About 9 in 10 students (560 of 633) missed 10% or more of school days, against 39 in 100 at the average Upland Unified school.2025–26
88 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26
Students
all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 633
Comparison
560 of 633. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Upland Unified schools; 2,531 scored California middle schools), our calculation.
6.8% of students (44 of 645) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about twice the rate at the average California middle school.2025–26
6.8%of students were suspended at least once, 2025–26
Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
Source
CDE suspension file, 2025–26
Students
all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 645
Comparison
44 of 645. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Upland Unified schools; 2,532 scored California middle schools), our calculation.
Academic achievement
Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.
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.
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.
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 been below California in every tested year since 2015.
Chart: 2017–2026. Hover, tap or focus a chart and use the arrow keys to see each year. The table includes all available years.
English met or exceeded, grades 7 and 8
UplandCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)COVID35%50%
UplandCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grades 7 and 8
UplandCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)COVID17%37%
UplandCalifornia
Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.
English went from 30% in 2017 to 35% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Math went from 19% in 2017 to 17% 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 7 and 8
Year
Upland
California
2015
28% 857 tested
45% 900,059 tested
2016
33% 779 tested
48% 907,715 tested
2017
30% 729 tested
49% 915,271 tested
2018
30% 767 tested
50% 919,277 tested
2019
35% 764 tested
50% 932,985 tested
2022
28% 652 tested
48% 852,094 tested
2023
42% 631 tested
47% 842,173 tested
2024
29% 610 tested
47% 849,026 tested
2025
35% 596 tested
49% 848,364 tested
2026
35% 593 tested
50% 838,600 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 7 and 8
Year
Upland
California
2015
20% 856 tested
33% 901,801 tested
2016
23% 778 tested
36% 910,145 tested
2017
19% 730 tested
37% 918,964 tested
2018
20% 761 tested
37% 921,089 tested
2019
16% 760 tested
37% 935,223 tested
2022
14% 655 tested
31% 853,132 tested
2023
18% 630 tested
32% 844,737 tested
2024
15% 621 tested
33% 853,781 tested
2025
16% 598 tested
35% 851,806 tested
2026
17% 594 tested
37% 838,896 tested
The state’s growth measure548 students in English, 547 in math · grades 7–8 · 2025
English−12ptsCDE level: Moderate (2 of 5)MinimalExceptional
Math−28ptsCDE level: Minimal (1 of 5)MinimalExceptional
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 12 points below that prediction, and in math 28 points below 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.
Ask: Most students in grades 7 and 8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
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
88 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
39in 100 at the average Upland Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school
560 of 633 students missed 10% or more of school days.
This school88 in 100
at the average Upland Unified school39 in 100
at the average California middle school18 in 100
6.8%of students were suspended at least once (44 of 645), 2025–26
5.1%at the average Upland Unified school3.7%at the average California middle school
What people here say
Answers from students, families and staff. Each source stays separate.
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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 7 and 8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.
HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%
Low-income
511 English · 510 math tested
English
32% / 39%
Math
16% / 26%
Hispanic or Latino
459 English · 458 math tested
English
33% / 40%
Math
16% / 25%
Black or African American
46 tested per subject
English
24% / 34%
Math
4% / 20%
White
46 English · 48 math tested
English
41% / 62%
Math
23% / 50%
English learners
32 English · 33 math tested
English
0% / 7%
Math
0% / 7%
Students with disabilities
80 English · 78 math tested
English
11% / 14%
Math
5% / 9%
Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and White students did worse than the same groups statewide. Black or African American students did worse than the same group statewide in math.
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subject
Here
vs Upland Unified
vs California
Low-income · 511 tested in English, 510 in math
English
32%
−941%
−739%
Math
16%
−1127%
−1026%
Hispanic or Latino · 459 tested in English, 458 in math
English
33%
−1245%
−740%
Math
16%
−1228%
−925%
Black or African American · 46 tested
English
24%
−327%
−1034%
Math
4%
−812%
−1620%
White · 46 tested in English, 48 in math
English
41%
−2061%
−2162%
Math
23%
−3053%
−2750%
English learners · 32 tested in English, 33 in math
English
0%
−22%
−77%
Math
0%
−22%
−77%
Students with disabilities · 80 tested in English, 78 in math
English
11%
−617%
−314%
Math
5%
−38%
−49%
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Upland Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.
Asian and homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.
Who goes here
Students and staff
Student mix
2025–26 · eligible enrollment
Incomplete category detail
1Hispanic or Latino76%
2Black or African American9%
3White8%
4Asian3%
5Two or more races3%
6Filipino—
7American Indian or Alaska Native—
8Pacific Islander—
9Not reported—
–Unallocated share2%
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
Hispanic or Latino
76%
Black or African American
9%
White
8%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
Filipino
—
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.
About 9 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (91%, 547 of 599). California: 63%.
Teachers, 2024–25
Teachers34
Average experience10 years
First-year teachers3%
96% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22
CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 96.29%: 29.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 31 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%
Upland Unified49%
California47%
31 of 46 English learners here; 277 of 565 in Upland Unified; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.
Questions & evidence
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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.
The road from this school ends at Upland High. UC records 62 enrollees from Upland 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 Upland High around 2032, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 70% of Upland High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
Most students in grades 7 and 8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
Upland Junior High is in the 13th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 24 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Upland Junior High was well below California in English and math: 35% and 17% met or exceeded the standard in grades 7 and 8, against 50% 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 Upland Junior High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 35% of students tested in grades 7 and 8 met or exceeded the English standard and 17% the math standard; 9% and 6% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 50% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 593 students were tested in English and 594 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Upland Junior High rank in California?
