Math
6%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Public middle school
Vista Preparatory Academy
The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
16% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 6% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
Contact
Phone(530) 527-7840
DistrictRed Bluff Union Elementary
PrincipalSteven Hiscock
Grades6-8
Enrollment541 students
English
16%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
541Total enrollment
Chronic absence
26%Students absent 10% or more of school days
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32% | 40% |
| 2022 | 13% | 26% |
| 2023 | 10% | 25% |
| 2024 | 7% | 14% |
| 2025 | 6% | 16% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
2%ProficientStandard Met
4%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
16%MinimalStandard Not Met
78%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
3%ProficientStandard Met
14%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
26%MinimalStandard Not Met
57%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025
Slipped from the 33rd to the bottom percentile since 2019.
Most rating sites would stop at “12% proficient” and call it done. Vista Preparatory Academy deserves a closer read. Two-thirds of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
506 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · cohort of 175 tracked
Vista Preparatory Academy scores 3 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the bottom percentile of 2,177 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 12% meet the standard today, versus 37% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
Percentile among 2,177 middle schools statewide
ELARed(Declined)MathRed(Declined)
ShowHide the by-grade tables, year by year
ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 41% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 39% | 39% | 24% | 25% | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 39% | 24% | 30% | 14% | 14% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 31% | 15% | 9% | 7% | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 36% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 34% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 5% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
One in ten of students here meet the standard. 2% clear it by a lot.
ELA17% met or exceeded
Exceeded 3%Met 14%Nearly Met 23%Not Met 60%
Math7% met or exceeded
Exceeded 2%Met 5%Nearly Met 17%Not Met 77%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 3 | 2% | 12% | Weak · p6 | 26.2% | 25.5% |
| CA average · Middle School | 39 | 17% | 40% | Average · p50 | 18.1% | 3.6% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope339
% Exceeded2%17%
% Met+12%40%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)Weak · p6Average · p50
Absence26.2%18.1%
Suspension25.5%3.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25
Our growth read and California's own model agree — both land near the 0th percentile of middle schools.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
California runs its own growth model, following individual children in grades 4 through 8 rather than comparing school-wide averages the way we do. The two measures land in the same neighbourhood here — ours puts this school around the 6th percentile of California middle schools, the state's around the 0th in reading and math together. Two different methods agreeing is the most you can ask of one year of test data.
— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.
The returning cohort, two years on
ELA · 2023 · Grade 6
4%
exceeded standard · 20% met or exceeded
ELA · 2025 · Grade 8
2%
exceeded standard · 14% met or exceeded
n = 175
returning cohort
returning cohort
Percent exceeded, ELA only. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different metric — mean scale-score change across ELA and Math; California's own matched-student model is below.
Both measures, each ranked in its own field
Our growth measurereturning cohort, G6→G8SchoolScope growth measure: 6th percentile among California middle schools.6th pctile
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: −39 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 1st percentile of 7,519 reported schools.1st pctile · −39 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: −43 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 1st percentile of 7,518 reported schools.1st pctile · −43 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
Low-income students here meet the ELA standard behind the same group statewide.
At Vista Preparatory Academy in Red Bluff, 17.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 23.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Vista Preparatory Academy trails its district average for low-income students by 6.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (6.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (16.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 17.1 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 376 students tested.
Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 21 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 12% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 12%, district —, state 40%12%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 12%, district 20%, state 32%12% · −0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 12%, district 20%, state 42%12% · −0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 12%, district 21%, state 44%12% · +0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 12%, district 18%, state 32%12% · −0 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 13%, district 23%, state 56%13% · +1 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 0%, district 3%, state 15%0% · −12 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 5%, state 11%3% · −9 vs school
9 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade
Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 5.5pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: -5.4pp.
ShowHide California's growth model by student group
The state's growth model, by student group
California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California middle school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.
Reading
English Only353 studentsEnglish Only, reading: −38 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 353 students.−38 pts · −38 vs typical
Low-income students342 studentsLow-income students, reading: −38 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 342 students.−38 pts · −35 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students208 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: −36 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 208 students.−36 pts · −34 vs typical
White201 studentsWhite, reading: −38 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 201 students.−38 pts · −38 vs typical
English Learner88 studentsEnglish Learner, reading: −39 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 88 students.−39 pts · −34 vs typical
Math
English Only353 studentsEnglish Only, math: −44 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 353 students.−44 pts · −41 vs typical
Low-income students341 studentsLow-income students, math: −42 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 341 students.−42 pts · −37 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students207 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: −43 scale-score points versus expectation, against −6 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 207 students.−43 pts · −37 vs typical
White201 studentsWhite, math: −43 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 201 students.−43 pts · −44 vs typical
English Learner87 studentsEnglish Learner, math: −34 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 87 students.−34 pts · −31 vs typical
this school typical California middle school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted
— 3 more groups are reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.
