Public school · San Francisco Unified

Visitacion Valley Middle

San Francisco · 6–8 · 333 students (2024–25)

1stpercentileNeeds Support
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
The dots are California’s 2,177 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Visitacion Valley Middle’s Scope Score is 11 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: 282 in English, 321 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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What stands out

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Worth watchingSource44 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–2525in 100 at the average San Francisco Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle schoolAbout 2 in 5 students (165 of 373) missed 10% or more of school days, about twice the rate at the average San Francisco Unified school.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): 373
Comparison
165 of 373. District and California figures are averages of school rates (27 San Francisco Unified schools; 2,175 scored California middle schools), our calculation.
Worth watchingSource9.8%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–254.3%at the average San Francisco Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school9.8% of students (39 of 396) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about three times 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): 396
Comparison
39 of 396. District and California figures are averages of school rates (27 San Francisco 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
Visitacion ValleyCalifornia, same gradesthe standard
English282 tested · grades 6–8 · spring 2025
21% met or exceeded · California 49%
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16
5
28233019
Math321 tested · grades 6–8 · spring 2025
8% met or exceeded · California 36%
79
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41231620

Share of students tested.

Show these bars as a table
ExceededMetNearly metNot met
English, grades 6–8 · Visitacion Valley5%16%18%61%
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%
Math, grades 6–8 · Visitacion Valley4%4%13%79%
Math, grades 6–8 · California20%16%23%41%
The state’s growth measure228 students in English, 224 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025
−4ptsEnglishthe state calls it Average−11ptsMaththe state calls it Moderate

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

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (26% to 21%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?

Kids like mine

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

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs San Francisco Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 221 tested in English, 242 in math
English19%−2039%−1938%
Math7%−2431%−1724%
Hispanic or Latino · 167 tested in English, 200 in math
English12%−1325%−2638%
Math2%−1416%−2224%
Asian · 30 tested in English, 33 in math · grades 6 and 8 only
English60%−1070%−1676%
Math42%−1961%−2870%
English learners · 116 tested in English, 157 in math
English0%−33%−77%
Math1%−56%−56%
Students with disabilities · 44 tested in English, 43 in math
English11%−718%−314%
Math9%−514%−110%

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

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

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Visitacion Valley Middle in San Francisco, 19.5% 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 39.1% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Visitacion Valley Middle’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 19.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (7.0% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (12.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 20.5 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 221 ELA grade test records.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

Chronically absent, 2024–25Per 100 studentsStudents
Grades 4–63846 of 121
Grades 7–847119 of 252

Who goes here

Students and staff

Students, 2024–25Here
Hispanic or Latino63%
Asian13%
Black or African American6%
Pacific Islander6%
Filipino5%
Two or more races4%

About 4 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (81%, 269 of 333). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers20
Average experience10 years
First-year teachers10%

Getting in

Ask San Francisco Unified which school serves your address.

1971 Visitacion Avenue, San Francisco 94134 · visitacionvalleyms.sfusd.edu

High schools after 8th gradeStatewide percentile
Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

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?

English is lower than in 2019 here (26% to 21%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?

Call (415) 469-4590 to ask about a visit.

Common questions

Is Visitacion Valley Middle a good middle school?
Visitacion Valley Middle is in the 1st percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 11 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Visitacion Valley 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 Visitacion Valley 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; 5% and 4% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 282 students were tested in English and 321 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Visitacion Valley Middle rank in California?
Visitacion Valley Middle is in the 1st percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Needs Support, 2025). Visitacion Valley Middle ranks #2,145 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 Visitacion Valley Middle getting better or worse?
SchoolScope compares Visitacion Valley 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 28th 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 Visitacion Valley Middle?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 44.2% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 165 chronically absent of 373 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 9.8%; 39 unduplicated suspended students of 396 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 43.0%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 9.5%. 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 Visitacion Valley Middle compare to other schools in San Francisco?
Visitacion Valley Middle is in the 1st 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 333 students. Use the schools in San Francisco page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Visitacion Valley Middle?
At Visitacion Valley Middle in San Francisco, 19.5% 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 39.1% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Visitacion Valley Middle’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 19.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (7.0% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (12.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 20.5 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 221 ELA grade test records. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What high school does Visitacion Valley Middle feed into?
By attendance boundary, Visitacion Valley Middle is zoned to Marshall (Thurgood) High, Lincoln (Abraham) High, and Balboa High. Scope Scores: Marshall (Thurgood) High 18, Lincoln (Abraham) High 65, Balboa High 59 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.

