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Thornton Middle

Q: Is Thornton Middle a good middle school?

Thornton Middle is in the 97th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 81 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Thornton Middle was well above California in English and math: 79% and 75% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The 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 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

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

In spring 2025, 79% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 75% the math standard; 48% and 58% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 1,972 students were tested in English and 1,966 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Thornton Middle rank in California?

Thornton Middle is in the 97th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). Thornton Middle ranks #53 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

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

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 6.0% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 123 chronically absent of 2,043 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 7.7%; 159 unduplicated suspended students of 2,058 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 6.1%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 7.7%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Thornton Middle compare to other schools in Fremont?

Thornton Middle is in the 97th 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 1,972 students. Use the schools in Fremont page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What high school does Thornton Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Thornton Middle is zoned to American High. American High has a Scope Score of 85 out of 100. 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.

Fremont · 6–8 · 1,972 students (2024–25)

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81 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
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Well above California in English and math: 79% and 75% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,972 in English, 1,966 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

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Learning

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Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 48%
Met standard: 31%
Below standard: 21%

79% met or exceeded · 1,972 tested

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Level	Here	California	Fremont Unified
Exceeded	48%	19%	45%
Met	31%	30%	30%
Nearly met	11%	23%	12%
Not met	10%	28%	13%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 58%
Met standard: 17%
Below standard: 25%

75% met or exceeded · 1,966 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Fremont Unified
Exceeded	58%	20%	54%
Met	17%	16%	14%
Nearly met	11%	23%	13%
Not met	14%	41%	19%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

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Things worth knowing

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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 them Accelerated in English and Exceptional in math.grades 6–8 · 2025

+5 ptsEnglish · above expected+20 ptsMath · above expected

Source: CDE growth model, 2025
Students: students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 1,798 in English, 1,793 in math
Comparison: 1,798 students in English and 1,793 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.

48% in English and 58% in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 19% and 20% across California in the same grades.grades 6–8 · spring 2025

48%English · exceeded the standard58%Math · exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,972 in English, 1,966 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

Low-income students here (472 tested in English, 468 in math, grades 6–8, spring 2025) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (38% and 24%).grades 6–8 · spring 2025

56%English · met or exceeded47%Math · met or exceeded

Source: CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2025
Students: low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 6–8: 472 in English, 468 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 472 students in English and 468 in math.

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 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school79%

California49%

Tested: 1,972 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school79%

Fremont Unified75%

Tested: 1,972 here · 7,494 in Fremont Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 6 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Fremont Unified
Exceeded	48%	19%	45%
Met	31%	30%	30%
Nearly met	11%	23%	12%
Not met	10%	28%	13%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school75%

California36%

Tested: 1,966 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school75%

Fremont Unified68%

Tested: 1,966 here · 7,511 in Fremont Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 6 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Fremont Unified
Exceeded	58%	20%	54%
Met	17%	16%	14%
Nearly met	11%	23%	13%
Not met	14%	41%	19%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

The state’s growth measure1,798 students in English, 1,793 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

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

Math+20ptsCDE level: Exceptional (5 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 5 points above that prediction, and in math 20 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.

School pattern, spring 2025High CeilingThe average Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 50%.

School pattern, spring 2025Strong All-AroundAt least half of students met or exceeded the standard in every tested grade, in both subjects, and the state’s growth measure was Average or above in both.

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

6 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

8in 100 at the average Fremont Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

123 of 2,043 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school6 in 100

at the average Fremont Unified school8 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

7.7%of students were suspended at least once (159 of 2,058), 2024–25

4.5%at the average Fremont Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	5	37 of 742
Grades 7–8	7	86 of 1,301

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

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How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

