Public middle school
West Oakland Middle
8thStatewide percentile · Needs Support
among 2,177 California middle schools · 2025 test results
At West Oakland Middle, the average Standard Met or Exceeded rate is 8.0% across reported grade–subject rows (2025 CAASPP).
Scope Score 18 of 100 — built from exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. It places the school; it is not a grade. · How this is calculated
Math
5%California 37%English
7%California 49%Sources, grades and tested counts for Math and English
Math: Grades 6 & 8 · 2025 · Met or Exceeded · 123 school test records. California 37% · 2,946,081 test records · all tested grades 3–8 and 11; a different grade population from this school figure.
English: Grades 6 & 8 · 2025 · Met or Exceeded · 128 school test records. California 49% · 2,931,356 test records · all tested grades 3–8 and 11; a different grade population from this school figure.
Source and calculation for this school’s result
Source: SchoolScope calculation from CDE CAASPP, 2024–25 academic year (test year 2025); available ELA and math rates for grades 6–8, averaged equally across grade–subject rows.
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West Oakland Middle · 2024-25 grades 6–8 ELA and math: 6 equally weighted Met or Exceeded rates for All Students tested with scores average 8.0%.
CDE / ETS CAASPP · 2024-25 · West Oakland Middle, grades 6–8 ELA and math, All Students tested with scores: 6 Met or Exceeded grade–subject rate cells, equally weighted; not a distinct-student share.
Across the reported grades and subjects, the average Met + Exceeded rate is 8.0% and the average Exceeded rate is 2.4%.
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| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 18 | 2% | 8% | Strong · ≈p81 ref | 31.8% | 21.3% |
| CA average · Middle School | 39 | 17% | 40% | Average · ≈p50 ref | 18.1% | 3.6% |
Growth positions are approximate percentiles on a calibrated reference scale, not counted school ranks. The CA midpoint is the model's reference 50.
2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Share at Standard Met or Exceeded
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11% | 18% |
| 2022 | 11% | 21% |
| 2023 | 8% | 9% |
| 2024 | 8% | 15% |
| 2025 | 5% | 7% |
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
Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. A test achievement level does not set the SchoolScope performance band.
Grade comparisons and the full academic source record
Climbed from the bottom to the 8th percentile of California comprehensive middle schools since 2019.
West Oakland's reported results deserve a closer read. 98.2% of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch.
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.
168 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · cohort of 54 tracked
West Oakland Middle scores 18 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 8th percentile of 2,177 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
The average Standard Met or Exceeded rate across reported grade–subject rows is 8% in 2025, below 12% in 2019. These years test different student groups.
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| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 8% | 10% | 3% | 13% | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 6% | 17% | 8% | 8% | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 27% | 33% | 14% | 17% | 9% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 8% | 6% | 3% | 8% | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 5% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 14% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 9% |
California's 2025 Dashboard growth model: ELA −10 and math +5 scale-score pts vs expected.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
For the 2023→2025 school-grade groups (minimum rounded subject-mean endpoint n=54), SchoolScope's middle cohort gain sits approximately at the 81st percentile on its calibrated reference scale. California's 2025 Dashboard weighted matched-student growth estimate reports ELA −10 pts vs expected and math +5 pts vs expected for this school. These are scale-score points relative to predictions from students' prior results. The measures use different methods and units; one published year cannot establish a lasting pattern.
— 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. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; it is not two independent annual observations. It covers grades 4–8 only. SchoolScope shows it separately from the Scope Score: California follows matched students, while our scored cohort measure compares school-grade groups across years.
SchoolScope school-grade cohort proxy, 2023 to 2025: n=54 minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the two endpoints. These are school grade groups, not matched children. See the dated ELA endpoint records.
CDE ELA, 2025 Dashboard: −10 pts vs expected for matched students in grades 4–8. Source detail
CDE math, 2025 Dashboard: +5 pts vs expected for matched students in grades 4–8. Source detail
8th percentile · Needs Support · California comprehensive middle schools · 2025
Statewide rank: #1,986 of 2,177 · California comprehensive middle schools · 2025
#27 of 33 in Oakland Unified · Statewide percentile: 8th · Ranked comprehensive middle schools · 2025
What helps students meet or exceed the standard in ELA and math across grades 6–8?
West Oakland Middle vs. California · 2024-25 grade 6 ELA Met or Exceeded rates for socioeconomically disadvantaged students tested with scores: 5.7% vs. 37.1%.
