Public school · Whittier City · Whittier, California

Whittier Independent Study — Rating & test scores

Whittier · K–8 · 67 students (2024–25)

11532 Floral Drive, 90601(562) 789-3038
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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
47

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

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
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Near California in English, well above in math: 60% and 67% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 8, spring 2026, against 49% and 36%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 8: 15
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 421,354 in English and 421,472 in math tested).

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

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47 in 100 students (27 of 57) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 25 in 100 at the average Whittier City middle school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 57. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Whittier City schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Whittier Independent Study runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Whittier City which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Whittier Independent Study a good middle school?

Whittier Independent Study scores higher than 70 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools: 70th percentile, Solid, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 47 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 25 in 100 at the average Whittier City middle school. 0 of 62 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. Evidence ↓

More questions (2)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, below what the state expected; in math, yes. In 2025, students here in grade 8 scored −10 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored +22 points, which it calls Exceptional.

  • Included in this measure: 39 students

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?

60% of the 15 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing); 67% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 8, spring 2026

In grade 8, spring 2026, 60% of the 15 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% across California. In math, 67% did, against 36% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 8: 15
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 421,354 in English, 421,472 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 8 · spring 2026 · 15 tested

Advanced
13%
Proficient
47%
Below the standard
40%
This school60%
California49%
Whittier City52%

60% Proficient or Advanced in grade 8.

Math

Grade 8 · spring 2026 · 15 tested

Advanced
27%
Proficient
40%
Below the standard
33%
This school67%
California36%
Whittier City38%

67% Proficient or Advanced in grade 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancednot on filenot on filesuppressed
Advancednot on filenot on filesuppressed
Proficientnot on filenot on filesuppressed
Developing levelnot on filenot on filesuppressed
Minimalnot on filenot on filesuppressed
Testednot on filenot on file4
California44%46%49%
Difference———
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressedsuppressed60%
Advancedsuppressedsuppressed13%
Proficientsuppressedsuppressed47%
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressed13%
Minimalsuppressedsuppressed27%
Tested5915
California48%51%49%
Difference——+11

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

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancednot on filenot on filesuppressed
Advancednot on filenot on filesuppressed
Proficientnot on filenot on filesuppressed
Developing levelnot on filenot on filesuppressed
Minimalnot on filenot on filesuppressed
Testednot on filenot on file4
California47%42%37%
Difference———
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressedsuppressed67%
Advancedsuppressedsuppressed27%
Proficientsuppressedsuppressed40%
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressed13%
Minimalsuppressedsuppressed20%
Tested5915
California37%38%36%
Difference——+31

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?

English went from 39% to 60% and math from 39% to 67%.

English · top two levels · grade 8

202539%31 tested
→
202660%15 tested

This school

California, same grades48% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 426,862 → 421,354 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 8

202539%31 tested
→
202667%15 tested

This school

California, same grades34% → 36%2025 → 2026 · 428,268 → 421,472 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, below what the state expected; in math, yes. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grade 8 scored −10 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored +22 points, which it calls Exceptional.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grade 8: 39
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.

Grade 8 · 2025 · 39 students with scores in both years

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

−10 pts

English

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

+22 pts

Math

The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

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
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 8 · This school13%47%13%27%15
English, grade 8 · California19%30%24%27%421,354
English, grade 8 · Whittier City21%31%24%24%554
Math, grade 8 · This school27%40%13%20%15
Math, grade 8 · California22%14%22%42%421,472
Math, grade 8 · Whittier City23%15%23%39%553

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.

Results since 20234 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2023–2026.

English top two levels, grade 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20232025202660%49%
Math top two levels, grade 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20232025202667%36%

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202322%
18 tested		46%
418,277 tested
202423%
31 tested		46%
424,707 tested
202539%
31 tested		48%
426,862 tested
202660%
15 tested		49%
421,354 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202312%
16 tested		30%
419,315 tested
202416%
32 tested		32%
426,863 tested
202539%
31 tested		34%
428,268 tested
202667%
15 tested		36%
421,472 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 10 points below that expected score, and in math 22 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 Whittier Independent Study’s results?

