spring 2026

41%English · exceeded the standard47%Math · exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,225 in English, 1,247 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Low-income students here (330 tested in English, 337 in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (39% and 26%).grades 6–8 · spring 2026

64%English · met or exceeded53%Math · met or exceeded

Source: CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 6–8: 330 in English, 337 in math
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 330 students in English and 337 in math.

Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 41%
Proficient: 33%
Below Proficient: 26%

74% proficient or advanced · 1,225 tested

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Level	Here	California	Walnut Valley Unified
Advanced	41%	19%	48%
Proficient	33%	30%	30%
Developing	14%	23%	11%
Minimal	12%	28%	11%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 47%
Proficient: 18%
Below Proficient: 35%

65% proficient or advanced · 1,247 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Walnut Valley Unified
Advanced	47%	21%	59%
Proficient	18%	16%	16%
Developing	18%	23%	14%
Minimal	17%	40%	11%

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What these tests tell you · what to ask

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school74%

California49%

Tested: 1,225 here · 1,254,039 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school74%

Walnut Valley Unified78%

Tested: 1,225 here · 3,679 in Walnut Valley Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school65%

California37%

Tested: 1,247 here · 1,254,800 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school65%

Walnut Valley Unified75%

Tested: 1,247 here · 3,734 in Walnut Valley Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202573%1,177 tested

→

202674%1,225 tested

Suzanne

California, same grades49% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 1,266,619 → 1,254,039 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202564%1,198 tested

→

202665%1,247 tested

Suzanne

California, same grades36% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 1,272,526 → 1,254,800 tested

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2015.

Chart: 2017–2026. The table includes all available years.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

SuzanneCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)74%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

SuzanneCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)65%37%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 75% in 2017 to 74% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Math went from 70% in 2017 to 65% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Suzanne	California
2015	73% 1,322 tested	44% 1,356,180 tested
2016	73% 1,298 tested	48% 1,366,988 tested
2017	75% 1,257 tested	48% 1,377,836 tested
2018	73% 1,268 tested	49% 1,391,379 tested
2019	76% 1,222 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	73% 1,114 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	72% 1,129 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	72% 1,162 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	73% 1,177 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested
2026	74% 1,225 tested	49% 1,254,039 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	Suzanne	California
2015	66% 1,357 tested	33% 1,359,309 tested
2016	68% 1,311 tested	36% 1,371,026 tested
2017	70% 1,277 tested	37% 1,383,609 tested
2018	66% 1,266 tested	37% 1,394,516 tested
2019	69% 1,225 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	62% 1,119 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	62% 1,119 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	64% 1,163 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	64% 1,198 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested
2026	65% 1,247 tested	37% 1,254,800 tested

The state’s growth measure1,124 students in English, 1,122 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English+8ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)

Math+16ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 8 points above that prediction, and in math 16 points above it.

The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.

Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.

Why our growth can differ. The growth in our Scope Score asks a different question. It doesn’t follow individual students: it compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier, and places that change among California schools at the same level. Children who joined or left the school in between count in ours; the state’s counts only students who took California’s test the year before. So the two can point different ways.

School pattern, spring 2026Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.

Life at school

How often students miss school or are suspended, and how the school describes itself where its website does.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

5 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26

4in 100 at the average Walnut Valley Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

58 of 1,260 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school5 in 100

at the average Walnut Valley Unified school4 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

0.6%of students were suspended at least once (7 of 1,271), 2025–26

1.1%at the average Walnut Valley Unified school3.7%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2025–26	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	4	15 of 425
Grades 7–8	5	43 of 835

What people here say

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Families

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Staff

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 6–8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

330 English · 337 math tested

English64% / 39%

Math53% / 26%

Asian

735 English · 754 math tested

English78% / 75%

Math78% / 71%

Hispanic or Latino

287 English · 286 math tested

English59% / 39%

Math34% / 25%

Filipino

99 tested per subject

English90% / 74%

Math67% / 60%

Two or more races

55 English · 59 math tested

English85% / 62%

Math63% / 50%

White

42 tested per subject

English67% / 62%

Math43% / 50%

English learners

145 English · 168 math tested

English18% / 7%

Math39% / 7%

Students with disabilities

83 English · 82 math tested

English19% / 14%

Math9% / 10%

Low-income students and English learners here did far better than the same groups statewide.