CDE / ETS CAASPP · 2024-25 · West Oakland Middle and California, socioeconomically disadvantaged students tested with scores in grade 6 ELA: same-group, grade and subject Met or Exceeded rates; no causal inference.
Students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged here meet the ELA standard behind the same group statewide in grades 6–8.
At West Oakland Middle in Oakland, 7.0% of socioeconomically disadvantaged students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 24.0% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. West Oakland Middle's rate for socioeconomically disadvantaged students trails its district average by 17.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: socioeconomically disadvantaged students (5.9% met or exceeded the Math standard); Black students (5.1% met or exceeded the ELA standard). Among the reported ELA and Math proficiency gaps supplied for this school, the largest is 7.5 percentage points: Hispanic students trail the school-wide rate in Math. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 157 ELA grade test records.
Students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged here trail the state average for their group by 31 points in ELA in grades 6–8 — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
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What support reaches students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged in ELA, given their reported results in grades 6–8 are behind the same group statewide?
How the all-students rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; school: 331 eligible test records, ELA and math, all school tested grades. state: equal school mean of 2,177 comprehensive middle composites. The district all-students reference is unavailable here.
How socioeconomically disadvantaged rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 309 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
157 known ELA test records
- school: 309 eligible test records across 6 published grade–subject rate records
- district: 25,934 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 3,798,521 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How male rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 175 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
88 known ELA test records
- school: 175 eligible test records across 6 published grade–subject rate records
- district: 16,519 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 3,005,929 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How female rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 156 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
80 known ELA test records
- school: 156 eligible test records across 6 published grade–subject rate records
- district: 15,472 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 2,872,108 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How black/african american rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 154 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
78 known ELA test records
- school: 154 eligible test records across 6 published grade–subject rate records
- district: 5,708 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 282,988 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How english learners rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 112 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
58 known ELA test records
- school: 112 eligible test records across 6 published grade–subject rate records
- district: 10,392 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 945,854 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How hispanic/latino rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 93 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
48 known ELA test records
- school: 93 eligible test records across 6 published grade–subject rate records
- district: 15,841 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 3,304,057 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How students with disabilities rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 52 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
34 known ELA test records
- school: 52 eligible test records across 4 published grade–subject rate records; school ELA grade 7: rate not published; school MATH grade 7: rate not published
- district: 4,941 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 773,488 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How white rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 11 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
17 known ELA test records
1 ELA grade records with unavailable tested counts
- school: 11 eligible test records across 1 published grade–subject rate records; school: 2 unavailable tested counts; school MATH grade 6: rate not published; school ELA grade 7: rate not published; school MATH grade 7: rate not published; school ELA grade 8: rate not published; school MATH grade 8: rate not published
- district: 3,724 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 1,163,964 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
5 of 14 student groups have no published rate here. That can reflect privacy suppression or missing source data; it is not evidence of a gap.
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How asian rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 0 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
ELA tested count not published
3 ELA grade records with unavailable tested counts
- school: 0 eligible test records across 0 published grade–subject rate records; school: 6 unavailable tested counts; school ELA grade 6: rate not published; school MATH grade 6: rate not published; school ELA grade 7: rate not published; school MATH grade 7: rate not published; school ELA grade 8: rate not published; school MATH grade 8: rate not published
- district: 3,038 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 613,603 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How american indian/alaska native rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 0 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
ELA tested count not published
1 ELA grade records with unavailable tested counts
- school: 0 eligible test records across 0 published grade–subject rate records; school: 2 unavailable tested counts; school ELA grade 6: rate not published; school MATH grade 6: rate not published
- district: 0 eligible test records across 0 published grade–subject rate records; district: 9 unavailable tested counts; district ELA grade 3: rate not published; district MATH grade 3: rate not published; district ELA grade 4: rate not published; district MATH grade 4: rate not published; district ELA grade 5: rate not published; district MATH grade 5: rate not published; district ELA grade 6: rate not published; district MATH grade 6: rate not published; district ELA grade 7: rate not published; district MATH grade 7: rate not published; district ELA grade 8: rate not published; district MATH grade 8: rate not published; district ELA grade 11: rate not published; district MATH grade 11: rate not published
- state: 24,255 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How pacific islander rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 0 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
ELA tested count not published
2 ELA grade records with unavailable tested counts
- school: 0 eligible test records across 0 published grade–subject rate records; school: 4 unavailable tested counts; school ELA grade 6: rate not published; school MATH grade 6: rate not published; school ELA grade 8: rate not published; school MATH grade 8: rate not published
- district: 263 eligible test records across 13 published grade–subject rate records; district MATH grade 11: rate not published
- state: 23,896 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How two or more races rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 0 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
14 known ELA test records
- school: 0 eligible test records across 0 published grade–subject rate records; school ELA grade 6: rate not published; school MATH grade 6: rate not published; school ELA grade 7: rate not published; school MATH grade 7: rate not published; school ELA grade 8: rate not published; school MATH grade 8: rate not published
- district: 3,206 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 337,620 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
How homeless rates were calculated
CDE CAASPP 2025; ELA and math; tested-record weighted; 0 test records. A child tested in both subjects can contribute two records.