Upland Junior High is in the 13th percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2026). Upland Junior High ranks #2,181 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.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Upland Junior High?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 88.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 560 chronically absent of 633 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 6.8%; 44 unduplicated suspended students of 645 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Upland Junior High compare to other schools in Upland?
Upland Junior High is in the 13th percentile (Needs Support) 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 599 students. Use the schools in Upland page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Upland Junior High?
At Upland Junior High in Upland, 32% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 7–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 41% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 9 points below the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 16% in math; Hispanic students, 33% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 511 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 Upland Junior High feed into?
In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Upland Junior High's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Upland High. Upland High is in the 69th percentile (Solid) 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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↓ vs CA 17.7% · index 38 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 40.6% · index 38 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 0 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 62.4pp higher vs 2025
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.8% · index 38 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.0pp higher vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 64 · 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.
02By 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
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Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELA
Tested
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Minimal
Proficient or Advanced
California
Difference
Grade 7
307
9%
26%
28%
37%
35%
51%
−16
Grade 8
286
8%
27%
26%
39%
35%
49%
−14
California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.
Math · 2025–26 results by grade
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Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math
Tested
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Minimal
Proficient or Advanced
California
Difference
Grade 7
307
7%
13%
29%
51%
20%
38%
−18
Grade 8
287
5%
9%
21%
65%
14%
36%
−22
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
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Year · grade · subject
Students with scores
Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA
289
40.8%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA
307
30.0%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math
290
21.7%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math
308
11.4%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA
292
25.7%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA
318
32.1%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math
299
14.7%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math
322
16.1%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA
319
44.8%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA
312
38.8%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math
319
18.2%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math
311
17.7%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA
309
35.3%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA
343
21.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math
312
13.1%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math
343
14.6%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA
361
39.3%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA
403
30.3%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math
359
17.8%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math
401
15.2%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA
399
32.1%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA
368
28.0%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math
395
17.0%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math
366
24.3%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA
367
29.7%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA
362
30.4%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math
367
14.7%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math
363
24.0%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA
360
35%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA
419
31%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math
359
18%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math
419
27%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA
425
27%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA
432
28%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math
423
18%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math
433
22%
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.
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Science (CAST)
Tested
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Minimal
Schoolwide
288
5%
15%
56%
25%
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.
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Subgroup · ELA
Tested
Proficient or Advanced
vs district
vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
511
32%
−10
−8
Hispanic/Latino
459
33%
−11
−7
Students with Disabilities
80
11%
−6
−3
03More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score+
Additional workforce records
Properly assigned intern credential holders3.2%
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.
CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.
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.
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Year
Scope
Pctile
Rank
Absent
Susp
Grade gap
2019
—
—
—
15.8%
12.9%
—
2022
—
—
—
32.9%
13.9%
—
2023
—
—
—
25.5%
7.0%
—
2024
—
—
—
25.3%
3.6%
—
2025
—
—
—
24.4%
5.8%
—
2026
24
13
#2181
86.8%
6.7%
—
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
What we can't show
— The same-year grade contrast is unavailable in this record; it is separate from the two-year aggregate comparison used for scoring.
04Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years+
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Group
2018–19
2025–26
Δ
Female
16.4%
87.2%
+70.8pp
Male
15.4%
89.9%
+74.5pp
Asian
7.7%
78.9%
+71.2pp
Black/African American
21.0%
80.4%
+59.4pp
Hispanic/Latino
14.6%
90.2%
+75.6pp
White
20.0%
85.7%
+65.7pp
Students with Disabilities
21.1%
92.3%
+71.2pp
English Learners
12.7%
83.1%
+70.4pp
Homeless
34.0%
92.6%
+58.6pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
16.2%
88.2%
+72.0pp
All Students
15.9%
88.5%
+72.6pp
Two or More Races
15.4%
87.5%
+72.1pp
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
05California 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+
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Group
ELA
n
CDE band
Math
n
CDE band
All Students
−12
548
Moderate
−28
547
Minimal
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
−13
501
Moderate
−28
500
Minimal
Hispanic or Latino
−14
431
Moderate
−30
430
Minimal
English Only
−13
376
not categorised
−33
375
not categorised
English Learner
−19
94
Moderate
−20
95
Moderate
Students with Disabilities
−21
75
Minimal
−28
75
Minimal
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only
−9
53
not categorised
−10
54
not categorised
White
−6
46
Moderate
−25
46
Minimal
Black or African American
−15
43
Moderate
−32
43
Minimal
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)
−28
42
Minimal
−22
42
Minimal
English Learners Only
−32
41
not categorised
−32
41
not categorised
Homeless Youth
−30
32
Minimal
−28
32
Minimal
Two or More Races
−8
11
Moderate
0
11
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.
06Growth 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
CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
ALL students, grades 4–8
548 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory
California growth model, ELA: −12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 13th percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.13th pctile · −12 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
547 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory
California growth model, math: −28 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 1st percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.1st pctile · −28 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.
07Funding 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$12,618 per pupil
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,228 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$598 per pupil
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 599
Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,069 per pupil
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 599
District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,773 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
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
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Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · n=2,532 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · Data updated 2026-10-15
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