Public school · Waterford Unified · Waterford, California

Waterford Junior — Rating & test scores

Waterford · 7–8 · 260 students (2024–25)

12916 Bentley Street, 95386waterford.k12.ca.us ↗(209) 874-2382

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

Scope Score

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

See this school’s score factors ↓

Waterford Juniorhigher than 27 of the 100 California dots

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

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Waterford Juniorhigher than 27 of the 100 California dots

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

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Waterford Juniorhigher than 27 of the 100 California dots

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

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Well below California in English and math: 36% and 27% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 244
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).

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

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On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 7 and 8 scored above what the state expected in English (+8 pts) and math (+19 pts). The state bases that expectation on each student’s earlier scores. In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 7% of students tested in English (reading and writing) and 11% in math scored Advanced, against 19% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Sources

Sentence 1: CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 222. 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.
Sentence 2: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 7 and 8: 244. 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).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Waterford Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Waterford Junior a good middle school?

Waterford Junior scores higher than 27 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 27th percentile, Developing, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 22 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 12 in 100 at the average Waterford Unified middle school. 13.9% of students (38 of 273) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +8 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored +19 points, which it calls Accelerated.

Included in this measure: 222 students

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 32% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Waterford Junior scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Waterford Junior's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Waterford 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.

Waterford High: 44th percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 Scope Score

Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 36% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 27% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 244
Comparison: California: CDE’s grades 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English, 838,896 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 244 tested

Advanced: 7%
Proficient: 29%
Below the standard: 64%

This school36%

California50%

Waterford Unified38%

36% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 244 tested

Advanced: 11%
Proficient: 16%
Below the standard: 73%

This school27%

California37%

Waterford Unified25%

27% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7 and 8 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	30%	42%
Advanced	2%	13%
Proficient	28%	29%
Developing level	27%	30%
Minimal	43%	28%
Tested	125	119
California	51%	49%
Difference	−21	−7

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
Measure	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	16%	38%
Advanced	4%	18%
Proficient	12%	20%
Developing level	30%	28%
Minimal	54%	34%
Tested	125	119
California	38%	36%
Difference	−22	+2

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

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

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

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 43% to 36% and math from 35% to 27%.

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202543%240 tested

→

202636%244 tested

This school

California, same grades49% → 50%2025 → 2026 · 848,364 → 838,600 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202535%247 tested

→

202627%244 tested

This school

California, same grades35% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 851,806 → 838,896 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +8 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored +19 points, which it calls Accelerated.

Source

Source: CDE growth model, 2025
Students: students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 222
Comparison: 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.

Grades 7 and 8 · 2025 · 222 students with scores in both years

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

+8 pts

English

The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

+19 pts

Math

The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in math?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school	7%	29%	28%	36%	244
English, grades 7 and 8 · California	19%	31%	23%	27%	838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Waterford Unified	8%	30%	29%	33%	355
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school	11%	16%	29%	44%	244
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California	21%	16%	23%	40%	838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Waterford Unified	10%	15%	27%	48%	355

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

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 7 and 8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202636%50%

Math top two levels, grades 7 and 8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202627%37%

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

In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 39% in 2017 to 36% in 2026. In math, it went from 20% in 2017 to 27% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
Year	This school	California
2017	39% 226 tested	49% 915,271 tested
2018	53% 238 tested	50% 919,277 tested
2019	50% 240 tested	50% 932,985 tested
2022	41% 236 tested	48% 852,094 tested
2023	50% 246 tested	47% 842,173 tested
2024	44% 234 tested	47% 849,026 tested
2025	43% 240 tested	49% 848,364 tested
2026	36% 244 tested	50% 838,600 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
Year	This school	California
2017	20% 224 tested	37% 918,964 tested
2018	23% 237 tested	37% 921,089 tested
2019	25% 226 tested	37% 935,223 tested
2022	33% 234 tested	31% 853,132 tested
2023	42% 245 tested	32% 844,737 tested
2024	36% 235 tested	33% 853,781 tested
2025	35% 247 tested	35% 851,806 tested
2026	27% 244 tested	37% 838,896 tested

How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

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 8 points above that expected score, and in math 19 points above 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.

What you can do

Who can act on Waterford Junior’s results?

Waterford Unified’s board decides Waterford Junior’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Waterford Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for students with disabilities on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Waterford Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source

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

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

How to take part

Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
Read Waterford Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

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

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Waterford Unified middle school, 12 in 100 were. 13.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 59 of 268 students counted for it; suspension: 38 of 273 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Waterford Unified middle school 7.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

22 in 100This school

12 in 100At the average Waterford Unified middle school

18 in 100At the average California middle school

59 of 268 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

13.9%

of students were suspended at least once (38 of 273). Average California middle school 3.7%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Waterford Junior

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

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

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

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

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

Student groups, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026

32% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 40% for the same group across California. Low-income students and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grades 7 and 8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Waterford JuniorSame group, California

White50 tested50%Same group, California 62%
Low-income221 tested32%Same group, California 39%
Hispanic or Latino178 tested32%Same group, California 40%
English learners54 tested7%Same group, California 7%
Students with disabilities40 tested2%Same group, California 14%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 2% to 40%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino72%
White21%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share7%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

63% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

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

This school · 36 of 57 English learners63%

Waterford Unified · 131 of 28746%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

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

Who are the families and teachers?

94%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 244 of 260. California: 63%.

