Public school · Val Verde Unified · Perris, California

Val Verde Academy — Rating & test scores

Perris · K–12 · 151 students (2024–25)

972 Morgan Street, 92551valverde.edu ↗(951) 443-2450
31stpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
31

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of four of the six middle school measures.

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

Near California in English (reading and writing) and math: 27% and 18% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 7, spring 2026, against 51% and 38%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 7: 11
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 417,246 in English and 417,424 in math tested).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

This rating covers grade 7. Val Verde Academy teaches K–12: grade 11 results ↓

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18 of 153 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 15 in 100 at the average Val Verde Unified middle school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 153. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Val Verde Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Val Verde Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Val Verde Academy a good middle school?

Val Verde Academy scores higher than 31 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 31st percentile, Developing, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 12 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 15 in 100 at the average Val Verde Unified middle school. 2.4% of students (4 of 170) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

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Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

27% of the 11 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; 18% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 7, spring 2026

In grade 7, spring 2026, 27% of the 11 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 51% across California. In math, 18% did, against 38% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 7: 11
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 417,246 in English, 417,424 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 7 · spring 2026 · 11 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
18%
Below the standard
73%
This school27%
California51%
Val Verde Unified39%

27% Proficient or Advanced in grade 7.

Math

Grade 7 · spring 2026 · 11 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
9%
Below the standard
82%
This school18%
California38%
Val Verde Unified19%

18% Proficient or Advanced in grade 7.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 6–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed27%suppressed
Advancedsuppressed9%suppressed
Proficientsuppressed18%suppressed
Developing levelsuppressed55%suppressed
Minimalsuppressed18%suppressed
Tested7116
California48%51%49%
Difference—−24—
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced27%
Advanced13%
Proficient14%
Developing level53%
Minimal20%
Tested15
California57%
Difference−30

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed18%suppressed
Advancedsuppressed9%suppressed
Proficientsuppressed9%suppressed
Developing levelsuppressed18%suppressed
Minimalsuppressed64%suppressed
Tested7116
California37%38%36%
Difference—−20—
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced0%
Advanced0%
Proficient0%
Developing level13%
Minimal87%
Tested15
California32%
Difference−32

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the high school grades do?

In grade 11, spring 2026, 27% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and none in math, against 57% and 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 15 tested

Advanced
13%
Proficient
14%
Below the standard
73%
This school27%
California57%
Val Verde Unified51%

27% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 15 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
100%
This school0%
California32%
Val Verde Unified14%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Have results changed?

There’s no spring 2025 result to compare with spring 2026: fewer than 11 students tested here that year, so CDE withheld it.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 7 · This school9%18%55%18%11
English, grade 7 · California19%32%21%28%417,246
English, grade 7 · Val Verde Unified11%28%24%37%1,394
Math, grade 7 · This school9%9%18%64%11
Math, grade 7 · California21%17%23%39%417,424
Math, grade 7 · Val Verde Unified7%12%25%56%1,387
English, grade 11 · This school13%14%53%20%15
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Val Verde Unified19%32%25%24%1,529
Math, grade 11 · This school0%0%13%87%15
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Val Verde Unified4%10%21%65%1,534

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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

Results since 20185 tested years shown · Grade 7 is well below California. Grade 11 is also well below it

Chart and table: 2018–2026.

English top two levels, grade 7
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20182022202627%51%
Math top two levels, grade 7
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20182022202618%38%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 7, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 73% in 2018 to 27% in 2026. In math, it went from 9% in 2018 to 18% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 7
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201873%
11 tested		50%
461,081 tested
2019—
Withheld by CDE		—
202238%
52 tested		49%
416,984 tested
202327%
37 tested		47%
423,896 tested
202439%
41 tested		47%
424,319 tested
2025—
Withheld by CDE		—
202627%
11 tested		51%
417,246 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 7
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20189%
11 tested		37%
462,416 tested
2019—
Withheld by CDE		—
202222%
54 tested		32%
417,683 tested
20238%
37 tested		33%
425,422 tested
202429%
41 tested		34%
426,918 tested
2025—
Withheld by CDE		—
202618%
11 tested		38%
417,424 tested

CDE withholds a year’s results when fewer than 11 students tested, as it did here in 2019 and 2025.

What you can do

Who can act on Val Verde Academy’s results?

Val Verde Unified’s board decides Val Verde Academy’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Val Verde Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Val Verde Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Val Verde Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Val Verde Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Val Verde Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

12 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 19 of 20 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

35%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 7 of 20 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

47%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 9 of 19 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

48% enrolled in college within 12 months · 42 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓0 · 0%
  • California State University2 · 5%
  • California community college16 · 38%
  • In-state private2 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled22 · 52%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 2.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Context Close to the 15 in 100 at the average Val Verde Unified middle school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 18 of 153 students counted for it; suspension: 4 of 170 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Val Verde Unified middle school 3.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

12 in 100This school
15 in 100At the average Val Verde Unified middle school
18 in 100At the average California middle school

18 of 153 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.4%

of students were suspended at least once (4 of 170). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades K–6: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 7–8: 0 in 100, 0 of 18
  • Grades 9–12: 14 in 100, 18 of 127
Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 19 of 20 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 7 of 20 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 9 of 19 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2022 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
5
Admitted
3
Enrolled
under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2022

  • Fall 2022Applied 5 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Val Verde Academy

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Val Verde Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 78%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 78%2. Black or African American: 12%Unallocated share: 10%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino78%
  2. Black or African American12%
  3. White—
  4. Asian—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share10%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

85%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 129 of 151. California: 63%.

15teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

13%in their first year, 2024–25

64%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

20% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 3 of 15 English learners20%
Val Verde Unified · 1,099 of 2,98937%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino78%
Black or African American12%
White—
Asian—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 64% of teaching positions, 17.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 27.3 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Val Verde Unified which school serves your address.

School website: valverde.edu ↗Office: (951) 443-2450Administrator: Stacy Dedeaux

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
972 Morgan Street, Perris 92551

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Val Verde Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 73% in English and 82% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 7, spring 2026 (11 students tested in each); California: 49% and 62%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  3. How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (951) 443-2450972 Morgan Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schoolsPercentile among California middle schools, 2026

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

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Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,726 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #3 of 5 in Val Verde Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math9%4342%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math23%3923%
Chronically absent12 in 100535%
Suspension rate2.4% (4 of 170)535%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–263131#1726California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–1912 in 1005.6% (8 of 142)—
2021–22not on filenot on file+3
2022–23not on filenot on file−9
2023–2420 in 1000.9% (4 of 448)−36
2024–2519 in 1002.9% (5 of 174)—
2025–2612 in 1002.4% (4 of 170)—

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English398%28%
2026 · Math393%8%
2025 · English4823%60%
2025 · Math482%19%
2024 · English17910%35%
2024 · Math1795%21%
2023 · English2038%32%
2023 · Math2032%13%
2022 · English40611%30%
2022 · Math4113%14%
2019 · English417%56%
2019 · Math412%20%
2018 · English4115%56%
2018 · Math412%24%
2017 · English6018%53%
2017 · Math603%22%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English6—
2025 · Grade 7 · English7—
2025 · Grade 8 · English1644%
2025 · Grade 11 · English1974%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math6—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math7—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math1619%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math1911%
2024 · Grade 3 · English1839%
2024 · Grade 4 · English1225%
2024 · Grade 5 · English1527%
2024 · Grade 6 · English1662%
2024 · Grade 7 · English4139%
2024 · Grade 8 · English4626%
2024 · Grade 11 · English3135%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math1828%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math128%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math1513%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math1650%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math4129%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math4615%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math316%
2023 · Grade 3 · English2227%
2023 · Grade 4 · English2035%
2023 · Grade 5 · English1735%
2023 · Grade 6 · English2832%
2023 · Grade 7 · English3727%
2023 · Grade 8 · English4430%
2023 · Grade 11 · English3540%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math2218%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math2025%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math1729%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math2821%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math378%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math447%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math353%
2022 · Grade 3 · English3834%
2022 · Grade 4 · English5334%
2022 · Grade 5 · English6130%
2022 · Grade 6 · English7318%
2022 · Grade 7 · English5238%
2022 · Grade 8 · English6825%
2022 · Grade 11 · English6138%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math4035%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math5124%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math617%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math758%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math5422%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math697%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math6110%
2019 · Grade 3 · English——
2019 · Grade 4 · English——
2019 · Grade 5 · English——
2019 · Grade 6 · English——
2019 · Grade 7 · English4—
2019 · Grade 8 · English1250%
2019 · Grade 11 · English1567%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math——
2019 · Grade 4 · Math——
2019 · Grade 5 · Math——
2019 · Grade 6 · Math——
2019 · Grade 7 · Math4—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math1217%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math150%
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · English1173%
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 11 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math119%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2018 · Grade 11 · Math——
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English——
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English1155%
2017 · Grade 11 · English2458%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math——
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math1136%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math248%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide210%14%76%10%

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.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+1026Accelerated−426Average
Low-income+1024Accelerated−724Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+819Accelerated+719Accelerated
English-only students+618not categorized−418not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — 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 categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, 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; here that is grade 7. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+10 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 7

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 7

26 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−4 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 7

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 7

26 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. 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; here that is grade 7, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 19 in 100 → 2025–26 · 12 in 100 · −7 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.9% (5 of 174) → 2025–26 · 2.4% (4 of 170) · −0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 1009 in 1000 in 100
Male17 in 10014 in 100−3 in 100
Black or African American5 in 10028 in 100+23 in 100
Hispanic or Latino16 in 10010 in 100−6 in 100
White11 in 100——
Students with disabilities31 in 10028 in 100−3 in 100
English learners44 in 10026 in 100−18 in 100
Low-income14 in 10013 in 100−1 in 100
All students12 in 10012 in 1000 in 100

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

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2022–2022 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202253under 33.52——

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2022.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Universitywide202253under 3

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00%
California State University25%
California community college1638%
In-state private25%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled2252%

42 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 48% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2022 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,995 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 19,303 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$10 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 151

Central federal expenditures attributed here$14 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 151

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,528 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 57%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 4%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$217,656,10357.36%57%
Instruction support$47,362,35412.48%12%
Student services$39,859,64210.50%11%
Administration$25,166,9726.63%7%
Buildings & maintenance$35,201,5399.28%9%
Other$14,205,7333.74%4%
Total$379,452,344100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $379,452,344 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,995 per pupil
2020$13,167 per pupil
2019$13,534 per pupil
2018$14,085 per pupil
2017$13,604 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

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.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92551 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92551 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$99,970
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population37,425
Median age30.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92551 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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