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Vandenberg Middle — Rating & test scores

Mountain View Boulevard, Vandenberg Air Force Base · 565 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 74

DevelopingScope Score · 43rd percentile. Higher than 43 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well below California in English and math: 40% and 27% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 497 in English, 489 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

Overview

Is Vandenberg a good middle school?

Developing. Vandenberg is lower than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced3840%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4227%
English, Advanced3810%
Math, Advanced4613%

Progress in a year, 2025

English9−15 pts
Math5−22 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance3122 in 100
Vandenberg’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Lompoc Unified’s other middle schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 7 and 8 scored lower than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (−15 pts) and math (−22 pts). The state calls them Moderate in English (reading and writing) and Minimal in math.

Each bar is Vandenberg’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 492 in English, 493 in math. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

In its own words

What does Vandenberg say about itself?

We haven’t read Vandenberg’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open vandenbergmiddleschool.lusd.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 15 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 22 points lower, which the state calls Minimal.

English

−15

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino286−22 points
Low-income264−23 points
White143−16 points
Students with disabilities85−27 points
English learners67−32 points

Math

−22

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Minimal, the lowest of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino287−27 points
Low-income266−26 points
White144−21 points
Students with disabilities83−25 points
English learners70−30 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 492 students in English, 493 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 15 points below that expected score, and in math 22 points below it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Schools like it

How does Vandenberg compare with schools like it?

Vandenberg’s Scope Score is 74. 332 California middle schools, counting Vandenberg, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 77. Vandenberg’s result is higher than 87 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 332

  1. Students from low-income families: 48%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 97th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 46%

    Elevate

    San Diego

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 53%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 95th percentile

332 California public middle schools where 46% to 58% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 46% to 58% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Vandenberg’s share. The count includes Vandenberg. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 41% to 40% and math from 25% to 27%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 7 and 8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202643%50%50%CaliforniaCalifornia40%VandenbergVandenberg30%Lompoc UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202627%36%37%CaliforniaCalifornia27%VandenbergVandenberg21%Lompoc UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Lompoc Unified’s line combines its 2 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other school. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Lompoc Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringVandenbergLompoc UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201750%43%49%806
201859%50%50%652
201960%45%50%668
202248%36%48%572
202345%29%47%553
202435%28%47%544
202541%31%49%535
202640%30%50%497
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringVandenbergLompoc UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201736%27%37%805
201837%24%37%650
201938%27%37%670
202232%19%31%570
202333%22%32%551
202425%19%33%541
202525%21%35%535
202627%21%37%489

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

40%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

36243010
Lompoc Unified32%California50%

Math

27%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

49241413
Lompoc Unified22%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 40% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 27% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 13 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced41%38%
Advanced10%11%
Proficient31%27%
Developing level22%26%
Minimal37%36%
Tested227270
California51%49%
Difference−10−11

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 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced26%29%
Advanced15%12%
Proficient11%17%
Developing level23%23%
Minimal51%48%
Tested224265
California38%36%
Difference−12−7

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school10%30%24%36%497
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Lompoc Unified8%24%23%45%1,280
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school13%14%24%49%489
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Lompoc Unified9%13%23%55%1,268

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 497 tested in English, 489 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 57% of students. 115 of 536 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

22in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (115 of 536 students).

At the average Lompoc Unified middle school: 25 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 7.4% of students were suspended at least once (41 of 553). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

565

students in grades 7–8.

Hispanic or Latino 57%White 30%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Black or African American 3%Filipino 2%

Family income

52%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 294 of 565. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

29

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

10% were in their first year.

84% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

70%

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 (30 of 43 students).

Lompoc Unified: 44%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino57%
White30%
Two or more races4%
Asian3%
Black or African American3%
Filipino2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 23.7 of 28.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Military families46 tested70%California 51%
  • White152 tested49%California 62%
  • Hispanic or Latino279 tested32%California 40%
  • Low-income251 tested27%California 39%
  • Students with disabilities76 tested12%California 14%
  • English learners45 tested4%California 7%

27% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 39% for the same group across California. White and Hispanic or Latino students also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Lompoc Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 251 tested in English, 244 in math
English27%+423%−1239%
Math16%+214%−1026%
Hispanic or Latino · 279 tested in English, 274 in math
English32%+725%−840%
Math18%+216%−725%
White · 152 tested in English, 149 in math
English49%+544%−1362%
Math41%+536%−950%
English learners · 45 tested in English, 44 in math
English4%+13%−37%
Math0%−22%−77%
Students with disabilities · 76 tested in English, 72 in math
English12%+57%−214%
Math7%+43%−29%
Military families · 46 tested
English70%070%+1951%
Math57%+354%+1938%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Lompoc Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Asian students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Vandenberg. These are not star ratings or reviews.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$17,086 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Lompoc Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $45 million.

$17,086

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,218
The school’s share of district office costs
$5,868
Of the total, from federal funds
$721
  • Vandenberg$17,086
  • Lompoc Unified middle schools$17,287
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Lompoc Unified’s yearly plan

$45million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$28million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 4 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $45 million of $185 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Lompoc Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Vandenberg like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93437. They are not figures for the families at Vandenberg.

Typical household income in a year

$84,167

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93437.

People who live in this ZIP code
3,477
Typical age
25.1 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
48%

What you can do

Who can act on Vandenberg’s results?