Visitacion Valley Middle is ranked #2,145 statewide · #26 of 27 in San Francisco Unified.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
ShowHide table 01 — Score factors
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard4.5%17.2%42%
Met or exceeded14.4%40.0%23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)Weakaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism43.0%18.1%5%
Suspension rate9.5%3.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)2.2%17.8%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 36 · 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 · ≈28th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 16 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.8pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 26 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.8pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 24 · 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
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 6913%15%27%54%19%−27
Grade 7845%15%15%64%20%−27
Grade 81077%16%13%64%22%−24

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
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 61031%5%12%83%6%−29
Grade 7994%5%16%75%9%−25
Grade 81198%3%12%78%10%−22

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 · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA8718.4%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA10021.0%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA9431.9%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math1006.0%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math1209.2%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math11010.0%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA9222.8%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA8729.9%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA11820.3%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math1039.7%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math9818.4%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math12110.7%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA25929.2%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA25932.5%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA25924.3%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math3426.2%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math34212.7%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math3427.7%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA32427.0%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA32427.7%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA32424.4%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math3669.6%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math36615.8%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math36610.7%

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)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide1154%8%37%50%

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 · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged22119.5%−20−18
Hispanic/Latino16712.0%−13−26
English Learners1160.0%−3−7
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
SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Visitacion Valley Middle ←—111st percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 20254.5%14.4%+4.0pp+28 pts9.5%
KIPP Bayview Academy0.9 mi3342nd percentile · Developing · statewide · 20256.3%28.6%+1.0pp—10.7%
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle0.9 mi2422nd percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 20257.4%23.3%+10.8pp—4.3%
Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle1.6 mi4263rd percentile · Solid · statewide · 202520.7%42.2%−10.7pp—8.7%
California average—39School average · no percentile17.2%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 holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$69,525 – $131,654
Average elementary principal salary$150,963
Average middle school principal salary$158,911
Average high school principal salary$163,648
Superintendent salary$328,879

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 yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201917/1005#1840California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
202217/10012#1852California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
202317/10013#1840California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
202418/1008#1979California 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 · 43.3% → 2025 · 44.2% · +0.9pp
Suspension rate2024 · 7.9% → 2025 · 9.8% · +1.9pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA2825.0%20.6%
2025 · Math3214.4%8.4%
2024 · ELA2813.9%23.8%
2024 · Math3303.3%8.5%
2023 · ELA2975.0%23.9%
2023 · Math3225.9%12.7%
2022 · ELA2595.0%28.2%
2022 · Math3423.2%9.1%
2019 · ELA3246.2%26.5%
2019 · Math3664.1%12.0%

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.

YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
2019———5.0%19.2%23.3%10.0%-0.7pp
2022———4.0%18.8%42.6%6.2%-1.7pp
2023———5.4%18.6%50.1%4.8%-0.7pp
2024———3.5%16.1%42.2%7.7%+8.8pp
2025111#21454.5%14.4%43.0%9.5%+4.0pp

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
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female19.8%42.5%+22.7pp
Male27.4%45.7%+18.3pp
Asian3.8%12.2%+8.4pp
Black/African American41.3%75.0%+33.7pp
Filipino12.9%35.3%+22.4pp
Hispanic/Latino29.3%46.6%+17.3pp
Pacific Islander9.1%52.2%+43.1pp
Two or More Races16.7%50.0%+33.3pp
Students with Disabilities33.3%58.9%+25.6pp
English Learners21.6%38.0%+16.4pp
Homeless33.3%53.8%+20.5pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged26.1%45.4%+19.3pp
All Students23.8%44.2%+20.4pp

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
GroupELAnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students−4228Average−11224Moderate
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged−6181Moderate−13179Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−14124Moderate−15122Moderate
English Learner−14113Moderate−8113Moderate
English Only+284not categorised−1880not categorised
English Learners Only−2676not categorised−775not categorised
Students with Disabilities−1243Moderate−1442Moderate
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only+1037not categorised−1238not categorised
Asian+835Accelerated+935Accelerated
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)−826Moderate−1727Moderate
Homeless Youth−1923Moderate−2123Minimal
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander+820Accelerated−1719Moderate
Filipino+1515Accelerated−215Average
Black or African American−513Average−713Moderate
Two or More Races−1312Moderate−2012Moderate

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
5%
exceeded standard · 23% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2023 · 92 ELA test records with scores
ELA · 2025 · Grade 8
7%
exceeded standard · 22% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2025 · 107 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 98 (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

228 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, ELA: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 31st percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.31st pctile · −4 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

224 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, math: −11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 18th percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.18th pctile · −11 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
ShowHide table 08 — Funding source detail

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$17,416 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 51,790 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$303 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 333

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,449 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 333

District current expense · FY 2024–25$26,762 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.

ShowHide 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 12%Student services 15%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%

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$17,416 per pupil
2020$17,139 per pupil
2019$17,228 per pupil
2018$13,640 per pupil
2017$11,532 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 94134
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94134
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$119,567
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33.24%
ZCTA population38,633
Median age42.8 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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