8 known ELA test records
1 ELA grade records with unavailable tested counts
- school: 0 eligible test records across 0 published grade–subject rate records; school: 2 unavailable tested counts; school ELA grade 6: rate not published; school MATH grade 6: rate not published; school ELA grade 7: rate not published; school MATH grade 7: rate not published; school ELA grade 8: rate not published; school MATH grade 8: rate not published
- district: 1,890 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
- state: 235,862 eligible test records across 14 published grade–subject rate records
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| Student group · subject | Tested | School | District | California | Vs district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged · English | 157 | 7.0% | 24.0% | 37.7% | -17.0pp vs district |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged · Math | 152 | 5.9% | 14.2% | 24.2% | -8.3pp vs district |
| Black/African American · English | 78 | 5.1% | 18.8% | 32.0% | -13.7pp vs district |
| Black/African American · Math | 76 | 6.6% | 9.5% | 18.3% | -2.9pp vs district |
| English Learners · English | 58 | 3.4% | 3.0% | 7.0% | +0.5pp vs district |
| English Learners · Math | 54 | 5.6% | 2.8% | 6.4% | +2.7pp vs district |
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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.
Among students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged at this school, the grade 8 percentage meeting or exceeding the ELA standard is 2.1 percentage points higher than the grade 6 percentage. CDE CAASPP 2025; separate grade-level student groups, not matched children. The school-level results are from the same year: grade 6 had 70 tested students; grade 8 had 51. District grade-group difference for the same subject and grades: +2.9 percentage points.
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CDE reports ELA and math growth for available student groups in scale-score points versus its model’s prediction. The diamond marks SchoolScope’s median among imported California school records matched by year, subject, group and primary middle level. It is our comparison, not a CDE benchmark.
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3 additional groups have at least one imported CDE growth row below SchoolScope’s 30-student narrative threshold. Their available values and counts are in the data appendix. An unlisted group may have no usable record here for several reasons; its absence does not establish its size or performance. These CDE growth figures are context; SchoolScope does not use them in its Scope Score.
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What it’s like
CDE reported 33.0% chronic absenteeism (above SchoolScope's equal-school mean for scored comprehensive California public/charter middle schools with reported CDE rates) and 22.9% suspension (above its corresponding mean) in 2024–25.
Grades 7–8 students were chronically absent at about 1.8 times the rate of grade 6 students (40.7% vs 22.2%). Chronic absence here is highest in grades 7–8.
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Teachers and the staffing source record
About 12 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
2024–25: about 12 enrolled students per teacher FTE. CDE school-total enrollment divided by the school's reported teacher full-time equivalents in the NCES CCD 2024–25 final school staff file. SchoolScope rounds the result to a whole student per teacher; the CDE staffing year above dates separate teacher facts. The SchoolScope reporting-district average covers verified schools in our directory under this school's 2024–25 CDE reporting parent; school ratios are weighted by enrollment. The California figure, where shown, also averages available school ratios weighted by enrollment. This schoolwide staffing ratio is not class size.
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Proper credential and placement: CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22. The publisher rate is 65.37%; 10.7 teaching-position FTE had proper credential and placement out of 16.4 total teaching-position FTE. This denominator is positions, not the teacher count above.
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CDE ESSA reports $36,237 per student in spending attributed to this school.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spending
CDE ESSA · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 165. Reports may use Census Day enrollment, cumulative enrollment, or annual average daily attendance (ADA); the type is unavailable here. SchoolScope sums four reported school and allocated central expenditure components. These averages do not show an individual child's budget or teaching quality.
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98.2% of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
CDE Census Day counted 165 students here in 2024–25. This was below the 2024–25 median of 675.5 across 1,240 distinct schools in SchoolScope's administrative middle directory category. The selected pool uses active comprehensive public and charter records with last-seen year 2025, verified CDE school totals and grades, and traditional or alternative-choice operations. It is not a statewide sample; category membership does not imply substantial enrollment in every grade or comparable grade distributions or programs.