472 English · 468 math tested

English56% / 38%

Math47% / 24%

Asian

1,400 English · 1,397 math tested

English88% / 76%

Math86% / 70%

Hispanic or Latino

208 English · 203 math tested

English41% / 38%

Math32% / 24%

White

131 tested per subject

English66% / 61%

Math60% / 49%

Filipino

96 English · 95 math tested

English76% / 73%

Math65% / 58%

Two or more races

88 English · 91 math tested

English72% / 62%

Math58% / 49%

English learners

173 tested per subject

English8% / 7%

Math20% / 6%

Students with disabilities

132 English · 131 math tested

English16% / 14%

Math17% / 10%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Fremont Unified	vs California
Low-income · 472 tested in English, 468 in math
English	56%	+749%	+1838%
Math	47%	+1037%	+2324%
Asian · 1,400 tested in English, 1,397 in math
English	88%	+187%	+1276%
Math	86%	+284%	+1670%
Hispanic or Latino · 208 tested in English, 203 in math
English	41%	+338%	+338%
Math	32%	+1022%	+824%
White · 131 tested
English	66%	+462%	+561%
Math	60%	+951%	+1149%
Filipino · 96 tested in English, 95 in math
English	76%	+472%	+373%
Math	65%	+659%	+758%
Two or more races · 88 tested in English, 91 in math
English	72%	+963%	+1062%
Math	58%	+850%	+949%
English learners · 173 tested
English	8%	−19%	+17%
Math	20%	+713%	+146%
Students with disabilities · 132 tested in English, 131 in math
English	16%	−319%	+214%
Math	17%	+314%	+710%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Fremont 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.

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

Low-income students here did far better than the same group statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Thornton Middle in Fremont, 55.9% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 49.1% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Thornton Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 6.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (46.6% met or exceeded the Math standard); Asian students (87.7% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 70.8 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 472 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Asian71%
Hispanic or Latino11%
White7%
Filipino5%
Two or more races3%
Black or African American1%
Not reported1%
Pacific Islander<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
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, 2024–25	Here
Asian	71%
Hispanic or Latino	11%
White	7%
Filipino	5%
Two or more races	3%
Black or African American	1%
Not reported	1%
Pacific Islander	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 1 in 4 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (24%, 475 of 1,972). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers79

Average experience9 years

First-year teachers11%

91% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 90.91%: 47.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 52.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryForest Park ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleThornton MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolAmerican HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Forest Park Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
88th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Brookvale Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
88th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Oliveira Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
81st percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Patterson Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
88th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Warwick Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
89th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Ardenwood Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
94th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

American High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
96th 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 · American High

American HighScope 85historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at American High. UC records 198 enrollees from American High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 24 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach American High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 85% of American High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

198 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 24 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on American High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

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Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

Centerville Middle0.7 mi88thStrong
Newark Middle1.6 mi40thDeveloping
G. M. Walters Middle2.1 mi65thSolid

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile

Suzanne MiddleWalnut Valley Unified · 1,190 enrolled · 24.5% meal eligibility94thStrong
Chaparral MiddleWalnut Valley Unified · 1,349 enrolled · 24.6% meal eligibility98thStrong
John M. Horner MiddleFremont Unified · 1,574 enrolled · 23.2% meal eligibility96thStrong
Burlingame IntermediateBurlingame Elementary · 1,115 enrolled · 25.1% meal eligibility93rdStrong
Wells MiddleDublin Unified · 1,041 enrolled · 22.5% meal eligibility75thStrong
Sharon Christa McAuliffe MiddleLos Alamitos Unified · 1,018 enrolled · 22.3% meal eligibility79thStrong

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 16.1–32.1% meal eligibility and 986–3,944 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Thornton Middle a good middle school?

Thornton Middle is in the 97th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 81 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Thornton Middle was well above California in English and math: 79% and 75% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The 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 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Thornton Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 79% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 75% the math standard; 48% and 58% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 1,972 students were tested in English and 1,966 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Thornton Middle rank in California?

Thornton Middle is in the 97th percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). Thornton Middle ranks #53 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Thornton Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 6.0% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 123 chronically absent of 2,043 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 7.7%; 159 unduplicated suspended students of 2,058 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 6.1%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 7.7%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Thornton Middle compare to other schools in Fremont?

Thornton Middle is in the 97th 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 1,972 students. Use the schools in Fremont page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

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

What high school does Thornton Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Thornton Middle is zoned to American High. American High has a Scope Score of 85 out of 100. 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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Thornton Middle is ranked #53 statewide · #2 of 6 in Fremont Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	53.4%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	76.9%	40.0%	23%
Chronic absenteeism	6.1%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	7.7%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	19.1%	17.8%	5%
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)	+1.7pp	+1.5pp	not scored

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 91 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 80 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 67 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.2pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 34 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · → no change vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 47 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Grade gap (G6→G8, different students): ↑ vs CA +1.5pp

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 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	711	47%	31%	12%	10%	78%	+32
Grade 7	597	50%	29%	10%	11%	79%	+31
Grade 8	664	48%	33%	10%	9%	80%	+34

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4084 reporting schools

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	708	57%	19%	12%	13%	75%	+41
Grade 7	596	59%	14%	11%	16%	73%	+39
Grade 8	662	60%	16%	11%	13%	76%	+44