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Walnut Valley Unified	vs California
Low-income · 330 tested in English, 337 in math
English	64%	−569%	+2539%
Math	53%	−1467%	+2726%
Asian · 735 tested in English, 754 in math
English	78%	−482%	+375%
Math	78%	−785%	+771%
Hispanic or Latino · 287 tested in English, 286 in math
English	59%	−362%	+2039%
Math	34%	−943%	+925%
Filipino · 99 tested
English	90%	+189%	+1674%
Math	67%	−673%	+760%
Two or more races · 55 tested in English, 59 in math
English	85%	+283%	+2362%
Math	63%	−467%	+1350%
White · 42 tested
English	67%	−269%	+562%
Math	43%	−1053%	−750%
English learners · 145 tested in English, 168 in math
English	18%	−119%	+117%
Math	39%	−847%	+327%
Students with disabilities · 83 tested in English, 82 in math
English	19%	−827%	+514%
Math	9%	−1221%	−110%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Walnut Valley Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Military-family students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, 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.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Asian60%
Hispanic or Latino23%
Filipino8%
Two or more races4%
White4%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2025–26	Here
Asian	60%
Hispanic or Latino	23%
Filipino	8%
Two or more races	4%
White	4%
Black or African American	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

1 in 4 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (25%, 292 of 1,190). California: 63%.

88% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 87.59%: 40.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 46.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

67%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

This school67%

Walnut Valley Unified64%

California47%

95 of 142 English learners here; 1,020 of 1,600 in Walnut Valley Unified; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryCollegewood ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleSuzanne MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolWalnut HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Collegewood Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
91st percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Vejar Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
72nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
97th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
88th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
31% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

Walnut High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
93rd percentile · Strong · high · 2025
100% 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 its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

High-school endpoint evidence · Walnut High

Walnut HighScope 80historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Walnut High. UC records 132 enrollees from Walnut High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 30 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Walnut High around 2032, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 91% of Walnut High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

132 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 30 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Walnut High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

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Office: (909) 594-1657Principal: Matthew Spinogatti

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525 Suzanne Road, Walnut 91789

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Accountability

Who runs this school

Run by Walnut Valley Unified. The district writes the yearly plan (LCAP) for its schools. See what Walnut Valley Unified plans.

Common questions

Is Suzanne Middle a good middle school?

Suzanne Middle is in the 93rd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 69 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Suzanne Middle was well above California in English and math: 74% and 65% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Suzanne Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 74% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 65% the math standard; 41% and 47% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 1,225 students were tested in English and 1,247 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Suzanne Middle rank in California?

Suzanne Middle is in the 93rd percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2026). Suzanne Middle ranks #176 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.

Is Suzanne Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Suzanne Middle's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 72nd percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Suzanne Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 4.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 58 chronically absent of 1,260 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 0.6%; 7 unduplicated suspended students of 1,271 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Suzanne Middle compare to other schools in Walnut?

Suzanne Middle is in the 93rd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,190 students. Use the schools in Walnut page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Suzanne Middle?

At Suzanne Middle in Walnut, 64% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 69% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 5 points below the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 53% in math; Asian students, 78% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 330 low-income students tested in reading and writing. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What high school does Suzanne Middle feed into?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Suzanne Middle's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Walnut High. Walnut High is in the 93rd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools on its 2025 Scope Score. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

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97thStrongScope Score 80/100
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97thStrongScope Score 81/100

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Suzanne Middle is ranked #176 statewide · #3 of 3 in Walnut Valley Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	43.8%	17.7%	42%
Met or exceeded	69.4%	40.6%	23%
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)	Above avg	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	4.8%	17.8%	5%
Suspension rate	0.6%	3.8%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	34.3%	17.5%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.7% · index 79 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.6% · index 74 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8): ↑ vs CA average · ≈72nd calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 68 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.1pp lower vs 2025
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.8% · index 63 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.4pp lower vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 67 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELA	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 6	415	36%	33%	16%	15%	69%	48%	+21
Grade 7	419	43%	31%	14%	12%	74%	51%	+23
Grade 8	391	44%	36%	11%	9%	80%	49%	+31

California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 6	420	48%	18%	17%	17%	66%	37%	+29
Grade 7	429	49%	20%	16%	15%	69%	38%	+31
Grade 8	398	43%	16%	20%	21%	59%	36%	+23

California is the state's own math result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA	388	70.9%
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA	381	72.4%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA	408	76.5%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	400	63.8%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	385	65.5%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	413	62.0%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	372	68.3%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	398	74.9%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	392	73.0%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	372	65.0%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	399	63.9%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	392	64.5%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	386	71.2%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	376	72.9%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	367	73.3%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	384	58.6%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	372	67.5%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	363	60.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	351	70.9%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	348	72.1%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	415	74.7%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	354	65.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	348	63.5%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	417	59.5%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	377	79.8%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	425	72.0%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	420	76.0%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	375	76.3%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	428	64.7%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	422	65.9%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA	418	72.5%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA	409	74.1%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA	441	71.7%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	416	61.8%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	409	74.1%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	441	61.9%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA	389	78.4%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA	418	77.8%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA	450	70.9%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	396	72.2%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	426	69.3%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	455	69.7%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA	397	71%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA	442	71%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA	459	77%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math	400	69%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math	445	72%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math	466	64%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA	395	73%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA	439	71%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA	488	75%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math	407	64%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math	451	67%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math	499	66%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal
Schoolwide	398	37%	27%	29%	7%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	330	64%	−5	+26
Asian	735	78%	−4	+3
Hispanic/Latino	287	59%	−4	+19

Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

Listed nearest first, by distance.