Whittier City’s board decides Whittier Independent Study’s plan.

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

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

Whittier City’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 Whittier City’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

47 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 Whittier City middle school, 25 in 100 were. 0 of 62 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: 27 of 57 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 62 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 Whittier City middle school 0.6%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

47 in 100This school
25 in 100At the average Whittier City middle school
18 in 100At the average California middle school

27 of 57 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 62

students were suspended at least once. Average California middle school 3.7%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades K–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 48 in 100, 10 of 21
  • Grades 7–8: 50 in 100, 15 of 30
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Whittier Independent Study

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 questionsResponder en español

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

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 91%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 91%Unallocated share: 9%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino91%
  2. White—
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share9%
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.

Who are the families and teachers?

76%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 51 of 67. California: 63%.

3teachers, 2024–25

13 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino91%
White—
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.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Whittier Independent Study runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Whittier City which school serves your address.

Office: (562) 789-3038Administrator: Antonio Granado

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
11532 Floral Drive, Whittier 90601

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

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 47 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (27 of 57 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?
  3. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (562) 789-303811532 Floral Drive, 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

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 #740 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #2 of 4 in Whittier City
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math20%5242%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math63%6623%
Chronically absent47 in 100305%
Suspension rate0 of 62585%

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 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2022–23 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–264770#740California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2022–23not on filenot on file+13
2023–2447 in 1000 of 135—
2024–2529 in 1000 of 109—
2025–2647 in 1000 of 62—

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English3816%50%
2026 · Math3821%53%
2025 · English6512%35%
2025 · Math6514%38%
2024 · English8410%27%
2024 · Math8613%26%
2023 · English8711%25%
2023 · Math857%19%
2019 · English———
2019 · Math———
2018 · English———
2018 · Math———
2017 · English———
2017 · Math———

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English——
2025 · Grade 4 · English5—
2025 · Grade 5 · English7—
2025 · Grade 6 · English7—
2025 · Grade 7 · English1421%
2025 · Grade 8 · English3139%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math——
2025 · Grade 4 · Math5—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math7—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math7—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math1450%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math3139%
2024 · Grade 3 · English6—
2024 · Grade 4 · English8—
2024 · Grade 5 · English4—
2024 · Grade 6 · English9—
2024 · Grade 7 · English2619%
2024 · Grade 8 · English3123%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math6—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math4—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math9—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math2722%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math3216%
2023 · Grade 3 · English8—
2023 · Grade 4 · English8—
2023 · Grade 5 · English1118%
2023 · Grade 6 · English128%
2023 · Grade 7 · English3017%
2023 · Grade 8 · English1822%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math1118%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math120%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math3013%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math1612%
2019 · Grade 8 · English——
2019 · Grade 8 · Math——
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math——

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide186%39%50%6%

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: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−1039Moderate+2239Exceptional
English-only students−1134not categorized+1434not categorized
Hispanic or Latino−1232Moderate+3532Exceptional
Low-income−1330Moderate+2930Exceptional

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. 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 grade 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−10 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 8

39 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+22 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 8

39 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +22 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grade 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 · 29 in 100 → 2025–26 · 47 in 100 · +18 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 109 → 2025–26 · 0 of 62 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—48 in 100—
Male—46 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—50 in 100—
Low-income—46 in 100—
All students—47 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$13,985 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 5,836 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$13,944 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 67

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,823 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 67

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,454 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 67%Instruction support 12%Student services 8%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 7%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$71,302,33366.95%67%
Instruction support$13,066,03412.27%12%
Student services$7,795,2667.32%8%
Administration$6,517,3606.12%6%
Buildings & maintenance$7,773,5097.30%7%
Total$106,497,777100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $106,497,777 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,985 per pupil
2020$12,151 per pupil
2019$12,453 per pupil
2018$12,292 per pupil
2017$11,795 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90601 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90601 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$104,052
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)31%
ZIP-area population30,078
Median age41.6 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-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 90601 →

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  • No student group comparison is shown for this school this year: either no group had 30 or more students tested in each subject, or no same-grade district or state rate was available for its groups.
  • Its Scope Score is a middle school score; results for its other grades are in these records.

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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