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.5%; n=4086 reporting schools

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools

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+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	584	76.5%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	639	81.7%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	610	78.2%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	588	72.1%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	642	74.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	615	71.5%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	599	84.6%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	666	80.5%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	601	74.5%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	672	69.9%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	676	83.7%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	608	78.3%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	678	71.8%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	608	64.5%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	610	81.2%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	657	73.5%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	612	78.3%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	655	72.1%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “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	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	664	32%	33%	29%	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.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	472	55.9%	+7	+18
Asian	1,400	87.7%	+1	+11
Hispanic/Latino	208	40.9%	+3	+3

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

nearest by distance · 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	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Thornton Middle ←	—	8197th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	53.4%	76.9%	+1.7pp	—	7.7%
Centerville Middle	0.7 mi	6188th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	37.9%	60.9%	−1.6pp	—	7.3%
Newark Middle	1.6 mi	3240th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	20.4%	43.5%	−12.6pp	—	8.3%
G. M. Walters Middle	2.1 mi	4365th percentile · Solid · statewide · 2025	28.6%	50.9%	+2.5pp	—	6.3%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	17.2%	40.0%	+1.5pp	—	3.6%

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

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.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$84,804 – $147,673

Average elementary principal salary$181,946

Average middle school principal salary$208,841

Average high school principal salary$224,157

Superintendent salary$367,102

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024	85/100	98	#28	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 7.2% → 2025 · 6.0% · −1.2pp
Suspension rate2024 · 7.7% → 2025 · 7.7% · +0.0pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	1,972	48.2%	79.0%
2025 · Math	1,966	58.5%	74.9%
2024 · ELA	1,833	50.1%	78.9%
2024 · Math	1,845	56.5%	72.7%
2023 · ELA	1,265	50.6%	82.5%
2023 · Math	1,273	55.5%	72.1%
2022 · ELA	1,284	47.2%	81.2%
2022 · Math	1,286	50.6%	68.3%
2019 · ELA	1,267	44.0%	77.2%
2019 · Math	1,267	59.9%	75.1%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2024	—	—	—	53.3%	75.7%	7.3%	7.7%	+0.6pp
2025	81	97	#53	53.4%	76.9%	6.1%	7.7%	+1.7pp

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.

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	4.5%	4.9%	+0.4pp
Male	5.7%	7.1%	+1.4pp
Asian	1.9%	2.6%	+0.7pp
Black/African American	15.8%	17.2%	+1.4pp
Filipino	2.1%	3.1%	+1.0pp
Hispanic/Latino	14.5%	20.6%	+6.1pp
Pacific Islander	46.7%	18.8%	-27.9pp
Two or More Races	6.4%	16.9%	+10.5pp
White	9.7%	9.2%	-0.5pp
Students with Disabilities	14.8%	17.6%	+2.8pp
English Learners	5.3%	16.1%	+10.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	16.3%	13.8%	-2.5pp
All Students	5.1%	6.0%	+0.9pp
Homeless	—	33.3%	—

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or 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	+5	1,798	Accelerated	+20	1,793	Exceptional
Asian	+6	1,290	Accelerated	+27	1,289	Exceptional
English Only	+7	922	not categorised	+14	921	not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	+1	436	Average	+6	434	Accelerated
English Learner	−1	247	Average	+19	245	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	−5	187	Average	−3	184	Average
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	+8	135	not categorised	+24	135	not categorised
Students with Disabilities	−21	125	Minimal	−7	125	Moderate
White	+1	118	Average	+7	118	Accelerated
English Learners Only	−15	112	not categorised	+11	110	not categorised
Filipino	+14	91	Accelerated	+4	90	Average
Two or More Races	+18	51	Accelerated	+7	51	Accelerated
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−6	49	Moderate	+17	49	Accelerated
Black or African American	−8	27	Moderate	−20	27	Moderate
Homeless Youth	−15	15	Moderate	−16	14	Moderate
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	−12	15	Moderate	−5	15	Average

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. 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 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

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,798 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

63rd pctile · +5 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,793 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

92nd pctile · +20 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 −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 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$11,623 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,187 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$135 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,972

Central federal expenditures attributed here$185 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,972

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,597 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.

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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 64%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%

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.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$11,623 per pupil

2020$11,438 per pupil

2019$11,629 per pupil

2018$11,018 per pupil

2017$10,331 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 94536

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94536
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$167,662
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	58.65%
ZCTA population	70,619
Median age	38.9 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-09-27

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