On the state's science test (CAST), 11% 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.
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CDE Census Day · 2024–25 · school 165 students · district 44,647 students · CA 5,806,221 students. CDE Census Day enrollment files. Other includes Filipino, American Indian, Pacific Islander, two or more races, and not reported.
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High school · 9–12
The road from this school ends at MetWest High. UC records 8 enrollees from MetWest High for fall 2025. That figure comes from dated records — a child starting here today would reach MetWest High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still.
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Feeder path, destinations and source limits
The recorded zoned path continues to MetWest High, a high school.
Direct boundary-overlap evidence here comes from the 2015–16 NCES SABS collection. None of these links confirms a current address assignment. Check each step with the district.
The road from this school ends at MetWest High. UC records 8 enrollees from MetWest High for fall 2025. That figure comes from dated records — a child starting here today would reach MetWest High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still.
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High school
MetWest High · 15th percentile · Needs Support · Published boundary overlapSource: sabs_2016 (2016). This historical boundary overlap does not confirm a current address assignment. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path with the district.
- West Oakland Middlemiddle scaleThis schoolScope 18/100 · 8th percentile · California comprehensive middle schools · 2025 test resultsNeeds Support
- MetWest Highhigh scaleHistorical zoned-area majority link · NCES SABS 2015–16; verify current assignmentScope 44/100 · 15th percentile · California comprehensive high schools · 2025 test resultsNeeds Support
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| School | Type | Performance band | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met or Exceeded | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Oakland Middle | Public | Needs Support8th percentile · statewide | 2% | 8% | School being viewed | |
| AIMS College Prep Middle | Charter | Solid68th percentile · statewide | 20% | 44% | 1.1 mi | |
| Westlake Middle | Public | Needs Support9th percentile · statewide | 3% | 13% | 1.3 mi | |
| Claremont Middle | Public | Strong82nd percentile · statewide | 31% | 59% | 3.1 mi |
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How the Scope Score is calculated
The 6 things our score weighs
The school's earlier and later grade-level groups differ by 55 scale-score points across 2023 G6 → 2025 G8. Individual students are not matched; changes in enrollment can affect the comparison. SchoolScope compares this aggregate change with other California schools at the same level.
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 2.4% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 8.0% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Strong | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 31.8% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 21.3% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 11.7% | 17.8% | 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
Interpretation and source limits
West Oakland posts low test scores — and the standardized school-level cohort-change index is above its level average; individual students are not tracked. 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.
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West Oakland Middle is ranked #1,986 statewide · #27 of 33 in Oakland Unified.
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| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 2.4% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 8.0% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Strong | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 31.8% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 21.3% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 11.7% | 17.8% | 5% |
- Exceeded standard
- ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 34 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 25 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)
- ↑ vs CA average · ≈81st calibrated reference pctile
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 31 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 23.6pp lower vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 0 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.7pp higher vs 2024
- EL proficiency (ELPAC)
- ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 38 · 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.
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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
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 74 | 0% | 5% | 26% | 69% | 5% | −41 |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 3% | 8% | 28% | 63% | 10% | −38 |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 4% | 6% | 33% | 57% | 9% | −37 |
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
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 70 | 0% | 1% | 14% | 84% | 1% | −33 |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 3% | 10% | 25% | 63% | 13% | −21 |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 6% | 4% | 21% | 70% | 9% | −23 |
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 · subject | Students with scores | Met+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Grade 6 · ELA | 40 | 12.5% |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · ELA | 59 | 8.5% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · ELA | 54 | 16.7% |
| 2024 · Grade 6 · Math | 40 | 7.5% |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · Math | 59 | 8.5% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · Math | 53 | 7.5% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · ELA | 59 | 3.4% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · ELA | 48 | 8.3% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · ELA | 56 | 14.3% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · Math | 59 | 3.4% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · Math | 47 | 6.4% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · Math | 56 | 12.5% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · ELA | 163 | 10.0% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · ELA | 163 | 17.2% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · ELA | 163 | 32.7% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · Math | 163 | 6.0% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · Math | 163 | 8.5% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · Math | 163 | 16.7% |
| 2019 · Grade 6 · ELA | 184 | 8.4% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · ELA | 184 | 6.5% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · ELA | 184 | 27.4% |
| 2019 · Grade 6 · Math | 187 | 8.3% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · Math | 187 | 4.6% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · Math | 187 | 14.0% |
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) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 53 | 0% | 11% | 66% | 23% |
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 | 157 | 7.0% | −17 | −31 |
| Black/African American | 78 | 5.1% | −14 | −27 |
| English Learners | 58 | 3.4% | +0 | −4 |
ShowHide table 03 — Nearest middle schools
| School | Dist | Scope · percentile · band | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Oakland Middle ← | — | 188th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025 | 2.4% | 8.0% | +5.9pp | +55 pts | 21.3% |
| AIMS College Prep Middle | 1.1 mi | 4468th percentile · Solid · statewide · 2025 | 19.7% | 43.6% | +17.0pp | — | 2.9% |
| Westlake Middle | 1.3 mi | 199th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025 | 2.6% | 12.7% | +3.5pp | — | 13.2% |
| Claremont Middle | 3.1 mi | 5382nd percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025 | 30.6% | 58.9% | −6.8pp | — | 3.7% |
| California average | — | 39School average · no percentile | 17.2% | 40.0% | +1.5pp | — | 3.6% |
Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
Additional workforce records
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.
