Public school · Oakland Unified

Urban Promise Academy Middle

Oakland · 6–8 · 392 students (2024–25)

3rdpercentileNeeds Support

Urban Promise Academyhigher than 3 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Urban Promise Academyhigher than 3 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

The dots are California’s 2,177 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Urban Promise Academy Middle’s Scope Score is 14 of 100. It places the school; it isn’t a grade. How it’s built ›

Well below California in English and math: 21% and 8% 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: 378 in English, 394 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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Worth asking aboutSource27 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–2527in 100 at the average Oakland Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle schoolAbout 1 in 4 students (111 of 410) missed 10% or more of school days.Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 410
Comparison: 111 of 410. District and California figures are averages of school rates (33 Oakland Unified schools; 2,175 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Worth watchingSource7.2%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–255.9%at the average Oakland Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school7.2% of students (30 of 418) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about twice the rate at the average California middle school.Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source: CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 418
Comparison: 30 of 418. District and California figures are averages of school rates (33 Oakland Unified schools; 2,177 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Is it good?

English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2019.

Not metNearly met

MetExceeded

Urban Promise AcademyCalifornia, same gradesthe standard

English378 tested · grades 6–8 · spring 2025

21% met or exceeded · California 49%

28233019

Math394 tested · grades 6–8 · spring 2025

8% met or exceeded · California 36%

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Share of students tested.

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	Exceeded	Met	Nearly met	Not met
English, grades 6–8 · Urban Promise Academy	4%	17%	21%	58%
English, grades 6–8 · California	19%	30%	23%	28%
Math, grades 6–8 · Urban Promise Academy	2%	6%	21%	71%
Math, grades 6–8 · California	20%	16%	23%	41%

English · met or exceeded, grades 6–8

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tests0%20%40%60%20192022202532%50%21%This school49%California

Math · met or exceeded, grades 6–8

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tests0%20%40%60%20192022202521%38%8%This school36%California

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Met or exceeded	2019	2022	2023	2024	2025
English · This school	32%	21%	20%	22%	21%
English · California	50%	47%	46%	46%	49%
Math · This school	21%	14%	11%	10%	8%
Math · California	38%	31%	32%	33%	36%

English went from 32% in 2019 to 21% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Math went from 21% in 2019 to 8% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

The state’s growth measure341 students in English, 340 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

−8ptsEnglishthe state calls it Moderate−9ptsMaththe state calls it Moderate

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

Ask: Math is lower than in 2019 here (21% to 8%) and across California (38% to 36%). How does the school check what’s working in math?

Kids like mine

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students did worse than the same groups statewide. English learners did worse than the same group statewide in math. Students with disabilities did worse than the same group statewide in English.

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Oakland Unified	vs California
Low-income · 369 tested in English, 383 in math
English	20%	−424%	−1838%
Math	8%	−614%	−1624%
Hispanic or Latino · 338 tested in English, 355 in math
English	19%	−423%	−1938%
Math	7%	−613%	−1724%
English learners · 192 tested in English, 209 in math
English	4%	+13%	−37%
Math	0%	−33%	−66%
Students with disabilities · 48 tested in English, 47 in math
English	2%	−810%	−1214%
Math	6%	−17%	−410%

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

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless 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.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Urban Promise Academy Middle in Oakland, 20.1% 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 24.0% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Urban Promise Academy Middle’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 4.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (7.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (19.2% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 17.9 percentage points: students with disabilities in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 369 ELA grade test records.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	23	31 of 136
Grades 7–8	29	80 of 274

Who goes here

Students and staff

Students, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	90%
Black or African American	3%

About 9 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (98%, 384 of 392). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers27

Average experience10 years

First-year teachers22%

Getting in

Ask Oakland Unified which school serves your address.

3031 East 18th Street, Oakland 94601 · urbanpromise.ousd.org

High schools after 8th gradeStatewide percentile

MetWest HighHistorical boundary link (2015–16). Confirm with Oakland Unified.15thNeeds Support
Fremont HighHistorical boundary link (2015–16). Confirm with Oakland Unified.1stNeeds Support

Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

United for Success Academy Middle0.5 mi3rdNeeds Support
Oakland Charter Academy0.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.26thDeveloping
Downtown Charter Academy0.9 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.95thStrong

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Questions

Questions to ask

The questions from this page, in one place.

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?

Math is lower than in 2019 here (21% to 8%) and across California (38% to 36%). How does the school check what’s working in math?

Call (510) 879-5236 to ask about a visit.

Common questions

Is Urban Promise Academy Middle a good middle school?

Urban Promise Academy Middle is in the 3rd percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 14 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Urban Promise Academy Middle was well below California in English and math: 21% and 8% 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 Urban Promise Academy Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 21% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 8% the math standard; 4% and 2% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 378 students were tested in English and 394 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Urban Promise Academy Middle rank in California?

Urban Promise Academy Middle is in the 3rd percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2025). Urban Promise Academy Middle ranks #2,109 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), 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.

Is Urban Promise Academy Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Urban Promise Academy Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 30th 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 Urban Promise Academy Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 27.1% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 111 chronically absent of 410 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 7.2%; 30 unduplicated suspended students of 418 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 26.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 7.1%. 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 Urban Promise Academy Middle compare to other schools in Oakland?

Urban Promise Academy Middle is in the 3rd 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 392 students. Use the schools in Oakland page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Urban Promise Academy Middle?

What high school does Urban Promise Academy Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Urban Promise Academy Middle is zoned to MetWest High and Fremont High. Scope Scores: MetWest High 44, Fremont High 28 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.