Advanced · Proficient or Advanced: Average every tested grade and subject, so they differ from the English and math figures above.
Grade gap: Grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students.
Cohort growth: School-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points. That’s the measurement the Scope Score weights.

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	Advanced	Proficient or Advanced	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Suzanne Middle ←	—	6993rd percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	44%	69%	+1.9pp	+54 pts	0.6%
South Pointe Middle	2.4 mi	8097th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	56%	80%	−0.9pp	—	1.4%
Chaparral Middle	2.6 mi	8197th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	59%	81%	+5.5pp	—	1.2%
Average California middle school	—	40School average · no percentile	18%	41%	+3.0pp	—	3.8%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 5.7% → 2026 · 4.6% · −1.1pp
Suspension rate2025 · 1.0% → 2026 · 0.6% · −0.4pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Advanced	Proficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA	1,225	40.9%	74.1%
2026 · Math	1,247	46.8%	64.7%
2025 · ELA	1,177	40.0%	73.3%
2025 · Math	1,198	46.3%	63.7%
2024 · ELA	1,162	38.2%	72.1%
2024 · Math	1,163	44.0%	64.5%
2023 · ELA	1,129	36.8%	72.5%
2023 · Math	1,119	42.2%	62.0%
2022 · ELA	1,114	36.9%	72.7%
2022 · Math	1,119	42.4%	62.5%
2019 · ELA	1,222	39.9%	75.8%
2019 · Math	1,225	49.2%	68.7%
2018 · ELA	1,268	35.3%	72.7%
2018 · Math	1,266	47.5%	65.8%
2017 · ELA	1,257	35.2%	75.5%
2017 · Math	1,277	48.3%	70.3%
2016 · ELA	1,298	34%	73%
2016 · Math	1,311	46%	68%
2015 · ELA	1,322	30%	73%
2015 · Math	1,357	41%	65%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero. Before spring 2026, Advanced was reported as Exceeded and proficient or advanced as met or exceeded.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	4.2%	2.6%	-7.1pp
2022	—	—	—	7.7%	2.2%	-0.9pp
2023	—	—	—	7.4%	2.2%	+1.8pp
2024	—	—	—	6.0%	0.8%	+2.1pp
2025	—	—	—	5.9%	1.0%	+1.9pp
2026	69	93	#176	4.8%	0.6%	+1.9pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Δ
Female	4.6%	4.0%	-0.6pp
Male	3.5%	5.2%	+1.7pp
Asian	1.4%	2.5%	+1.1pp
Black/African American	7.7%	—	—
Filipino	3.6%	1.0%	-2.6pp
Hispanic/Latino	7.4%	9.6%	+2.2pp
Two or More Races	7.7%	5.7%	-2.0pp
White	8.7%	13.3%	+4.6pp
Students with Disabilities	14.0%	21.1%	+7.1pp
English Learners	4.5%	3.1%	-1.4pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	7.1%	8.0%	+0.9pp
All Students	4.1%	4.6%	+0.5pp
Pacific Islander	6.7%	—	—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	+8	1,124	Accelerated	+16	1,122	Accelerated
Asian	+10	642	Accelerated	+29	642	Exceptional
English Only	+8	612	not categorised	+8	612	not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	+3	319	Average	+12	317	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	+3	276	Average	−7	274	Moderate
English Learner	−1	212	Average	+24	211	Exceptional
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	+1	107	not categorised	+12	107	not categorised
English Learners Only	−5	105	not categorised	+39	104	not categorised
Filipino	+10	91	Accelerated	+9	91	Accelerated
Students with Disabilities	−13	85	Moderate	−12	84	Moderate
Two or More Races	+16	55	Accelerated	+17	55	Accelerated
White	+3	49	Average	−1	49	Average
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	+9	44	Accelerated	+10	43	Accelerated

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, 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. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2024 · Grade 6

37%

exceeded standard · 68% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2024 · 372 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2026 · Grade 8

44%

exceeded standard · 80% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2026 · 391 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 372 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe ELA results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,124 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

73rd pctile · +8 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,122 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

87th pctile · +16 pts

this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. 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 and is not part of the Scope Score.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,119 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 13,493 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$240 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,190

Central federal expenditures attributed here$269 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,190

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,388 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 59%Instruction support 10%Student services 13%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 1%

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$12,119 per pupil

2020$11,315 per pupil

2019$11,162 per pupil

2018$10,783 per pupil

2017$10,280 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 91789

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 91789
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$125,720
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	54.40%
ZCTA population	40,298
Median age	46.3 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/ZCTA context does 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 91789 →

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