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
| Assessment year | Scope Score | Percentile | Rank | Comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8/100 | 0 | #1949 | California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools |
| 2022 | 12/100 | 2 | #2058 | California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools |
| 2023 | 7/100 | 0 | #2115 | California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools |
| 2024 | 16/100 | 5 | #2036 | California 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 · 58.9% → 2025 · 33.0% · −25.9pp |
| Suspension rate2024 · 22.2% → 2025 · 22.9% · +0.7pp |
ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Exc | Met+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · ELA | 168 | 1.8% | 7.7% |
| 2025 · Math | 163 | 2.5% | 6.8% |
| 2024 · ELA | 153 | 1.3% | 12.4% |
| 2024 · Math | 152 | 2.6% | 7.9% |
| 2023 · ELA | 163 | 0.6% | 8.6% |
| 2023 · Math | 162 | 2.5% | 7.4% |
| 2022 · ELA | 163 | 3.1% | 20.3% |
| 2022 · Math | 163 | 1.8% | 10.4% |
| 2019 · ELA | 184 | 2.7% | 13.0% |
| 2019 · Math | 187 | 3.2% | 8.6% |
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.
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | — | — | 3.2% | 11.6% | 48.4% | 24.9% | +12.3pp |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 2.5% | 15.2% | 48.9% | 13.1% | +16.7pp |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 1.5% | 8.1% | 55.3% | 13.8% | +10.0pp |
| 2024 | — | — | — | 2.0% | 10.2% | 55.4% | 20.6% | +2.1pp |
| 2025 | 18 | 8 | #1986 | 2.4% | 8.0% | 31.8% | 21.3% | +5.9pp |
The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.
- — Students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged here trail the state average for their group by 31 points in ELA in grades 6–8 — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2018–19 | 2024–25 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.6% | 33.0% | -14.6pp |
| Male | 55.1% | 33.0% | -22.1pp |
| Asian | 42.1% | — | — |
| Black/African American | 52.0% | 33.7% | -18.3pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 57.5% | 38.6% | -18.9pp |
| White | 53.3% | 18.2% | -35.1pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 56.8% | 31.0% | -25.8pp |
| English Learners | 56.3% | 25.0% | -31.3pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 49.5% | 33.7% | -15.8pp |
| All Students | 51.4% | 33.0% | -18.4pp |
| Homeless | — | 61.5% | — |
Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | ELA | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | −10 | 128 | Moderate | +5 | 125 | Accelerated |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | −10 | 125 | Moderate | +4 | 122 | Average |
| English Only | −14 | 72 | not categorised | 0 | 71 | not categorised |
| Black or African American | −14 | 59 | Moderate | +3 | 57 | Average |
| English Learner | −5 | 51 | Average | +9 | 49 | Accelerated |
| English Learners Only | −10 | 42 | not categorised | +10 | 40 | not categorised |
| Hispanic or Latino | −7 | 38 | Moderate | +1 | 36 | Average |
| Students with Disabilities | −4 | 29 | Average | +24 | 27 | Exceptional |
| Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only) | −13 | 16 | Moderate | +1 | 15 | Average |
| White | +6 | 14 | Accelerated | +28 | 14 | Exceptional |
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.
ShowHide table 07 — Growth source detail
School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints
Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 54 (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.
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
128 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory
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
125 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory
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.
ShowHide table 08 — Funding source detail
Per-pupil spending
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,489 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 165
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 165
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.
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.
ShowHide the district's spending year by year
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
ShowHide table 09 — ZIP-area community record
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $94,863 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 48.71% |
| ZCTA population | 28,804 |
| Median age | 35.6 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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