Data and sources · For the data nerds

Explore the data

Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

CSV report issue methodology data updates CDE CAASPP research files

Urban Promise Academy Middle is ranked #2,109 statewide · #30 of 33 in Oakland Unified.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25

ShowHide table 01 — Score factors

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	3.0%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	14.6%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Weak	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	26.8%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	7.1%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	11.4%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 34 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 30 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↓ vs CA average · ≈30th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 38 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.8pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 36 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 3.1pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 37 · 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 & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup

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	124	3%	12%	19%	65%	15%	−31
Grade 7	126	4%	18%	22%	56%	22%	−25
Grade 8	128	4%	21%	21%	54%	25%	−21

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	131	0%	5%	21%	75%	5%	−30
Grade 7	131	3%	10%	21%	66%	13%	−21
Grade 8	132	4%	4%	21%	71%	8%	−24

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	118	19.5%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	118	20.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	117	27.4%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	124	11.3%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	118	5.9%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	126	12.7%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	119	16.8%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	116	20.7%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	118	23.7%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	120	6.7%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	121	15.7%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	117	11.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	352	22.4%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	352	16.1%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	352	24.6%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	357	18.8%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	357	15.3%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	357	9.0%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	370	40.3%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	370	25.8%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	370	29.5%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	374	25.4%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	374	16.3%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	374	20.0%

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	133	0%	8%	56%	37%

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	369	20.1%	−4	−18
Hispanic/Latino	338	19.2%	−4	−19
English Learners	192	3.6%	+1	−3

03Nearest middle schoolsnearest 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

ShowHide table 03 — Nearest middle schools

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Urban Promise Academy Middle ←	—	143rd percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	3.0%	14.6%	+6.3pp	+30 pts	7.1%
United for Success Academy Middle	0.5 mi	143rd percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	3.2%	12.8%	−0.1pp	—	11.0%
Oakland Charter Academy	0.8 mi	2626th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	6.5%	18.6%	−2.1pp	—	5.8%
Downtown Charter Academy	0.9 mi	7395th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	45.2%	75.8%	−7.6pp	—	0.5%
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.

04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score

ShowHide table 04 — More measures

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders4.6%

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$62,696 – $109,878

Average elementary principal salary$149,098

Average middle school principal salary$151,066

Average high school principal salary$185,804

Superintendent salary$378,797

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
2019	19/100	10	#1740	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	18/100	13	#1824	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	14/100	6	#1978	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	18/100	7	#1993	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 · 27.9% → 2025 · 27.1% · −0.8pp
Suspension rate2024 · 10.4% → 2025 · 7.2% · −3.2pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	378	3.7%	20.9%
2025 · Math	394	2.3%	8.4%
2024 · ELA	353	4.3%	22.4%
2024 · Math	368	3.8%	10.1%
2023 · ELA	353	5.4%	20.4%
2023 · Math	358	4.5%	11.2%
2022 · ELA	352	5.7%	21.0%
2022 · Math	357	2.5%	14.3%
2019 · ELA	370	6.2%	31.9%
2019 · Math	374	5.1%	20.6%

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
2019	—	—	—	5.7%	26.2%	28.1%	8.5%	-8.1pp
2022	—	—	—	4.1%	17.7%	37.6%	5.2%	-3.8pp
2023	—	—	—	4.9%	15.8%	57.0%	7.1%	+5.7pp
2024	—	—	—	4.0%	16.2%	27.6%	10.1%	+4.6pp
2025	14	3	#2109	3.0%	14.6%	26.8%	7.1%	+6.3pp

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

— Students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged here trail the state average for their group by 18 points in ELA in grades 6–8 — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.

05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	25.7%	25.1%	-0.6pp
Male	32.1%	28.6%	-3.5pp
Asian	33.3%	—	—
Black/African American	66.7%	64.3%	-2.4pp
Hispanic/Latino	25.4%	25.8%	+0.4pp
Students with Disabilities	39.0%	30.2%	-8.8pp
English Learners	29.0%	27.2%	-1.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	27.9%	27.4%	-0.5pp
All Students	28.8%	27.1%	-1.7pp
Homeless	—	41.7%	—

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	−8	341	Moderate	−9	340	Moderate
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−9	335	Moderate	−9	334	Moderate
Hispanic or Latino	−10	306	Moderate	−11	306	Moderate
English Learner	−11	267	Moderate	−11	267	Moderate
English Learners Only	−25	162	not categorised	−18	162	not categorised
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	+7	105	not categorised	−1	105	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−11	71	Moderate	−9	71	Moderate
Students with Disabilities	−30	46	Minimal	−16	45	Moderate
English Only	−12	28	not categorised	+4	27	not categorised

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.

07Growth source detailCDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

ShowHide table 07 — Growth source detail

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2023 · Grade 6

exceeded standard · 17% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 119 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

exceeded standard · 25% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 128 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 120 (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

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

341 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

21st pctile · −8 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

340 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

22nd pctile · −9 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.

08Funding source detailCDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

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Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$18,173 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,489 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$866 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 392

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,620 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 392

District current expense · FY 2024–25$28,286 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 57%Instruction support 19%Student services 6%Administration 6%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$18,173 per pupil

2020$16,594 per pupil

2019$15,652 per pupil

2018$11,195 per pupil

2017$11,617 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 94601

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94601
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$72,359
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	26.07%
ZCTA population	53,259
Median age	36.1 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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