The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 23 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher23 · district 22
Teaching staff25 teachers
Avg. experience11.5 years
Fully credentialed81%
First-year teachers4%
PrincipalSteven Hiscock
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here miss more school, and get suspended more, than the state average.
26.2% of students miss a month or more of school, versus 18.1% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — the data can't say why.
Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 26.2%, district 19.6%, state 18.1%26.2% · +8.1pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 25.5%, district —, state 3.6%25.5% · +21.9pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–621.0%
Grades 7–829.0%
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $9,475 per student, less than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$789 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $9,475, CA average $14,491$9,475 · spent at this school
Federal share$789 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,661 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 57%Instruction support 12%Student services 9%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 8%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,016 per pupil
2019$12,445 per pupil
2018$12,455 per pupil
2017$12,011 per pupil
2016$11,428 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
Two-thirds of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
On the state's science test (CAST), 9% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino44.5% · district 43.1% · CA 56.1%
White43.1% · district 45.1% · CA 19.9%
Asian1.7% · district 1.0% · CA 10.2%
Black2.4% · district 1.7% · CA 4.8%
Other8.3% · district 9.1% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch71.2% · CA 64%
Median income$66K · CA $85K
Median home value$344K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+20% · CA 35%
ZIP population31,554
Median age40 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
What is the school’s approach?
School-stated approach · questions for your visit
Look beyond the brochure
A source-reviewed culture summary is not available for this profile yet. Ask how teaching, student support and family communication work day to day.
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What should families understand about teaching, support and the school community?
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
No nearby schools in this category are listed. The school being viewed stays visible for reference.
| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Preparatory Academy | Public | Needs Support | 2% | 12% | School being viewed | |
| Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) | Charter | Developing | 6% | 29% | 2.4 mi |
More nearby public and private options
Your other options
Your other options
Nearby public schools across grade levels, plus private options within 10 miles.
Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.
1 private school within 10 miles
Not scored
What should I check before applying?
- District public
- Confirm the attendance boundary and any permit options.
- Charter
- Check applications, priorities and deadlines with each school.
- Private
- Confirm admission requirements, tuition and financial aid.
Moving & enrollment
Which schools could serve my child?
Check your address with the district
School location and nearby schools do not establish attendance eligibility. Confirm boundaries and permit requirements with Red Bluff Union Elementary.
District information →School website →Schools across the K–12 journey
Elementary · K–5
Middle · 6–8
High school · 9–12
Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.
Plan your next step
What should I do next?
Worth a school visit
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
- Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
- Ask what typically leads to a suspension, and what happens before it gets there.
- Ask what changes between grade 6 and grade 8 here, and who teaches the older kids.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Vista Preparatory Academy a good middle school?
Vista Preparatory Academy has a Scope Score of 3 out of 100, placing it in the bottom percentile of California middle schools and ranked #2,177 statewide. 2.3% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 14.9 percentage points below the California average of 17.2%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 6-to-8 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Vista Preparatory Academy's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 11.9% of students at Vista Preparatory Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 2.3% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 9.6% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 2.3% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 1,009 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Vista Preparatory Academy rank in California?
Vista Preparatory Academy ranks #2,177 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the bottom percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), same-cohort growth (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 Vista Preparatory Academy getting better or worse?
SchoolScope follows the same cohort of students across grades rather than comparing two different grades in the same year. At Vista Preparatory Academy that cohort is 2023 G6 → 2025 G8, measured in SBAC scale-score points. Its gain ranks weak among California middle schools — roughly the 6th percentile, behind the typical school at this level. Read the ranking, not the raw point gain: scale scores rise with age, so nearly every school posts a positive number and only the relative position tells you anything. Growth is weighted at 20% in the middle Scope Score because it is the least demographically confounded signal available — it tracks change over time rather than the level students arrived at. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Vista Preparatory Academy?
26.2% of students at Vista Preparatory Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 18.1%. The suspension rate is 25.5%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Vista Preparatory Academy compare to other schools in Red Bluff?
Vista Preparatory Academy scores 3/100 (bottom percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 541 students. Use the schools in Red Bluff page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Vista Preparatory Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Vista Preparatory Academy in Red Bluff, 17.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 23.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Vista Preparatory Academy trails its district average for low-income students by 6.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (6.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (16.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 17.1 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 376 students tested. 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.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Use the published evidence to prepare questions, then verify fit and access with the school.
