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Terrace Hills Middle · Grand Terrace

Terrace Hills Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Terrace Hills is a middle school in Grand Terrace. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Terrace Hills Middle in Grand Terrace, 23.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 30.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Terrace Hills Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 7.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (14.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (23.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 23.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 682 students tested.

All students at this school: 21% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 21%, district —, state 39%21%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 19%, district 24%, state 32%19% · −2 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 19%, district 25%, state 32%19% · −2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 19%, district 25%, state 42%19% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 22%, district 27%, state 44%22% · +1 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 3%, district 5%, state 15%3% · −18 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 14%, district 20%, state 26%14% · −7 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 33%, district 37%, state 56%33% · +13 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 1%, district 5%, state 11%1% · −20 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 11%, district 16%, state 22%11% · −10 vs school

7 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 22:122:1
Teaching staff39 teachers
Avg. experience11.9 years
Fully credentialed96%
First-year teachers13%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$64,136 – $131,357
Principal salary$164,386 – $183,426
Superintendent salary$309,476

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $24,770, CA average $14,491$24,770 · spent at this school
Federal share$230 per student

$230 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,072 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction59%
Instruction support10%
Student services11%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance12%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,285 per pupil
2019$13,655 per pupil
2018$12,720 per pupil
2017$12,254 per pupil
2016$12,087 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic78.6%
District 88.9% · CA 56.1%
Black8.8%
District 4.9% · CA 4.8%
White7.8%
District 3.5% · CA 19.9%
Other2.9%
District 1.6% · CA 9.0%
Asian1.9%
District 1.1% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 79.5% (16pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$84K · CA $85K
Median home value$518K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+28% · CA 35%
ZIP population13,078
Median age38 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 15% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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