17teachers, 2024–25

9 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

18%in their first year, 2024–25

75%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Waterford Unified	vs California
Low-income · 221 tested
English	32%	032%	−739%
Math	24%	024%	−226%
Hispanic or Latino · 178 tested
English	32%	032%	−840%
Math	24%	024%	−125%
White · 50 tested
English	50%	050%	−1262%
Math	40%	040%	−1050%
English learners · 54 tested
English	7%	07%	07%
Math	6%	06%	−17%
Students with disabilities · 40 tested
English	2%	02%	−1214%
Math	2%	02%	−79%

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

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	72%
White	21%
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 75% of teaching positions, 9.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 12.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Waterford Junior, and how do I get in?

Elementary
Richard M. Moon Primary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
Middle · this school
Waterford Junior
Grades 7–8
High
Waterford High
44th · Developing · 2025Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment 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

Richard M. Moon Primary
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

Waterford High
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
44th percentile · Developing · 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: Waterford High

Waterford High44th · Developing · 2025 · Scope Score 54historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Waterford High. UC records 10 enrollees from Waterford High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 6 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Waterford High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 54% of the students who finished high school at Waterford High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

10 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 6 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Waterford High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

How do I get in?

Ask Waterford Unified which school serves your address.

School website: waterford.k12.ca.us ↗Office: (209) 874-2382Administrator: Yvette Fagundes-Hall

Location and visiting

Get directions

12916 Bentley Street, Waterford 95386

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

Questions for your visit

What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 13.9% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (38 of 273 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
How does the school check what’s working in math? Math: 35% in 2025 to 27% in 2026 here; California: 35% to 37%
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 22 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (59 of 268 students); average Waterford Unified middle school: 12 in 100
What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 6% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (54 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (209) 874-238212916 Bentley Street, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby middle schoolsPercentile among California middle schools, 2026

Hickman MiddleHickman Community Charter · 1.6 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
73rdSolidScope Score 49

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

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Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,842 of 2,529 California middle schools we score

Score factors, 2025–26
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Advancedaverage of English and math	9%	41	42%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math	31%	43	23%
Chronically absent	22 in 100	45	5%
Suspension rate	13.9% (38 of 273)	12	5%
English learners: top level	33%	65	5%

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 year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2025–26	29	27	#1842	California 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	18 in 100	22.0% (62 of 282)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	23 in 100	18.9% (53 of 281)
2024–25	20 in 100	17.1% (47 of 275)
2025–26	22 in 100	13.9% (38 of 273)

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 · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	244	7%	36%
2026 · Math	244	11%	27%
2025 · English	240	11%	43%
2025 · Math	247	13%	35%
2024 · English	234	14%	44%
2024 · Math	235	15%	36%
2023 · English	246	16%	50%
2023 · Math	245	15%	42%
2022 · English	236	10%	41%
2022 · Math	234	9%	33%
2019 · English	240	14%	50%
2019 · Math	226	9%	25%
2018 · English	238	14%	53%
2018 · Math	237	7%	23%
2017 · English	226	9%	39%
2017 · Math	224	6%	20%

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 7 · English	117	44%
2025 · Grade 8 · English	123	41%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	120	38%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	127	32%
2024 · Grade 7 · English	124	44%
2024 · Grade 8 · English	110	44%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	126	30%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	109	43%
2023 · Grade 7 · English	117	49%
2023 · Grade 8 · English	129	50%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	117	48%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	128	37%
2022 · Grade 7 · English	127	49%
2022 · Grade 8 · English	109	32%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	126	42%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	108	22%
2019 · Grade 7 · English	114	46%
2019 · Grade 8 · English	126	53%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	108	23%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	118	27%
2018 · Grade 7 · English	125	50%
2018 · Grade 8 · English	113	55%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	124	26%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	113	19%
2017 · Grade 7 · English	117	38%
2017 · Grade 8 · English	109	41%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	118	25%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	106	15%

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	119	11%	24%	51%	14%

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 · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs California
Low-income	221	32%	−7
Hispanic or Latino	178	32%	−8
English learners	54	7%	0

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	+8	222	Accelerated	+19	222	Accelerated
Low-income	+7	209	Accelerated	+18	209	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	+2	157	Average	+19	157	Accelerated
English-only students	+8	126	not categorized	+22	126	not categorized
English learners	+7	95	Accelerated	+14	95	Accelerated
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)	+5	64	Accelerated	+11	64	Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English	+6	54	not categorized	+15	54	not categorized
White	+20	51	Exceptional	+20	51	Exceptional
English learners only	+7	41	not categorized	+11	41	not categorized
Students with disabilities	+3	32	Average	+2	32	Average

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. “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+8 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

222 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

State model · math+19 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

222 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

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 · 20 in 100 → 2025–26 · 22 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 17.1% (47 of 275) → 2025–26 · 13.9% (38 of 273) · −3.2 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	16 in 100	22 in 100	+6 in 100
Male	21 in 100	22 in 100	+1 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	15 in 100	23 in 100	+8 in 100
White	21 in 100	20 in 100	−1 in 100
Students with disabilities	30 in 100	24 in 100	−6 in 100
English learners	22 in 100	22 in 100	0 in 100
Military families	14 in 100	29 in 100	+15 in 100
Low-income	20 in 100	23 in 100	+3 in 100
All students	18 in 100	22 in 100	+4 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. 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$15,285 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,810 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$830 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 260

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,261 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 260

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,353 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 63%Instruction support 8%Student services 8%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$25,057,831	63.36%	63%
Instruction support	$3,071,425	7.77%	8%
Student services	$3,191,783	8.07%	8%
Administration	$4,097,673	10.36%	10%
Buildings & maintenance	$3,829,458	9.68%	10%
Other	$301,097	0.76%	1%
Total	$39,549,267	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $39,549,267 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$15,285 per pupil

2020$14,616 per pupil

2019$13,966 per pupil

2018$6,135 per pupil

2017$5,887 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 95386 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95386 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$73,196
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	11%
ZIP-area population	10,666
Median age	33.5 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 95386 →

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