Lompoc Unified’s board decides Vandenberg’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

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

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Lompoc 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 Lompoc Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Vandenberg. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?7.4% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (41 of 553 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  2. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?22 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 7 and 8, 2025 (493 students)
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Vandenberg, and how do I get in?

Ask Lompoc Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Buena Vista Elementary
    Scope Score 77Solid · 59th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Vandenberg Middle
    Grades 7–8Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile
  3. High
    Cabrillo High
    Scope Score 75Developing · 49th percentile · 2025Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Buena Vista Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 59th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Crestview Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 37th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 48th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • La Honda STEAM Academy

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 13th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

  • Cabrillo High

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 49th percentile · high · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: Cabrillo High
Cabrillo HighScope Score 75 · Developing · 49th percentile · 2025historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Cabrillo High. UC records 7 enrollees from Cabrillo High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 12 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Cabrillo High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 79% of the students who finished high school at Cabrillo High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

7 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 12 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Cabrillo High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Vandenberg?

Address
Mountain View Boulevard, Vandenberg Air Force Base 93437Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Joel JoryAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Lompoc Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Vandenberg a good middle school?

Vandenberg Middle has a Scope Score of 74. It scored higher than 43 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Developing, 43rd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 22 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 25 in 100 at the average Lompoc Unified middle school. 7.4% of students (41 of 553) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 15 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 22 points lower, which the state calls Minimal.

  • Included in this measure: 492 students in English, 493 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 27% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Vandenberg Middle in Vandenberg Air Force Base scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Vandenberg Middle's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Cabrillo High. 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 doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • Cabrillo High: Scope Score 75, Developing, 49th percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,439 of 2,529 California middle schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math12%4442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math34%4523%
Chronically absent22 in 100465%
Suspension rate7.4% (41 of 553)365%
English learners: top level48%845%

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 80%: the remaining 20%, 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
2025–267443#1439California 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 absenceSuspension
2018–1913 in 1008.4% (63 of 746)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2426 in 10012.2% (75 of 613)
2024–2526 in 10010.0% (60 of 601)
2025–2622 in 1007.4% (41 of 553)

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

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 · English49710%40%
2026 · Math48913%27%
2025 · English5359%41%
2025 · Math5358%25%
2024 · English54411%35%
2024 · Math54111%25%
2023 · English55314%45%
2023 · Math55117%33%
2022 · English57216%48%
2022 · Math57015%32%
2019 · English66821%60%
2019 · Math67018%38%
2018 · English65215%59%
2018 · Math65015%37%
2017 · English80614%50%
2017 · Math80514%36%

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 7 · English28547%
2025 · Grade 8 · English25033%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math28525%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math25024%
2024 · Grade 7 · English25334%
2024 · Grade 8 · English29135%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math25229%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math28922%
2023 · Grade 7 · English28549%
2023 · Grade 8 · English26842%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math28537%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math26628%
2022 · Grade 7 · English27650%
2022 · Grade 8 · English29647%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math27435%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math29629%
2019 · Grade 7 · English36362%
2019 · Grade 8 · English30557%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math36542%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math30533%
2018 · Grade 7 · English31261%
2018 · Grade 8 · English34057%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math31238%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math33836%
2017 · Grade 7 · English40549%
2017 · Grade 8 · English40151%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math40538%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math40035%

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
Schoolwide2718%13%52%27%

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: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income25127%+4−12
Hispanic or Latino27932%+7−8
White15249%+5−13
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−15492Moderate−22493Minimal
English-only students−10364not categorized−19363not categorized
Hispanic or Latino−22286Minimal−27287Minimal
Low-income−23264Minimal−26266Minimal
White−16143Moderate−21144Minimal
Students with disabilities−2785Minimal−2583Minimal
English learners−3267Minimal−3070Minimal
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−2243not categorized−3145not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−4527Minimal−3128Minimal
English learners only−4824not categorized−2525not categorized
Two or more races+221Average+520Accelerated
Asian−315Average−915Moderate
Black or African American+713Accelerated−1213Moderate
Homeless−2811Minimal−412Average

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. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. 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 grades 7 and 8. 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−15 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

492 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −15 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−22 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

493 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −22 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, 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 grades 7 and 8, 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 · 26 in 100 → 2025–26 · 22 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 10.0% (60 of 601) → 2025–26 · 7.4% (41 of 553) · −2.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female13 in 10023 in 100+10 in 100
Male12 in 10021 in 100+9 in 100
Asian0 of 183 of 17—
Black or African American4 of 282 of 15—
Filipino1 of 191 of 11—
Hispanic or Latino15 in 10026 in 100+11 in 100
Two or more races6 of 412 of 22—
White10 in 10015 in 100+5 in 100
Students with disabilities22 of 9930 of 85—
English learners12 of 5120 of 50—
Homeless13 of 368 of 19—
Low-income18 in 10030 in 100+12 in 100
All students13 in 10022 in 100+9 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,651 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,231 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$268 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 565

Central federal expenditures attributed here$453 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 565

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,864 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 60%Instruction support 11%Student services 12%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$92,180,02659.80%60%
Instruction support$17,644,68811.45%11%
Student services$18,482,64511.99%12%
Administration$9,893,8806.42%6%
Buildings & maintenance$13,665,3908.87%9%
Other$2,282,1661.48%2%
Total$154,148,794100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $154,148,794 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$13,651 per pupil
2020$11,944 per pupil
2019$12,456 per pupil
2018$10,801 per pupil
2017$10,324 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 93437 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93437 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$84,167
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)48%
ZIP-area population3,477
Median age25.1 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-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 93437 →

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