Behind the evidence
Inspect the full record
Public sources, visible methods and the underlying school record. Source years and limitations stay attached to the evidence.
How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25
The 6 things our score weighs
The school's returning cohort — mostly, not exactly, the same kids two years on — gained 10 scale-score points across the span. Almost every school gains points, so we rank the gain against every other California school in this level.
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 2.3% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 11.9% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Weak | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 26.2% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 25.5% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 6.8% | 18.0% | 5% |
Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built
A closer look at the evidence
Vista Preparatory Academy: reading the evidence
Vista Preparatory Academy posts low test scores — and test scores are one lens among several. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
Explore the underlying data →Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
Vista Preparatory Academy is ranked #2,177 statewide.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 2.3% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 11.9% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Weak | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 26.2% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 25.5% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 6.8% | 18.0% | 5% |
- Exceeded standard
- ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 34 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 28 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)
- ↓ vs CA average · 6th pctile
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 39 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 2.0pp lower vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 0 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 8.3pp higher vs 2024
- EL proficiency (ELPAC)
- ↓ vs CA 18.0% · index 30 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 154 | 3% | 16% | 29% | 52% | 19% | −27 |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 2% | 16% | 18% | 64% | 18% | −29 |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 2% | 12% | 24% | 62% | 14% | −32 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 154 | 2% | 5% | 21% | 72% | 6% | −28 |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 3% | 6% | 18% | 74% | 9% | −25 |
| Grade 8 | 179 | 1% | 4% | 12% | 83% | 5% | −27 |
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.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 182 | 1% | 9% | 55% | 36% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 376 | 17.0% | −6 | −21 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 225 | 16.0% | −5 | −23 |
| White | 221 | 19.5% | −7 | −42 |
03Nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Preparatory Academy ← | — | 3 | 2.3% | 11.9% | −3.0pp | +10 pts | 25.5% |
| Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) | 2.4 mi | 30 | 6.4% | 28.9% | −7.0pp | — | 1.4% |
| California average | — | 39 | 17.2% | 40.0% | +1.5pp | — | 3.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
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| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28 | 33 | #1304 | 10.1% | 36.7% | 12.9% | 10.9% | +0.6pp |
| 2022 | 17 | 11 | #1875 | 6.6% | 22.0% | 53.7% | 14.3% | -4.4pp |
| 2023 | 14 | 6 | #2003 | 4.0% | 18.3% | 33.4% | 17.7% | +6.0pp |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | #2146 | 2.8% | 13.1% | 28.2% | 17.2% | -0.0pp |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | #2177 | 2.3% | 11.9% | 26.2% | 25.5% | -3.0pp |
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 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 STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 21 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 9.3% | 27.2% | +17.9pp |
| Male | 16.3% | 25.9% | +9.6pp |
| Black/African American | 11.1% | 23.1% | +12.0pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.1% | 22.9% | +12.8pp |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 16.7% | 26.3% | +9.6pp |
| Two or More Races | 13.5% | 33.3% | +19.8pp |
| White | 14.9% | 29.7% | +14.8pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 20.0% | 32.2% | +12.2pp |
| English Learners | 7.4% | 12.2% | +4.8pp |
| Foster Youth | 20.0% | 63.6% | +43.6pp |
| Homeless | 30.3% | 41.9% | +11.6pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 13.5% | 29.5% | +16.0pp |
| All Students | 12.9% | 26.4% | +13.5pp |
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | Reading | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | −39 | 462 | Minimal | −43 | 461 | Minimal |
| English Only | −38 | 353 | not categorised | −44 | 353 | not categorised |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | −38 | 342 | Minimal | −42 | 341 | Minimal |
| Hispanic or Latino | −36 | 208 | Minimal | −43 | 207 | Minimal |
| White | −38 | 201 | Minimal | −43 | 201 | Minimal |
| English Learner | −39 | 88 | Minimal | −34 | 87 | Minimal |
| Students with Disabilities | −32 | 60 | Minimal | −36 | 60 | Minimal |
| English Learners Only | −39 | 56 | not categorised | −32 | 55 | not categorised |
| Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only) | −43 | 36 | Minimal | −34 | 36 | Minimal |
| Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only | −29 | 32 | not categorised | −32 | 32 | not categorised |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | −47 | 16 | Minimal | −32 | 16 | Minimal |
| Homeless Youth | −29 | 15 | Minimal | −47 | 15 | Minimal |
| Two or More Races | −21 | 12 | Minimal | −49 | 12 | Minimal |
Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-27
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